I have some bad news. Actually, Mercedes/Sadie has been gone for a couple months now. She's at Rainbow Bridge. Shortly after she moved to Rhode Island her house was robbed. Twice. Her poor daddy had just bought the house before he got Sadie. Anyway, a couple weeks after the second robbery Sadie started having seizures. Idiopathic Seizure Disorder they called it. They did all the tests possible and tried to control the seizures but were unable to fix her. This COULD be a hereditary problem but I don't think so. I think the robbers did something to her or just the trauma itself brought it on. We don't know. This disorder usually doesn't occur in pups as young as Sadie. Another reason I think it was trauma. Sooooooooo sad. Let's everybody say a prayer for Ryan, Sadie's daddy. He really misses his baby girl. He spent thousands of dollars trying to fix her. I researched Idiopathic Seizure Disorder and it says that this just happens. To humans too. It says as long as less than 5% of the pups are inflicted breeding the pair is okay. I don't agree. If we EVER get another baby with seizures I won't continue to breed the pair. My heart tells me that the bad guys hurt Sadie and not me.
We love you Sadie and a big huge hug to Ryan. |