Stu's Blog - Ravings from a Right Wing Wacko

As many of you know, Terri and I had adopted a beautiful Beagle girl named Greta. After a couple of days, she wasnt acting right, and we took her to the vet. Greta had something called Pyrometa which is an infection of the part of her uterus left over from when she was spayed, by the Beagle rescue's vet. The cost was going to be $2,000 for emergency operation or she would die. Now, I dont know about the rest of you, but I dont have two thousand dollars lying around. We called the director of the rescue saying we would pay for part, and they should cover the rest, because she was sick when we got her.  We were told the only way to have the rescue pay is if we gave her up to them. (This is after they asked our vet to put her down which he said there is no way he would do that) To save her life, we gave up our girl. 

A few days later, I get a call from Greta's foster mom, and we have a long discussion about Greta. Come to find out that the only reason she got sick is that the shelter's vet butchered the spay, and left her infected. If we would have waited one week to adopt her, this would have happened in her foster home. She stated she wants us to have Greta back. It would be the right thing to do.

So between myself, and Greta's foster mom, we began emailing the directors of the shelter, pleading our case, and asking that Greta be returned to us. While we were waiting to hear, we went and saw Greta a couple of times times at her foster home. Each time we left happy, but in tears because I wanted to take her home.

I had to put her dog bed away, because I couldnt walk by it anymore.

Thursday  March 8th, I was at work (Terri works with me, just in another part of the building) a co-worker came to me and said  "You need to come, Terri is crying". My heart sank, and my stomach turned. I thought for sure this is bad news. I get in her office, and she is in tears. She hands me an email to read. She was crying happy tears. We could have her back.

Rather than wait for the foster mom to bring her up, i said to Terri that we should go and get her tonight. We had a happy renunion, and she is like a new dog. Happy, healthy, playing, using her beautiful beagle voice to AROOOOOOOO at the bunnies. She is still a Daddy's girl and a cuddler, but more playful at times.

One of the emails sent to the rescue by the foster mom stated "Adopting Greta is like adopting a child to this family. They have that much love. This is not just a dog, but family" She nailed it.