shell 42 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I don't know what to say, don't know how to feel... We've just had to have Atol put to sleep... She'd have been 9 in the New Year. She'd given us 9 fantastic years... pain and pleasure... Malc was out ferreting with her and the others this morning... don't know the ins and outs of what happened, Malcs told me, but I couldn't tell you. She came back holding her back leg up, thought her broken toe was bothering her. He went back to the car, came home. Gave her some anti-inflammatorys, but she was right in herself, ate her tea etc, but not bearing any weight on her back leg, just dangling. Had a proper feel over her and could feel she'd done something to her knee joint, felt dislocated. Malc took her straight to the vets, I paced up and down the house. Atol didn't come home. Saw the best vet at our surgery. She said she could feel she'd shattered her knee cap, smashed the bone in 2 places. They could have sent her to a specialist vets to try and sort her out, or do the decent thing for Atol and have her put to sleep. In the years we've had Atol we've had our ups and downs with her. At 11 weeks she got suspected parvo, spent 7 days in the vets on a drip, amazingly she pulled through. Then at about 1 year old she had bladder problems, we thought then that if the problem couldn't have been sorted that would have been the end of her working life. Once again, she got through that. She banged her leg badly a few years ago and was laid up for months... she came through that. Had various limps and sprains and bangs and tumbles over the years... built like a brick shit house... nothing stopped her. There was many a time she did our head in that much with her daft behaviour... chewing things, theiving cakes off the worktop, failing to catch rabbits... But, she put her heart and soul into everything we ever asked of her. Never said no, tried her best all the time. 100% loyal, a pleasure to have around. Even though in her younger years she was hardwork, She matured into the most pleasant and loyal dog I've ever known. My first lurcher. Star ratter... we always said she was Collie x Crocodile... Lamping... never did manage how to do that, totally useless. Top class waller... top class moocher... top class at working with the terriers and predicting where the rabbit was gonna bolt... I feel numb... hoped for a few more years from her yet. Don't know what to say or think. Glad we've got her daughter, Reeba, to carry on the line. RIP Aty-Lou... I'll never forget you. You taught me a lot, I hope you had a good life with us. Sleep tight angel xxx Atol (red merle) and Reeba Quote Link to post
DEERMAN 1,020 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 RIP ATOL Quote Link to post
samba 534 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 sorry for your loss RIP Quote Link to post
Brimmer 220 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Feel for you a lot, lost our old/main dog 4-5 weeks ago. Nothing fills the void, and nothing can step into the shoes. He had his leg pinned and plated, came back, got nearly finished off by a T##t of a rotweiller, he came back. You try to not get that attached, knowing they are working dogs, but it's the work that get's you attached. Any working dog has it's days numbered as soon as it's born, but they are good days, the best days. Sorry for you. John. Quote Link to post
Halfinch 51 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Sorry to hear that, gutted for you. RIP ATOL. Quote Link to post
spookster1 24 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 RIP Atol, so sorry Quote Link to post
LDR 29 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 feel for you all!!!! Quote Link to post
wild rover 548 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I don't know what to say, don't know how to feel... We've just had to have Atol put to sleep... She'd have been 9 in the New Year. She'd given us 9 fantastic years... pain and pleasure... Malc was out ferreting with her and the others this morning... don't know the ins and outs of what happened, Malcs told me, but I couldn't tell you. She came back holding her back leg up, thought her broken toe was bothering her. He went back to the car, came home. Gave her some anti-inflammatorys, but she was right in herself, ate her tea etc, but not bearing any weight on her back leg, just dangling. Had a proper feel over her and could feel she'd done something to her knee joint, felt dislocated. Malc took her straight to the vets, I paced up and down the house. Atol didn't come home. Saw the best vet at our surgery. She said she could feel she'd shattered her knee cap, smashed the bone in 2 places. They could have sent her to a specialist vets to try and sort her out, or do the decent thing for Atol and have her put to sleep. In the years we've had Atol we've had our ups and downs with her. At 11 weeks she got suspected parvo, spent 7 days in the vets on a drip, amazingly she pulled through. Then at about 1 year old she had bladder problems, we thought then that if the problem couldn't have been sorted that would have been the end of her working life. Once again, she got through that. She banged her leg badly a few years ago and was laid up for months... she came through that. Had various limps and sprains and bangs and tumbles over the years... built like a brick shit house... nothing stopped her. There was many a time she did our head in that much with her daft behaviour... chewing things, theiving cakes off the worktop, failing to catch rabbits... But, she put her heart and soul into everything we ever asked of her. Never said no, tried her best all the time. 100% loyal, a pleasure to have around. Even though in her younger years she was hardwork, She matured into the most pleasant and loyal dog I've ever known. My first lurcher. Star ratter... we always said she was Collie x Crocodile... Lamping... never did manage how to do that, totally useless. Top class waller... top class moocher... top class at working with the terriers and predicting where the rabbit was gonna bolt... I feel numb... hoped for a few more years from her yet. Don't know what to say or think. Glad we've got her daughter, Reeba, to carry on the line. RIP Aty-Lou... I'll never forget you. You taught me a lot, I hope you had a good life with us. Sleep tight angel xxx Atol (red merle) and Reeba Sorry mate, if its any consolation she died after a day doing what she loved. Quote Link to post
jolong 1 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 emotional write up mate... so sorry R.I.P Atol Quote Link to post
minty2008 0 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 sorry to here about that mate RIP ATOL Quote Link to post
hang & bang 114 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 lost one me self 3weeks ago gutted four ye mate Quote Link to post
shell 42 Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Thanks for the replies everyone... mean a lot. Shell Quote Link to post
Guest foxyjo. Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Shell - so sorry for your loss. It's devastating when they go. But it sounds as though you gave her a wonderful life. I've never spoken to you I don't think, but I always like reading your posts about your dogs and your little girl. Sometimes the dogs that give us the biggest challenges, are the ones we love the most, as perhaps to win with them is even more rewarding. RIP Atol. May there be many bunnies in your heaven.x Quote Link to post
shell 42 Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Thank you Foxyjo shell x Quote Link to post
Graham 87 0 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 sorry to hear about the loss RIP Atol Quote Link to post
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