In episode 169, we discuss rehabilitation of the equine stifle; in Critter Nutrition we talk about grief from losing a beloved animal; the Critter of the Show is the Texas Whitetail Deer; and in Coffee Klatch we ask which celebrity would you want as your small animal vet.
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Guests and Links for Episode 169:
- Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here
- Co-Hosts: Tigger Montague from and Pati Pierucci from from Pierucci Dressage
- Supplemental Reading: Walking with Grief
- Ask Hedwig
- Learn more: Supplements for Horse and Dog Health at Biostar US
- Image source: BioStar US
Tigger Montague on the loss of her beloved companion Thunderbear:
“Last week, quite unexpectedly, I lost one of my Aussies, Thunderbear. He was only 9.5 years old. He was diagnosed with a large mass in his spleen, likely hemangiosarcoma (a highly malignant cancer), and his prognosis due to internal bleeding was poor. Even if he survived surgery, he would need chemotherapy, which would only give him a few weeks or months.
We have all faced the heartbreaking decision to put an animal down. I have had to put down other dogs, horses, cats, and it never gets easier. Years ago, I learned a hard lesson when I waited too long to put a cat down because I was not willing or able to let go. I won’t do that again.
Some of us have lost family members, a child, a spouse, a friend, or a parent. We stumble through our days and nights with grief ever at our side.
I sat on the floor with Thunderbear, thanking him, loving him. He went to sleep, his heart stopped, his spirit leaped free…”
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