R.I.P Willow - Page 1

'Sagaro Ronja'
Gringo vd Mauritshoek x Sagaro Baxi
14/11/05 - 19/09/12
For the many people who commented on my postingsin the pas regarding Willow, I am sad to announce that she suddenly dropped dead at the vets on Wednesday.

We had gone to see our vet as er lip fold pyoderma was a bit worse than usua & she seemed to be dribbling a lot.  We walked into the surgery & I sat down & Willow sat up on the chair next to me as usual making everybody smile, then she just collapsed dead.

The vet said it was heart failure due to Cardiomyopathy.  We juust never knew she had a heart prolem & he'd checked her heart evry 8 wks without finding anything wrong.

We're so very sad to lose our special girl as she ws so brave &battled courageously with ill health all her life - Severe food allergies, HD & an underformed femoral head, seizures, anal furunculosis, lipfold pyoderma, arthritis of the spine, etc, yet managed to remain happy & very spoilt.

We didn't expect her to make old age, but dying like this has been a terrible shock.  At least she was in the best place for it to happen.

So please say a lttle prayer for Willow tonight, treasure your loved ones everyday & promise to try your best to breed healthy, happy dogs  xxxx

I am so very sorry for your sudden loss. I  know how horrid it is to love a beloved fur friend. Sending comforting cyberhugs from my home to yours...

Marjorie
http://www.gsdbbr.org The German Shepherd Dog Breed Betterment Registry (a health registry for registered German Shepherds)
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OH so very sorry; RIP Willow and I could not agree for everyone to try a little HARDER to breed good health back in to this breed.  Please.  Nan

so sorry for your loss. RIP Willow

SORRY ABOUT YOUR DOG.  SHE HAS AMAZING OWNERS !  IT SOUNDS LIKE U MADE HER
LIFE VERY COMFORTABLE.  THERE SHOULD BE MORE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD LIKE U.
SHE WAS LUCKY TO HAVE U, AND VICE VERSA I'M SURE.   GIVE YOURSELF TIME TO
HEAL.  A TRUE GSD PERSON CAN'T LIVE TOO LONG WITHOUT ANOTHER DOG.  I DON'T
TRY TO REPLACE THE ONE I LOST.  JUST GIVE LOVE TO ANOTHER PUPPY OF THIS
WONDERFUL BREED !   AMEN

I am so sorry for your loss, Lily. Run free, good girl.

Godspeed Willow! You are whole & healthy again, & wait for your people on the Bridge! Wolf & Kali will greet you there, give them my love. Sad condolences, jackie harris

I am so sorry about  the loss of your beloved Willow. What a shock it must've been. It is clear that you loved  her and gave her the best care possible. So any people would've given up on a dog with all those issues, but you gave her your all. I hope you can find some comfort in that. My heart goes out to you. Godspeed cherished Willow. You are now healthy and whole, running fast and free.                                                                

Oh dear, what a terrible shock for you, and what a tragedy.  My heart goes out to you.

She and you had so much to deal with, but it sounds like you fought all the battles well and with good heart and a deep bond. My greatest wish is that our beautiful dogs just don't have to keep dealing with such terrible health problems.

Bound  through those green fields Willow, healthy and whole again.

Poor Willow.  Very sad for you.  Cyberhugs.  My last bitch was half Sagaro lines, she had resonable health 
and lived into double figures;  I still miss her very much.  A pity they cannot all be with us long enough ...