Friday, March 1, 2019

Bluto


I cannot remember where Bluto came from or who brought him home. He was a cute little black puppy. He had long hair. He looked like a fluffy black Q-tip.

He was lovable as all little puppies are. He slept on my son's pillow but often roamed the house at night.

Bluto's favorite toy was a squeaking hamburger. It was almost as big as he was.

We did not have Bluto long. He was listless and feverish so we took him to the vet.

After ruling out distemper testing was begun. 

We visited every day but he had to stay with the vet.

Bluto had Parvo. Parvo is sort of like a super-flu in dogs. That is my explanation not the doctor's.

Parvo is treatable and if found soon enough about 85% of the dogs who are infected recover to some degree and even completely.

Little Bluto was too small for effective treatment to work. He died after a few days in the vet's care.

Bluto made a huge impression on our family. Possibly because he was only a baby. We still have his hamburger somewhere.

12 comments:

  1. Sad to hear he died so young. He certainly had a great name!

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    1. My children were watching a lot of Popeye at the time.

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  2. Parvo is wicked. I worked with vets for many years and lost so many puppies and dogs that had not been vaccinated. Sad story. Diane

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    1. The dogs suffer so even if they get better. It is a horrible disease.

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  3. Sweet little guy who left too soon, and gave so much love.

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  4. What a sad story. Some ot those little guys never had a chance. We’ve had some of those too.
    R

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    1. Sometimes no matter how hard you try they just are not meant to be here.

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  5. This is sad and touching story about little cute puppy with so short life dear Emma!

    disease and death is something we have no control on

    if that toy makes you sad you should hid it probably

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    1. We keep the toy to remember Bluto. It is a bittersweet memory.

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