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Doodle
Doodad (nicknamed Doodle by her foster mom) came into our program on December 13, 2008, as an owner surrender. One of our Directors drove for 2.5 hours to rescue Doodle. We were told by her former family that Doodle was basically in good health for a 12 year old with the exception of having a bad tooth and some hearing loss. Not the case when we took her to our Vet for a checkup. Doodle was diagnosed with a 4-6 grade heart murmur and congestive heart failure. Her teeth were in very bad shape and they needed dental work quickly. Our Vet recommended that she be immediately put on antibiotics and then in a week have her teeth cleaned, which is exactly what we did. Doodle’s foster mom said she was a great little girl, and wanted to be by a human at all times. When the foster mom would leave in the mornings, Doodle would stand by the door and whine wanting to go with her. When the foster Dad would come home later in the afternoon, he would find Doodle still lying by the door waiting for someone to come home so she could be with them. Doodle loved to give lots of kisses and she loved for her belly to be rubbed! She also liked to go with her foster brother for short walks around the block. Her foster mom watched Doodle very carefully when she would go upstairs because Doodle’s little heart would give out sometimes by the time she made it up the stairs and she would have to stop to catch her breath before she could continue on into the office to be close to her. After a couple of these episodes, her foster mom wouldn’t let her go upstairs by herself anymore, instead she would pick her up and carry her upstairs.
After being in foster care for almost two weeks, there was a wonderful lady who was interested in meeting Doodle. Doodle and her foster mom drove to her house so they could meet and to see if they were a perfect match! The Director who drove to get Doodle joined us there as well. She and Doodle decided they would like to live together so Doodle stayed there. Doodle’s new mom knew about Doodle and her episodes and was prepared to continue giving her medication and to also carry Doodle upstairs at night where they would sleep. They took walks and started bonding almost immediately. One morning around 7:30 am, the foster mom received a phone call telling her that Doodle had crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. Her little heart just gave out.
Doodle was a very special little girl who in the last three weeks of her life knew that several people loved her very much. She gave us all such pleasure with her “Westie kisses” and her “belly rubs”. Doodle is now in a better place, where you can bet she is running as fast as she can and climbing stairs without any trouble with all her Westie friends. She is gone…..but will never be forgotten! Love you Doodle!
