Remember Blackjack
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Our dog Blackjack was a Giant Schnauzer, a huge but really gentle soul and great with children. He always had a big smile on his face. When we walked down the street with him people would stop us and ask about him, because his breed is somewhat rare. We would take him to street fairs and he was always the center of attention. They would ask to pet him, and he would bask in the attention. To see small children stand face to face with him was a heartwarming experience. Blackjack loved everybody and everybody loved him.
He got sick back in October 2018. He had this condition that happens to big dogs where the stomach twists and wraps around other organs. He had emergency surgery with a 50-50 chance of survival. They removed part of his stomach and his spleen but he came through OK and within a week was back to his old self. Two weeks later he suddenly got sick again and we again took him to the ER. His gallbladder had ruptured and they took that out, but he was in critical condition and his heart stopped. They said that even if they did CPR and he revived he'd have a poor quality of life. I had to make the painful decision to let him go. He was in a lot of pain and there wasn't much else to do. He died the day before his fourth birthday. When we saw him in the ER for the last time, he was lying there looking at us sadly, then he bravely struggled to sit up and say goodbye. We are both heartbroken. We had to go into tremendous debt to try to save him, which we really can't even pay. So things have been really melancholy, and the holiday season is not very joyous. People who have lost someone always say, "I'd give anything to have them back even just for a day." Well, we did give almost everything we had, and we had another three weeks with him, and even though it cost us a lot, I don't regret it for a minute. I think I could really see the gratitude in his eyes. If you can do anything at all to help us out with the devastating costs that we incurred in trying to save Blackjack, we will be eternally grateful.
He got sick back in October 2018. He had this condition that happens to big dogs where the stomach twists and wraps around other organs. He had emergency surgery with a 50-50 chance of survival. They removed part of his stomach and his spleen but he came through OK and within a week was back to his old self. Two weeks later he suddenly got sick again and we again took him to the ER. His gallbladder had ruptured and they took that out, but he was in critical condition and his heart stopped. They said that even if they did CPR and he revived he'd have a poor quality of life. I had to make the painful decision to let him go. He was in a lot of pain and there wasn't much else to do. He died the day before his fourth birthday. When we saw him in the ER for the last time, he was lying there looking at us sadly, then he bravely struggled to sit up and say goodbye. We are both heartbroken. We had to go into tremendous debt to try to save him, which we really can't even pay. So things have been really melancholy, and the holiday season is not very joyous. People who have lost someone always say, "I'd give anything to have them back even just for a day." Well, we did give almost everything we had, and we had another three weeks with him, and even though it cost us a lot, I don't regret it for a minute. I think I could really see the gratitude in his eyes. If you can do anything at all to help us out with the devastating costs that we incurred in trying to save Blackjack, we will be eternally grateful.
Organizer
Joe Griffith
Organizer
Yonkers, NY