This Is a Message from a Heartbroken Owner Please Take Heed
DCM Screening is Vital
Yesterday I had to take my 5yr old Doberman – JUNO to Liverpool University Animal Hospital to be put to sleep. He developed this dreadful disease in December and it took only 3 months to get him into such a bad state that I couldn’t bear to watch him suffer any longer. I am absolutely devastated at his loss and would love to help to save other Dobermans by trying to recruit people with healthy dogs to enter the screening programme. I agreed for the university to take his heart for testing/research to find out more why this dreadful disease kills them in such a short space of time
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He was my baby and I loved him dearly. If there are any other websites or things I can do to help that you know of, please let me know.
Juno is currently in the chapel of rest at the pet cemetery in Holywell and is being cremated tomorrow so we can bring him home again. They kindly sent me 2 pictures of him and he looks very peaceful now, which has put my mind at ease a little more. I am still very distressed about it all, and really would love to get through to other owners how important it is for the future of their dobes and others.
Could you please send me a list of the websites you send it to and copies of any news letters please.
I would love to chat to other Doberman owners who may have been or are going through this same thing, and maybe help others when/if it happens to their dobie.
I really feel the need to push this message out there, I know at the moment there are no cures, but in 10/20 years with our help there maybe more they can do to prolong the life of this breed.
Thanks once again for your support.
Leanne Woodrow
