- Jun 19, 2013
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- Willow (2015) Walter (2014-22) Winston (2012-13) Wellie (2012-13) Bella (2007-13)
One year ago today we lost our Bellaā¦ it was one of the worst days of my life 
To make matters worse, I feel that I have to come clean about what happened to herā¦ you see I'm partially to blame. I agreed to have her spayed while she had just started her heat, I had NO idea of the dangers. That is until a week later when I came on this forum, and to my HORROR I realized I had made a HUGE mistake I also made another HUGE mistake, 100% trusting in my vetā¦ at the time I thought that Dr. Whitley was GOD when it came to my babies. BOY was I wrongā¦
A year ago my son had JUST graduated from high school, and I was having SEVERE painā¦ a kidney stone that had been bothering me since the beginning of the year. I had to schedule surgery to remove the damn thing, and of course my husband was scheduled to leave for work for several weeks. The day of Logan's graduation Bella started spottingā¦ the timing couldn't of been worse. I could barely bend over I was in so much painā¦ I called the vet to see if I could go ahead and have her spayed. I actually had Roxie spayed during her heat, and she was fineā¦ of course she wasn't an EB. Dr. Whitley assured me that Bella would be fine, and in my mind I figured that the rest of the week my hubby could take care of me & Bella while we recovered from our surgeries, and before he left for weeks. I couldn't even comprehend what had happened when he called meā¦ it was horrible. When I realized my mistake, I was SO ANGRYā¦ with myself, and Dr. Whitley. What's funny is that I always GOOGLE everything, especially when it concerns my kids or petsā¦ and this time I didn't because I was in so much pain and looped up on Loratabs. Regardless, this was MY faultā¦ and I take full responsibility for it.
I learned some valuable lessons, NEVER spay a female in heat NO matter what your vet promises. And always trust your gut and question your damn vetā¦ they may think they can perform miracles, truth is they can't. Own UP to your mistakesā¦ don't try to hide behind them. I can't change what happened to Bella, but putting this out there might save another baby from the same mistake.
RIP my sweet girlā¦ I'm so sorry that I made such a careless mistake, I so wish that I could change what happened but I can't 
To make matters worse, I feel that I have to come clean about what happened to herā¦ you see I'm partially to blame. I agreed to have her spayed while she had just started her heat, I had NO idea of the dangers. That is until a week later when I came on this forum, and to my HORROR I realized I had made a HUGE mistake I also made another HUGE mistake, 100% trusting in my vetā¦ at the time I thought that Dr. Whitley was GOD when it came to my babies. BOY was I wrongā¦ A year ago my son had JUST graduated from high school, and I was having SEVERE painā¦ a kidney stone that had been bothering me since the beginning of the year. I had to schedule surgery to remove the damn thing, and of course my husband was scheduled to leave for work for several weeks. The day of Logan's graduation Bella started spottingā¦ the timing couldn't of been worse. I could barely bend over I was in so much painā¦ I called the vet to see if I could go ahead and have her spayed. I actually had Roxie spayed during her heat, and she was fineā¦ of course she wasn't an EB. Dr. Whitley assured me that Bella would be fine, and in my mind I figured that the rest of the week my hubby could take care of me & Bella while we recovered from our surgeries, and before he left for weeks. I couldn't even comprehend what had happened when he called meā¦ it was horrible. When I realized my mistake, I was SO ANGRYā¦ with myself, and Dr. Whitley. What's funny is that I always GOOGLE everything, especially when it concerns my kids or petsā¦ and this time I didn't because I was in so much pain and looped up on Loratabs. Regardless, this was MY faultā¦ and I take full responsibility for it.
I learned some valuable lessons, NEVER spay a female in heat NO matter what your vet promises. And always trust your gut and question your damn vetā¦ they may think they can perform miracles, truth is they can't. Own UP to your mistakesā¦ don't try to hide behind them. I can't change what happened to Bella, but putting this out there might save another baby from the same mistake.
RIP my sweet girlā¦ I'm so sorry that I made such a careless mistake, I so wish that I could change what happened but I can't 
I just felt it was time to tell her story, as much as it hurts...
covering his a$$ is what I have decided. I cut ties w/that clinic all together, and my babies see a vet that I KNOW does her homework. She cares about the welfare of the animalā¦ not HOW MUCH MONEY she will get pushing a procedure or surgery...
Ok here is a group hug for all. NO MORE CRYING!! Our babies know we love them and will always try to make the best decisions on their behalf. Bulldogs are soo close to human that the result is we have the same emotions for them that we do for our skin kids. Just try to remember and embrace all the fun and craziness that we have while we have our beloved babies. Never take one day for granted.
You didn't know what would happen. I had no idea it was a risk spaying a dog while on heat... I remember our vet said Joey was about to go into heat when she got spayed, but he didn't mention anything about it being a danger. We didn't know her cycle cos we had just adopted her. I have made SO many mistakes with my bulldogs, SO many
. I'm so thankful for you and all the wonderful people on EBN that shares stories and knowledge to everyone
. Many hugs to you<3
