Tasha

Peter Markham, ON

A month before Tasha's 11th birthday, both her hind legs suddenly became paralyzed. The only symptom prior to this was a slight limp on her right hind leg and our vet thought it might be due to arthritis at her age.

At the Toronto Veterinary Emergency Hospital (where we were referred to), an ultrasound revealed that Tasha suffered from a blood clot blocking blood flow to both her hind legs, a condition that is more commonly found in cats but very rarely in dogs.

The emergency hospital started treatment on Tasha right away. This included an ultrasound, pre-op treatment and a MRI. By the end of the week she was in surgery.

While Tasha's surgery was fairly successful, unfortunately the circulation in her hind legs was compromised long before the initial symptom showed. Due to her poor circulation, any additional efforts to save her hind legs would have been too painful and on top of that, her surgery incisions were not healing well, even with the top-notch care she had received. So with much regret we had to say good-bye to her, after spending the last two days of her wonderful life at home with family and friends.

Petsecure has been highly supportive to us all the way through her 11 years. In total, Petsecure has paid us over $24,000 for Tasha's medical treatment. As a result, I was able to give Tasha access to the best care possible, and for that I am truly grateful to Petsecure.