centexile
May 20th, 2009, 4:56 PM
On November 19, my dog, Eddie, got out of my back yard. He had never been a digger, but a week earlier I received a call from Animal Control saying they had him. After busting him out of the joint, I raced home and checked my fence. I blocked a hole and only let Eddie out for short time spans, but within 20 minutes that following week, he dug his way out again.
I was beside myself. I roamed my neighborhood for hours in search of him. We lived in north Killeen and I just knew the booms from Fort Hood had spooked him and sent him running, but I didn't know where.
I posted fliers around town, posted ads on Craigslist, put an ad in the newspaper (with his picture even!), called the Animal Shelter daily. I called every vet in town and asked them to be on the look out for a Sheltie - he was micro-chipped. Nothing.
Thanksgiving passed with a false alarm from a neighbor, not Eddie. Christmas came and went. No Eddie.
Then, January came and I had to move - 700 miles away. Without Eddie.
Out of the blue, one day early in February, I got a call from Town and Country Veterinary Hospital in Killeen. They had Eddie!
A couple had brought him in for a check up because he kept drooling. They had adopted him from someone else. As is routine at vet offices, the new patient was checked for a microchip and found reported lost.
Eddie is old (19!) with a lot of health issues. He has been with me over two years and I missed him more than I can say. It was five days before I was able to get back to Killeen, but Town and Country took good care of my baby. They didn't even charge me to board him those days, saying they were just glad to help reunite us!
I feel bad for the couple that adopted Eddie. I know they were heartbroken because they had fallen in love with him during the two months he lived with them. The vet techs told me it was a tearful time for them. I wish the couple well and hope they have found the right dog that makes them happy.
I want to thank Town and Country and everyone else who helped in my search for Eddie. He is happy and healthy and loving his new home!
Moral of the story: Microchip your pets!
I was beside myself. I roamed my neighborhood for hours in search of him. We lived in north Killeen and I just knew the booms from Fort Hood had spooked him and sent him running, but I didn't know where.
I posted fliers around town, posted ads on Craigslist, put an ad in the newspaper (with his picture even!), called the Animal Shelter daily. I called every vet in town and asked them to be on the look out for a Sheltie - he was micro-chipped. Nothing.
Thanksgiving passed with a false alarm from a neighbor, not Eddie. Christmas came and went. No Eddie.
Then, January came and I had to move - 700 miles away. Without Eddie.
Out of the blue, one day early in February, I got a call from Town and Country Veterinary Hospital in Killeen. They had Eddie!
A couple had brought him in for a check up because he kept drooling. They had adopted him from someone else. As is routine at vet offices, the new patient was checked for a microchip and found reported lost.
Eddie is old (19!) with a lot of health issues. He has been with me over two years and I missed him more than I can say. It was five days before I was able to get back to Killeen, but Town and Country took good care of my baby. They didn't even charge me to board him those days, saying they were just glad to help reunite us!
I feel bad for the couple that adopted Eddie. I know they were heartbroken because they had fallen in love with him during the two months he lived with them. The vet techs told me it was a tearful time for them. I wish the couple well and hope they have found the right dog that makes them happy.
I want to thank Town and Country and everyone else who helped in my search for Eddie. He is happy and healthy and loving his new home!
Moral of the story: Microchip your pets!