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Died – 4/27/20
CWD DIesel retired War Dog from Kuwait. CWD Diesel lived out 4 1/2 years in retirement with his forever person who loved him so very much. Here is what his mom had to say …I was honored to be his Guardian for 4 ½ years. I never wanted to say I ‘owned’ him, he was a Retired War Veteran, so I always said I was his Guardian. All body functions were normal but his belly was as tight as a drum. I thought he might be a little constipated and started pumpkin puree to help clear the line, so to speak. He was eating & drinking as usual, play fighting with his sister, CWD Osi EDD. He was a happy boy. Then, the last 3 days he looked like he’d eaten a basketball. I called the Vet this morning to make an appointment, was to see a new doc at 2pm. About 30 minutes later I received a call from the Vet’s Office, the head doctor, Dr. Erickson, wanted to see him right away, she thought he had bloated. I knew he hadn’t, he didn’t present those symptoms. I got him ready, put his harness & leash on. Then he didn’t want to get into the car, I called my neighbor to help me get him into the car. When Dr. Erickson examined Diesel, she still thought he had bloated until I explained how well he was functioning. I wanted X-Rays from the beginning and blood work. She took the X-Rays and found a huge tumor pressing against all of his organs, she said it was as big as a basketball. She could see his heart was fine but couldn’t see the liver or pancreas. She diagnosed him with Visceral Vascular Tumor; Hemangiomas probably Hemangiosarcomas because he was beginning to bleed out. She gave him 3 months to live with emergency surgery then chemo after. CWD Diesel had been worked very hard during his time in Kuwait. From the time I adopted him I could tell his body had aged many years during his years of work. I made the difficult decision today because I LOVE HIM SO VERY MUCH to allow him to gain his wings. I didn’t want him to go through all the trauma a surgery like that could do to him (I understand because I had a similar surgery). I wanted him to run free in paradise. I was broken hearted that I didn’t have an American Flag to drape him in. I did play Taps during the injections to give him the Honor & respect he deserved. War Dog Memorial extends our heartfelt condolences to CWD Diesel adopted mom for her loss of her boy. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
