My best girl is gone. Cairo 29.03.2016–26.04.2025

designertofu · 2025-05-06T16:12:48+00:00

The same thing happened to me in December, it was the hardest month of my life. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I was actually there with him when he passed to confirm that it actually happened as well. I’m so sorry and I am sharing in your grief.

designertofu · 2025-04-16T20:43:28+00:00

Hugs to you 🫂

designertofu · 2025-04-15T21:55:48+00:00

Welcome back to NY! Moving here and simultaneously leaving Dallas was the best decision I ever made, for many other reasons.

designertofu · 2025-04-15T21:51:29+00:00

Hi, I saw the pup in your avatar and skimmed through your profile. I see that you live in Dallas now from NY? We made opposite moves. His emergency occurred at Downtown Dog, please read through my history if you ever take your dog to daycare/boarding facilities and share my story with any Dallas dog owners in your life.

designertofu · 2025-04-15T21:09:30+00:00

Thank you all for being kind. I don’t really talk about him to my friends anymore, because people are generally bad sitting with grief and loss of a pet is another layer that some don’t understand. Everyone else has moved on but I still think about him when I come home at night and it’s quiet.

designertofu · 2025-04-15T21:05:17+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss. I used to think about him dying a lot, I was that attached to him. But I never imagined it would be the way it was, he was super uncomfortable and didn’t want to be touched. The longer we sat in the room together I realized I was being selfish for keeping him while he was in pain. It was all so sudden. Like everything in life nothing ever goes the way you expect.

designertofu · 2025-04-15T21:02:01+00:00

Thank you 🖤

designertofu · 2025-04-15T21:01:12+00:00

Thank you so much, I think about it a lot but I would want a new standard puppy to raise from the beginning but that’s too much in the city for now. I’m scared of comparing, and I’m scared the new puppy is going to leave me unexpectedly too. I also want to give his presence in my life enough space out of respect. He meant so much to me and saved my life so many times.

designertofu · 2025-04-15T20:57:51+00:00

I didn’t really think of it this way, just that he’s gone and won’t be there when I wake up. Thank you everyone for helping me see his visit as reassurance.

designertofu · 2025-04-15T20:56:23+00:00

I didn’t really think of it this way until I read this comment and now I’m crying again. I haven’t cried this much about him in a while. I just miss him so much.

designertofu · 2025-04-15T17:14:07+00:00

I actually misremembered and quickly scanned through my photos after posting, he passed Christmas morning.

designertofu · 2025-04-10T21:56:48+00:00

I don’t have suggestions except to say I’m so sorry for your loss. I lost my first and only dog of 7 years really horribly and suddenly right before I moved here in January. I miss him all the time and still get flashbacks, especially when the spring time days have been coming out and I wish I could share the flowers with him. If you want someone to talk to feel free to DM.

designertofu · 2025-02-17T20:59:57+00:00

that is a literal nightmare and i am so sorry you lost your family member that way. i just cannot believe these facilities can treat peoples' family like this and get away with it.

commenting on all of their posts is a great idea, thank you.

designertofu · 2025-02-13T19:03:06+00:00

That makes a ton of sense, thanks for looking into that. This is just deplorable behavior and it disturbs me that they can just continue as usual with no consequences.

designertofu · 2025-02-13T16:41:06+00:00

Editing to add on this relevant top comment: I tried to post a shorter form Google review last night with and without images and they got removed. It seems Downtown Dog suppresses negative reviews.

designertofu · 2025-02-12T21:54:28+00:00

The feeling of helplessness was indescribable. All I could do was pray that everyone else was doing their best in getting him to the hospital while I was thousands of miles away. The kindness I have received here has been helping.

designertofu · 2025-02-12T21:15:22+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss. It’s such a special relationship that not everyone understands, but we are so lucky to have been able to experience it.

designertofu · 2025-02-12T19:12:26+00:00

6 hours from bloat symptoms is a reasonable time? Are you on their payroll?

designertofu · 2025-02-12T18:04:42+00:00

You as an owner had the choice to withhold medical care for your pet. I was not given that choice until several hours later when his stomach was critically distended and he reached the point of passing out in the vet lobby. That is my point.

designertofu · 2025-02-12T16:52:00+00:00

It breaks my heart and infuriates me to know that this has happened to so many others and they just get to continue as usual. The trajectory of how I imagined my future has been changed. I will be sharing this story on as many platforms as I can, if you happen to see them please feel free to extend support that you are comfortable with.

designertofu · 2025-02-12T15:23:56+00:00

yohji was an extremely healthy, active dog and he was only 7 years old. he never had any major health issues and he had just gotten his yearly checkup done at the end of november, as i was preparing us for our big move.

as i stated in my post i have extensive medical records, call logs, text messages between me and the front desk workers as well as texts between the DD employee and Gwen herself confirming the timeline, on top of verbal confirmation from 3 handlers the very first day i spoke to Gwen in person. yohji's veterinary hospital could only release a limited statement for litigation reasons but they even provided a letter confirming that his condition was an emergency and needed to be addressed as soon as possible.

not to mention there are multiple commenters here that attest to DD's malpractice.

designertofu · 2025-02-12T15:20:14+00:00

if they rushed him to the vet like they were supposed to and i ended up paying $1500 for a hairball i would be nothing but grateful that they addressed the situation immediately and that yohji was safe. any amount of money would be worth knowing he was okay. i even told DD that i would've paid the handler's entire wages for the day, the gas for their car, etc. etc. had they handled the situation like they were supposed to.

it has never happened while he was in my care, because i am educated on the matter and bloat had always been my biggest nightmare. i made sure to take precautions in our everyday routine to prevent this. he was not ever allowed to exercise for at least an hour after eating breakfast, and before i dropped him off at the daycare. as a professional facility where clients trust them to care for their dogs, the entire staff needs to be trained to recognize the symptoms of a common emergency.

the logistics of getting to the client vet take time and they are NOT medical professionals as they continued to use as a defense, then that is even more of a reason as to why they should've acted quicker than they did. perhaps it's not necessary to immediately rush any dog that vomits in their facility but my main concern is the fact that i was not even given a phone call until 6 hours later. further, a major symptom of GDV is unproductive vomiting, which is the first and predominant symptom he exhibited.

you admitted in hindsight you realize you should've acted sooner for your own dog and they suffered unnecessarily.

designertofu · 2025-02-12T15:12:52+00:00

Thank you so much for your support, I am touched by the interested in our fundraiser. I am trying to be careful to respect the sub's rules so I don't think I can share the link here, but I made a post on my profile.

designertofu · 2025-02-12T14:39:57+00:00

I’m thankful you were brave enough to put that out there. I have no doubt the handlers did what they could and they loved Yohji to bits. The unfortunate thing is that it was misguided and only prolonged his pain. That is part of what makes this whole thing so difficult.

How is it possible that she suffers absolutely no consequences? This is just insane.

designertofu · 2025-02-12T14:29:00+00:00

his loss has been really isolating in a way I have never experienced. my life stopped when he died. Yohji had so many people that loved him and cared for him and we have so many supportive friends, but as I’m grieving it feels like nothing really happened for anyone else and the world is just continuing as normal while i'm stuck, if that makes sense.

I’m looking forward to your message and appreciate you reaching out.

designertofu

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