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Originally Posted by garnet
...(I'll always blame myself for it)...
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Boy do I know how that feels. Last year we moved into a new house and the dogs kept finding holes in the fence and getting out. They would be out for a few min. and would find a hole or a loose board, etc and be out in the front yard or down the street. One morning they got out (again) and it was several hours till we found them. I fixed the hole and after making sure they ate some food and drank some water we left for the day. We were gone the rest of the day and did not get back till late at night. According to the vet my border collie/chow mix had over heated from running around in the heat during there escape. She had a think black coat of fur and despite fresh water and a mostly shady yard, she got heat stroke and died while we were gone. Our Springer Spaniel who also got out with her got heat stroke as well but was still alive when we found them. He spent a day and a half in the vet hospital and then was able to come home. I still to this day beat my self up over not being home to catch any of this. I know I had no way of knowing what would happen, and they did have food, water and a ton of shade, but I still feel terrible about it. I still miss her all the time, she was one of the best pets we had ever owned.
Feel better Brian, a lot of people know what you are going through.