Devonair’s Edward, OTRM
(Ch. Slades Bugle Boy Blu, ARM x Can CH Devonair’s Wendaline, FCH)
7-1-00 – 5-28-09
7-1-00 – 5-28-09. We lost Eddie very unexpecedly this May. What we thought was another chiropractic incident like a slipped disk in his neck, was not. We took him to the U of M Thursday night, May 28th because he just wasn’t coming out of the local anesthetic he had to have a lump checked for cancer. A check of his pulse concerned the techs and he moved quite quickly to get checked out. An ultrasound revealed a large cancerous tumor on his heart. It had just started leaking into the pericardium sack, and he was unable to oxygenate. The condition was grave, and we really had only one choice. We were able to spend some time with him in a private room, telling him how much he was loved. He was ready to go, way before his time….at about 11:30, he slipped away from the pain.
Eddie was probably one of the fastest non-race bred Whippets around. He more than proved himself on the straight track and the oval. He carries about 6 ORC points and would have gotten that title had there been more opportunity. A unique Whippet, sometimes difficult, he will be greatly missed.