Oprah

[sheishollywood]

=( I could only imagine, I would be devastated if that happened to Lulu.

I remember watching the episode where she got them too. They were SOOO ADORABLE!

 

[Charles]

While it sucks that her dog died... Oprah looking for a meaning behind it? C'mon. The dog choked, it's sad, now let it go.

 

[Lady Chinadoll]

Oh how horrible...

Oprah sure is wonderful in the way she says "the dog did more living in two years than most do in 12"

 

[iluvhandbags]

That is horrible!! I don't think people realize how easy it is for dogs to choke on toys and bones since they are marketed as being "safe". My dog almost choked on a rawhide chew. It was around midnight, and he tried to swallow a piece that was too big. It got lodged in his throat (didn't know that at the time), but my husband and I noticed that he was having really shallow breathing. I rushed him to the emergency vet where they were able to pull the bone out of his throat, give him steroids to help with the swelling (so that his throat wouldn't swell shut) and kept him over night to watch him. Now we NEVER let our dogs have rawhides and watch them with all of their toys. It sound crazy . . . but my dogs are like my children, and if I ever felt that I was responsible for one of their deaths, it would take me a long time to get over it. I hope that Oprah uses the tragedy of losing her dog to help educate the public of the dangers of dog toys.

 

[caitlin1214]

My sympathies are with Oprah.


Do I feel it's necessary for her to launch a crusade? No.

(When you buy pet toys, it says on the package not to let pets have them unattended.)

 

[caitlin1214]

When I lost my cat four years ago, I started donating money to the shelter where I adopted him.

I didn't go around saying Lucky died for a reason, but donating the money really helped.

I don't want to say Lucky died for a reason, but I did decide the cat we adopt will be an indoor cat (and that I'll get two so they can keep each other company).



I said earlier it wasn't necessary for her to make it a crusade, but maybe that's her way of going through the healing process.

 

[Pursegrrl]

So sad....

 

[chloe-babe]

Ahh, its a healthy way of looking at her loss imo. V sad tho, you just know those dogs had an amazing life with her

 

[Lvbabydoll]

Aw poor thing..

 

[Barbiedoll]

So So sad

 

[tabbyco]

I think she saw it as an avoidable loss that she speaks about to help others avoid. And you know what, I am going to go home and throw out all the little cat toys that my dog loves to eat that she could easily choke on. The cat doesn't play with then anyway...

 

[Pinkcaviar]

What a terrible and horrible accident.

I also remember watching the episode when she purchased Gracie!

 

[Sternchen]

I'm sure that Oprah views her dogs as her children, as many families do. It is heartbreaking to lose a pet that was a close member of the family, I've been through it and I have to say it's one of the worst heartaches I've ever gone through...If not the worst next to my Grandmother's death.

It's such a hard thing to go through...

 

[south-of-france]

Aww that is so sad, I feel for her. It's a crushing feeling. At least the dog was very loved by her.

 

[Coldplaylover]

Absolutely tragic! I feel so bad for Oprah. It just goes to show you can have all the money in the world but a little dog toy can bring such pain.