Earlier this week, Gretchen Fullido posted on her Instagram account requesting for prayers for her senior dog Doogie who suddenly had to be rushed to the vet clinic and confined after suffering continuous seizures. An animal lover at heart, Gretchen shares how her 13-year-old furbaby is more than just a pet to her and her family. On August 8, the TV Patrol reporter shared that Doogie had passed away on August 7 before she left for work.
She wrote:
“Doogie is in heaven now 🏼 This is our last moment before Doogie passed away. You know your dog really loves you when they time their last goodbye
Wednesday morning, Doogie was still stable but after lunch he suddenly became really weak & had diarrhea.
I kept telling him to please sleep & rest na & that he doesn’t need to worry about me anymore… so please let go na, Doogie (while stroking his head and tiny body)
but ang tagal pa... we had a good hour together on the floor because his temperature was dropping & the heating pad was on the floor.
I checked Waze to see how traffic it will be driving from Taguig to QC, I was computing what time I should leave the vet’s because I really want to spend as much time as I can with Doogie thinking I might not see him alive when I get back after work.
As my time of departure was nearing, Doogie suddenly had a seizure, a really bad one. He was stiffening up & his eyes looked like he was in pain but he couldn’t move that much at that point. I kept telling him, ‘Doogie, please let go na… rest na my love… mommy will be ok…’ Doc Racky then gave him a mild sedative just to calm the seizure and it did, but when we checked his reflexes (his eyes had no movement) but he was still breathing. Doc Racky said, Doogie is already in a coma… & 30 minutes after, he passed away at 4:11pm.
Can you imagine how selfless Doogie was? He sped up his passing knowing that I might be late for work or miss TV Patrol & Doogie wouldn’t want that
The drive to work was difficult I was crying and crying. I had to compartmentalize my emotions and went live for Star Patrol. After work, I rushed back to pick up Doogie’s body which was in a box
As we got home, I opened the box & cut some of his hair for me to keep. His lifeless body was so cold and hard but his face looks peaceful. He’s now in heaven running free & happy. Doogie is finally reunited with his mommy Honey Juju (who died 3 days after she gave birth to Doogie) Pepper, Fifi, Duke & all our other doggie babies 🏼 Born on September 21, 2006. Doogie was suppose to celebrate his 13th birthday next month. Thank you all so much for your love & prayers for Doogie. God bless you all! 🏼”