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Ridgefield, N.J. - Luxury Pet Boarding Vacations
Because your pet is special...we think you'll both feel better about
your next vacation!
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About
Our Mascot - Troy
In
1998 while Nick was in Greece, he decided it would be
the perfect time to get a dog. One day on his
lunch break he figured he would go and check out a
German pet store. As he walked in he saw two
boxers in the same pen. One was a female and the other a
male. The female was jumping up and down and at one
point the male having had enough of that lifted his paw
and touched the female. He seemed a very calm dog so
Nick figured that the male would be perfect for him
because he wanted a dog with a calm temperament.
After work he drove back to the pet shop and took Troy
home. Nick was thrilled and Troy was constantly by his
side. Coincidentally when Nick looked at Troy's
certificate he noticed that they both were born on the
same day.
The first night at the
apartment Troy went straight into the bathroom to lay
down on the cold tiled floor. The next day he still
didn't want to leave the bathroom and come out to play
which Nick thought was very strange for a puppy, so he
called the vet. The vet said "Don't worry, just mix
together raw eggs, milk and sugar and give it to him."
Now this was Nick's first dog but he knew that didn't
sound right, so he called another vet and they told him
to bring Troy in the next day.
After a sleepless night they went to the doctor's
office. The vet took one look at Troy and told Nick to
take Troy back and get a refund. She said he is
extremely sick, malnourished and he might not even make
it through the rest of the day. But Nick had already
bonded with Troy and there was no way he would part with
him. He told her to do whatever she could to make him
better. They kept Troy for ten days in the hospital.
Nick was miserable. Troy was diagnosed with a heart
problem. Slowly, day by day Troy began to
get stronger and stronger. But still he would always be
out of breath. Finally it was time for Nick to
come back to the States with Troy, so he had to go to
get papers from the vet. When the vet saw Troy she
couldn't believe how much better Troy looked and a huge
smile lit up her face.
When Nick arrived back
home he took Troy straight away for tests. Troy was
diagnosed with severe pulmonic sthenosis and was put
on medication twice a day. Even the best heart
surgeons did not recommend an operation as
anesthesia would have been out of the question.
Only the left side of Troy's heart was working, one
of his valves was very small and the other one only
functioned 50%.
Troy was born on April 5th 1998,
and
passed away quietly in his sleep on his bed by the
window on October 18th
2006.
Doctors called him a miracle dog and could not
believe how Troy could have survived so many years
with such a serious condition.
Everyday that Troy was with us
we considered a blessing and a gift from God.
He will always have a special
place in our hearts and will be never forgotten.
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