Please keep your fingers crossed for Max

I am so sorry to hear about Max,    Run free Max, we will all see you again at the bridge!

I'm so sorry Jen.  It seemed like this happened so fast that you really didn't even have time to figure out what was going on with him. Big {{{{{HUGS}}}}}

Joyce

 I'm so sorry about Max, I'll be keeping you in my prayers.

Run free, Max.

This whole thing is so sad...I'm so sorry!

 I'm so sorry.... words don't begin to express what I'd like to say.

God speed, Max.  Run free!

I am still thinking of you.  Will you have a funeral for him?  Please don't think I am being daft.... I've found it helps me find strength, peace and closure. 

 Thanks again everyone. They got another dog, but he is not my dog. I said I didn't want one until after I come back next weekend from class. I also said I wanted something small. If I want to move, I don't want to have to worry about size restrictions. I looked at him, and I said no, but who cares what I think. He's a nice dog, but not my dog, and I said I wanted to go look at some puppies next week before we went to see the dogs at the SPCA, and before they took Georgie to go see him. Georgie liked him there, but apparently earlier, with toys, they weren't as nice with each other. He's also now holding up his back leg sometimes when he walks. He did that a little there, but now he's doing it more at home. She isn't so sure about him anymore, so we'll see. I'm still going to see the puppies on Monday also, and I may get one anyone, even if he stays. 

I am so sorry...run free Max!

 Oh, I didn't answer about the funeral. I won't do a funeral per say. He is being cremated. Usually, we've always left the dogs' ashes somewhere they really liked. Max's favorite place to go was to training, so I might see if that's ok with them.

 Forgive me if I sound insensitive, but it appears that they may have adopted a dog with patellar luxation - hope he never needs surgery to correct it, as he will undoubtedly end up like Max did. 

Along the same lines, perhaps it might be best for you not to adopt a puppy that you cannot afford surgery for either, unless you can afford pet insurance.  (About $30-40/month) 

First, the dog went back. Georgie wasn't too thrilled with him once he got into the house. We called the SPCA back and asked what we should do, and their suggestion was to bring him back. Even though I said I didn't want him, he was a really nice boy actually. I'm hoping he goes to a permanent home soon.

Thanks for trying to diagnose the dog over the internet. I was rather upset at the time I posted. For all I know, he stepped on something. Max would hold his foot up when he stepped on something. Patellar luxation isn't common in his particular breed, nor does it seem that his exact symptoms are consistent with this.

Second, Georgie got pet insurance immediately after this, and the puppy will also be getting pet insurance.  The emergency vet had a flyer about pet insurance in their lobby area, so we took that. I'm not sure which one Georgie has, but I have been shopping the different plans, just sort of speculating the info for the puppy. The puppy will probably have pet insurance before it comes home actually. I never thought I'd need it for Max, and actually, he was denied it by a different vet once. Had I known, maybe I would have gotten it through a different company. I never thought I would need it, I hope I will never need it again. Since we don't have the time machine yet, I can't go back in time and get him insurance. If I could, I would. That leaves me with the only option being to change what I do in the future, and in the future, every dog I own will have pet insurance. I hope to never be in a situation to need it again, but if I do, it'll be there.

 Maybe this is coming across as rude or insensitive, I don't mean it to be. Max just passed a few days ago, why are you getting a puppy so soon?