If I Die From Ebola Will Sam Have to Be Put to Death Too?

If I die from Ebola will Sam have to be put to death in case he might have the virus too? It’s just too horrible to contemplate that my little buddy’s life would be snuffed out because he hung out with me and I got the dread disease. But that’s what happened to the dog of a nurse in Spain who died of Ebola. Health officials in Spain didn’t even know if that nurse’s pooch had the disease but they asta la vista’d the little guy ASAP anyway, just in case.

I'd hate for anything bad to happen to Sam

Fortunately, according to a Huffington Post story, Nina Pham, the Dallas, Texas nurse now being treated for Ebola, doesn’t have to worry about her little Cavalier King Charles spaniel named Bentley who currently is in quarantine for three weeks at a former military complex owned by the city of Dallas.

"This dog is a significant part of Ms. Pham’s life,” Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has said, “and we vowed to her family we would do everything in our power to care for her beloved pet.”

Furthermore, Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the Associated Press there have been no documented cases of Ebola being spread to people from dogs.

Frieden did admit, however, that “no one really knows" if such a transmission is possible.”

Sure buddy. Aren’t you the same guy or one of the same guys who said there was no danger of Ebola spreading to America? But look! Here it is!

I don’t even like to contemplate what might happen to Sam if I preceded him in death, Ebola or no Ebola. Who would care for him? Would Kathleen give him to some other family? Being a former farm kid, she’s kind of old school when it comes to dogs. You keep them outside and when they come down sick they either live or die. You don’t spend thousands of dollars on one to cure it of cancer or some dumb thing like that. In the old days our fathers (especially on farms) used to take them behind the barn or down to the creek and shoot them or drown them, especially if they had a communicable disease such as rabies. Remember Ol’ Yeller?

If you aren’t aware of it, there are special cancer-care hospitals for dogs and pets springing up all over the country. The veterinarians are making poop bags full of money caring for dogs that will never outlive their cancers. The vets tell people their pets aren’t going to make it but the people spend thousands and thousands of dollars on false hope anyway.

I’m sorry Sam. I hope you don’t have to die if I contract Ebola, just because you live with me. Boy, talk about guilt by association. On the other hand young friend, when it comes down to staying financially solvent versus breaking the personal piggy bank just so some vet can make a great living, I’m here to tell you it ain’t gonna’ happen. I love you and will love you until the day one or both of us dies. It would be nice if we could just check out of this world together.