We just got back from an after hours visit to the Vet. This sweet little girl was just not doing well the last few days and I couldn't tell if she was eating. I took one look at her this evening and knew that something was wrong, so we called Doc and he met us at his office. She is dehydrated and poor, so Doc gave her IV. He thinks that even tho he wormed her 10 days ago, it may not have done any good since the medicine only works on mature worms. If none of them were mature, then they have matured since and have taken over. So he wormed her again, and gave her a shot. If this doesn't work, then he thinks she may have a liver problem and has outgrown her liver. I hope that isn't the case, since there is nothing that can be done. So once again, please send your prayers and positive energy to this sweet little beauty.
We've been horribly busy with the puppies. Some have sold but aren't delivered yet. Some were delivered last weekend. And I've answered what seems like a thousand phone calls and emails to folks that "might" be interested, ask a hundred questions, then never get back to us. Ice calls them "tire kickers", since he used to sell cars. Oh well, just part of the territory, I guess. But with 15 puppies, all the same age, my brain is on overload just to keep up with which puppy is which, which are sold, and which are yet to be delivered. Some of them look so much alike that I had to mark under their ears with different shades of nail polish.
Then there's this little guy:
When I start toward the kennel, he runs inside and is the first to meet me. And he practically howls to get picked up immediately. I always let the mothers out to run the yard for a while so I can clean the pens and fill the food bowls. This little guy scales the barrier that is supposed to keep them in the pen in no time flat and is by my side as soon as I let his mother ouside, lol. I've been calling him "Bowser" and of course he gets held all the time. The squeeky wheel gets the grease, right? Well, that's definitely his philosophy.
Sally's litter have yet to go outside and that makes for a lot of time spent cleaning pens. I have watched her outside and when one of her puppies sticks their head out the doggy door, she runs over and shoves them back in. The only thing I can think of that would make her do that is getting snake bit back in the fall. She must think the snake is still around and won't let the puppies out for that reason. She's never done this with her other litters. Strange dog.
I had to let another employee go a couple of weeks ago, so we've been really short handed at the office. I did manage to get through some interviews and hire a new Office Manager. And I made the right choice! This girl is sharp and learns really fast. Plus she is organized and has already gotten half the building organized, filed and labeled. She has been a breath of fresh air and has taken a tremendous load off me. I've spent a lot of time with her, walking her through the procedures and I'm confident that I'll never have to tell her any of it again. She just picks it right up, does it right, and makes it look good to boot. Now, that's my kind of assistant!
Ice and I have both been under the weather. I had a nasty viral thing that's going around, plus a sinus infection. So my butt has been dragging about a half a mile behind me for a while. All my energy has gone to getting to work, getting home, feeding dogs and cleaning pens. Oh, and the aforementioned thousand phone calls and emails, lol. But I'm feeling better and hope to get a little energy back the next few days.
I apologize for not being around lately and I hope to have more time after all the puppies are sold. They are about all I can manage for now, so I'll shut up now and catch you all later. Thanks in advance for all the prayers you can muster for our sweet little puppy. I'll keep you posted.
Love to all!
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