Miss Daisy and Sassy Doo...
"Miss Daisy"
"Sassy Doo"
next up... Miss Daisy and Sassy Doo. we always try to take both of them together. The two best friends stick together all most all of the time. Miss Daisy has improved so much with her being afraid. Her best bud "Sassy Doo" makes things a little less scary.
The trip down to the vet went well. Both of them sat in the front passenger seat looking out the truck window as the other cars passed by. Miss Daisy got more at ease as we went along. Sassy Doo can not sit still. She is all over the truck checking out everything on this fun truck ride.
The vet visit went well. All shots updated and blood taken for tests. All of the results came back good. As they both are now getting up in age we have started with new hip and joint medicine for both.
We took a side trip on the way back with a stop at the landfill to make a drop off. The new sites and sounds at the landfill had them both at the truck window and their full attention at this strange new place.
In no time we were pulling back in the driveway and all the dogs back with each other.
Another task completed and good news from the vet made it a good day.
Mr. Rocco...
"Mr. Rocco"
had his vet visit. this was the first time i had taken him without another dog with him. well... that was not a good idea. he was EXTRA nervous the entire trip. it was a very hot day and the ac blasting in the truck with all of the vents turned his way didn't help. i talked to him and rubbed his head the entire ride. we both did survive. a little shaking and a couple of peaks out the truck window and we were at the vets office. the vet visit went well. he had a good check up, got updated on all of his shots and the blood work came back good. the only suggestion was for a teeth cleaning. but with a dog roccos age, that was to be expected. the "old man" of the dogs, made it back home and let everyone sniff him as they all went running out the back door for a bathroom break. rocco was the first one back in, pawing at his pen gate. i opened the gate and he ran in, jumped into his bed, face hidden under his blanket he didn't move an inch until later on when it was time to go back out.
Hot Days of July2012...
Next up... Mr. Rocco. Rocco is due for the next vet visit. Plan to schedule for next week.
July has been very HOT around here. All the dogs are ding well. The heat brings on many different issues. The outside breaks are very short with all the dogs wanting to get back inside with the AC. Next week brings temps back down in the 80's. Less humidity is a good thing when they are wearing a fur dog coat around all of the time. Can't wait to see what Aug will bring.
PD
That time of the year again. Time for PD to have her annual vet visit. As you might recall, the vet office is not one of her favorite places. She gets herself all worked up and she will get hot from her nerves. The entire visit took less than 1 hr. She gave blood for testing, got her annual shots updated and a refill on he medication. She laid down and fell to sleep on the ride back home. We received a call from the vet a day later. All of her tests came back good. She has lost 3 pounds from the new diet. Keeping our fingers crossed all goes well and hoping we do not have to go back until next year.
Luke...
Luke had a vet visit.
He was due for his update on shots. All went well. He loves the ride in the truck to the vet. He lost 4 pounds since his last vet visit. I guess the weight control food is really working. The vet remeasured the lump on his back and found that it has not gotten any bigger since his last visit. We will be doing more tests on his lump in May. He fell asleep on the way back home. A quick turn and we were back home pulling in to the driveway. Luke jumps up and gives a big bark to tell everyone we are home and that everything is ok.
PD...
PD (puppa dog)
had a vet appointment today.
She had a blood test for the pills she is taking to make sure there are no side effects. The good news, the results were good and she is able to continue her meds for 6 more months.
The bad news, she has another ear infection.
Back on the ear drops, once a day for 30 days, with weekly ear cleanings.
She gets herself so worked up on the ride to the vet. She never really liked riding in the car.
On the way back home, she got in the back seat and laid down for the short ride home.
All is good when you know you are on your way back home...
Man looks after 140 stray dogs...
China:
Mr Li, 59, has become a dog's best friend after adopting a number of stray and abandoned pooches.
Beamer...
The Good News... The Bad News...
Well today was the day for Beamer to go in to the vet for all of the yearly updates on his shots.
I think today was his first time riding inside the truck. We put the big dogs in their travel creates for most trips. But, today i let him ride inside with me. Well, let's just say that didn't go so well. He was shaking the hole way to and from the vet, sitting in the front seat. I guess the good news is it wasn't a very long trip. Only about 15 min's each way.
We got to the vet, out of the truck and he enjoyed everything about his vet visit. His tail wagging and enjoying all of the attention at the vets office, dog treats for everyone...
The Bad News...
He got all of his shots updated and the blood test came back positive for "Lymes" diesase.
With that news... he will be on antibiotics for the next 30 days with a retest scheduled.
Back home and all back to normal with all of his big dog buddies. A bathroom break outside, running behind the shed, peaking out to see if i am watching and me telling him to stop eating dirt.
yep... another day of "Just Being A Dog"...
Sadie Girl...
Sadie Girl (pit-bull) had her yearly vet visit.
As usual, she had a GREAT time.
Her adventure started the moment she realized she was going for a ride in the truck.
Jumping into the passenger seat, she couldn't wait for me to get in and pull off.
The vets office is about 15 min. away from our house. She keep her head towards the window looking out the entire ride.
Once we got to the vet parking lot, she started pulling on the leash the entire way to the front door. As luck would have it, not another pet in site. She had the place to her self. Her tail wagging the entire time, she went through the check up steps and updates in shots very well. With the bill paid and her toe nails clipped, it was back in the truck for the short ride home.
Later in the day we got a call from the vet saying that all of her test came back good.
With another vet bill done, looks like Beamer is up next.
Scarlett...
Today was Scarlett's go to the vet day.
As usual, she was the best. She enjoys the entire adventure.
Putting on the walking harness, running outside of the fenced yard and most of all... riding down the road in the truck. She doesn't miss a thing. sitting up high with her nose to the window the entire trip. She got all of her updated shots and we are waiting on all of the blood work results to come back in a day or so. In about an hour, we are back at home and all of the other dogs are wondering what she was doing and where she has been. Another vet visit out of the way with good news is always a good thing.
new pens all around...
some time ago i stopped by lowes to pick up something for the yard in the outside department when i noticed that they had a pile of dog pen sections piled on the the floor. taking a closer look you could see that some parts were missing and a bump, dent here and there. i ask the sales person the price for the entire pile? the manager came over and after a clear understanding about the pile was not new, i was loading up my truck with dog pens. well i finally got around to putting them up. 3 days later and a lot of working things out on spare parts, the doggies have new pens up. the new sections gave each dog more room and a little less for me to put stuff. rocco and luke continue going to the wrong pen door, but they will get use to the new set up with a little more time. everyone seems to be adjusting well. so i think we will keep the new set p for now...
PD ear update...
well it's been two weeks since pd went to the vet for ear issues. we have been using the medicine twice a day for two weeks now. pd's ears look so much better. when we clean them now, just a very little dis-coloring. what a huge relief. we have medicine for about two more days. we will need to call the vet for a follow-up to see where we go from here. big smiles all around for our little baby puppa dog...
Luke Annual Vet Checkup...
PD ears...
well as you might have expected... the good news just wasn't to be. we noticed that pd continue to shake her head and scratch at her ears much more than normal. we are on a regular schedule for the cleaning of the digs ears. but, pd ears seem to get dirtier by the day. so... off to the vets we go. the test showed that she has a yeast infection in both ears. she will need medicine drops in her ears twice a day for two weeks, then back to the vet for a re-look. poor little pd. she never likes going to the vet. she shakes and cries the entire trip. but, once we got back home, first round of medicine drops in her ears, she was back with her friends. all the other dogs ran over to her and had to sniff at her to make sure i brought her back alright. so... we will see how things go for the next couple of weeks.
Mr. Rocco...
Mr. Rocco
well, it's about time to get back to the the introductions...
Mr. Rocco is the oldest beagle mix that we have. We got him from the local shelter and he is the newest of the JBAD beagles. As the story goes, Mr. Rocco was brought in to the local shelter with his best friend because the family that had them were unable to take care of them any more. I was visiting the shelter one day and noticed him in the pen huddled in the corner with his head down. I stopped and tried to get him to come over to me but no luck. I asked the shelter staff what was his story? They told me that he had been brought in with his friend and that the other dog had gotten sick and didn't make it. Mr. Rocco was clearly mourning for his friend.
All goes well on the JBAD crew front. Keeping our fingers crossed that nothing new pops up needing vet treatments. The entire east coast was hit with days of rain. We needed the rain but getting several inches in just a day was a little to much. So... The dogs go out and come back in tracking mud, mud on their noses', and wet from head to tail. The sun came back out today and the drying out starts with all the catch up work awaiting us. Rocco runs to the back door to go out and if he sees that it is raining he puts on the breaks and runs back to his pen. The rain seemed to help with the alergies. Poor little Sassy Doo eyes run really bad when the pollen count is high. We noticed that she was much better after the few days of rain. The thunder and lightning didn't help with MissDaisy and Beamers fears. Both made it through just fine. Well that's about it for now. Back to the catch up chores...
dog days of summer 2011...
well summer is quickly coming to an end. the weather around here in the last part of aug. still hits in the 90's. all of the puppy dogs are doing fine. next on the vet list is luke and scarlett. good news, all seems fine and the vet visit should be for just routine shots and check ups. looks like we will be taken them in the first part of sept. we are keeping our fingers crossed and our check book needs a rest on the vet bills. yesterday was dog bath day. it went by pretty quick with no major problems. we use an entire bottle of dog shampoo each time we bathe the dogs. but hey... we now have clean, shiny and most important, good smelling beagles... :)
last thursday...
well early thursday morning i could tell miss daisy was not her self. when it was time for her morning outside break, she walked out slowly and her tail was between her back legs, head down. i talked to her and checked her from head to tail. when she went to the bathroom out side she had very bad case of diarrhea. when we got back inside she would not take her snack. head down and not moving around very much. with in just a few short hours she was vomiting. the good news she stopped the vomiting but the diarrhea continued. she would not eat or drink any water. we had already set up an appointment to go to the vets early in the week, just not for this. the vet ran several tests and started an iv for her being dehydrated. the vet put her on two medicines and let her come home after the iv. the next morning you could clearly see the medicine was working. a little weak but she was up and moving with her head and tail up. well it's now been a week and miss daisy continues doing better each day. she loves her special "chicken and rice" dinners she is on for 10 days. 3 more days of medicine to go with all looking good. her tail wagging and her barks telling you something is going on will always bring a smile to my face. after a week of her getting better, my smile is getting bigger...
Dog days of summer?
Not really sure where that saying came from. I can say it is very hot here on the east coast. yes, today was a very warm 105. Yes 105. It broke the all time record. Tomorrow we are looking at temp around 100. Well I can say that the dogs are not real happy about it either. The ac in the dog pen area is running on high and getting the dogs to come out for a bathroom break gets harder as it gets hotter. So heres the drill. They come running out of the pens in the morning. The mid-day break slows to a very slow walk. And then the evening break speeds back up a little. With that said, they know it's hot outside and they know as soon as they finish with the bathroom break that I will give in and let them back in the with the ac. The breaks are short but being out in that kind of heat with a thick dog coat on is not good. Hoping for a quick end to the hot summer so we all can spend more time outside...
Mr Rocco...
"Mr Rocco"
One week later...
well it's been a week now since rocco had his paw surgery. he continues doing well. we changed his bandages again today and all looks good. he is up and moving around very well. he will only take his medicine pills with his favorite can dog food. so... i guess he will get the can dog food for a couple of weeks until the medicine runs out. we have to put a plastic cover over his paw each time he goes out to help keep it clean and dry. has figured out that if he keeps still and quiet while we are out, my attention will go to the other dogs and then it's his chance to chew off the plastic paw cover. so... after replacing a couple of plastic covers, i now keep a real close eye out for him chewing...
Rocco Back Home...
Mr. Rocco made it through his surgery. He is back home with all of his friends. His surgery went well. His foot is bandaged up from the removal of the tumor. He has been sleeping most all day with the medicine in him. I got him to go out to the bath room 2 times today and he did eat a little at lunch time. He is currently on 6 pills a day and getting him to take the pills is not working out very well. He is like the rest of us, just leave me alone so i can rest... He goes back to the vet in three days for a look at the paw and new bandages. A lot going on for the old guy. We continue following the vets instructions and we will see how things go for the next few days. Hang in there Mr Rocco, we all love ya...
18 Ears...
yep... today was "clean the dog ears day"... well lets just say i am not very popular today. this is not one one the favorite things for the dogs to do. it goes from scarlett who will sit perfectly still to pd who fights you all the way until its over. by far busters ears are the dirtiest. they seem to be getting better but with him always rolling his head in the dirt, its a wonder the aren't worse. sady girl always seems to be the cleanest. all the others fall somewhere in between. well, another 18 ears cleaned and i must say none of us are looking forward to the next cleaning...
Rocco update...
We heard back from the vet's office today. Rocco's blood work came back negative. So... it looks like he is able to move on to the next step, "surgery". We continue giving him his twice a day antibiotic. He doesn't seem to mind, since he gets to take it with an extra snack. We set up the appointment for his surgery. So... Rocco waits, we wait to see what the next couple of weeks will bring.
Rocco Vet Visit...
Well how do the say it? When it rains, it pours.
Rocco was scheduled for his yearly check-up and shots. We scheduled him and took him down on what was actually the hottest day of the year so far. With the AC turned on HIGH, we loaded up in the truck and we were on our way. Rocco is the oldest of all of the dogs and we will share much more about him when it's his turn to be spot-lighted on the front page. We arrived at the vet early and he got updated on 3 of his needed shots. We had noticed a lump on the under part of his paw just a few days ago and we asked the vet to take a look. The vet seems to think it's a tumor and wants to test and remove it. But before he can do anything, they will need to run some other tests to make sure he can handle any kind of surgery. We went ahead and scheduled the work-up tests for next week and we will see what that brings for Rocco's next step.
Scarlett...
PD Vet follow-up...
Took PD back to the vet on Thursday with an empty stomach for her x-rays. The 3 x-rays came back "Negative" with nothing broken or out of place. The vet seems to think after the exam that she has a possible torn ligament on the knee joint. Even after sedation, PD let out a yelp when the vet moved the joint to see if it was the ligament. The vet put her on pain meds and meds for arthritis relief. Got her back home and we will see how she does for a couple more weeks. If no improvement, possible surgery to fix the ligament.
For now, rest, meds and no running for PD...
PD...Vet visit.
Well today was vet day for PD. She has a limp in her right back leg. She doesn't want to put any weight on that leg. We usually wait a couple of weeks with her due to the fact she has a very low tolerance to any kind of pain. With our waiting over and the vet scheduled today was the day. The vet did the exam and of coarse PD was on an adrenal high because she doesn't like going. She was walking and putting weight on the leg. You know, just the opposite of what I was telling the vet. But when she walked the vet saw the little hesitation on putting pressure on the leg. The vet suggested X-ray. To give her the sedative she would have to have an empty stomach. So we rescheduled for Thursday morning. Got PD back home and the limping started again. So we will see what Thursday brings.
Luke...
Or should we say Lukeeee? This seems to be the name we all call him. "Little Lukeeee" comes by his name in size. Low to the ground with short legs, the "little" part fits him well. We first noticed Luke by way of the local news paper. The local shelter was running a weekly ad for adoptions and there he was. Lukes picture gave him a look as if he was smiling for the camera. We would later learn that the way Luke held one side of his mouth made him look like he was smiling. I will try hard to get and post a picture with him doing this. We both just knew that this smiling dog would have no trouble getting adopted. Well as luck would have it, i guess a lot of people may have thought the same thing. One week, two weeks and a third week went by and to our surprise there was Luke and his smile back in the paper. No one had adopted him.
Tornado?
wow, what a long night. tornado warnings and two spotted in our area over night. one tornado was just to the west of us about 4 miles. the second one was to the east of us about 2 miles. so as you might imagine, the emergency drill got a real life test last night. once the emergency weather monitor went off around 11:00 pm and our daughter made sure we knew about the tornado warning we put our emergency dog plan in to effect. we got all of the dogs out of their pens and down to the basement creates safe area. all went well with only rocco having a wetting accident. a few news papers later and we got the mess cleaned up. luckily our power never went off and the ac kept pumping out the cool air on this very humid night. well with all this going on i ended staying up all night. got everything put back up and found a few things we need to change in our plan before the next emergency. all of our dogs are now sleeping after a long nights adventure. sounds like a good idea for me...
Bath Day....
O...NO... Bath Day....
as you might have gathered, bath day is not very popular at all. P.D., Miss Daisy and Sassy Doo got baths today. I am officially on the BAD list. well at least for these three right now. but hey, the fresh scent of lavender seems to do a little calming trick. all three are now wagging tails back at me...
as you might have gathered, bath day is not very popular at all. P.D., Miss Daisy and Sassy Doo got baths today. I am officially on the BAD list. well at least for these three right now. but hey, the fresh scent of lavender seems to do a little calming trick. all three are now wagging tails back at me...
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