There have been some changes in our house over the past couple of weeks. I've waited to post due to the fact that this is a public forum and the safety of these animals is the most important thing.
We no longer have Ava.
It was an incredibly difficult decision but we had to re-home her. The owners that she was rescued from lived way too close to us and it just wasn't safe for her to be here anymore. We found her a home much further away and it's an excellent home and she is safe and loved... and very spoiled!
We also just recently rescued two more puppies from a very bad situation. They are brother and sister Pit Bull mixes, they are 13 weeks old now. They were kept in a crate 24/7 and fed every few days. The little girl is in pretty good shape despite it all, she's very thin but otherwise in great health. We think that she avoided the skin issues by laying on top of her brother while in the crate.
The little boy has had a very rough time of it though. He has burns/sores on his entire body from laying in his own urine and feces. To top it all off, he's severely allergic to fleas and was covered in them. He's also extremely underweight. The first day we thought we would lose him. He was having seizures every few minutes during a 24 hour period. The cause of the seizures is still unknown, but he hasn't had another since. That first day, he was very unresponsive. The next day he was more aware but seemed to have suffered some possible brain damage from the seizures, could not stand or walk and no way could he eat or drink. He was kept comfortable and on medications. We almost had him put to sleep, because we really didn't think that he would survive. But he showed us that he has a TREMENDOUS desire to live, so we decided that if he wanted to keep fighting we'd keep fighting with him.
Two days after the seizures, he started to walk again. Three days after, he started to eat and drink on his own. Now he is eating, drinking, and playing. He still is wobbly and gets confused sometimes, and the vet says he may always have that as side effects of those seizures. He's here at home now with his sister and doing pretty well considering. He's on several medications, topical sprays and ointments, and oatmeal baths to help his skin heal. It will be a long road to recovery, but he's making progress.
So that's what's been going on in our house lately. Oh, and in other news, we're finally building a house of our own which will give us even more space to be able to rescue/foster more!
We no longer have Ava.
It was an incredibly difficult decision but we had to re-home her. The owners that she was rescued from lived way too close to us and it just wasn't safe for her to be here anymore. We found her a home much further away and it's an excellent home and she is safe and loved... and very spoiled! We also just recently rescued two more puppies from a very bad situation. They are brother and sister Pit Bull mixes, they are 13 weeks old now. They were kept in a crate 24/7 and fed every few days. The little girl is in pretty good shape despite it all, she's very thin but otherwise in great health. We think that she avoided the skin issues by laying on top of her brother while in the crate.
The little boy has had a very rough time of it though. He has burns/sores on his entire body from laying in his own urine and feces. To top it all off, he's severely allergic to fleas and was covered in them. He's also extremely underweight. The first day we thought we would lose him. He was having seizures every few minutes during a 24 hour period. The cause of the seizures is still unknown, but he hasn't had another since. That first day, he was very unresponsive. The next day he was more aware but seemed to have suffered some possible brain damage from the seizures, could not stand or walk and no way could he eat or drink. He was kept comfortable and on medications. We almost had him put to sleep, because we really didn't think that he would survive. But he showed us that he has a TREMENDOUS desire to live, so we decided that if he wanted to keep fighting we'd keep fighting with him.
Two days after the seizures, he started to walk again. Three days after, he started to eat and drink on his own. Now he is eating, drinking, and playing. He still is wobbly and gets confused sometimes, and the vet says he may always have that as side effects of those seizures. He's here at home now with his sister and doing pretty well considering. He's on several medications, topical sprays and ointments, and oatmeal baths to help his skin heal. It will be a long road to recovery, but he's making progress.
So that's what's been going on in our house lately. Oh, and in other news, we're finally building a house of our own which will give us even more space to be able to rescue/foster more!
