Showing posts with label Animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animals. Show all posts

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Fetch & Co. I'm Saving One Pup At A Time

So do you all remember my pup!?
Let me refresh your memory!!
Well If you remember him, you may remember that he got really sick in September 2010.
So sick that he almost died.
So sick that they gave him less than a 25% chance to live.
So sick that even if he did live, he would mostly likely have a life span of no longer than one year.
So sick that he lost all movement in his back legs.
So sick that he peed his puppy bed because he couldn't move. 
So sick that he didn't eat or drink water.
So sick that his fever was 106 (dog temps are naturally higher by a couple degrees).
So sick that there was nothing I could do but pray.
He suffered from Lyme Nephritis.
Which is when Lyme Disease is not diagnosed quickly enough and it spreads to the kidneys.
But I prayed and prayed & asked you all to pray and pray for him!
& luckily he survived!
He made it through and his levels are back to 100%
But I will never forget how devestated I was!
Now another bloggers pup is going through another awful ordeal.
Ashley from Adventures of Newlyweds's Yorkie Poo Bella 
is suffering from a Luxating Patella
Here is a blurb from her blog:
"If you are new here you might have no idea what I am talking about so let me fill you in.
Meet Bella. She is my 10 month old yorkiepoo baby.
Over the past few months I had been noticing a small limp developing which turned into a skipping gait.  She wouldn't bear weight on her leg at certain times, and other times would seem fine.
A few days ago, after the limp became pretty severe, we were told that Bella has a luxating patella.
This requires surgery. A very, very expensive surgery.  Upwards of $1,500.00"

Well to help save up the money to save her pup she has come up with an amazing Etsy shop called:
Visit Here
 On her site she sells adorable bracelets, necklaces, mugs, and even Christmas ornaments.
All the proceeds go to fixing baby Bella!!



 As soon as I pick my top faves, I will be ordering!!!
I hope you take some time to check it out.
If you can't order, spread the word!!

xoxo

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Meet My Puppy's Kitten [LONG]

As I previously mentioned in my last post,
my puppy recently got a kitten. 
I know what you all are thinking..
Girl, are you crazy!!??
Lol, perhaps I am. 
Some of you may not know but my cute little 5lb Yorkie, got Lyme Disease last Sepetmeber
He was sick at first, had a rash and was vomiting. My mom brought him to the vet who said he must have had an allergic reaction to something, gave him some cortisone cream and sent him on his way. Well the rash cleared up and the vomiting reduced, but he still was acting depressed and had a decrease in appetite.
Well my mom was going on vacation, so I took my pup to my apartment for a bit to watch him while she was gone. 
He seemed fine when I saw him, a little depressed, but I attributed this to my mom departing.
We went on a walk that afternoon, too show off how cute he was, and every time he would go an run at a bike, a baby carriage, a skateboarder, really anything with wheels, he would throw up... I thought maybe he was choking himself so I carried him and he was fine.
We went to sleep that night and all was good.
I woke up the next morning and called him to come with me to go to the bathroom and he wouldn't get out of bed. 
Attributing this to being sleepy, I picked him up and brought him outside. When I put him down I noticed he couldn't put his left back leg down. I touched his leg and he whined. Of course I was freaking out, I assumed he must have hurt it on our walk the day before. 
I called my mom who said he probably pulled a muscle, and just to let him relax. So I put him in his bed, and got ready for the day, and I notice he was lying in bed not moving at all.. I though this was weird. Even if his leg hurt, he's head would still be active, looking around, barking like always.
Sick wittle puppy!

I brought him water, food, even people food to eat and nothing. At this time, I called my mom freaking out even more saying something had to be wrong. So I drove 3 hours home to my vet (not wanting to bring him somewhere he didn't know). We get to the vet, and I am in tears, but trying to hold it together. I take him into the room and they run tests on him. Take his blood, draw blood the whole nine yards. The vet stated she believed it might be Lyme disease so they took more blood to run tests.
We waited around for the 20 minutes it took to do the Lyme test and I was a wreck the whole time. The Vet comes out and says it is Lyme and that he would be find once he got antibiotics into him. I was relieved that it was something curable but still a mess because this could have been taken care of a week ago when my mom brought him to the vet. 
I get home, and force the little pill into his little mouth and give him some pain meds. I was terrified so I made my brother come over, and curled up with him in his little bed and went to sleep. 
I tried taking him out multiple times but he was too week and tired to move, so unfortunately I woke up in the morning to his bed being filled with piddle.
I continued to try to take him out and got him to pee stand still one time, but he hardly ate and drank anything to go anyways.
The next day I continued to give him meds and try and get him to eat anything, but had very little luck.
So finally that night I caved. He wasn't getting any better, and he was wimpering. So I called my mom on her vacation and told her she needed to come home.
She understood it was serious and said she could be home by noon the next day. 
She finally gets home and I leave to head back to school with high hopes he'll get better. Well not even an hour later she calls me shes taking him back to the Vet because she doesn't think he is getting better. [cue me hysterical].
Then I finally get back to school and she calls me and says "Are you at home". Immediately I know that's not good. So she tells me that the Lyme in my poor puppy has spread to his Kidneys and is now Lyme Nephritis a disease fatal in most dogs. She said they we are gonna try intensive meds [kinda like doggy chemo], but there was only about a 25% chance he would live and I should come say goodbye.
So I drive all the way back, a mess and speeding back home to say goodbye to my puppy, praying for a miracle.
Well someone amazing was watching out for that little doggy and a miracle is what I got!
Within a few days my pup was looking better and the doctor said he moved up to an 80 percent chance of survival and within a week up to 95. 
Now he is doing amazing, and all of his blood work is back to normal!! There is always a chance he could get sick again, as Lyme never goes away but I will Cherish eachhhhh and every single day I have with him.
On to why we got him a kitten: 
About about a month ago, we let my pup outside and my mom was doing some yard work when she noticed a big black dog run from the woods. 
She then saw this big black dog pick up my poor puppy and try to run off with him. 
Luckily my mom scared the beast and he dropped my poor puppy, who was then rushed off to get stitches. 
The cutie patootie is okay now, but was depressed and more afraid and lonely.
Cue Simon Says
[name thanks to my niece.] 
 We rescued this little guy to keep my puppy entertained when we aren't around. 
The two are adorable and the best of friends!!
They are so friggen cute!!!
Soo that is my very long story of my puppies kitten. 
Hope you enjoyed and everyone put their flea and tick stuff on their animals!!
xoxo.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

My Easter Weekend.

So after finally conquering my bags from the long weekend, I found my camera charger.
I don't go home very often due to my hectic schedule, so I decided I would take a couple extra days to go down this past weekend, and boy oh boy am I thankful.
The first night I spent with my mom, just relaxing, playing with my dogs new kitten.
[Yes, I said my dogs new kitten, super long story which I will post about later]
The second night, my fiance came down and we decided to color Easter Eggs because in all his life he has never colored eggs...
[You are probably thinking exactly what I was... WHATTT?]
He had a blast!
Our creations:
Most of the night we relaxed, watched movies and played Super Mario Brothers on the Wii
[which kitten later ate through the cord to]
The next day was my nieces birthday, so we headed over to her little birthday party for some fun!




Lastly,  I finally headed to Lush and got my first item ever!!
I would have bought the whole store, but I limited myself to one item for now!
Porridge Soap


Here is what it says right on Lush:

"Start your day with Porridge."

"Start the day the Goldilocks way with a helping or three of porridge oats. Ideal for sensitive skin; irresistible to everyone else. Oats are soothing for the skin, while orange juice is refreshing. Rise and shine with some delicious porridge."

"It's a nutritious breakfast bar."

"Porridge is a very gentle soap that really helps to care as it cleans. When the oats mix with hot water, they create a calming milk that softens your entire body."

What is your favorite Lush product? 
xoxo.