Just some short videos of the more active members of the household this morning. The senior cats and dog are mostly sleeping, but the younger members and fosters are busy, busy, busy. A fellow blogger reminded me about snuffle mats, and I have one, so gave Bucky a few minutes of something fun to do.…Read more »
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The Fosters: Bucky and Progress!
Posted by in dogs I think the new antibiotic, and the laser treatment, and the anti-inflammatory are finally doing their thing for Bucky. This may not look like much to you, but it is HUGE for him. He is finally letting the foot that had surgery at least tap the ground sometimes, rather than holding it completely off the…Read more »
The Fosters: Bucky’s Zig Zag Road
Posted by in dogs Bucky’s road to recovery continues to be a challenge. We met with his rehab vet today for the first time, which was very helpful. His surgeon is a 40 minute drive each way, which is a challenge for our schedules, and his rehab vet is a 10 minute drive. I really enjoyed meeting her, and…Read more »
The Fosters: Goose and Sugar Publicity Photos
Posted by in cats Huck and Raz already have a wonderful couple ready to adopt them when ready. but I need some photos of Goose and Sugar for the website when they are ready to be posted. Never an easy task with busy kittens in a room with less than optimum light and no artificial sources, but we got…Read more »
The Fosters: Bucky’s Road to Recovery
Posted by in dogs The road to recovery, after a big surgery, is rarely a straight one. Bucky is no exception. He was doing fabulously the first 4 or 5 days of recovery. The tendons in his leg were stretching back out and nearly reached the ground. He wasn’t putting any weight on his back leg, but it would…Read more »
The Fosters: Bucky, Creativity, and the start of Manners
Posted by in dogs Bucky is several days post-surgery now, and doing well. He is quite the howler at times when he isn’t happy being in the crate but this is sooooo hard for a puppy. He is starting to learn that howling gets him nothing at all, that being quiet gets a treat, but I’m not expecting that…Read more »
The Fosters: The Episode in Which the Berry Kittens Mess with my Head
Posted by in cats With kittens there are all sorts of small mishaps. Once they’ve started playing with each other it isn’t unusual for an eye to get a little claw, and a variety of other small adventures. Yesterday Raz’s eye was watery and runny and I went to get my eye ointment that I’m comfortable applying without asking…Read more »
The Fosters: Bucky’s surgery, and DNA results
Posted by in dogs Bucky’s surgery was Thursday evening and, as is true with folks who go to hospitals too, Bucky was home the next day. Hospitals, whether human or critter, don’t keep patients a moment longer than need be. Bucky is more comfortable here anyway. He is on total crate rest for six weeks, when we go back…Read more »
The Fosters: Gracie and the Berry Kittens
Posted by in cats Whenever I can, I try to introduce my foster kittens to a dog. If they get comfy with either Gracie or Bodhi it increases the number of possible adopters for them. This group has done remarkably well, very quickly. (And it’s a good enrichment activity for both the kittens and Gracie, an added bonus!) The…Read more »
The Fosters: Crazy Dog Bucky
Posted by in dogs The vet says to keep him walking but not too crazy. Here’s what I’d like to say to the vet: You keep this dog calm!! You’d hardly know he has two broken legs when he’s in motion. When he is still, it is a different matter. But a little speed and momentum and this dog…Read more »
