![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Smudge is home!
Jul. 4th, 2013 02:59 pmLittle Smudge is also home. ( Read more... )
Smudge and Nutmeg - update
Jul. 1st, 2013 10:09 pmIt's been a very busy few days... On the puppies' first night, I slept in the lounge on the sofa so that I could keep an eye on them. I went out with a torch when toileting them at 2am to make sure that they didn't have blood in their stool.
They were poorly when they arrived but their stools firmed up in the short time they were with us and they also had excellent appetites and were very lively and attentive - showing no signs of illness at all. We had them vet checked upon arrival in Canberra. We had warned the vet then that they were high risk pups so made sure that we waited outside and didn't touch anything etc. They were totally fine then - good temperature, no alarming signs. We were going to wait for the weekend to pass before vaccinating to make sure they were stable.
Late on Saturday evening (29 June), without any warning, Smudge threw up four times and then lost interest in food and became listless so we took her to the vet immediately. To our horror, although not surprise, we were told that she had a very bad strain of parvo.
The vet told us that that they were both in relatively good condition for dogs with parvo because he usually only saw them when the disease was more advanced - but the prognosis still wasn't very good. ( Read more... )
They were poorly when they arrived but their stools firmed up in the short time they were with us and they also had excellent appetites and were very lively and attentive - showing no signs of illness at all. We had them vet checked upon arrival in Canberra. We had warned the vet then that they were high risk pups so made sure that we waited outside and didn't touch anything etc. They were totally fine then - good temperature, no alarming signs. We were going to wait for the weekend to pass before vaccinating to make sure they were stable.
Late on Saturday evening (29 June), without any warning, Smudge threw up four times and then lost interest in food and became listless so we took her to the vet immediately. To our horror, although not surprise, we were told that she had a very bad strain of parvo.
The vet told us that that they were both in relatively good condition for dogs with parvo because he usually only saw them when the disease was more advanced - but the prognosis still wasn't very good. ( Read more... )
We were quite worried about their health because some of the other puppies from the same litter were falling ill with symptoms that could be parvo.
We won't know for another 13 days for sure, but so far, so good. Both dogs had runny poo at first and I was worried about Nutmeg's lethargy, but today they both seem very perky and they are eating very well and their poos are solid. ( Read more... )
We won't know for another 13 days for sure, but so far, so good. Both dogs had runny poo at first and I was worried about Nutmeg's lethargy, but today they both seem very perky and they are eating very well and their poos are solid. ( Read more... )
Meet Smudge and Nutmeg: Day 1
Jun. 28th, 2013 05:33 pmThey are in quarantine right now but in two weeks time will get to play with Elbie, Hoover and Dodge. :) ( Read more... )
We don't know which ones yet, but it will be two out of this bunch of cuties. They appear to be Border Collie x Cattle Dog with perhaps a pinch of Kelpie :)
I have been trying to prepare a list of names that aren't already overused. ( Read more... )
I have been trying to prepare a list of names that aren't already overused. ( Read more... )
