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Puppies (2)

If any of our LDR friends have a refurbished IV pump just hanging around a spare closet or in the garage, or if you're using it as a hat rack because you don't know what to do with it, we sure could make good use of it. Dr. Mabley has been unbelievably generous with his pumps, but we sure don't want to take advantage of his generosity. Right now, we're using a Baxter Flo-Guard  6200 Infusion Pump. We are a 501 (c) (3) and any donation is tax deductible.

WE GOT IT!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to Barbara MacDougall of Dominguez Hills, who donated the money for us to purchase a  refurbished pump!!!
Click here to read why LDR is important to Barbara!!

Thursday Noon
     
She's kept everything down. So far, so good.
The heartbreaking part of this whole thing, is watching the 2 of these little birds. We tried to separate them at the start of this, and it was so sad. They both howled and cried. Blue girl was so stressed, that we decided we couldn't keep them apart. Now, although there's an ex pen between them to keep the IV tubing from being tangled, they still cuddle up, and stay together most of the time. Love heals, you know...
The  blue wrap around her leg is a splint. This is so that she can't bend her leg. Her veins are so tiny that when she bends her leg, the fluids can't get through and the infusion pump becomes angry.

Thursday Evening

Well, we have good news and bad news. Our little Pink girl is now on IV. We Took her in to Arbor today and they gave her a plasma transfusion, which will give her the extra proteins and antibodies that she seems to be lacking. We're hopeful that we're nipping this in the bud before she's critical.

The good news is when we got home, our little Blue Bird wagged her tail and was happy to see us. This may not sound like much, but this little girls was SOOOOOOO social before she got sick, and hasn't even noticed anyone's been in the room the last few days. She's still not interested in food or water, but the IV fluids will take care of her in that respect. We're encouraged.

Friday Morning
Our Blue bird took a bite of food today!!!!!!!!!!!! She's still quite down, but we're on our way to recovery.
Pink Girl is holding her own. She's not as sick as the others have been, so we don't feel that it's going to be as difficult to bring her back. All the prayers and good wishes are helping. Thank you all for all your love and support.

Friday Evening
Blue girl is feeling better and better. She's eating very small amounts and has kept it down most of the day. If all goes well tonight and she continues to eat and drink, her IV will be removed tomorrow. We never thought we'd be so excited cooking plain, boring chicken and rice!!
Her biggest problem now, is that she wants to be carried, loved and snuggled 24/7. We don't mind at all!!

Saturday Afternoon
BINGO!!!!!!! Today has been wonderful. Our Blue girl had her IV removed today, because she's eating, drinking, and doing the normal things she's supposed to do after she eats. I'm sure that in most other households, you all don't get quite as excited as we do, about a nice poop!!! :-))
PinkyBird's transfusion kicked in and WOW!!! What a difference. Of course, she wasn't as sick as the other girls, so she's bounced back a lot faster and with a vengeance. Eating, drinking, PLAYING, singing and dancing!!! We actually tried to put them together, but Pinky got so excited, she overwhelmed Blue Girl. So, for another 24 to 48 hours, we'll keep them next to each other, but separated.
Dr. Andrew has made himself available to us all weekend, if we need him, but we're very encouraged that they're getting stronger by the hour.
Now that we're sure they're going to survive, we need to name them. HMMMM????

Sunday Afternoon

Our new girls are now known as Hope and Faith!!  Today, they were able to play together and what an absolute joy they are to watch! These two little 3 pound, Malti Poo girls are adorable. Hope, Blue Girl, has the biggest, saddest brown eyes. She LIVES for being carried around and snuggled. She'd much rather be with people than with dogs. Faith, our little Pinky girl, loves people, but she also LOVES to play. It amazes us to see how well socialized and loving these little girls are, after all they've been through. It felt to us that every time we picked them up, we were either shoving meds into their mouths, or sticking them with needles. Animals are truly amazing. All they feel for us is love. When we go to them, they both scream out "PICK ME ...PICK ME". What a pleasure they both are!
As I was trying to explain to them that they need to stay quiet and warm for just a few more days, they blew past me, running down the hall, with Francois' sock in their mouths, going about 40 MPH.   HMMM....don't think this quiet thing's gonna work very well.

Tuesday Feb. 28
Faith and Hope are doing so very well today. They spend their days eating, playing hard, sleeping, eating, playing hard and sleeping again. They're happy, silly, wonderfully affectionate little stinkers!! They will have their second set of vaccinations tomorrow and we hope to have them available for their new forever homes, by Sunday, March 5, when they will be 8 weeks old.
If you're interested in adopting one of our little birds, please fill out an application. Because these girls are so young, we are looking for homes where someone is home all or most of the day. They're normal healthy  puppies now and will need housebreaking and training and they have asked us to find a home where they won't be left alone all day. We are also looking for homes that are close to us, because they will need to come back in a month or so, to be spayed and microchipped. They will be spayed by Dr. Andrew at  Arbor Animal Hospital, in Irvine.
 

Our babies both have pending adoptions. We'll have pictures of them on Sunday with their new families.
We asked Dr. Andrew today if he knew that  a Malti Poo puppy can run at speeds over 40 MPH with underpants in its mouth, being chased by a naked man?? Well, I know it's true because I witnessed it!!!!
Yep, they're in great shape!!!

3/5
ADOPTED!!!!
Our girls have gone home!!!