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Happy 16 weeks and 17 weeks!
This week has been a very hard week for us here. Monday we rushed our little Daschund/Terrier girl to the vet as she was throwing up blood. The vet ran blood tests and did some x-rays, kidney failure and obstructions were ruled out but she had dangerously low blood platelets, less than 5000. Normal is 165,000 – 500,000 and dangerous is considered under 30,000, she was lucky to be alive! When they get low, they are in danger of a spontaneous bleed out which is what she was starting as she was bleeding under her gums and into her stomach area. They put her IV’s and antibiotics and we were told she would be spending the night.
Tuesday we checked in and they were doing more blood work and testing to see if she had gotten into something toxic. That was ruled out and they were also testing for Cancer. Another night at the vets.
Wednesday I called and her platelets were up but only to about 16,000 and they wanted to keep her until Friday. So far, negative for cancer. They were suspecting an Auto Immune Disorder where the body attacks the blood cells. They also wanted to run some other tests. I was quite depressed and worried that she might not pull through all this. I also did not like thinking that poor Xandy thought we had deserted her at the vets so I called and asked if I could visit and take her for a walk.
I arrived at the vet and I was told I could take her for a very small walk nothing stressful. Xandy was quite excited to see me and I was her too, to the point of tears. My poor Xandy girl! She is 11 years old and one of my old rescue dogs. I took her for a small walk and then carried her around for a bit. Then I let her say hi to the Doodles in the car that also came to visit. I took her back in and brought some stuff from home; a blanket, a comfort toy, and some of her biscuits.
Thursday I called and was told she was off the IV, blood platelets up but still too low to come home. She was eating, resting, and peeing fine. So we had our fingers crossed all was going to be well. Still no definite diagnosis.
Friday we called right away in the morning and were told they still needed to check her platelets, were waiting for some lab work to come in and they would call us later. It got later and later, and finally after 3 PM they called and said we could bring her home and to pick her up after 4:30. Yea! We finished what we were doing and headed over there!
The vet said us that she tested positive for a very rare tick disease and they wanted to run another blood test to verify that, as it was pretty rare. They sent home medicines for that and for the Auto Immune Disorder, which is what she felt that, was the strongest diagnosis and a doggy type of Pepto bismal to help buffer her stomach because of all the bleeding earlier. We still need to keep a close eye on her, keep her quiet, and she goes back next week to have her platelets checked. So still not out of the woods but we are feeling more optimistic over her!
During this week, I realized I did not have any recent pictures of Xandy, so I took some of her too!
Meantime the puppies have been quite busy! I had bought some extra kennels so we spent part of this week with each puppy in their own kennel. Most did just fine but a couple protested being away from their furry little comfort buddies. I gave them teddy bears to help which they shook up and one got a bit shredded. They have been stealing them from kennel to kennel and racing around the room with them!
Friday the puppies went on their first field trip! I took them with me when I went up to the gym to drop my daughter off. One by one, they went on a tour of the parking lot and into the gym. They were not so sure, what to make of all the crazy kids running around but for their first trip out they did great! Each one went potty on command and then did their sits and downs in the gym. The kids enjoyed saying HI to them and getting to pet the puppies! One coach was funny, as he didn’t realize I was walking in with a different dog each time and thought it was the same dog and kept wondering why the kids couldn’t keep the name straight and one little girl insisted it was a girl puppy when the one he met was a boy puppy!
We had one little incident out in the parking lot when I was putting one puppy back to get another and Weston jumped out! I grabbed him, but missed but that caused a mass exit of all the puppies! Yikes! I am sure it was quite comical seeing all the puppies diving out and me scrabbling to grab them and missing! I grabbed the puppy on leash and tossed him in. Turned around and called “Puppy, puppy, come!” and bless their little hearts if they did not turn around and come running! I managed to scoop up two more while the other two ran back to the little field by the gym. I called one of them, he came running, and I got him in the car. Leaving just Anastasia who I then called and she came running! Good Puppies! However, after that, I had the puppy being exchanged, off the leash, in my arms, and ready to push into the car and keep the other puppies from escaping again!
Earlier Friday the puppies had a grooming session and this time instead of waiting until they were all done, I did pictures as I finished each one. However, I did not get Weston done until today as I ran out of time!
Mr. Dugan! AKA Red Boy!
Mr. Jasper! AKA Blue Boy
This one the flash did not go off but it was one of my favorites!
Mr. Darwin! AKA Green Boy!
This is our gorgeous caramel color! This is considered a rare Labradoodle color and is one of our favorites. They are considered a caramel with their liver colored noses, amber eyes, and rich color like a caramel.
Missy Anastasia! AKA Pink Girl
Mr. Weston! AKA Ting’s Blue Boy!
This week has been a very hard week for us here. Monday we rushed our little Daschund/Terrier girl to the vet as she was throwing up blood. The vet ran blood tests and did some x-rays, kidney failure and obstructions were ruled out but she had dangerously low blood platelets, less than 5000. Normal is 165,000 – 500,000 and dangerous is considered under 30,000, she was lucky to be alive! When they get low, they are in danger of a spontaneous bleed out which is what she was starting as she was bleeding under her gums and into her stomach area. They put her IV’s and antibiotics and we were told she would be spending the night.
Tuesday we checked in and they were doing more blood work and testing to see if she had gotten into something toxic. That was ruled out and they were also testing for Cancer. Another night at the vets.
Wednesday I called and her platelets were up but only to about 16,000 and they wanted to keep her until Friday. So far, negative for cancer. They were suspecting an Auto Immune Disorder where the body attacks the blood cells. They also wanted to run some other tests. I was quite depressed and worried that she might not pull through all this. I also did not like thinking that poor Xandy thought we had deserted her at the vets so I called and asked if I could visit and take her for a walk.
I arrived at the vet and I was told I could take her for a very small walk nothing stressful. Xandy was quite excited to see me and I was her too, to the point of tears. My poor Xandy girl! She is 11 years old and one of my old rescue dogs. I took her for a small walk and then carried her around for a bit. Then I let her say hi to the Doodles in the car that also came to visit. I took her back in and brought some stuff from home; a blanket, a comfort toy, and some of her biscuits.
Thursday I called and was told she was off the IV, blood platelets up but still too low to come home. She was eating, resting, and peeing fine. So we had our fingers crossed all was going to be well. Still no definite diagnosis.
Friday we called right away in the morning and were told they still needed to check her platelets, were waiting for some lab work to come in and they would call us later. It got later and later, and finally after 3 PM they called and said we could bring her home and to pick her up after 4:30. Yea! We finished what we were doing and headed over there!
The vet said us that she tested positive for a very rare tick disease and they wanted to run another blood test to verify that, as it was pretty rare. They sent home medicines for that and for the Auto Immune Disorder, which is what she felt that, was the strongest diagnosis and a doggy type of Pepto bismal to help buffer her stomach because of all the bleeding earlier. We still need to keep a close eye on her, keep her quiet, and she goes back next week to have her platelets checked. So still not out of the woods but we are feeling more optimistic over her!
During this week, I realized I did not have any recent pictures of Xandy, so I took some of her too!
Meantime the puppies have been quite busy! I had bought some extra kennels so we spent part of this week with each puppy in their own kennel. Most did just fine but a couple protested being away from their furry little comfort buddies. I gave them teddy bears to help which they shook up and one got a bit shredded. They have been stealing them from kennel to kennel and racing around the room with them!
Friday the puppies went on their first field trip! I took them with me when I went up to the gym to drop my daughter off. One by one, they went on a tour of the parking lot and into the gym. They were not so sure, what to make of all the crazy kids running around but for their first trip out they did great! Each one went potty on command and then did their sits and downs in the gym. The kids enjoyed saying HI to them and getting to pet the puppies! One coach was funny, as he didn’t realize I was walking in with a different dog each time and thought it was the same dog and kept wondering why the kids couldn’t keep the name straight and one little girl insisted it was a girl puppy when the one he met was a boy puppy!
We had one little incident out in the parking lot when I was putting one puppy back to get another and Weston jumped out! I grabbed him, but missed but that caused a mass exit of all the puppies! Yikes! I am sure it was quite comical seeing all the puppies diving out and me scrabbling to grab them and missing! I grabbed the puppy on leash and tossed him in. Turned around and called “Puppy, puppy, come!” and bless their little hearts if they did not turn around and come running! I managed to scoop up two more while the other two ran back to the little field by the gym. I called one of them, he came running, and I got him in the car. Leaving just Anastasia who I then called and she came running! Good Puppies! However, after that, I had the puppy being exchanged, off the leash, in my arms, and ready to push into the car and keep the other puppies from escaping again!
Earlier Friday the puppies had a grooming session and this time instead of waiting until they were all done, I did pictures as I finished each one. However, I did not get Weston done until today as I ran out of time!
Mr. Dugan! AKA Red Boy!
Mr. Jasper! AKA Blue Boy
This one the flash did not go off but it was one of my favorites!
Mr. Darwin! AKA Green Boy!
This is our gorgeous caramel color! This is considered a rare Labradoodle color and is one of our favorites. They are considered a caramel with their liver colored noses, amber eyes, and rich color like a caramel.
Missy Anastasia! AKA Pink Girl
Mr. Weston! AKA Ting’s Blue Boy!
