Giz/Emma and everyones pets on the board

Rescues around here do not necessarily operate the same way as Humane Societies.

• Some rescues are very stringent with home visits and all kinds of other requirements - and I have no idea how they adopt any animal out,
  
• Some require that you foster first before adopting (the animal is still legally theirs until adoption),
  
• Some just call your vet,
  
• and some are more relaxed.

With some rescues, it depends on the animal itself as to how they adopt - especially with existing medical conditions, abuse victims, or behavioral issues. Also, as a condition of adoption, most rescues require that if things don't work out, that you have to bring the animal back to them. They do not want to see them back (they have failed the animal and put them under more stress, so they work hard to find the right fits. I can see where sometimes that gets in their way and they miss some great opportunities.

Oh yeah, in this part of the Northeast a lot of places bring the animals from down south or out west - selecting from kill shelters and disaster areas. We do not have the huge amount of unwanted puppies/kittens, dogs/cats etc. that some states experience so they can be more stringent in the adoption rules.

 

Feel bad for Blackie


We had to have Linux on pain meds due to her spinal calcification. Had to quickly reduce the dosage so that she wasn't in pain, but not nearly comatose.

 

Keep Blackie as comfortable as possible. Tough when they can't tell you what or how they are feeling. Good luck WW and Blackie.

 

Man, sorry to hear that Heidi. Hang in there.

 

At this point, whatever it takes for him to take his meds and eat. Specialty diets don't work if he won't take it in.

 

Shadow is wearing the cone of shame right now as she has licked her back paw raw between the pads. I have looked and can't see a sliver or anything else embedded in her paw. Keeping a sock on it is going to be quite a struggle even with the cone. I think the cone needs to be about 2 inches longer but at least she can't lick it if the sock gets pulled off.

 

Could be something as insignificant as a mosquito bite that is irritating poor Shadow. Hope she gets over the shame of the cone

 

I think she may have gotten a cut and then licked it so hard, it is now raw.

 

Oliver suffers from skin lesions/hot spots, I can usually keep them under control if I see them early enough with gentamicin spray, if they get away from me sometimes he has to go on an oral antibiotic and or prednisone

Gentamicin / Betamethasone (Generic) Topical Spray for Dogs, 60-mL - Chewy.com

 

a bit of humor

 

Very possible that Blackie became tolerant to the meds, sounds like bringing him back up to full dosage was a good move. Glad he is letting you help.

I had a dog I carried up and down the stairs for a year - took him a while to accept that but I guess he got tired of sliding down the stairs when his legs gave out. He was okay walking/standing, just could no longer do the stairs.

 

Shadow's paw is healing. She is learning to cope with the cone of shame. I may keep it on for one more day. She can reach the paw but she is not able to really get at it. They are staying home today so I think we will leave it on her.

 

Mrs Titan didnt have much fun today. Chipped and the big snip snip went fine and he's just a little whacked out on dope still.

 

Misses shepherd is same way looses her sense