Turtle Gardens Animal Rescue

When momma dogs come in just before whelping, we often don’t have any history of their lives before arrival. Yeta was so matted I was sure she could not be bred – never underestimate the power of sexual hormones! Yeta had 3 puppies 4 days after arrival – one day before her scheduled spay. Her discharge was very discolored so i knew she had an infection. A quick call for antibiotic (which one/dosage/frequency etc) and she was quickly started but not in time for the smallest – we lost the chocolate baby. Yeta is eating well and actually gaining weight! Relief for this mom and litter. The two female babies are thriving – doubled in weight. They are 6 days old.

Gressie looked fine but she must of been harboring an infection. She ate well in the morning as did her babies (who had 12 days had tripled in size), normal poops, and normal going outside, coming to me for pats and sleeping on the kuranda bed beside her x-pen – her favorite spot to watch her babes. last night one pup started keening. Nothing I did soothed him. By morning the biggest pup – a female was also keening. Gressie wouldn’t eat. Again a call to our vets got her started on antibiotics. They found someone to deliver meds for the pups – too late for the two biggest babes. The three smaller ones have had liquid antibiotics – mom has had two doses. The 3 are nursing again and Gressie is eating. So far
everyone is ok but who knows what else could happen. Puppies are such a heartbreak. Both moms have infections. They were thin on arrival. Both whelped normally. Both fed their babes – Yeta increased her milk flow after her antibiotics. Gressie always had a lot of milk – maybe too much! Hopefully they will recover with the antibiotics. We will monitor them and keep in touch with our vets. If any are unwell tomorrow all will be taken in to our vets – one hour in and one hour out. The bigger pups are scheduled for their vaccination and check ups tomorrow. Puppies arr expensive to raise and vaccinate/worm etc. They will need two vaccines before adoption and their neuters too. Dr Martin has confirmed that they can be neutered at 3 months! How cool is that!

And now some updates!!

First Victor – my special bullie boy – he had taken King’s spot!
Victor is doing awesome. He is such a gentle giant with really good manners. He has started to “talk” to us. It’s actually very endearing. My girlfriend was terrified before he came and now she is his biggest fan. He is so affectionate with all of us. I can totally understand how you could miss him. He is a total sweetie pie!
Connie

Then Duchess now Sidney whose family are Penguin Fans!!

Hi Yvette

Here is a pic of Sidney Crosby the amazing wonderful super dog
with her Stanley Cup. She is really happy the Penguins won!

She has been such a great dog. She has a good sit/stay and
it’s an excellent sit/stay if we are holding a piece of cheese! Now we
are working on a solid down. She heels like a dream. In fact, she
doesn’t really need a leash because she stays so close. She is very
reliable on her house training. She has claimed the bottom bunk and
when we say it’s bed time – she is the first one to bed!! Her coat has
become a super glossy black … maybe from all the petting she’s been
getting! She let me trim her nails yesterday with no fuss. We don’t
have a single bad thing to say.

So we want to say thanks again for the gift of Sidney. She’s warmed
our hearts and brought us a Stanley Cup! Yeah!

Lori and the Baileys

And wonderful Gunnar aka Enzo:
Hi Nana Yvette,

It’s Enzo here. I’m with my mom at work today and I thought I would take advantage of some quiet time to send you a quick note. My mom says I am doing just wonderful. I have been to work with her two days this week, and everyone loves me! I am a very mellow doggie when we are at work, and I just hang out at her desk with my toys and wait for someone to walk by so I can roll over on my back and show them my soft tummy. I haven’t been too exposed to other doggies yet as the three times we have gone to the dog park here at work there haven’t been too many dogs out playing. The people here are amazed at how well I hop around, and go up and down the stairs! I have started to eat more food, although I think my mom’s taste in kibble isn’t the best. She is great at brushing me and giving me lots of yummy treats however. I already know sit, stay, lay down, and I am working on heel, and leave it. I am such a smart boy! I will be introduced to my new dog sister this weekend, as my mom wanted to wait to introduce us until I get fully settled. (She is staying at her grandparents’.) I hope you are doing well, I hear you have quite a few puppies around Turtle Gardens, I bet they keep you busy. Thank you so much for being my guardian angel and for taking me in when no one else cared, I am eternally grateful.

And Little Levi:

Dear Yvette and Dave

Levi the dog is awesome! He instantly bonded with me and is already off leash (on trails and places with no cars). He is great with all the other dogs we’ve met and with children. We spent 2 days camping and hiking around the island and I am so happy with him. He is very athletic but never runs away (just runs along!) I think he is still a little confused as to what is “home” because as soon as we arrived back on the mainland, we had to go to work the next day. He was great at the museum and everybody loved him. Now we will settle into our regular routine and I think he will realize which place is his home. (He is probably just happy to realize that I don’t actually live in a hippy van!)
He didn’t really eat for 2 days and finally I mixed in some real meat with his dry food which he scarfed down. I am sure it is just nerves but I think he could stand to gain a pound or two.
Thank-you so much for your careful matching. I am very happy with my almost “no effort” dog. I had a lot of time to plan for him and I came into the situation with a few strict rules which I enacted as soon as we met (like where he sits in the car and eating from his own bowl etc.) It has gone very smoothly. My only point that I will try to work with him on is slowly weaning him away from me all the time. Luckily he got along great with that little Laberdoodle we arrived with and he will go over there every few days for some babysitting. I just want to be able to leave him alone every now and then for a few hours. Other then that I am so happy!
Thank You so much. I will send some photos soon.
Sincerely,
Jennifer

And last Lola’s family in Seattle:

Hi Yvette,

I wanted to let you know how pleased we are with Lola. She is a lovely dog. We love her. She’s obviously been well taken care of, and loves people and other dogs just as you said she would. It looks like she’s going to work out great.

Thanks so much,
Alexandra

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