Turtle Gardens Animal Rescue

There is a reason why I say I don’t like puppies. In my 20 years of Turtle Gardens I have seen 1 in every 5 litters of mommies that is heavily pregnant upon arrival has genetic or infection issues that affect the viability of the litters. The puppies fade and die. Sometimes one or two sometimes all of them. Usually the pups grow for a week or 10 days then just when I think all is good – they fade and die. There is little that seem to help – not antibiotics, electrolytes by mouth or subcutaneous, pain medication, diarrhea meds for cramping, probiotics – nothing will keep alive any pups who start the keening – 5 hours later, they are dead. They are still plump and soft. They look ok. But just an empty shell – the life force is gone. Gressie grieved. I left her last one with her for a day just so she would know they were all gone. When she finally went outside he was removed and buried with the others. Gressie follows me, sits on my lap when I sit down and lays her head on my knee while I am at my desk. She is going to be a wonderful companion for a lucky person.

Just so you know – Yeta and her two Holstein colored pups are fine so far. They are now 17 days old – 4 days younger than the others. I am not going to jinx them by taking their pictures. When they are eating on their own – I will post their cute little fluffy faces. And heal the empty space in my heart.

Maggie was spayed on Friday. I knew there was something wrong with her skin – she has so many marks from minor scuffles and even from feet! Several of my teenagers like to play with their feet – they hit the other dogs with their front feet. Poor Maggie has tears on her flanks from Birch’s feet!!! If she runs into the post by the fence – she has a split in her skin. So I phoned the clinic the day before her appointment to mention my concern. Maggie has a genetic disorder called – Cutaneous Asthenia. She also has narrowed nostrils – she snores!! Very very loudly – it could be rectified with surgery – something to think about. She has mild entropion in one eye. She has a yeast infection in her ears – they are very small, curled, thickened so will be a continual problem. She also needs her face wrinkles cleaned daily and between her toes – all sharpei predispositions. She will need a very special home and she needs a quieter home than here – or perhaps a t-shirt to protect her skin. Mind you it is very hot lately – so she may not want to wear clothing. She is lying in front of the big fan – thank you Cynda for the fans – the dogs and humans vie for places in the path of that cooling breeze. Our vets found her very nice to work with – she likes people. They also said she was a “tough” dog – she was up after surgery in minutes!! And ready to go! So – what to do about Maggie?

An update from Little Jack!

hi guys!!
Jack is doing great,hes a very happy spoiled but well behaved little guy that we just have a blast with.Jack loves running on the beach every day with his best pooch friend zephyer, he also loves swimming at the lake.he has a little separation anxiety but every day grows more confident that we are not going to leave him somewhere,hes so cute we just love him so much and he is very happy to be with us and loves us back.I will send some photos soon .thank you very much for everything,love kane jen and jack.

A wonderful fundraiser Idea!
Hi Yvette,

I always check the “This Day Last Year” link on the blog, and today’s
gave me a fundraising thought. June 10, 2008 includes the info that
it was spay day for Nonie. It occurred to me that if each of us
lucky TG dog “pack leaders” were to save up over the year, we could
do an annual “thanks for the speuter” donation, and set in motion a
sort of speuter chain from each of our dogs to the next ones needing
it. It could help with the vet bills, or support the spay/neuter
program, or whatever.

When you think that all our dogs come to us already speutered, it is
an expense that none of us bear ourselves- and if we had to do it
here in the city, it would be quite a lot more than $50.

Another possibility is a reverse birthday gift, where we send a
donation in honour of our furry darling’s “rebirth” with us.

I realize that this is only fundraising within ourselves, but it’s a
thought. If you like it, please put it on the blog. Caili agrees
with me, by the way.

Barb

I want to thank everyone who have been voting – We are up again – your tremendous support is overwhelming and appreciated – we are #3 in Canada and #2 in BC – How cool is that!!
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