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Bernie Berlin's dog rescue is in great need of a minimum donation of $10 from several people in order to win a contest to win $50,000 for her dog rescue. Times are tough.. I know.. so only donate if you can afford to at this time! And really ANYTHING helps... $10.00 is just the amount needed to be counted for the contest she is in... You can read all about it on her blog!
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My dear friend Tracy and her sweet daughter Katie are up from Oregon to see the little gal,,, well me too.. but more the little gal!!
It is so nice to see them... the time between visits for us has been way too long....
I don't think I have had to hold baby once since they have been here.. I am just a bit afraid she has been spoiled the last few days getting so much attention :) (that can't happen can it?)
As I type this... the little is sleeping on Tracy's chest :)
Both Tracy and Katie have taken some amazing pictures of Audrey.... of course I can't resist to post a few...
Lucy LOVES her little sister! I just love the one Katie captured of Lucy kissing Audrey! Now how often can you capture a picture like that?
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It is absolutely amazing to see how good Lucy is recovering from her surgery.
She is like a totally different dog! She was SO mellow as a younger pup, and so listless and lethargic.. in retrospect obviously it was because she was so sick... well she is definitely making up time.. she is a new PUPPY.. and PUPPY is exactly what she is! But it is so good to see her with so much energy and life!
We aren't totally out of the woods yet, but if the way she is acting now is any indication on her recovery then I think we are definitely good!
Thank God!
Here are some pics I took today, she gets her predecessor's (Saint Scout) fancy bed. I washed it up real good and explained to her how wonderful her predecessor Scout was and how lucky she is to get his bed.
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So far our prayers have been answered!!!
Lucy's Doc called this morning and she is wagging her tail and eating good...
He said so far so good, and we can pick her up tomorrow!!!!!! Thank GOD!
She is pretty quiet, but its empty here without her! I can't wait to give her a big hug and KISS!!!!
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Lucy went in for sugery this morning at 8am..
We jumped everytime the phone rang... (all too familiar) but the vet called at noon.
He said the surgery went very well. They found a few other circulatory issues with the liver, but what they did do she should be able to live a normal life with a special diet.
The vet was very pleased with how well the specialist did,,, according to him.. his is one of the best interalists for animals on the west coast (thank God!)
The next 4-24 hours are still very crucial. We are still biting our nails.. but are relieved as well to know the surgery itself went good... one hurdle past us..
When Bailey passed away it was after surgery in the 22nd hour... so I am still on edge knowing what we've already been through, but we are giving her the best chance she has.. and that is all we can do now.
I got up this morning at 4am to feed the little Audrey... and when she went down again I laid on the couch.... Lucy fell asleep on my neck... Gosh I love that little furry girl.. it was almost as if to say... "it'll be okay"... so sweet!
I will write more when I know more... it seems as if everyone who comes in contact with this little one (same as my other loves... Bailey and Scout) falls in love with her.... not hard to do.. and she is SOOOOO good with Baby!
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After almost a dozen trips to the vet over the last month because lucy has been sick off and on.. we found out that she has bad liver. Portal Caval Liver Shunt to be exact.
I am so SICK myself over this because she is definitely a part of our family now and we have fallen in love with her even though she is only 4 months old. She tugs on our heartstrings everyday and I just CANNOT bare to loose another dog!
We have weighed the odds, spoken in depth to our vet and specialist and have decided to go through with a very expensive surgery to give her a chance!
She will go in tomorrow morning put her under and do a intravenous dye study to see if the surgery will even work for her, if so... the surgery will be performed the same day.
She needs all the prayers she can get!!!!
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Introducing Miss LUCY LU........
This is the new addition to our family...
I thought it would be a LONGGGG time before we got another dog only because when you have to let go pf them...the heartbreak is so horrid... but after coming home to an EMPTY house day after day for weeks on end.. we just couldn't tolerate it anymore. We were leaving again as soon as we got home because we couldn't bare the fact that Bailey, nor Scout were there anymore to talk to, greet us, love us.. and for us to love them.
We decided a home is not a home for us without a dog. So we have warmly welcomed Miss Lucy Lu into our lives. All the stars must have been aligned just right because she kind of fell into our lap.. and I suppose it was just meant to be.
Although she can NEVER replace my children Bailey and Scout... we now have another we can love in her own way.... not to mention.... I realize now JUST how EASY Bailey and Scout were! :)
She is a firey ball of fur, so innocent, curious, and lots of work.. but well worth it.
She is now 9 weeks old.. and growing and learning so fast... I only hope she is completely trained by the time baby comes :)
To see more pics of her... which are hard to get really because she is always moving if she's not sleeping.. CLICK HERE
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Last Saturday (Aug 11th) started out as normal as normal could be…
Scout woke me up with him nudging my hand and licking it as if to say
“hey Mom.. it’s Saturday lets go do something fun”
I got up, did some chores, fed Scout breakfast which he didn’t eat much of.. and became more and more concerned with him as the day went on.
I could tell he wasn’t feeling up to par, and he was very clingy to both Jeff and I.
By late afternoon I made him some boiled chicken and rice.. to see if he’d eat more, but after an hour it didn’t seem to agree with him.
So I took him out to the living room and napped with him, trying to comfort him.. just thinking he had a little bug and he’d be better by morning. I contemplated bringing him to the vet but by the time I called to get in they were closed. (limited weekend hours)
So we stayed home with him all day, and all night, while he just rested by our side.
He got a million kisses and was treated like the babe he was…we always hated to see him under the weather because he is always the one to make us feel better when we’re not doing so good.
Around Jeff saw something I didn’t (and thank God).. he said his little head flopped funny…he checked on him.. and he was drooling…he called him to get up.. and he couldn’t. Scout couldn’t even stand up.
Jeff got the car, and carried Scout into the back and we were GONE… to the emergency clinic.
The ride would normally only take about 15 min but it seemed like an eternity. I held his head and kissed him the whole way and by the time we got there his head was soaked from my tears…you feel so horrible when something you love so damn much is hurting and there is nothing you can do!
We brought him into the vet and immediately they started him on IV and doing tests..
The veterinarian came into speak with us and explained several things she was looking for main thing being internal bleeding because his blood level was so low.
They started a blood transfusion and she explained she would call with any more information.
The Vet called quite a few times when we got home. Being so upset I wasn’t hearing much, so Jeff was the one to speak to the Vet. I am still not even sure what all transpired on the multiple phone calls…all I know is we told the Vet to do everything possible for our baby, and it was her and a second doctor that told us if we didn’t want him to suffer we needed to just stop. Which is what we did.
We went from a normal Saturday morning… to our worst nightmare Saturday night. It is so unreal how fast life can turn on us.
One thing I do know is that since Bailey died.. there wasn’t one day that went by that I didn’t appreciate Scout. I bet he got at least 100 kisses a day! He was my baby….my Guardian Angel, my lil’ boy, I missed him terribly, but at least he is with his sister…that is one thing that brings comfort to me.
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Words cannot even express at this time how I am feeling..
all I can say is my feelings are raw.. and all too familiar.
I lost my lil man Scout on Saturday night…
not lost like I will find him.. because he was too babied to be out of
my sight for ANY length of time…and we were never out of HIS sight for
any length of time…
But lost as in……. he is no longer on this earth with me (us),
The only thing I can take comfort in right now that he is right next
To his sister Bailey and she is giving him a good bath like she used to, and
They are BOTH happy.
It was sudden, it was unforeseen, and apparently his time, as much as I don’t
Agree with it.
All I know is we did everything humanly possible, and it just wasn’t enough.
When I get the courage, and strength I will post the details, but at this time it
Is just too raw and I am still in total denial.
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