Update on Duncan

Ok, so we treated Duncan about a month ago for whipworms.  The vet did not tell me I had to treat him again for it.  Saturday morning I was awakend around 2am.  Duncan was pooping blood again.  Pure blood.  So I waited until 9 when Petsmart opened and went to get some worm medicine.  I called my vet to make sure it would work.  This was the vet I always use and not the one I had previously talked to.  Well Don told me that yes the medicine would work, but I needed to treat him again in three weeks, then again in 3 months.  Also, he needs to be on antibiotics.  Well, problem.  My car is on the blink.  I had no way to get to his office to get the antibiotics.  I had amoxicillin for Bella.  Could I give him that until I could get there on Tuesday?  Yes, I could and he told me how much to give him.  He also told me that when I came to get more amoxicillin, he would send me home with some antibiotics to keep on hand.  So it looks like I will be going through this treatment every three months.  I felt so sorry for Duncan.  He was so sick.  I forced Pepto into him and it helped with the upset stomach.  At least  he is drinking lots of water and I do not have to force gatoraid down him.  That little guy has had a really rough life.  It won't be rough any more.  He has a home where he is loved now. 

Cooler weather and Daisy

It rained! Yea!!! You have to understand that in Texas for the last couple of years, rain is a novelty.  So much so that my dogs were not sure what it was.  Daisy came to a dead stop at the door and refused to go out.  I had to push her out.  Same with all the others except Abby and Bella.  They just zoomed right on  out the door, did their business and ran back in.  They are the smallest of all the dogs. Anyway, it turned really cool with wind.  All day Sunday, Daisy was a brat.  If I turned my back, she was stealing stuff off the kitchen counter.  She would bark to go out and before I could get back in the living room, she would bark to come back in.  This went on all day.  By the late afternoon when I was ready to kill her, she settled down.  I seriously considered running away from home.  She drove me nuts!

Exhausted dogs

My grandchildren were here this weekend.  The house was a madhouse.  The dogs thoroughly enjoyed it.  However, all dogs were asleep by 8pm, slept through the night and I had to wake them up this morning.  Nothing like children to wear everyone out.

Demolition Daisy

I came home today at lunch.  Daisy had pushed down the pet gates,  trashed the house, and terrorized the little dogs.  She knew as soon as I walked in that she was in trouble.  So, I put her and Missy out.  Cleaned up the mess.  Reassured the little dogs.  Then I brought Daisy in and put her in her crate and locked it.  I did not raise my voice.  To my credit, I did not kill her.  Then I took all the little dogs outside.  I calmly left the house before I changed my mind and did kill her.  Time for training class for her.  She is going to learn some hard lessons.  It seems to be a battle of wills.  Seems she is determined to cause as much calamity as possible.  I am determined to stop her.  I will win. 

Update on Duncan

I cannot get over the difference in Duncan.  He demands to be held and cuddled now.  If I am sitting on the couch, he demands to be up there with me.  He doesn't cringe much anymore.  He does not like loud noises and he does not like the chaos of all the little dogs.  He has developed a sweet personality.  He is making up for lost time.  I cut his toenails last night and bathed him.  At first he was scared, but he soon settled down. 

Clone me, Please!

I have 8 dogs demanding attention.  Six are under 10 pounds.  All six want to sit in my lap and be my only friend.  Snarl, snap, spank.  This is my time sitting down.  Right now, Jock has all 6 of them barking.  He sits in the front window and protects the cul-de-sac.  He starts barking so all the others join in and Joey has a really loud bark.  Bella is taking this opportunity to eat all the dry food while Joey and Kenny bark.  Duncan is just fed up.  Abby is asleep.  She could care less what goes on as long as a) no one touches her and b)no one tried to get on her pillow.  I am going nuts!

Demolition derby at my house

Daisy and Missy.  Doberman mix and pit mix.  Need I say more.  Daisy even managed to escape from her crate while I was at work yesterday.  I came in at noon and Daisy was on the couch.  Missy was on Jock's quilt.  Daisy's crate was still locked.  She had pushed on the side so hard she had managed to pop the clips holding it together.  Then she wiggled out.  When I blew up and started yelling, she tried to hide in her crate and could not get in.  So she ran to Missy's crate.  I was so angry.  Needless to say, I was late getting back to work and I expended a good chunk of a roll of wire fixing her crate so she cannot escape.  I'm going nuts!

My menagerie

I still have my three granddogs.  They are really missing Daddy and demanding more and more attention.  I need at least two more of me.  Abby is jealous.  Jock is jealous.  Bella wants constant attention.  Joey wants someone to just sit and hold him, and Kenny, well Kenny demands attention.  Duncan gets frightened by all the cacophony.  They are loud.  So Duncan goes to one of his many beds in the back hall away from all those his size.  For a little guy that never had a bed in his life, he sure is enjoying having them all over the house now.  He takes turns with them and when I am on the couch, he has to be on the couch with me.  I have also made small quilts for all of them.  They really look cute curled up in their quilts.

My friends

I've been pretty busy lately.  Jock developed impacted anal glands and had to go to the vet.  He was miserable.  When he got home, he needed extra cuddling.  Poor baby.  He is doing much better now.  This came on without any warning.  I actually discovered it around 4am.  I called a friend to take him in at 8am.  He's happy now.  He owns the couch.  Well, along with Abby and they even share with Bella, Kenny, and Joey.  Seems Bella, Kenny and Joey will be with us for a few months as their Daddy will be in training.  When he finishes his training, I will take them to him.  He will be flying here to see them, though.  He can't go without seeing them on a regular basis. 

Part of my heard

This is Abby and Bella.  Bella has had her surgery and she is doing fine.  I had her spayed while she was visiting me. 

This is Doctor Kenneth Noisewater.  I got his name wrong in an earlier post.  He thinks he owns the world and that whatever he gets into, there will be someone there to save him..








This is Duncan.  Notice he does not appear afraid of everything.  He actually goes out in the back yard and chases Essie.  He also "hunts" in the yard.  He is so much better than when he came to me.  I see improvement every day.  He may have had a miserable first half of his life, but the remainder of his life will be great. 







                                                                                  
                                                                                This is Kenny and Bella.  They love my yard.  They don't have a yard and have to go out on leases.  No leashes here.  Just yard.