Monday, August 27, 2007

It's Been a Rough Few Weeks

From a cancer scare to 6 pounds of muscle mass lost within a matter of days, Bailey's had a rough few weeks. Praise God the cancer scare turned out to be "insect hypersensitivity" and the welts on his face and in his ears have gone down considerably, just leaving bald spots, following 2 steroid shots and we're in the middle of a round of oral prednisone. His walking is significantly worse right now, and it was at its worse the week before last. He could barely hold his rear end off the ground and his legs flailed about when he tried to walk. He also just wasn't himself. I think the steroids had a lot to do with that and now that we've started the every other day schedule for the prednisone, he's perking back up, walking a little better and his rear end is not drooping as much. He has also been playing with his toys more over the last week, which always does my heart good.

His grandmama bought runners to put all over the house so that everywhere he normally walks is covered now. That has helped keep him from sliding around as much. I've also taken my box spring and frame out of my room and put my mattress on the floor because he has had trouble jumping on my bed. We haven't been to the park since 8/12. On Saturday 8/11, he walked 45 minutes. On Sunday, 8/12, he walks 35 minutes. Now he refuses to walk more than one lap at a time around the backyard, though sometimes he will run around and play a little. I try to get him to walk a lap most times that I take him out. I had planned to take him to the park early Sunday morning before it got hot, but he just didn't seem to be up to it.

So that's where we are for now. I'm still praying for healing and hoping that I'm doing the right things to help him. I love that little boy so much!

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

All Dressed Up . . . with Somewhere to Go!

The little girl has a home! Granted, this one is the second attempt to find her forever family, but I really think this one will work out. She now belongs to a couple in their late twenties who do not have any kids yet, and she is their first dog as a couple. The wife called after 10:00 Friday night and left a voicemail, wanting me to call her back that night as they were very interested in the puppy. I called her back and the first thing she asked was, "Is the puppy still available?" She sounded like a really sweet person and someone who would take really good care of the little girl. We decide to meet halfway between our towns Sunday afternoon. As soon as I got the little girl out of the car, as they were getting out of their truck, she made a mad dash to them and it was love at first sight, all around. The husband was on the ground with her rubbing her chest within minutes. When the wife called her, the little girl ran right over to her and really seemed to like her. After finding out what their schedules are like (home by 3:00 most days) and making sure that they would have her spayed and get her vaccinations, regular checkups and heartworm prevention, I asked what they thought about her and they said they would love to have her. So we loaded up her stuff and sent her off to her new home.

The only thing I can say is, if they call and say that they cannot keep her like the first lady did, this little girl is MINE! I don't know how I would work it out with Bailey, but I can only give away such an adorable dog so many times, and two is definitely my limit.

All dolled up and ready to meet her new family

A girl's gotta have some pink in her wardrobe!




Just chillin' on the way . . .

(I kept checking to make sure she was back there. Bailey would need drugs to sleep like this in the car!)

Goodbye kisses!