Pat Arnold's Daily Dog Log
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29 2002
All of Freckles' puppies have their eyes open now!
As most of you probably know, we've been really concerned about the eyesight of Freckles' puppies because Freckles has no eyes. She was found in the early morning hours of September 1st frantically walking around and around in circles in the middle of a country road, most likely dumped because she was pregnant, and it us obvious immediately upon meeting her that she cannot see. When our vet examined this soon-to-be-mom, he said that she had no eyes which could be hereditary, in which case there would be a good chance that some of her babies might also be born without eyes. (We hate to think that the loss of Freckles' eyes was due to any type of abuse, but that is a strong possibility.)
We've all been waiting patiently during these past two weeks (they were born on September 13th and 14th), hoping that when it was time for the pups to open their eyes (it takes up to two weeks) they all would be able to see.
What a happy day to see those tiny, sparkly, blue, baby puppy eyes!
At 8:30 Saturday morning I went to change the bedding for Freckles and her two-week-old puppies, and I picked up Little Lucy first, and her little eyes were wide open! She has beautiful sparkly blue eyes just like her big brother Louie, who'd opened his eyes two days earlier.
By noon Saturday all the pups' eyes were open, and their eyes all appear to be fine. What a tremendous relief.
The puppies are growing fast, and Freckles now spends more of her time outside basking in the sun during the breezy afternoons, while the kids are snoozing on the soft blankets in the "nursery" dog house in their shelter.
Please help us spread the word about our shelter--Straydog, our Happy Home for Strays. This will be of help in raising the much needed funds to keep our shelter going--not growing, just going.
If you would like us to send you a stack of our recent newsletters for you to place at your vet clinic, or your place of business, or for you to hand out to your dog-loving friends, we'd be happy to get them to you right away. (All this printing was donated to Straydog Inc., and we've got a box of extras.) Or you could print (or have printed) a bunch of copies as per Bill's note immediately below:
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