Straydog UPDATE posted SATURDAY 3/29/03 at ~10:30 p.m. CT

Pat Arnold's Daily Dog Log

SATURDAY MARCH 29 2003

EVENING UPDATE:

Julie got sick today, and we took her to clinic

      Julie ("our" diabetic eight-year-old dog) wasn't feeling well today. She had an upset stomach causing her to vomit and have bouts of diarrhea. Because Julie is diabetic, I wasn't sure if this played any part in her illness, so I called our vet. He thought it was important to see her this afternoon and said he'd meet us at his clinic (which is closed Saturdays and Sundays) at 2:00.

      Usually Julie is quite hyper and climbs all over me while traveling in the car, but today she rested quietly in the back seat with me while Bill drove--another indication that she was just not herself today.

Dr. Morton examines Julie

      The tests Dr. Morton did on Julie showed that there is no problem with her kidneys, and everything else was fairly normal too, but she did have a slight fever, and this along with her other symptoms suggested a mild infection, so Julie will be on antibiotics for a while, and we'll watch her closely for the next few days.

Julie seemed to perk up later in the day, tho she still had very loose stools..

 

 

 

Puppy Terry is adopted!

These two Aussie pups (Terry the black and white one on the left) and Tina (who has a little color) were found in the middle of the road--DUMPED!

Puppy Terry is being held by Caregiver Joel and Puppy Tina is in the arms of Caregiver Tina when they first arrived.

      Yea for little Puppy Terry! He and his sister, Tina, went to Adoption Day along with a some other pups, and Terry was adopted! Terry's new dad said that if Terry does get lonely, he just might come back and adopt Tina too, but for now Terry will have lots of chances to play with the man's adult daughter's two adorable little Shelties, who should keep Terry happy. While Guy was at Terry's new home, he met the daughter and the two Shelties and said that Terry had a ball with his two new furry little friends.

Tina, Terry's sister, meets three-month-old Kimberly

      We didn't want Tina to miss her brother, Terry, so as soon as Guy and the unadopted dogs arrived back at Straydog from our Adoption Day in Dallas, we put three-month-old Kimberly in the kennel with now single-dog Tina. (Kimberly joined us a week ago yesterday). The pups got along just fine! They had a fun time getting to know each other, and both have a funny, jumpy kind of way of playing. They'll be very happy now, and we won't have to worry about Tina missing her brother. Puppies need to be with other puppies (as well as other dogs and people).

Tina waits alone in her kennel as Pat carries Kimberly over to become Tina's new kennel mate.

Tina and Kimmy get along and have a grand time playing together. (3/29/03)

*More photos of Kimberly and Tina's introduction and first playtime.