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Bill Arnold's Daily Straydog Log

SUNDAY MAY 2 2004

7:47 A.M. UPDATE

Special Sunday Edition of our "Saturday Adoption Day"

     PetsMart was very disappointed yesterday that we couldn't make it due to the stormy weather at the beginning of the day, so they asked if we could bring a van load of dogs up today. Erin got ahold of enough volunteers to dog sit/caregive, and Tina offered to spend her Sunday driving the van and assisting Erin and the crew at PetsMart. The "bus" leaves Straydog at 9:00 a.m.

     Today's roster: Macy (who's scheduled for a home visit), Baby Girl, Holly, Kerry, Little Boomer and Shawna

NOON (and 2:30 p.m.) UPDATE

Dr. Reeves called about two p.m. with an update on Rocky

     Dr. Reeves said Rocky isn't eating well again. The doctor will draw blood tomorrow morning and send it to the lab and then again early tomorrow afternoon. The results of those two blood tests and Rocky's general appearance will lead Dr. Reeves to make his decision about the surgery. He again remarked that many dogs improve greatly right away after having the spleen removed, but it's also possible Rocky won't make it through the operation.

Bill with Rocky at Dr. Reeves' clinic this past Tuesday

Results of today's Special Adoption Day may not come till the Monday Update

     Although our Adoption Day session is slated to end at 3:00 this afternoon, Tina and Erin will be stopping at Canine Commissary on the way home to pick up a week's supply of dog food, and they usually don't arrive back at Straydog until 5:30 or six o'clock.

I'll be working on last week's photos all afternoon and will post some later

     I took (and am processing) a bunch of photos from last Tuesday's vet visit to Dr. Reeves, plus a bunch Friday when I took Rocky from Reeves Veterinary Clinic over to Shelley Drive Animal Clinic (also in Tyler). Then Erin took a lot of photos of the Friday adoption of Thelma & Louise and the Friday adoption of Emily, which photos I haven't gotten back from Erin yet.