Audio Reports/Radio Shows

* We had some vet visits Wednesday. Overnight Wayne brought Puppy Wup into H2 and didn't give him water after midnight because he was going to the clinic to get neutered today. He'll be okay to come home Thursday.

* Noble went for a checkup, because we thought his lymph nodes were swollen a little bit, but Dr. Smith said everything was normal. Dr. Smith also did bloodwork, and everything is normal. His blood sugar was a little high but not bad.

* Princess went to the clinic again today as we are worried about her kidneys. Clay, the rescuer of Princess, listens to the radio show every day to hear how Princess is doing, and he called to see how she was doing cuz he'd heard that her kidneys aren't doing well, and Clay asked how long she might have to live, and Juana told him she'll keep going as long as her kidneys can tolerate the flushing. As long as her other readings are not too bad, then we'll keep on going. It could be a couple of months or longer. We don't know. Julie went for years with kidney failure. But Princess doesn't eat very good, but we just keep on going.

* Stephanie, our park walker, had Joe in the park and she reported that his toe was bleeding, but we didn't have the camera in the park at that time so we didn't get pics of us doctoring him. But when George got back from the clinic we got some pix back in his kennel. Joe had torn his nail, but it stopped bleeding with all the running in the sand. There was nothing we could do for him. It was broken down to the quick, which is painful, but he'll be okay.

* Click here for the
Straydog.org RADIO SHOW
Covering the Events of
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 (2 min 52 sec)
Juana and Bill talk Thursday morning about what happened Tuesday at Straydog.
NOTES TAKEN DURING THE TAPING OF THE TUESDAY SHOW:
* One of the coldest days so far this winter, starting off with sleet and ice and freezing rain.
* We had only George, Lee and David Ford on the crew.
* We didn't have any emergency vet visits.
* Mr. Friendly had to spend most of the day in a crate in the kennel office because he escaped again. He's been digging in the same hole, and no matter what the crew does to block it, he's still getting out.
* We got several photos of the dogs just barking in their kennels trying to get warm. The high never went above 35 or 36 degrees. When we started the afternoon feeding, there was an icy mist coming down.
* We got photos of George feeding, and all the dogs ate okay.
* The two new pups, Darrell and Vinnie, are eating very well, and they're not as skittish as they were, though they're still living underneath their ramp instead of going inside their shelter and dog house, and they have a heating lamp in there!
* Princess is still getting her two liters of Sub-Q fluids as Dr. Smith prescribed, and Gordie helped us with that.
* Bailey (with only three legs) had a little trouble coming up the slippery ramp into H2, but he made it up.
* It was not a very good day to be here, but we were here, says Juana. There have been a lot worse winter days over the years, when it's been in the teens with strong winds blowing from the north. And it almost seems like winters almost over as the temperatures are going up into the 60s today (Thursday).

* Click here for the
Straydog.org RADIO SHOW
Covering the Events of
Monday, January 14, 2013 (5 min 50 sec)
George and Bill talk Tuesday afternoon about what happened Monday at Straydog.
NOTES TAKEN DURING THE TAPING OF THE MONDAY SHOW:
* Cold morning with temp at 28 degrees at six a.m. when we started our normal first feeding of the day.
* We had a full crew: Lee, David and Stephanie outside and George covering the hospitals.
* Lee and David broke the ice covering all the water buckets while doing kennels.
* Stephanie gave extra caregiving time to all the dogs in H2 and did all the H2 walks.
* George took care of Hospital One (H1), including their park walks.
* The afternoon meal started a little early (1:30 p.m.) as it was so cold out. All dogs ate well.
* Princess received her two liters of Sub-Q fluids.
* Blind Mother Freckles continues to eat her prescription NF dog food.
* All the dogs took their appropriate meds, and we had no diarrhea today.

* Click here for the
Straydog.org RADIO SHOW
Covering the Events of
Sunday, January 13, 2013 (11 min 38 sec)
Juana and Bill talk Tuesday afternoon about what happened Sunday at Straydog.
NOTES TAKEN DURING THE TAPING OF THE SUNDAY SHOW:
* Shep wouldn't eat breakfast, but later he ate.
* David Ford is back at work, not feeling well but he's hanging in there.
* Charlie-dog is also hanging in there. Chrystyna Senkel called about coming to visit Charlie, but when we told her lots of us have the flu, she decided to wait a couple of weeks.
* Joey and Lindsey continue to go to an outside kennel for the day and then back into crates in H2 at night.
* Jill got the okay from the vet to stop wearing her E-collar, which she is very happy about. Her incision looks great!
* The two newly rescued pups, Darrell and Vinnie, still prefer to hide under their ramp rather than go inside their hay-filled dog house.
* It took just three bales of hay to replenish all the dog houses. Everyone's got plenty of hay.
* Maria and Travis continue to do well together. Maria is ready again to attend Adoption Day.
* Gordie and Lucy came to help us out this afternoon, and they took the new pups to Morton Clinic, and to pick up Princess, whose kidneys are failing and who must be given two liters of Subcutaneous fluids every day for the duration.
* Puppies Darrell and Vinnie got all their shots, including rabies.

* Click here for the
Straydog.org RADIO SHOW
Covering the Events of
Saturday, January 12, 2013 (12 min 43 sec)
Juana and Bill talk Sunday morning about what happened Saturday at Straydog.
NOTES TAKEN DURING THE TAPING OF THE SATURDAY SHOW:
* Day started a warm 65 degrees then started getting cold at about 5:15 p.m. and dropped to 35 degrees by Sunday morning.
* Caregiver Stephanie was wearing just a T-shirt all day Saturday, and now she's feeling like she's getting sick.
* After talking yesterday how Mr. Friendly seems to try to dig out of his kennel only before it's his turn to go to the park (as he seems to get too excited while waiting), today he tried digging out again at 11 a.m. AFTER his park walk, and he had to spend a timeout period in a crate in the kennel office.
* The H1 Gang enjoyed their long outings in the park today in the warm weather.
* It was so nice out that Caregiver/Park Walker Stephanie wore just a t-shirt all day. Now Sunday morning she doesn't feel so good.
* Caregiver/Kennel Man David Ford started running a fever, and Juana sent him home halfway through the day, but he's back again Sunday morning, but we're keeping an eye on him.
* After Dr. Terry saw Blind Mother Freckles Friday afternoon, she said to feed her NF for her failing kidneys, but she wouldn't eat for Overnight Tina last night. There's been no decision yet on removing the new knots on Freckles' breasts.
* All dogs were wormed with Strongid-T Saturday, so we'll be getting some diarrhea
* Joey and Lindsey spent the day outside in a kennel again and then were brought in to their crates in H2 for the overnight. They continue to do well together.
* A woman somehow found Straydog and brought us two tiny puppies who had wandered into her yard. She just couldn't afford to keep them, and we couldn't either, but we did. Caregiver Wayne named them Darrell and Vinnie. They're down in Buzz's former kennel right now, and they don't know enough to go inside the shelter under the heating lamp. Instead they hide under the ramp leading to to their shelter door. They'll be going to Morton Clinic Monday.