Izzie, Kia, Hunter, Wyatt & Cole

IZZIE, KIA, HUNTER,
WYATT & COLE

These puppies are all purebred
and from the same litter - their
birthdate is 8-5-06

The puppies came from a
commercial breeder and were
bound for petstores to be sold.
However they came down with
upper respiratory infections and
the petstore refused them and we
were contacted to take them into
rescue.

There were originally 7 puppies
but 2 died of the infection prior to
their coming to us. The others
seem to be doing pretty well
although Hunter, who is the
smallest boy, seems a bit
lethargic so we will keep a close
eye on him. They are all doing a
little bit of coughing but eating,
drinking and playing well. They
will go to the vet on Monday for a
checkup unless they seem to get
sicker over the weekend in which
case we will take them to the ER
vet.

They are all a bit shy and
obviously have not been handled
by people much but the tails are
already wagging and tentative
kisses being given. The girls are
much more outgoing than the
boys, and larger also. Izzie is
obviously the alpha puppy in the
litter and keeps all her brothers
and sisters in line. She was the
first one to venture out of the
crate when it was opened out in
the yard and had already explored
most of it before the others had
gotten up the nerve to leave the
safety of the crates.

Today they had their first chance
at total freedom to run and play in
the grass and leaves. They
absolutely loved all the leaves
and after deciding it was safe
they were all racing around,
sniffing and westling and burying
themselves in them.

The puppies are now 13 weeks
old and cannot be spayed and
neutered until 16 weeks of age
assuming that they are deemed
healthy enough. Should
everything go as planned, they
should be ready to go to forever
homes near the end of December.

In the meantime they will gets lots
of love and attention and time to
play outdoors so they will be
better socialized by the time they
leave.

They are up to date on shots and
located in the Kansas City, MO
area

The puppies have all been to see
the vet and have been diagnosed
with kennel cough. They are all on
antibiotics twice a day for the
next 2 weeks. You should see the
size of the pill bottle! Wyatt and
Hunter have the worst of it and
are getting a cough suppressant
as well.

Other than the kennel cough they
are all in pretty good health. They
are a bit underweight - all
weighing between 10-12 lbs. All
had normal temps and their lungs,
ears and eyes are clear which is
all very good news.

Several very old stitches were
found in Kia's abdomen.
Apparently she had a hernia
repaired at some time and the
stitches were never removed. We
made a note in her chart to
double check the repair when
she is spayed to make sure it was
done correctly.

Thankfully they have been judged
healthy enough to bathe now
which they are sorely in need of!

December Update

The puppies are much better but
not yet 100% - they will not be
ready for adoption until after the
first of the year

January Update

Kia is very ill - while the other
puppies have gotten over the
infection, Kia's has progressed
into pneumonia. She is now with
the vet getting treated. Please
send your good thoughts and
wishes her way.

Jan 12
Kia is home after 5 days in the
hospital and doing much better.
She will be on antibiotics for the
next 2 weeks and then will go in
for another x-ray to see how her
lungs are.

Feb. 10, 2007

Kia is still fighting the pneumonia.
She has been through weeks of
trying different antibiotics without
any real success. She is not
getting any worse but also not
getting better. Next Tuesday, Feb.
13th, she will be going in to have
a procedure called a "tracheal
wash" which will allow them to get
samples of the infection in her
lungs that will then be cultured to
determine exactly what it is
causing the pneumonia and what
antibiotic or other treatment will
be successful in battling the
condition.

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Suzanne Santellanes

Sherry Carroll

Jim Jervis

Robyn Dobbler

Jeannette Sternberg

Anne Perry

Hope you little guys and
gals get big and strong so
you can find new homes.
Lisa and Kramer

Mary Haines

We wish these five
beautiful puppies
wonderful new
beginnings. With love,
Nanci and Tony and our
rescue Connor and Jillian
DiFazio and her love,
Hudson