We brought home Wanda and nine absolutely itty bitty puppies on Saturday and we did everything we could to make their lives more comfortable. Wanda was pretty sickly, my primary goal has been keeping her fed and giving her all her medicine and TLC.
Unfortunately all the good intentions cannot prevent accidents, one of the puppies had a nose bleed from an accidental bump. We took her to the emergency room but when they are that small, and young there's nothing to be done. She was keep alive by machines and once she was taken off she passed away. Definitely one of the worst moments of my life. It was tragic and made me question everything I've been doing trying to save the dogs...Even though I was told this is common and there's nothing I could have done that would have changed it I felt devastated.
But after some words of encouragement and understanding, from vets, shelter managers and close friends/family I realized I have eight more puppies that need a safe place to stay, and a mom that needs a nurse :). So I'm back on the case. Wanda is mostly house trained, but she keeps sneaking the occasional poo or pee in the most unlikely of places so that's fun. The good news is she is great with my dog and my cats and children A+++.
She's getting much better, her recovery from what ever doggie flu she had has been slow going but it's finally on its last legs. We have a designated puppy room (heater included) that needs clean up very often. But sitting in there among the little bundles makes me so happy (even if they are smelly as can be). I can't wait till they open their eyes should be just a couple days. Pic below:
Rott Pott- looks like a mini rott.
Samson- My fav.
Captain- started out the runt of the litter but he's gotten much bigger.
Stanley- formerly Dot because of his one white dot but dot was a girly name.
Terese- Tri colored female.
Diamond- Shes got a diamond on her chest.
Bandita- She has a bit of a zorro mask going.
Speckles- Whines a whole bunch.
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