MandiesMom: Aww...high dollar or no, he sounds completely adorable!
I love collies and shelties. If I were a younger woman with more energy I would want one myself.
Our Ebon was just a $100 8 week old handful of pup that was being "given away" in front of Petco before a blizzard. My husband was no match for the cuteness. We were told she was a husky/pomeranian/dachsund cross...no idea how that happened...but she got to be a kind of Corgi weighing in at about 25 pounds of ornery crossed with too clever for her own good. I'll have to post a picture if I can get one uploaded properly.
Mike, I find the best ones always come along at such a time. That's how we wound up with Jenna. She was supposed to be my daughter's dog and I really hadn't thought a wee toy in Alaska was such a great idea. But she brought her home anyway and two weeks later Jenna had bonded to me instead. These days she enjoys being in anybody's lap and my daughter does spend a lot of time with her (she gives the best belly rubs) but I have seldom had such a loyal and wonderful friend. That's why watching her hurt like she has been has about killed me.
Sooo...today we were on a little more than two days with no poo again. And for the last day or two she's been itching and scratching to the point she's about to take off skin. This morning she had almost completely liquid diarrhea. Poor thing has had so much tummy distress she's been shaking. Of course no vet was available to call me back today. And no one told me I had to put the medicine IN her food not directly in her MOUTH. >_<
So tonight, since tomorrow is a holiday and I'm concerned she may be having a reaction to the metacam, I'm going to hold off on her dose. She is moving really well and the vet had originally only wanted her to take it for three days. We've done that much. She jumped into the chair again today (I'm going to through it out in the street I swear!) but doesn't seem to be having the agony that followed her first leap into it the other day.
We keep up the limited activity but she is full of wiggles and happy feet so it's really hard to keep her quiet.
Can anyone tell me how I should go about bathing her? She's already about two weeks overdue for one and in another two she's going to be a real mess. But I worry about how to keep her still during a bath. (Needless to say she's all dog when it comes to soap and water...doesn't like it one bit and makes a big fuss.)
I hope everyone is having a Happy New Year's Day.