Finally
 

After a very rough few weeks here, the kennel cough is FINALLY gone. I was also able to finally give Jazzie her bath yesterday, she was pretty ripe and lookin just awful. She didn't have the kennel cough, but our two boxers and Mags did. I didn't want to put Jazzie more at risk of gettin the kennel cough, so I held off on giving her/her bath until everyone was healthy again. I'm happy to say she's now squeeky clean and lovin her new new clean coat, lol.

Wow, you must have been busy, how did they all get it, do you have any idea? We decided to not give the shot this year, and I'm still worried about that. Glad everyone's better and Jazzie is back to her old diva self!

Hi Nancy,
Yes, I know exactly how they all got it, and sadly, it was my own fault. After we lost Dottie on February 4th of this year to cancer and a secondary infection, we were totally crushed. After a lil while, I decided to adopt a rescue dog from a kill shelter, this is also how Miss Dottie came into our life 10 years ago as well. Our boxers have taken it pretty hard as well, and Elijah is older and not able to keep up with out younger boxer Gracie to well. I thought getting another furbaby Gracies age would be good for both of them, Gracie would have a sibling her own age with the same energy and could play her heart out, and Elijah could be the old man he is and just rest on the deck and enjoy life without having Gracie always wanting him to romp and play. Needless to say, it all back fired in our faces. Gracie and the new furgirl wanted to kill one another, HATED each other something fierce. So, the next day, we had to take the new furgirl back :-( I had named her Hope, in hopes that she would help our hearts to heal some. Hope didn't show any signs of being sick at all, but a few days after taking her back, Elijah came down with an awful cough, the worst I've ever heard a human or furkid ever have. Off to the vet we went, and sure enough, he had kennel cough :-( Doc said he'd put money on it that Hope had it and that's where Elijah got it from. I don't take them off our property a lot, basically just to go to the vet, and out property out back is all privacy fenced in. Kennel cough is air born to though, so it could have came from somewhere else, but highly doubtful. 2 days after Elijah came down with it, Gracie got it, then a few days after that, Mags got it. I felt like a walking pharmacy let me tell ya!! And I also felt awful in every way. Trying to help Elijah and Gracie with losing Dottie, trying to help ourselves heal some, and trying to give another furkid a forever, happy and loving home, but then having to take her right back the next day, it was a complete disaster :-( I am happy to say though that Hope did get adopted by another family and didn't get euthenized. Over $400 in meds later, I'm learning to just let God handle our hearts. Losing Dottie isn't a pain that will likely ever go away, but He carries us through the hurt every day, and I have faith He always will. Knowing we have 4 other furkids we'll have to say goodbye to again one day, I just don't know if I have the heart to ever get another one. When I love, I love deep and hard, and losing Dottie has just torn us all to pieces and I just don't know if I can ever open myself back up again to love like that and have to give them back to God again one day. I took things into my own hands and 3 of our 4 furkids got very, very sick cause I "thought" I was doing the right thing. Lesson learned.... Oh and just to let ya know, even if they have the vaccine for kennel cough, that CAN still get it. Didn't know if you knew that or not. Good luck with your, I wouldn't wish that on anyone!!

I'm so sorry my question brought back so many painful memories. I know exactly how you feel about risking the pain again. We didn't get a dog for a couple of years because our last experience just was so painful. I think it's especially hard when you are fighting a disease and it’s a losing battle. Then, the grief the surviving pet feels is also so painful. Recently, I’ve come to the conclusion that I would rather suffer the pain of losing Joey rather than have Joey lose me. I can’t bear that thought, I mean he has a good daddy, but he’s use to me here all day.

Who hoo Im so happy for you Ive wondered how things were going for you. You have sure een put through the wringer. Im glad its all over now

Thank you Chachi. I'm hoping now all the furkids are over this, they'll be good and healthy for a good long time. Nancy, it's alright, don't be sorry. Sometimes it actually helps to talk about Dottie. Around here, it just hurts so bad, we have stopped talking about her, and that's REALLY hard to. We didn't know Dottie had cancer till a few days before we lost her. We knew something was wrong, but didn't know what until the tests were done and the results came back, by then, to late....

Well, I hope the months ahead bring you much health and happiness, you've been through enough for the whole year!

Thank you so much ((((Nancy.)))) And today hasn't started that time yet, as I got a call today that our daughter and only grandson and her fiance were in an accident. Some lady slammed into them and pretty much totaled our daughters truck. The frame is bent way up and busted almost all the way through. Just got back from the emergency room with them a lil bit ago. Everyone is ok THANK GOD, but doc said they'd be pretty sore tomorrow. I just need a lil peace and quite, some down time to pull myself together and talk to God....

I suppose people could look at that different ways, how unlucky to get in an accident, yet how lucky they all survived. Hope you have a good peaceful talk with God.

Very, very true, and I feel blessed that they are all ok, but man, I just need some time to get through some things before other things get thrown into the mix. And I'm headed to my tub to relax and have that talk right now.

Glad your doggies are better. Prayers for your family.

You are in my prayers.

Thank you everyone.