Foster mom Tuesday eve I got a frantic phone call. A young lady had a litter of yorkie puppies that had been born on Sat/Sunday. 2 naturally on Sat and two by C-section on Sunday. The puppies mom would not take care of the puppies- and the owner was tired with the bottle feeding aspect , It is a lot of work and only had one puppy left. I told her to bring her female and the puppy over and I would see what I could do to help her. The baby weighed just a tad under 2 ounces. I tried to force the mom to lay down and take care of this little mite- she refused and wanted nothing to do with the baby. She was not acting at all loving and trustworhty with the baby. You could see that she was afraid of the baby and it could be harmed by her. She simply wanted to sit in her owners lap. She had not bonded with this baby at all and was not going to. I kept the baby and placed him with a litter of puppies that I have that are two weeks old. My momma even though a first time mom herself has been taking care of this little one. I bottle fed him the first night and we have him up to 4 ounces today. He is still not out of the woods but he has a chance at life. It is very shocking to look at this little mite in with the bigger babies. He is curled up with the larger kids and is nursing along with the rest of the gang. I am so proud Of Reva for taking this baby on as her own and for the good care that she is giving him as well as her own. This is the first litter that I have had for a long time and it is good to hear baby noises in the house again. Hope that one of my three will be my baby for the show ring next year. I just have to sit back and watch them grow and enjoy. |
Oh I'm so glad you were able to help her. Bless Reva for adopting him as one of her own and you for helping someone in over their head. |
It is very easy to get in over our heads. We all seem to take for granted that giving birth is natural and that every thing will be fine. Wow can things go wrong. I am glad that I had a litter. I have a broken leg and have not done much in breeding this spring. I guess it was in the master plan that Reva should have puppies and be able to help out this little guy. |
i'm so glad your momma too the puppy in as her own. he's gained weight so far so i hope he makes it. good luck !!! |
That is the sweetest thing I've ever heard. Reva is a doll and a model momma. I just want to give her kisses for taking this little guy in. I also want to kiss him, poor little guy. He probably wonders what happened to his momma. Bless you for taking him in. Can't wait to see pictures of him and his new litter mates :D How is your leg doing??:( |
I am trying to get some pictures. It looks so strange to look at my three bruisers- who really are not big for their age and then this little mite. My leg is still questionable- I go back to the doctor again Mid July. I was not a good patient and up on it too much in the begining. It has not healed yet and is healing a bit off. When I fell I broke the small bone in my leg about 5-6 inches above my ankle. I have great admiration for people who have to use crutches- I am such a klutz that I could not master it. I had to use a walker and a wheel chair for quite a few weeks. I am just glad that this baby did not come along a few weeks ago cause I could not have taken care of it. I was not sure about having my own puppies because of my leg. I knew that if I did not get on the stick there would not be anyone old enough to show next year if they looked good. |
Okay, this was a tear jerker for me. My skin babies just celebrated their 13th birthday yesterday and they were adopted. I have looked at the circle of life and how we have been placed on the planet to help eachother. I believe that God in His wisdom knows who need to be with who and how we can help eachother. Sorry for the emotional response. At my sons birthday, I always think about their birthmother and how we gave eachother the greatest gift- she gave me 2 wonderful boys and I gave her a family that they could grow and thrive in. We are connected in a very special way!!! Way to go Reva.. you also gave a baby a start. :thumbup: :thumbup: |
I think that you are very right. I have gone thru some things in the past year that made me wonder about people and their actions and my self. I was glad that I was able to put my doubts and fears aside and help with this kid. I feel that I was blessed by him being gave to me. I feel hopeful that Reva and I will be able to help him in his time of need. I worry that I will get too attached to this little fart. I have one male in my own litter that has caught my eye and have two more boys coming to live with me later this summer that I hope to start showing next year. Plus the three that already live here. My cup is going to overflow with males-. I have always loved the males. The Man above has a master plan. There are times when you think what next or what else- but it all works out. I am working with placing it on his shoulders and not me trying to figure all these things out. I give it to him in prayer and he has and will take care of me. You were blessed with the children .Their mom was blessed by you a loving family being there with open arms and hearts. We all need to be there for each other and to help each other- with no hidden agendas or motives. We need to be more accepting of others. |
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This is so neat! There's always a plan, isn't there? |
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I can't wait to see pictures of your troop. Only best wishes and success in the coming weeks to you, your mama, her babies, and especially for the little guy! |
God Bless all "Foster Moms and Adoptive Moms" of all species |
I too have adopted my youngest son Blaine..i read ur post and it was so sweet and touching ..you had me crying. I feel so blessed to have him and my 3 oldest.. My 3 oldest are mine from a previous..well i tied my tubes..and then I met jay many years later..well he doesn't have any children..so we decided to try an IVF instead of a reversal..well we were on our 3rd attempt and just couldn't understand why we hadn't gotten pg by then..we didn't know god had other plans for us..we had no idea at the time that we would be allowed to be the proud parents of my sister's baby. She couldn't be the kind of mom she wanted him to have and she brought him to me when i was on my 3rd try..he was 6 weeks when she brought him to us..a few days later we found out my 3rd attempt didn't take.we weren't pg..but god knew he was giving us our baby another way.. I know this has nothing to do with the original post but thought i'd share this because baileysmom's post touched me so i thought i'd share my story.. |
What a jewel you have in Reva. She is worth her weight in GOLD! Can't wait to see pics of all the puppies! |
Way to go Reva! Along the other lines, we have also looked into adopting a child. We have plenty of our own...13 all together, his, mine and ours but i have always wanted to adopt. Kudos to all that do, two legged or four. Kristie |
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