| ladyjane | 10-15-2012 12:37 PM |
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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1
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AAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWW! What a precious little girl!!!! Look at that little sweet face.......so sad when the get sick....I am certain she will improve rapidly with the excellent medical care you have access to, along with your monitoring abilities! I have always been a proponent of crisis avoidance rather than crisis management...you beat this one to the draw!
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Originally Posted by MauiGirl
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Oh what a little doll baby. Are you keeping her in the short cut? I love that cut on all 4 of mine, and with our warm weather year around it is great for them and easy on all of us for grooming.
Your intuition and quick action in getting Olivia to the vet is such a valuable lesson to ALL dog owners. I hope lots of owners will learn from this how important it is, when the dog acts or looks different, get them to a vet asap.
I know you get frustrated when owners wait and watch, and come on YT for advice rather than seeing a vet. You continue to teach by example :thumbup:
| She came from a very bad place (breeder bust...237 dogs) a few years ago and is incredibly shy around strangers. She has improved quite a bit...but it killed me to leave her there. The one specialist who was there when she was discharged told me the people in ICU were teasing him that morning when he was talking to her like a baby. He said that he told them he could not help it .. her face did it. haha She was SO excited when I picked her up. Doesn't it just kill you? You wonder what they think when you leave them.
Yes, I will probably leave her hair short ... it is so much work and she tolerated it but I do think it is much nicer for her now. Here is a before of her...really pretty hair, but who was it for really? Ya know? haha Attachment 375919
As for teaching by example...I really would rather not. hahaha... All I can say is that in the long run, I believe it is cheaper to go quickly rather than drag it out and wait. And, sometimes, dragging it out can kill them. Something I could not live with. But, yes, I do share my stories in the hope that they will help others. I also get some great feedback that helps me. | 