Kicker, the Dumpster Puppy is 6 months old!

Kicker is 6 months old now. He is neutered, has all his shots, is de-wormed, received heartworm prevention as well as flea and tick prevention. He goes to obedience training once a week and is a very easy going dog.

He is a bit cautious, bordering on skittish when he meets somebody new, be it human, animal, or object, but once he got his guts up to meet "it", it takes him but 2 seconds to come around.

He barks like a hound, but his tail is sooooo loooong, it has got to be that of a Great Dane. I also see shepherd in him, so my guess are these 3 breeds: hound, great dane, german shepherd.

However, there are DNA tests available now that are around 50 Dollars...if I ever have that amount to spare and my curiosity gets the better of me, I will have one done to determine his exact breeds.

Kittens and Dogs

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Now that only Rusty and lil Tim are left, it got a lot more quiet in here!

Timmy is still on the bottle, but only one per day. Rusty doesn't want to have anything to do with it anymore, the bottle that is:

Rusty and lil Tim

I only have these 2 buggers left. Rusty and lil Tim who is having some digestive problems, so I will keep both until they are all good:

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Rusty's Eyes are improving!

Rusty today..I can start to see blue in the eyes!

Rusty on meds

Rusty is doing better by the day. We finally got some medication from the vet for him to take orally as well as ointment for the eyes.

The oral antibiotic is called Clavamox (0.3 mg/ml twice a day) and the ointment I need to put into the eyes 3 times a day is called Vetropolycin.

Rusty's Eyes are improving!

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Today, improvement continues!!

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Eye Infection Update

This is what my vet said:

The eyes on this kitten are not cataracts. A cataract is deep within the eye lens causing a cloudiness inside the pupil. This is a cloudiness of the cornea- often viral induced in young kittens from calici/herpes/chlamydia virus'. I am pleased to hear that it is improving- generally these get worse over time especially without treatment. I think this kitten could benefit from topical antibiotic eye ointment and oral antibiotics as well for secondary infection and corneal edema.

This is exactly what I have been doing, so I will continue the treatment. Should he get worse or stop improving, I will get different medication from the vet.

3 of the 5 kittens will go to the shelter tomorrow (they ARE property of the humane society/shelter, just in foster care) for adoption. They are ready, eating dry food, clean themselves, use the litterbox, drink water and refuse the bottle. That's my sign!

I will keep the little male "calico" back because there is still a little bit of blood in the stool, and also to keep Rusty company, who I of course will keep here until he is either completely healed, or somebody offers him a home including all the treatment he needs.