Olivia started Heartworm Treatment

I just dropped Olivia off at the Animal Health and Medical Center in Stephenville. She is starting the heartworm treatment today. I have to admit I am a little bit nervous, but I also know she is in the best hands possible...the hands that saved her life when she was close to death.

Olivia's story as well as the story of the other rescue dogs here, was in the Sunday paper yesterday. What a great article that was and the layout just blew my mind! Kudos to the writer (Joyce Whitis) and layout artist (Kelly Mason)!

Here is a link to a picture of the Empire Tribune:

http://amazes.us/pics/sundaypaper.jpg

I will add a link to the online version of the article, IF they put it on there at all.

In the meantime, Honey continues to take care of the Border Collie puppies:







and Olliver thinks he's actually helping:

Border Collie Puppies

Honey's last puppy was adopted 2 days ago.
She still takes care of the 4 Border Collie pups, now 9 days old, but the milk is drying up fast now. However, her help in keeping the pups clean is priceless!

Olivia will start heartworm treatment this Monday as planned.

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Puppy and Dog Updates

• Josie: adopted out 2 days ago
• Honey's Pups: 1 female left
• Olivia: Is in heat, but will start heartworm treatment this coming Monday
• Border Collie Pups: There are 4 left. One suffocated when Honey accidentally sat on him while nursing .

Today a reporter from the local newspaper was here and this Sunday we'll be all in the paper!!! I'll send ya a link or a photo of it!! I'm so excited!!

OK, now some pictures:


Olivia, probably close to a 120 lbs by now.


Butters babysitting for a change, heheehe.

Olivia, Honey, Josie, Oliver, Butters, Sandy and 7 puppies

5 newborn Border Collies thrown out of a car in a walmart plastic bag.

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Honey taking care of them. She does not have enough milk anymore, so
I usually feed them and she does the rest.. cleans them and lets them suckle.

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Honey and one of her own daughters (I have 2 females left from her litter
and they will go to the shelter tomorrow for adoption. I need room!)

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Honey's other daughter

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Olliver and Olivia (front)
Olivia is in heat now ( MESSY!!! ), so we had to put the heartworm
treatment off for a week.

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The danes playing :)

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Josie, the chocolate lab mix..she goes back to the shelter tomorrow for
adoption. If she is not being adopted right away, I will have her spayed
this week. My vet said I can work that off.

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Here is the rest of the gang..Olivia to the right, Sandy (16 years old) behind
her, Butters the lab to the left and behind him, Gremlin, our tomcat who is
obsessed with dogs!

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Honey adopts the Border Collies

I guess we are going to put the spaying off for a month or so....what an angel she turned out to be. I'm so touched, I cried :).

Ladies Lounge ( the pen is open at all times)

5 Border Collie Puppies

The shelter called earlier..a lady had brought in a plastic bag she had found on the road. She picked up the bag because noticed it was moving.

Inside: 5 newborn Border Collie Pups.



Took Honey to the vet today. She's heartworm negative!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was so worried that she'd be positive too!

She got her rabies shot, got checked out, but besides an ear infection she's alright! Ready to get spayed soon!

Now that I have the 5 border collies, I don't think I can get Josie fixed nor will I be able to keep her any longer. I have to let at least one of the dogs go, and Josie is up next.

She has all her shots and preventions, is de-wormed, all that's missing is getting her spayed. She has such a sweet personality, I will put her into the shelter during the day at least, starting next week. Hopefully somebody falls in love with her and adopts her and gets her fixed!

Olivia is starting her heartworm treatment this Monday.

Lotsa dog business lately huh?? I love it!

Not the circumstances on how the dogs got here, but the fact that I can actually make a difference

Olivia, day 28

Olivia was weighed today at the Animal Health and Medical Clinic, and is up to 107 lbs now, meaning that's enough weight to start her heartworm treatment this coming monday.