Would you split those 2 up?

Olivia feels better

Olivia, Sandy, and Honey eating together. Olivia will not eat when she is alone or even locked up in her pen.

She is feeling a LOT better than yesterday and almost a handful to keep calm today. She wants to run and play, and it's breaking my heart to have to hold her back, but it can harm her tremendously if I would allow it, so I keep reminding myself of that constantly.

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Bottle-feeding Border Collie Puppy

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Olivia on day 4 of her Heartworm Treatment

Olivia isn't feeling so good these days. She never was a morning person, but now she cries out in pain when she moves first thing in the morning.

The Vet gave us pain medication, and once she has taken her dosage, she starts to feel better, but her appetite has declined a lot.

Olivia, Great Dane, 3rd Day of Heartworm Treatment - back Home

I just picked up Olivia from the Animal Health and Medical Center here in Stephenville. She spent 2 days there and received injections that have started to kill those damn worms in her heart. Now the liver has to clean them all out, meaning it'll take up to 5 weeks where I have to keep her very quiet. No playing, no running, no nothing.

Then she will get spayed...and everything is payed for! Can you imagine! The clinic covered part of the costs, which is amazing, because they really didn't have to do this. They never even got paid for the week they had her after she was seized..so this clinic is definitely about animals and not designer furniture in the waiting room, which I appreciate a lot!



Poor thing is still in heat, 2nd week into it now, and she's giving Olliver the eye lol.

Olivia at the Animal Health and Medical Center in Stephenville

Olivia started her heart worm treatment yesterday. She has to stay at the clinic for 2 days, so in about 24 hours I can pick her up again.

I miss the ole gal dearly and it broke my heart to see her getting so excited and wanting to come home with me. I was allowed to take her outside into the backyard a bit for some sunshine:

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.