Princess Today 12th June 2024
🩷 🩷 🩷 PRINCESS UPDATE 🩷 🩷 🩷
⭐ TODAY'S POST IS ALL ABOUT OUR AMAZING PRINCESS ⭐
🤗 Why such a long post? Well it's a long story and hopefully, this short video will give you some idea of her progress.
Princess arrived a sad, snapping, skinny little mess.
A dreadful combination that had us worried we'd lose her to what looked like a severe neurological condition.
She would spin and attack the ground. So much so, that a tiny toenail came flying out of her hospital crate. 💔
My heart sank with the thought that she might be incurable.
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But, not giving up straight away, we set about trying to work out exactly what was going on.
A vet visit straight away of course, and like us, after a day of observation and a full blood panel, they were also concerned about her little brain. All that could be found in pathology was low glucose, likely from her weight and difficulty eating.
My challenges as her carer.
Firstly, stress. An obvious trigger to her behaviour. 😢
Then food. But it was vital to get food into her skinny little body. 😢
However, a trigger was food bowls! (Not water bowls). So even a harmless paper bowl with bite size pieces of Prime 100 would set her off. (as seen in intake video in comments section).
This meant providing a quiet environment - which it is here. 🩷
And hand feeding - not a problem.🩷
With genuine temperament progress and old fashioned observation, she toodled off to our vet again for follow-up blood panels - all good. :) She tolerated the stress and didn't make a peep while there. 👏
She kept on remaining stable and making such amazing progress that we risked sedation for full x-rays. Main concern being her back legs and spine.
Princess has luxating patellas but her spine showed no deformities.
Then, off to Georgina Child the Neurologis at SASH. 🩷 X-rays and records were forwarded to her before we got there.
Results of her lengthy consultation being NO pain and NO sign of neurological issues!
Fun with Penny our little 3 legged cherb. :) She's really settling into her new home and busts out the excited zoomies! A huge step forward in just week one of her trial period. 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
Enjoy!
###xAnna
Wishing everyone a beautiful day. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
🥰 PENNY LANE UPDATE 🥰
Guess who is nearly ready for adoption? In the next couple of days I'll have more photos and her profile written up. 🥰
Our little Chinese Powderpuff tripod baby (1yr) is doing so well and is truly sooooo pretty that she needed a nice sparkly photo today. :)
Watch this space for more information and I'll let you know when we can start taking applications. 🤓
###xAnna
I just wanted to share this video with you all.
Today has been the first day Tiger Lily has really wanted to rumble.
Whilst she is on bed rest (as per vet orders) while being treated for pneumocystis and her lungs have been so compromised, the damage takes time to undo. It effects her energy levels and how much her body can exert itself. We walk a fine line. And her game with Rose was very brief but fun.
She was so ill, and this video gives you no glimpse into the sick girl she has been.
Instead you are seeing the bright sparky puppy she is today.
It is such a sight for sore eyes after witnessing her fade before my eyes a few weeks ago.
Does this mean she out of the woods? No, not at all. The specialist is in talks with the expert in this rare condition that not even he can predict the outcome of.
I feel like everyone has been championing for Tiger Lily, and as a thank you, you all deserve to see what I saw today.
Tiger Lily has her own page on our website where the info updated from the beginning all the way to today.
###x Anna
🥰 https://www.seniorsandsilkies.org.au/tiger-lily.html
Fun! Fun! Fun! Zeus is so happy. 🥳
I've been watching this on days I need cheering up. 🥰
Time to share. These ladies Kit and Diva 9 months old microchipped, vaccinated, desexed, wormed, heartwormed etc will be up for adoption soon.
Housetraining is ongoing but I'm sure there's a home who can cope with a few tiny accidents.
Pardon the long grass and leaves left by the possums but they love a jump through the foliage.
xAnna
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Butterfly fun!
Seeing as how here it is raining and cold. We've come up with a bit of butterfly enrichment for Skye. <3 She can't believe her eyes!
Pardon the sanding noise in the background! The study is getting a re-do. Another rainy day task but just not as fun. :)
Skye has collapsing trachea. So with this toy (from Pet Circle) she can play but pace herself so as not to cough. And still have so much fun!
Hey there! Now we've got your attention!
We still need your support for the MNCT!
Go Fund Me is the easiest way to send donations and a message for their carer! https://gofund.me/9d5d66e8
The second dog that is part of the MNCT is our infamous Beetle Bug.
Beetle Bug, our ever present larger than life microbe! He, who fights any hurdle in life he comes up against, needs to undergo surgery to remove what is suspected to be, another Mast Cell Tumour (MCT) growth. This time though, it is in his lymph nodes below his jaw, on the same side of his face as his original MCT was on, just that one side.
Beetle is booked in for surgery on the 4th August (earliest surgical availability) to have the lymph nodes removed and xrays.
With MCT, it is known they 'degrandulate' when irritated, enabling the spread of the cancer further. Therfore Beetle has not had a fine aspiration of the nodes.
After the removal of the nodes, they will be sent off for histopathology to confirm if they are what we suspect they are. This is the safest and recommended option.
We do not know if it has spread. He may need a follow up ultrasound. Removal of the nodes however, will make him more comfortable.
Whilst we await surgery, the vet has issued us with a script for special compounding medications for him to go on, one pre and two post surgery. This is to try to slow the growth of any more tumours that may appear.
Beetle's vet work is estimated to cost $3000, not including his special medication that may be required for the rest of his life.
Beetle is the most adorable boy who had a pretty crappy start to life and has the baddest attitude to prove it! His carer adores this bitey bitey boy who has the swiftness of a rattlesnake if he bites. She has always said "I will protect the world from Beetle Bug and protect Beetle Bug from the world". She keeps this promise and he lives the life of a spoilt prince.
It is hard to write how heartbreaking this news is, on top of Frank's news. It has been pretty rough going. However, we are in Beetle's corner as we always have been and while Beetle lives his best life with this retched disease with every loving growl he has, so will we.
Happy FriYAY! 🥳
🤣 A very feisty and happy Ladybird protests about having her hair towel dried after a quick trip outside in the rain!
🥰 Since our last update, Ladybird has made a miracle recovery and is back to her bossy self. We thank all the supporters who sent prayers and wishes when she was sick. 🙏
🩸 Ladybird has chronic liver disease and we were shaken to the core when she developed complications from what is believed to be an infection, that threatened her life.
🩺 Fast and amazing vet care along with huge amounts of TLC turned her around but it was touch and go for a while.
😘 Ladybird is in our Forever Care program and is sponsored by her Silky friend Donut. 😍
