K-Ley Dobermans

04/25/2024

Big girls afraid of a little vacuum! 😅

03/05/2024

11/12/2023

11/06/2023

Something to be aware of

PSA: We adopted our dog, Rowdy, from the shelter 5 years ago. He was already an adult dog, so we estimate he is about 11 or 12 years old at this point. I love this dog. He is the sweetest soul and my BFF. For the past week or so he hasn’t been acting like himself. He licked a raw spot on his foot. He was panting constantly. He was pacing. Sunday morning, the pacing and panting got so bad, and I was REALLY nervous that there was something seriously wrong with him. For 45 minutes, he panted like crazy and constantly paced back and forth. He was keeping his tail tucked down all the time. His ears were pinned back. He would not settle down and he wouldn’t eat. We tried everything. I ended up giving him a trazadone that he takes sometimes when he goes to the groomer. It seemed to take a little bit of the edge off, but not much. He still wouldn’t eat and still wouldn’t settle. I took off work on Monday so I could take him to the vet. We did bloodwork and x-rays. Knowing he is a senior dog, I was trying to prepare myself for the worst case scenario. I was glad to see his bloodwork was great except for some elevated liver enzymes. The x-rays showed he was a little backed up but no major issues. He got an anti-nausea injection and some Gabapentin to help with some tenderness in his back and to hopefully help keep him calm. When we got home, he was ok for a little bit, but eventually started pacing and panting again. We walked around the neighborhood for a long time and he used the bathroom a lot. He seemed pretty happy about that and was in good spirits until we got home and he refused to come back in the house. Every time I took him out that evening, he would hunker down like he didn’t want to come back in the house. When my vet called and I gave her the update, she suggested there may be some new electronic device in the house that was emitting a high frequency noise that is hurting his ears. We had just put new smart outlets in the house about a week ago. His pacing and panting were worse when the lamps were on, so I unplugged all the smart outlets. He stopped panting, stopped pacing, and ate his food. His tail was even up and wagging again. When I plugged the smart outlets all back in and asked Alexa to turn on the lamps, he immediately started panting and pacing again. My husband used an app to test the frequency of the smart outlets. It was off the charts. We've left the outlets unplugged for two days and have confirmed that it is definitely the smart outlets that are causing his stress and discomfort. He's back to being a totally normal dog now. I really thought this was the end for Rowdy based on the way he was acting. I am so thankful for Dr. Newell at BoonesCreek AnimalHospital for figuring out this simple solution. If your pets are exhibiting similar symptoms, you may want to consider checking your electronics first. I cannot express how relieved I am that he is ok now. 😭♥️🐶

11/05/2023

Odyssey Dobermans in Greensburg, KY

05/05/2023

(Posting again bc a lot of people said they couldn’t share the original post)
As I sit here in my office, I am feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world. I walked in today with not only 120 animals on-site, but an additional 14 in crates, and a clinic full of starved and gun shot victims. Donna just went out on a rescue to get this starved Doberman. We don’t have room for this baby, but how in the world can we say no? I know I ask a lot. It is not your responsibility to take on the disposable world we live in and clean up other people’s messes.
But here I sit again begging you for help for that exact thing. I have the most amazing, strong, determined, loyal, fearless, and resilient staff on the planet and NO one can tell me otherwise. But, we are all feeling pretty beat up and are asking for your HELP once again. If anyone can foster a dog or cat or feel like the time is finally right to adopt, please come!
Not only do the animals need your help, but we do too. These animals don’t deserve this failure that has been dealt to them by humankind. I feel like I can always be open and honest with my animal warrior family because you get them and you get US. Please just take a look at some of the amazing babies we have ready to go and needing your help. And if this is reaching you and you aren’t in our area, please consider helping your local shelter, we are all going through it right now.

Just come down! No appointment needed:
Stray Rescue of St. Louis
2320 Pine Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
strayrescue.org/adopt
strayrescue.org/foster
Thank you to our supporter and friend
Melissa Carlton State Farm Agent for boosting this post for us!

Love,
Cassady

04/10/2023

Snuggle time 🥰

03/12/2023

Aretha and her ‘babies’.🥰

03/09/2023

02/04/2023

Little Betty is my last puppy and is available for a new home! Stylin in her jacket! 😍

01/15/2023

Snuggles with the last 2 puppies today. Big black male still available.

01/11/2023

So true! 😅

01/11/2023

Red collar boy