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Postmortem Reflection December 24, 2022 – Adoption Anniversary Rio was the purest soul I ever met; the most precious gift. He and I were inseparable and in some ways codependent. I assure you, I needed him as much as he needed a mom like me. Underfed and born in a barn, my baby was setup […]
JULY 13, 2020 Well, I went to work as usual this morning… …and SURPRISE! I returned home and made quite a literal stink this evening with 2 sick kittens. Along with oral meds, treatment for ringworm is a lime sulfur dip and it smells exactly as you might imagine: a grandpa fart. They got their […]
JUNE 15, 2020 Everyone, please help me welcome Pistachio, the sweetest, gentlest soul that has ever come into this “orphanage.” Based on his demeanor and appearance, it is obvious that this sweet guy has been to hell and back. He comes to me emaciated and with awfully itchy mange. He is scared and skittish, but […]
Oliver NOVEMBER 30, 2019 Everyone, meet my newest orphan! My boss spotted him on the side of the road today, took him to get checked out by a vet, and then she called me. I went right over with all my baby supplies and to show her the ropes with feeding, but when I arrived […]
MAY 1, 2019 – – Adoption Day Ellen comes home as my first foster fail The big girl is home! She was so excited both to see her people and her house! Leonard made her a princess bed and delivered it before her homecoming. Ellen will not leave my side and asked me to please […]
FEBRUARY 23, 2019 It’s been a week since I cleaned up a poop, filled a water bowl or kissed a puppy head. Today I took a rainy day nap and had a Farley / Mom dream. I had boarded him at the Fasmart (where it is totally a normal place to board dogs lol) and […]
FEBRUARY 1, 2019 Welp, I had to unexpectedly say goodbye to Buffy and Cordelia today as the SPCA needed me to take these two parvo pups. They don’t die from the virus, but from the symptoms. They got fecal transplants today before they came to me. We are treating symptoms and they are getting lots […]
JANUARY 29, 2019 One year ago today, my gut told me it was time. It was the day I’d dreaded and feared for Farley’s entire life. Even with as many hurdles as we jumped together, and despite all the “mom things” I did throughout his high maintenance, complex existence, I was, for 13.5 years, SO […]
Intro to Ringworm January 21, 2019 It sure has been a day of surprises. When I awoke this morning, I saw that another foster family needed help. I volunteered to take their two foster pups so that the husband could tend to his sick family. I was familiar with these baby girls as they came […]
The Only Healthy Fosters Ever JANUARY 2, 2019 I have a bone to pick with apron manufacturers: the pockets are only big enough for 1 puppy! Picked up 2 tiny kitchen helpers today. The foster dad came home and is building them a ramp because they’re too wittle to get up and down the kitchen […]
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