well aparenlty ive come down with a nasty case of multiplying puppy syndrome!
remember that first post about Dozer, and there being a second puppy who had a 3" hole in his stomach...
the one i left at the vets and hadnt heard about since.
well...
yesterday Dozer turned 6 weeks old...
so today i call the vets who tell me bring him in for his shots today if youd like...
get there take Dozer in and am greeted by a tech and "lucky" yup...the little puppy with a 3 inch hole in his stomach is now "lucky" the little puppy wiht the now pea sized scabbed hole in his stomach.
they tell me " f you dont take him home with you now he goes to the shelter in an hour where he'll probaly be put to sleep"
then they put him in the cardboard take me home box and take him out of the room...
Dozer got his shot and as i head into the waiting room theres "lucky" screaming in the box by the door.
so "lucky" came home with us.
from what i was told lucky actually died and was dead for 2 hours on saturday late evening/sunday early morning...hed passed away around 11:30pm when the tech noticed him, she checked him and he was dead (cold even), but she was in the middle of doing some stuff and decided she needed to take care of the emergency patients before putting him in deep freeze...
well 2 hours later she walks past, obviously forgot, and said she saw a twitch...she knew he was dead, and he was cold but upon closer inspection his toe twitched again so she put him on a heat pad and within 30 mins hed not only come back to life but ws standing up and wagging his tail.
the hole in his stomach is looking amazing, the redness is gone, they had given him injectable antibitocs and kept it clean...my orders are simply to put neosporin on it and make sure he doesnt over eat so the strain doesnt burst it back open.
anyway get him home, and while the vets have been GREAT, im a little dissapointed, the poor guy was LOADED with fleas. so he got a bath imediatly and it took me almost an hour to get every dead flea off him there were that many! *thank goodness for dish soap*
the also hadnt given him any dewormer, so he got a dose of pyrantel payomate too.
poor guy.
anyway...he and dozer seemed to recgnize eachother, and are currently curled up together...
kinda funny, i didnt realize how big dozer had gotten, but his brother is a WHOLE pound in weight less than him (the other thing thats kinda bothering me, if hes been under vet care...theres no reason he should have only gained 1/4 a lb in a week...when i found them he was not even 1/4 a lb smaller than dozer...so he wasnt that small...
oh well, hes here now and safe and will be getting regular good quality meals...
but keeping him is NOT an option so if anyone knows of anyone in Western TN looking for a great family dog...
ill be asking a small fee to ensure he get a great home...
he needs to be an INDOOR dog, am bulls and corsos are incredibly human orientated and NEED their families,
he will need training and a strong experienced but gentle owner...these guys dont do well with harsh words and corrections but do need someone to take charge!
he will need to be neutered by the time hes 6 months of age. the vet says his hernia has closed almost completly and shouldnt need extra surgery, but given his breed mix, and thier tendency towards same sex issues at maturity if not neutered he needs to be fixed by 6 months!
He will need EXCERSIZE...
both breeds in his genetic makeup are well known for the love and devotion to family, especially children so id LOVE for him to go to a home with well mannered kids
he has alot of potential as a possible Hog dog, all around farm hand, personal protection and weight pull/carting!, mastifs and am bulls were bred to work, so give him a job and hell do everyhitng he can to please you!
Hes going to be somewhere between 80-100lbs full grown, adn about 27-29" at the shoulder.
if you know of a family that might fit this bill, please let me know.
hes cute but i cant handle him, Dozer and Rubies pups right now, finacilally or otherwise.
Getting Dozer trained is going to take enough work, trying to do so with 2, especially littermates is asking for stress and trouble.
as a side note i think he needs a much more dignified name than "lucky" so im taking suggestions.