Ebony's Pearls

Itzl is home now and settled happily down.

The vet fed him canned chicken and he's decided it's his new favorite food evah. I've never fed him canned chicken. He does get a doggie chicken jerky treat, but not canned chicken.

So, I went to the store and got him some cans of chicken. I figure he deserves a few days of pampering, and if he holds true to form, he'll decide canned chicken is no big deal anymore and turn his snooty little nose up to it.

He's got several days' worth of pain meds, and an ear wash to help heal his ear, and a huge purple "cast" to protect where his IV was. They said to leave it wrapped until morning to keep it from bleeding or him from licking it.

I met Corkie there, a little sheltie puppy that was attacked by a bull dog and a Great Pyrenees mix. He's got hundreds of stitches and looks like a patchwork puppy right now, but he was up and walking around and trying to play, so I think he'll be OK.

And Sally was there with some mysterious problem. The vet did exploratory surgery on her this morning and discovered her gall bladder had burst. It was a good time for it - assuming there's ever a good time for a burst gall bladder - because she'd been on antibiotics for a week, and IV fluids, and in constant vet care, so she has the optimal chances of surviving this.

there's a gorgeous and lovable Australian Shepherd puppy (a dappled gray) there up for adoption. He's a special needs dog. He was abandoned because he was blind, and when he was found, he was barely alive. He's doing well now, fat, sassy, and playful, but is kept in the cage a lot because he's blind and it's the safest place for him to be. He needs a good home, so if you know of anyone willing to adopt a blind puppy, I'll give them the name of the vet.

There was a mini Schnauzer there who'd also been attacked by bigger dogs, like Corkie, in his own back yard. The bigger dogs jumped the fence to get to the smaller dogs in both cases. I never learned the name of the Schnauzer, but she's doing well and should be able to go home in a day or two.

They were prepping a hooded rat for surgery to remove a cancerous leg in the hopes the cancer hadn't spread.

People with pets in ICU are encouraged to come and visit. They even have a special waiting room for people visiting their ICU critters. There are hooks on the walls to hold the IV fluids, and big chairs so there's room for person and critter, and access to a small yard in case the critter is well enough to potty outside. They have a TV available so people staying long term with their critter will have something to watch while visiting.

I think I'm going to keep this vet.