new rescue in south florida

surrealflane · 07-29-2010, 11:06 PM

just wanted to say hi to everyone from south florida.
first the reason why i'm here, Caoimhe (pronounced kee-va, it's irish gaelic)

my girlfriend (caoimhesmom) just signed up here too.

we brought her home from the shelter last wedsnesday and on saturday we spent 5 1/2 hrs at the vet. she has bacterial pneumonia

she's a snotty mess right now lol but she's improving more and more everyday. she's still not eating quite right, but getting there. poor girl has 2 broken teeth, (one being an upper canine), just got spayed and now pneumonia. she's scheduled for surgery for her teeth in august.

i've never had a more well behaved, attentive dog. she knew her name in 2 hrs. she took right to her crate. she sits, comes, is outstanding on leash. i cannot wait until she recoops fully to really start training her. we have 2 cats and a bunny in the house. she reacts well to them all, we started socializing them all a little bit, but are going to hold off on some closer contact until she's feeling better.

we're not sure of her age. our vet said all he can say is she's over a year old. her shelter card, when we first saw her said 2 years, when we picked her up it said 4 years 3 months and had a birthday. i think there's something the shelter didn't tell us, but oh well.

just looking over some of the threads here, we've already learned some things. so thanks and we look forward to hanging out around these parts

here's some more pics...

right out of the shelter

in the car from the shelter, her ears got chewed up by ear mites

HOME!!!

Mick · 07-29-2010, 11:11 PM

Great looking dog. Welcome from another newbie.

Stosh · 07-29-2010, 11:13 PM

Oh look at that face! She's beautiful- and so lucky to find you. She looks right at home next to you

onyx'girl · 07-29-2010, 11:22 PM

Thank you for saving her! She looks like she landed in a loving home. I hope she recovers from the gunk asap.
She has a wonderful smile!

boeselager · 07-30-2010, 08:36 PM

Welcome to the forum :-) what a beautiful name for a beautiful girl you have there!!! and Kudos to you for rescuing here and getting her the care she needs!!!!!

**JKlatsky** · 07-30-2010, 08:38 PM

Congratulations and thanks for saving a life! And

from west coast Florida!

caoimhesmom · 07-30-2010, 10:28 PM

Awww, our little girl's smiling for the camera

Can't wait until she kicks the pneumonia and we can play outside!

manb1 · 07-31-2010, 09:38 AM

Sorry to hear about the pneumonia! We almost lost our Nizhoni to pneumonia a couple of years ago. THE UF Vet. School Clinic had her in their ICU for 5 days. Sounds like your girl got diagnosed and started treatment in time - excellent! She's a lucky girl to have you and your loving crew. And LOVE the name

arycrest · 07-31-2010, 12:16 PM

Welcome to both of you and your beautiful girl from Central Florida! So sorry your girl's been ill but it sounds like you've got her medical problem under control!

surrealflane · 08-01-2010, 09:07 AM

thanks everyone

she's doing alot better! she ate a full breakfast this morning, which was a first...the snot's still there but its no longer green

we started "leave it" with her and the cats, she's responding well to it

07-29-2010, 11:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
surrealflane New Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: south florida Posts: 21	new rescue in south florida just wanted to say hi to everyone from south florida. first the reason why i'm here, Caoimhe (pronounced kee-va, it's irish gaelic) my girlfriend (caoimhesmom) just signed up here too. we brought her home from the shelter last wedsnesday and on saturday we spent 5 1/2 hrs at the vet. she has bacterial pneumonia she's a snotty mess right now lol but she's improving more and more everyday. she's still not eating quite right, but getting there. poor girl has 2 broken teeth, (one being an upper canine), just got spayed and now pneumonia. she's scheduled for surgery for her teeth in august. i've never had a more well behaved, attentive dog. she knew her name in 2 hrs. she took right to her crate. she sits, comes, is outstanding on leash. i cannot wait until she recoops fully to really start training her. we have 2 cats and a bunny in the house. she reacts well to them all, we started socializing them all a little bit, but are going to hold off on some closer contact until she's feeling better. we're not sure of her age. our vet said all he can say is she's over a year old. her shelter card, when we first saw her said 2 years, when we picked her up it said 4 years 3 months and had a birthday. i think there's something the shelter didn't tell us, but oh well. just looking over some of the threads here, we've already learned some things. so thanks and we look forward to hanging out around these parts here's some more pics... right out of the shelter in the car from the shelter, her ears got chewed up by ear mites HOME!!!

07-29-2010, 11:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 16,465	Thank you for saving her! She looks like she landed in a loving home. I hope she recovers from the gunk asap. She has a wonderful smile! __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Karlo

07-30-2010, 08:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
boeselager Master Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 799	Welcome to the forum :-) what a beautiful name for a beautiful girl you have there!!! and Kudos to you for rescuing here and getting her the care she needs!!!!! __________________ Kelly S http://www.boeselagerkennel.com

07-30-2010, 08:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
JKlatsky Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Riverview, FL Posts: 2,985	Congratulations and thanks for saving a life! And from west coast Florida! __________________ Argos vom Eisernen Loewen VPG1, CGC, TC 3-3-07 Bianka vom Eisernen Loewen BH, CGC, TC 1-3-08 Cade vom Eisernen Loewen CGC 3-25-09 D'Artagnan (Tag) vom Eisernen Loewen 2-2-10 G Aiko von Burkndeiros SchH 3, IPO3, FH, TC, KKL2 9-17-02

07-31-2010, 12:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
arycrest Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,962	Welcome to both of you and your beautiful girl from Central Florida! So sorry your girl's been ill but it sounds like you've got her medical problem under control! __________________ Gayle & the Hooligans Mac, Slider, Bruiser, & Faith MY BRIDGE KIDS: Andy, Abbey, Tasha, Tex, Echo, Yukon, JR, Too, Niki, Bo, Ringer, Kelly, & Honey The Hooligans Photo Albums!

07-29-2010, 11:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mick New Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 13	Great looking dog. Welcome from another newbie.

07-29-2010, 11:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Stosh Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: tyler texas Posts: 7,605	Oh look at that face! She's beautiful- and so lucky to find you. She looks right at home next to you

07-30-2010, 10:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
caoimhesmom New Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 10	Awww, our little girl's smiling for the camera Can't wait until she kicks the pneumonia and we can play outside!

07-31-2010, 09:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
manb1 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: ME, USA Posts: 130	Sorry to hear about the pneumonia! We almost lost our Nizhoni to pneumonia a couple of years ago. THE UF Vet. School Clinic had her in their ICU for 5 days. Sounds like your girl got diagnosed and started treatment in time - excellent! She's a lucky girl to have you and your loving crew. And LOVE the name

08-01-2010, 09:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
surrealflane New Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: south florida Posts: 21	thanks everyone she's doing alot better! she ate a full breakfast this morning, which was a first...the snot's still there but its no longer green we started "leave it" with her and the cats, she's responding well to it

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