St Pauls, NC - Madeline Sable w/pups PTS 1/20

[katieliz]

the diesel fund has just picked up initial vetting charges for this family. madeline's name has been changed and i will let alisa tell you all to what and why. it is hysterical.

please take a moment to remember diesel, beautiful boy gone too soon. all these dogs are so very precious.

http://the-diesel-fund.blogspot.com

[cassadee7]

Wow I almost had a heart attack when I couldn't find this mama & pups in the Follow Up Forum this morning! Whew, I am so glad they are safe.

[Myamom]

Thank you katieliz for creating that beautiful blog and continuing to donate in Diesel's memory...so that that he is never forgotten..so that something good is happening out of the tragedy...
We will never forget you Diesel.

So...now...Thank you to Alisa for stepping up and pulling this sweet family and facing the challenge
Thank you BDBH and thank you Katieliz and everyone that made this wonderful save happen

[alisagirl127]

Hello All,

I wanted to post a quick progress report... I will get to pics later to night, but need to finish getting everyone settled in and then,I need to catch up on some the work (from my day job) that I missed today. LOL

So everyone is 100% safe and with me :-) The shelter was no frills and Jeff was easy to work with when I got there this morning. I was there before they opened and I was in and out in about 20minutes. There was one other rescue there waiting to rescue a lot of the puppies that were available as there were TONS of them! So Sad :-(

We have decided to name the mother "Nadia" as she has 8 healthy and strong pups and we think she is a better mother than the crazy, human octo-mom! LOL She is an excellent mother. She had them all tucked away and happily nursing this morning. She was very good to me and let me handle both her and the pups easily. She has such a sweet disposition - very even tempered. We will see more personality as we go as I am sure she is shelter shocked and worn out. She is very young - only about 1.5 years at best guess. She is very, VERY skinny - you can see every bone jutting out of her hips and rib cage. Needs to build some muscle mass in the back, but that will come as she recoup time, great food, and excersise (when she is up to it) - she has a slight uterine infection (pretty common) and is still bleeding a bit and also, has some sort of small skin infection so she is on antibiotics for both of those. She had lots of ticks, too. Gross! :-( Vet said it was fine to use some Frontline Plus. We bathed her to make her skin feel better and she was very good. Had a hw test done - will not know the results until tomorrow as Dr. Regina sends her tests out to a lab and has to wait overnight to get them back. More than likely, she has them - but the good news is that her lungs sound clear, and she has a nice strong pulse. She is nursing well and seems to be producing adequate milk for the pups - Dr. Regina said to keep an eye on it and weigh them every day to make sure they are gaining weight, steadily. She gave me a growth chart to follow. Also, gave me dewormer and instructions for both mom and pups to start next week. In spite of it all, "Nadia" is a gorgeous dog and very sweet. Can't wait to see her personality develop as she settles in.

As for the puppies - well, there are 8 gorgeous little ones! 6 boys and 2 girls :-) Look like little sables and one is more black with a bit of white on the chest. Def have the shep ears. :-) They will be 1 week old tomorrow. Dr. Regina checked them all for heart murmers and cleft pallets and tested reflexes in each of them - they all passed and she said they all appear to be the size they should be and very strong/healthy. They are very squirmy. :-) Only bad thing is that the top layer of skin on the little pads of most of their feet are worn off due to trying to crawl around on the cold concrete. Dr. Regina said to keep an eye on them for infection but they should heal naturally. We have not named the pups, yet - want to see what sort of personalities develop.

Anyway, thank for all of the support and well wishes! It is amazing what happens when people come together - yay!!! :-)

This is going to be such a neat experience. I am excited to see how they grow and change.

I will post pictures later tonight.

Alisa, Nadia, and puppies

[JakodaCD OA]

great story,,))) and I LOVE the name change !! LOL...so glad they are safe and can't wait to see updates))

[StGeorgeK9]

Yay!!! Thank you soooo much Alisa!!! I'm so looking forward to the pics!!!

[onyx'girl]

Tears of Joy!! Thank you, thank you for stepping up!!

[katieliz]

alisa you are a brave and good-hearted girl with a very cool sense of humor!

[rjvamp]

I'm so happy to hear they are okay! Can't wait to see the photos.

[allieg]

So glad they're in a warm place to finish there days with Mom.Can't wait for updates and pictures.