tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63369835685855361042024-03-19T01:49:09.303-07:00Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescue: Welcome to Our BlogBig Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-4660330754376471802013-01-08T11:52:00.001-08:002013-01-09T08:16:09.950-08:00Happy New Year from BDBH!We would like to thank all the people (and dogs) who donated to BDBH over the holidays. It is truly appreciated.<br />
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Before helping your dog stay in or get in shape, important
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past year:<br />
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Here is some information to help your dogs keep their resolutions this year:<br />
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<br />Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-23849931818210393492012-11-25T19:01:00.003-08:002012-12-18T17:57:02.289-08:00Three Ways to Help Wish BDBH a Happy HowlidayWe appreciate all that you have given us this year!<br />
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1. We have pictures with Santa in Buffalo and we will let you know about anything like it in Rochester!<br />
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2. Decorating the tree! WOW - look at the great gifts! <br />
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3. Wishing friends and family well with a BDBH holiday card! (cost does not include shipping/tax)<br />
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<br />Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-66414376352765138942012-11-14T06:37:00.002-08:002012-11-25T18:54:56.387-08:00Thank you! Looking for Gift Ideas? Try These Friends of BDBH...<br />
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We would like to thank everyone on this list for their generous contributions. All proceeds helped Keelin. Formatting is rough, sorry - websites are listed to make things easy for you to find out more. <br />
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<br />Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-36156686274224325332012-05-27T13:35:00.001-07:002012-11-14T06:45:17.818-08:00Updated 11/14 Keelin's New Chapter<div style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span class="search_highlight"><b><span style="color: red;">General fundraising for Keelin is now closed.</span> </b>As always, if you would like to donate to the general fund or a specific dog on the site instead to help with general vet costs, you can do so by clicking on the donate button on the website: <a href="http://www.bdbh.org/">www.bdbh.org </a></span></div>
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<span class="search_highlight">Updates first, rest of the story if you have not seen it below - thanks! We are keeping this all in one post for now so that the original link works. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;">Update 11/14: After that last visit to Cornell, where the occluder was totally deflated, she returned to her foster home with Keelin normal urination (and some leaking). Her doctors at Cornell wanted to try a very slight inflation to see if that would work, but at that time, the rescue decided to take a bit of a break due to the stress, uncertainty, transportation, and costs involved. It was during this break that Keelin and her foster met with a family who was interested in adopting Keelin, knowing that there is the possibility that she will never be fully continent (though certainly much i<span style="font-size: large;">m<span style="font-size: large;">prov<span style="font-size: large;">ed thanks to all of you)</span></span></span>. They will be following up with Cornell to try th<span style="font-size: large;">at one last itty bitty inflation<span style="font-size: large;">. In the meantime, <span style="font-size: large;">Keelin h<span style="font-size: large;">as found her forever home, thanks to all of you again for <span style="font-size: large;">that opportunity! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;">A note from Keelin's foster: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;">Hi All,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;">Just wanted to send a Update on Keelin. It has been a long journey with Keelin. The road was a <span style="font-size: large;"></span>long and, at times, very scary. We were riding on emotional rollercoaster with Ms. Keelin with<br />all her medical ups and downs. Thru it all, Keelin fought to be a survivor. Always a smile on her<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>face despite all she had been thru medically and her past neglectful life. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;">About a month ago, a family reached out to me inquiring about Keelin. They had seen her on <span style="font-size: large;"></span>Petfinder and her story caught their hearts. The family drove out to meet and greet to meet our amazing girl. <br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;">Yesterday, 11 11 12, Keelin found her Forever Home and was welcomed into their family. What a Special Family. My Prayer is that Keelin has many Blessed years, being loved and cherished, never remembering her past life before coming to New York and I guarantee, their lives will be Blessed as well having loved our girl. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;">Keelin makes an impression on the hearts of everyone she meets. I have to admit, one of my most<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>medically challenging fosters, but the rewards of having Keelin in my life was well worth every <br />minute spent with her. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I want to thank all the wonderful volunteers with BDBH for 'going to bat' for Keelin. Many miles traveled to and from Cornell, as well as our local vets for procedures and testing. To all the wonderful people who donated financially as well as Prayers and Thoughts in our 'darkest' moments. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">To Keelin's adopters, they have found a TRULY AN AMAZING GIRL and Keelin is Blessed to have been chosen by them. Rescue provides a dog with a second chance at life, but also provides so much more. You see the good in people who thru one dog, rallies together in support. It provides an opportunity to meet people we would never have encountered or crossed paths in life, and of course to see our fosters move onto their Forever Lives.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">MANY THANKS to all from Keelin and I</span></span></blockquote>
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<span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;">Update 10/18: Keelin visited Cornell last week Thursday, 10/11/12, for her first inflation of the occluder that was implanted in August 2012. </span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;">Keelin was sent off, hopeful for a positive result after inflating her occluder. Well that hope soon "deflated" as well as the specialist needing to delate the occluder, just 36 hours after inflation as it restricted Keelin's ability to urinate.<br /> </span><br />
<span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;">So Sunday, Keelin made her journey back to to her foster, and the Keelin we all know and love, came back as happy as can be. 24 hours after her return, her foster noticed Keelin continuing to have problems urinating.</span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;">She forwarded a video of Keelin to the specialist and he recommended bringing Keelin into Cornell ASAP.<br />Keelin is in route right now to Cornell to figure this out. PLEASE keep Keelin in your Thoughts and Prayers that we can figure out what is best for Keelin and put all this behind and finally move forward. Keelin deserves NOTHING less than that in life.....</span><br />
<span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;"><br />She just wants to be loved by a family, and give them all the special things she offers.</span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight"><b>Update 9/28:<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">From Keelin's wonderful foster mom: Keelin is doing really well, she is back to squirrel watch! She is happy again, running around in backyard in her 'old lady' spurrts...smiles ALL the time. </span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span class="search_highlight"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><br />She is still posturing around the backyard but maybe only 3 times and it seems that she empties her bladder as opposed to trying 8 - 10 times. </span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Leaking seems to have slowed down quite a bit, I can now put a diaper on her all night and while I am at work and it doesn't overflow. <br /> </span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span class="search_highlight"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Seems the infection is definitely under control, where we go with the inflation of the occluder, not quite sure yet. (note - the occluder gets inflated to slow or eliminate any remaining leaking - but she needs to be just so, health wise, before doing that)</span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span class="search_highlight"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><br />Another three weeks and she has to go for another urinalysis, then another two weeks on medication if those tests come back negative....</span></span></span></span></b></span><span class="search_highlight"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight">THANK YOU ALL for caring about Keelin!</span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight"><b>Update 9/24: </b>Keelin has been in her foster home since Friday night. A definite improvement after 6 days of heavy vetting and antibiotic therapy has been seen! She will continue on the antibiotics for a month, and get that infection out for once and for all (you hear that, infection!). Keelin's foster reports that Keelin is doing well balancing activity with rest. BDBH held their annual picnic yesterday, and funds were raised to help with all the medical needs dogs, including Keelin. We are appreciative of all our adopters who not only gave to help, but have followed Keelin's story. Thanks to each and every person who has helped her, forwarded this, donated, thoughts/prayers sent and more! </span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight"><b>Update 9/21: </b>Keelin will be coming home tonight! This morning she ate like a little piggy, ran around, played with her vet student and was as happy as she's been in a while. What we learn about kidneys and infections from our dog friends - that is pretty scary stuff. </span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight"><b>Update 9/20: </b>With the third antibiotic, Keelin's fever has broken! Today, the surgeon is going to scope/look for indications of what is going on up there, as long as she is doing well. She is eating a bit better, just kind of picking, but eating. They are also hoping to discontinue her pain management as her heart rate has stabilized; it was quite high due to her discomfort. We are so hopeful that he will see something that will help us help Keelin best. As always, your help is appreciated as well! </span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight"><b>Update 9/18 PM: </b>Keelin's fever did go up to 104.4 and they decided to add the third antibiotic...tonight her temp is down to<br />103.4 and she ate 2 jars of baby food. They were very excited about that!</span><br />
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called on the culture today and there is no preliminary growth in the
culture as yet. They said they saw a bit
of spark tonight; even though it is raining they went for a 20 minute walk tonight. They mentioned how truly special Keelin is and how they love to be working
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<span class="search_highlight"><b>AM: </b>A not as great update this am, as Keelin's temp has crept back up to 104. Want info on dogs and fevers? <a href="http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/high-fever-in-dogs">http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/high-fever-in-dogs</a></span><br />
<span class="search_highlight">They are going to try to get a preliminary reading on the culture to see if anything has grown, if not, that information will be available tomorrow. They would add a 3rd antibiotic if the temp goes higher, but are hoping to get information from that culture first. We could also use your hungriest thoughts for Keelin as she is not wanting to eat so much right now. </span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight"><b>Update 9/17 PM:</b></span><br />
<span class="search_highlight">We just received this update from Keelin's foster - you can hear the happiness in it!<b> </b></span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight"><span style="font-family: inherit;">YAY !!!! Ilisa just called me and Keelin's fever has BROKE...happy dance it is at 102.4<br />I pretty much blanked out after hearing that, but they feel it is a UTI that traveled up to the kidney.<br />They are hopeful that maybe she can come home on Wednesday on oral antibiotics, then possibly bring her back to assess the occlunder.<br />Ilisa said she would call me around 9:30 am tomorrow with an update. Hopefully Dr. will call as well.</span><b> </b></span></blockquote>
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<b>Update 9/17 AM 2: </b><br />
<b>T</b>hey ran another round of bloodwork.<br />
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The surgeon does NOT feel this
is being caused by the occluder/inflammation, as there didn't seem to be
evidence from sonogram of any inflammation<br />
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He feels it is a
kidney infection that is being resistent to the antibiotics. The
culture results won't be available till at least Wednesday. He does not
feel it is a bladder infection as usually there isn't a fever or at
least this high of a fever that occurs with Bladder Infection. With
Kidney Infections it is more likely to cause high fever. <br />
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Her foster asked the level of concern of the constant temp and he said,once
it is at 106 or higher, is when it becomes life threatening, and when
they would get 'aggressive' with ice baths and enemas. They have a fan
blowing on her around the clock and the IV fluids. She is pretty
sedated to keep her comfortable.<br />
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He does not want to scope her
in the condition she is right now. He would like to take a look in and
past the occluder for evidence of her body rejecting (but again, he
doesn't feel this is related).<br />
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SO, that's it for now!<b> </b><br />
<span class="search_highlight"><b>Update 9/17 AM: </b>Despite being given two pretty hard-hitting antibiotics via IV, Keelin continues to have a high temperature of 105. The thinking now may be that she also has to have the implant removed, as this may be an inflammatory response to that object in her body. Your help - donations, sharing this on facebook or via e-mail, good thoughts/prayers - would be gratefully accepted. Also any distance Reiki donations would be appreciated as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight"><b>Update 9/16: </b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight"><b>PM:</b> Keelin actually had a temp of 106, so we are very glad to have gotten her in for vetting. She was thoroughly checked: Blood work, chest x-ray, ultrasound and urinalysis. Again! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight">Ultrasound looked like it did the other day, chest x-ray was good, and blood work good, BUT, they found some red and white cells in her urine. At this point it looks as if Keelin has a kidney and bladder infection. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight">If you have ever experienced this, you know it is a knock out punch. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight">Right now she is more comfortable, on IV fluids, IV antibiotics, and pain management. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight">Her wonderful surgeon is continuing to monitor her care and is hoping that the fever will break by tomorrow morning. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight">We are so appreciative of the help we have received in donations and forwards, and know that the good thoughts and prayers have been working. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight"><b>AM update: </b>It is no fun doing updates that are not positive, and not wanting people to worry or get dejected, not posting (wow, sorry for the sentence structure) until something definitive happened has been the default. But today we need to let you know what is going on with Keelin:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">First - since
we started fundraising for Keelin, many months ago, we have been
in awe of the generosity you have shown. Keelin was able to, <i>on one fundraising effort</i>,
have TWO surgeries. <br />
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The first one was the laser ablation of the ectopic ureter. This gave us some improvement, but nothing consistent. <br />
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The second one was the implantation of a hydraulic occluder that would
give her that wonderful continence (that we forget is not a given with
anyone). <br />
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Initially the surgery was a success, but Keelin seems to be reacting to
the implant. No one can quite figure out what is happening. Keelin act likes
she has to urinate and postures to do so often. <br />
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She had recently gone to a board certified radiologist for an ultrasound, and also had her blood work checked. <br />
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All looked good. <br />
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Saturday, Keelin began to develop a fever - this after having cleared her medical earlier in the week with the ultrasound and diagnostics. <br />
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This morning, the fever spiked at 105 and she is at Cornell as we type this. <br />
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We are very concerned and confused. It is possible she will need another
surgery to remove the occluder. We really do not know at this time. <br />
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If you want to help Keelin with
donations to help with this emergency situation, we certainly would appreciate it. Or, you can donate to any of the other dogs on our site (and there are some under medical evaluation not on the site yet so as not to frustrate potential adopters with "hey a cute dog but you can't have them!" syndrome!) and that will also help Keelin. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">We do not know where this is going to go or what is going to happen as this is a mystery, and we are all so very upset by this latest setback. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="search_highlight"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Donations could be made to BDBH or to Cornell directly through the billing office for Big Dogs Big Hearts. Donate button is on our website here: <a href="http://www.bigdogsbighearts.com/">http://www.bigdogsbighearts.com/</a></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">We will keep you posted, up or down, on how she is doing. Let's all give our very best thoughts that it is up. </span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight"><b>Update 8/20: </b>Keelin is home, recovering well from her second surgery, which is more invasive. The implant is in and will probably need some adjustment to get it just right so that Keelin will be continent. Very exciting! </span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight"><b>Update 8/15:</b> Keelin was taken to Cornell yesterday for pre-surgery testing. All went very well! She is going to be going into surgery this morning. They will be implanting that "balloon" that will help to control her flow, hopefully completely. We are so grateful for the fact that enough funds were raised the first time that Keelin was able to have both surgeries. This has allowed us to help not just her, but other dogs. And that is thanks to everyone who donated, spread the word, and sent good thoughts to this wonderful girl. Thank you and we will post an update tomorrow to let you know how surgery went! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keelin and new friend Duke wait for the exam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New student doctor checking Keelin out</td></tr>
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<span class="search_highlight"><b>Update 8/3:</b> Keelin will be going into surgery Wednesday, August 15th, getting the hyrdaulic urethral occluder. Generally they have it implanted, then it takes 4-6 weeks before they can adjust it to achieve continence. Thank you for your support of Keelin and BDBH! </span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;"><b>Update 7/26:</b> Well, this is interesting! As you can imagine, Keelin is a different case than most, given the way her system was set up, and has not fully responded to the surgery. We were not expecting perfection, and we have had great (TRULY!) improvement, but doing some playing around with the Proin and other things, has produced unusual responses in Keelin. </span></div>
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<span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;">SO! What's next? That's the exciting and interesting part. There is a newer surgery, that could not have been done first - the repair that was done in the first surgery was essential and needed in order to try this second surgery. In other words, we could not have skipped straight to this second surgery. What is this second surgery you ask? </span></div>
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<span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;">It is </span><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">the implantation of a hydraulic urethral occluder in Keelin. Cornell says, "Hydraulic
occluder implantation has a very high rate (>90%) of success for
long term continence and a relatively low (<10%) complication rate." Frankly, we think this sounds like some very cool treatment for Keelin and a chance for her to live a normal life! We could not have done this without your donations, the help of Cornell, and because you were all so generous in our first fundraising attempt, the cost of this surgery is covered! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Information on it: <a href="http://www.cvma.net/images/cvmapdf/HydraulicUrethral.pdf">http://www.cvma.net/images/cvmapdf/HydraulicUrethral.pdf</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">More: <a href="http://www.acvs.org/Symposium/Proceedings2011/data/papers/129.pdf">http://www.acvs.org/Symposium/Proceedings2011/data/papers/129.pdf</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">And more: <a href="http://dogaware.com/articles/wdjincontinence.html#surgical">http://dogaware.com/articles/wdjincontinence.html#surgical</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">This is all really good news and we will let you know as soon as she is scheduled for her surgery! </span></span></div>
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<span class="search_highlight">Update 7/16: Keelin remains an interesting girl! She was doing really well with the Proin, but more Proin didn't do more for her, so everyone thought, hmmmm, maybe it's not the Proin, so she went off the med, and started leaking more again. So, the Proin definitely does help and she is back on it! However, even with the leaking while off Proin, she still was more continent than before, and on it, about 85-90% better, which is amazing. There are more options that can be explored and discussed for her, and she is enjoying herself in the meantime! Thank you again for all you have done for Keelin! </span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight">Update 7/8: Up and down and very interesting but most definitely improvement! Approximately 85% better than her leaky faucet days. It's as if a plumber has slowed the flow into a drip, and the drip is much better! There have been "experiments" with the amount of Proin being given, up and down, and no real conclusion has been made yet - is it Proin helping or is her body understanding what to do more now that her giant ureter is smaller. Keelin's foster is in close contact with the doctors and students at Cornell as this process continues. And this progress! We are very thankful to all who have helped Keelin get to this point. </span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight">Update 6/29: Keelin has been started on Proin. This is some information on that medicine: <a href="http://www.marvistavet.com/html/phenylpropanolamine.html">Proin</a> </span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight">There does seem to be some improvement while using this medicine, though it is not entirely consistent. We are not sure if this is still due to her body learning how to use itself well or what is going on, but Keelin's foster is in contact with the vets at Cornell. Keelin is still doing well and is a happy girl! </span><br />
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<span class="search_highlight">These are some pictures from Keelin's pick up and first night at home. She is doing really well with the recovery thus far. Because her structure was so unusual, and her ureter so not used to working, we have seen no improvement yet, but are still hopeful that this could change as the ureter understands it can work. Next week will be a phone update with the excellent and caring surgeon and a decision will be made about starting Proin to see if that will help in dealing with the leak. We understood this possibility going in and the laser surgery did all it could, and also gave us valuable information about Keelin's structure! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good-bye everyone, time to go home!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bye Cornell, thank you for everything!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glad to be heading home now!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm going to close my eyes for a little bit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ahhh, time to really relax. Thank you, everyone.</td></tr>
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<span class="search_highlight">1.<b>SURGERY: </b>Keelin had her surgery. Anyone who follows BDBH knows that we have had some different and interesting problems come our way with dogs that we help - Jerry's "beanie baby leg" with no real bones, Reva with no lymph nodes in her rear legs, and others you can see on our website under special needs successes. So it comes as no real surprise to find that Keelin's structure was quite abnormal (urethra described as a big floppy balloon) and required more intervention with the laser than most of these surgeries. Because of this, we won't know for about a week just how successful the surgery will be as there is a lot of swelling. However, Keelin is doing really well, eating, drinking, greeting everyone. Her student said</span> that Keelin doesn't even know she had surgery and isn't affected by it's success or non success, and what a great way to be. We will keep you posted! We thank everyone who is checking on her, and all those taking such good care of her. <br />
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2. <b>We have raised all needed funds!</b> Thank you for everything. We have over 50 donors and who knows how many people who have passed this along. Thank you for all the help and good thoughts so far. We will definitely be asking for more good thoughts with her surgery today. <br />
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3. <b>Surgery info: </b>This surgery has a 50-50 chance of being 100% curative. 50 percent of dogs have no leaks after. 50% have some leaking, but lesser amounts (she certainly could not leak more). Of that 50%, half of them can stop the leak with a daily dose of Proin. For the other 25%, there are other methods that can be employed and that we hope we will not have to explore those. We firmly hope and believe that Keelin will be in the top 50%!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many things to see in the waiting room!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to weigh-in</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keelin has a great student who starts the exam</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keelin knows this will be her good friend while she's there!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting to see the surgeon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some reassurance from a friend</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is relaxing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone listens carefully to the surgeon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keelin feels good about all of this!</td></tr>
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Thank you all again. Today we will let you know how surgery goes, the preliminary report. In the next few days we will know more about its success!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to the matchers: </span><br />
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<li><span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.iamra.org/"> Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue</a> </span></li>
<li><span class="search_highlight" style="font-size: large;">BDBH adoptee <a href="http://bigdogsbigheartworm.blogspot.com/">Mila</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="search_highlight"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="search_highlight"><a href="http://www.beyondthebodypilates.com/">Beyond the Body Pilates</a></span></span> </li>
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Here is Keelin - on her way into the vet clinic to stay overnight for a bladder tap. She looks incredible - her coat is softer, her weight is perfect, and her eyes are sparkly, especially when she thinks she might get a second supper! </div>
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This quote is from Keelin's foster mom who is doing an amazing job of keeping Keelin clean and dry - a round the clock job to prevent urine scald and infection: </blockquote>
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<i>Everyday Keelin is blessed to be here on this Earth, she is just so grateful and living so much joy. She truly does something amazing and comical everyday, and would be the 'human version' of a person that everyone gravitates toward because of their personality. </i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keelin resting in her foster home after playing with ALL the toys!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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We so appreciate your generosity and for giving Keelin this chance. No one wants to think of it, but this is a life saving surgery. Keelin would not be an adoptable dog in her current condition. Thank you for helping us to save her life.</div>
<span class="search_highlight">Keelin</span> came to BDBH from TN. She is a bouncy, happy girl. She loves people, has fun doing things, and is grateful to be safe and cared for. This was a girl found in the mud, tied to a tree, abandoned and taken to a shelter. </div>
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has been diagnosed with an ectopic ureter, meaning that instead of the
little tube delivering her urine into her bladder, it is taking it, in her case, to
the vagina. Which fills with urine, and then it flows out when
she is laying down. Here are some links with information on this condition:</div>
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<a href="http://www.michvet.com/library/surgery_ectopic_ureter.asp">http://www.michvet.com/library/surgery_ectopic_ureter.asp</a></div>
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<a href="http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.240.6.716">http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.240.6.716</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_ectopic_ureters.html">http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_ectopic_ureters.html</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.petplace.com/dogs/ectopic-ureters/page1.aspx">http://www.petplace.com/dogs/ectopic-ureters/page1.aspx</a></div>
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Her foster is keeping her diapered, trying to keep
her clean (and doing an excellent job - no more urine scald!), and
with the hotter weather, doing more of it all as <span class="search_highlight">Keelin</span> drinks more water! Her foster is amazing, as this is constant, difficult, and to be frank, there is a strong odor given the amount of urine being passed. </div>
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This is video her foster got of her flow. It is unbelievable. </div>
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As soon as funds are raised, we will be making the appointment for her to go to Cornell to correct this condition with laser surgery. Given the sweet and wonderful nature of this girl, we have to give her this chance.</div>
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Costs for Keelin:</div>
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Shelter fee, spay, boarding and care in TN: $300</div>
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Testing, evaluation, diagnosis including incontinence medications, blood work, renal panels, urinalysis, ultrasound, CT scan, bladder tap and culture, boarding while trying to get the urine from the bladder tap (hard to do when the urine has left the building, so to speak!), urine culture needs to be repeated prior to surgery: $700 </div>
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Surgery estimate: $1800-2400</div>
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After care appointments estimate: $200<br />
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The fundraising flyer are above. We hope that you will be able to pass them around, and maybe even donate if you can. We will continue to post updates here to let you know how it is going! You can like this blog post on Facebook (at the bottom of the post) so that you can easily share this information! To donate: go to BDBH website or mail a check to help Keelin get her surgery! </div>
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It's that time of year, when people think it's going to be cool enough to take their dog with them on errands or an outing, but...it turns out not to be so. Even for driving dogs, like BDBH adoptee, Mila, it's just not safe.<br />
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This website: <a href="http://mydogiscool.com/">http://mydogiscool.com/</a> has a ton of great (and scary, upsetting) information for you, and for you to share.<br />
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Check out the studies at the bottom: <a href="http://mydogiscool.com/x_car_study.php#.T7wWy_XrGSo">http://mydogiscool.com/x_car_study.php#.T7wWy_XrGSo</a><br />
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And here are some laws so that you know who you can call if you see a dog in a hot car: <a href="http://www.animallaw.info/articles/qvuspetsincars.htm">http://www.animallaw.info/articles/qvuspetsincars.htm </a><br />
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Plus there are free flyers and things that you can download and all sorts of things you can do to help.Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-50132858055926848902012-05-14T13:24:00.002-07:002012-05-14T13:24:30.610-07:00Update on Dog Food RecallsThis came in an email:<br />
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<strong>PET FOOD RECALL ALERT UPDATE:</strong><br />
As you are aware, over the past ten days <a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVTV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">voluntary recalls</a>
have impacted several popular pet brands. In some cases only a few
products were affected and in other cases an entire line had to be
recalled. We wanted to follow-up on our communication from last week to
keep you informed. <br /><br />
From the moment the recalls were announced, PetFoodDirect immediately
took the necessary steps to ensure your pet's safety and provide you
with peace of mind. As is always the case, when you purchase products
from us, you can rest assured that we proactively track any recalls or
safety alerts and will rapidly:
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<li><strong>Notify</strong> you immediately if your brand was affected</li>
<li><strong>Check</strong> all inventory, isolate, and dispose of any affected product via manufacturer's instructions</li>
<li><strong>Monitor</strong> future deliveries from the manufacturer to ensure all product is fresh and safe</li>
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Additionally, we are happy to report the manufacturers involved in last
week's recalls have acted quickly to withdraw affected product and are
resuming deliveries of fresh, safe supplies. You can be sure that any
new product you purchase from PetFoodDirect is fresh and safe to use.<br /><br />
Beyond quickly notifying you and protecting you from these unfortunate
occurrences, we also wanted to let you know of additional resources that
are valuable to get more information, expert advice and education, such
as:<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVTV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">petMD.com Alerts & Recalls News Center</a>
- the largest and most comprehensive pet health and wellness site on
the web (over 6,000 vet written & approved articles) has anything
and everything you would ever need to be a smarter and more educated pet
parent.</li>
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<li><a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVUV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">How to Quickly Switch your Cat or Dog Food</a> - the PetFoodDirect Nutrition Center has great tips and nutritional information on how to keep your pet healthy.</li>
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<li><a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVWV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Pet360 Safety Meter</a>
- a new site with a great new feature called the Pet360 Safety Meter.
At Pet360.com, once your pet is registered, you'll receive the latest
educational information personalized for you and your pet or you can
engage with thousands of other pet owners in the Pet360 Q&A section
to discuss everything from pet health to training to product choices.</li>
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The following brands have products included in the voluntary recall:
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<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVYV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">4Health</a><br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVAV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Apex</a><br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVBV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Canidae</a> (see code update)<br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVCV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Chicken Soup For The Pet Lover's Soul</a><br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVYV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Country Value</a><br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVYV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Diamond</a><br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVDV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Diamond Naturals</a><br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVSRV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Kaytee Forti Diet Mouse, Rat & Hamster Diet</a><br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVSSV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Kirkland Signature</a><br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVSTV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Natural Balance</a><br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVYV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Premium Edge</a><br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVYV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Professional</a><br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVSUV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Purina Vet Feline OM Diet</a><br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVSWV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Solid Gold</a> (ONLY 2 products)<br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVSYV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Taste Of The Wild</a><br />
<a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVSAV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">Wellness</a> (ONLY 1 Puppy product )<br /> <br />
If you want to learn more about Salmonella in Dogs, please <a href="http://pets.petfooddirect.com/servlet/cc6?iMKQTWABQSVHggHtpkLiLliohlhxHhtQJhuVaVSBV8312dG5VBRRRTCVXLX" target="_blank">click here</a>. If you are worried that your pet is sick for any reason, please go to your veterinarian immediately. <br /><br />
Thanks for being a part of our PetFoodDirect family! We hope you and
your pet continue to run, romp, play and enjoy each other's
companionship!<br /><br />
Sincerely,<br /><br />
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A lot of different sources for updates in the Pet Food Recalls. Make sure you stay up to date. <br />
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Official Company Website: <a href="http://diamondpetrecall.com/">http://diamondpetrecall.com/</a><br />
Foods include**** - see longer list below ****<br />
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<li><a href="http://diamondpetrecall.com/recall-home" title="Recall Home">Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul</a></li>
<li><a href="http://diamondpetrecall.com/recall-home" title="Recall Home">Country Value</a></li>
<li><a href="http://diamondpetrecall.com/recall-home" title="Recall Home">Diamond</a></li>
<li><a href="http://diamondpetrecall.com/recall-home" title="Recall Home">Diamond Naturals</a></li>
<li><a href="http://diamondpetrecall.com/recall-home" title="Recall Home">Premium Edge</a></li>
<li><a href="http://diamondpetrecall.com/recall-home" title="Recall Home">Professional</a></li>
<li><a href="http://diamondpetrecall.com/recall-home" title="Recall Home">4Health</a></li>
<li><a href="http://diamondpetrecall.com/recall-home" title="Recall Home">Taste of the Wild</a></li>
<li><a href="http://diamondpetrecall.com/apex" title="Apex">Apex</a></li>
<li><a href="http://diamondpetrecall.com/kirkland" title="Kirkland">Kirkland Signature/Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain</a></li>
<li><a href="http://diamondpetrecall.com/canidae" title="Canidae">Canidae</a></li>
</ul>
Just Some Articles: <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2012/0508/Pet-food-recall-2012-now-includes-39-states">http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2012/0508/Pet-food-recall-2012-now-includes-39-states</a><br />
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<a href="http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/01/11488750-fda-expands-dog-food-recall-over-possible-salmonella-contamination?lite">http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/01/11488750-fda-expands-dog-food-recall-over-possible-salmonella-contamination?lite</a><br />
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How to switch your pet's food quickly because of a recall: <a href="http://www.petfooddirect.com/Shop/Nutrition-Center/switching-your-cat-or-dogs-food-due-to-a-recall">http://www.petfooddirect.com/Shop/Nutrition-Center/switching-your-cat-or-dogs-food-due-to-a-recall</a><br />
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<b>What consumers can do:</b></div>
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- Check your
supply of pet food to see whether it is affected by the recall. If it
is on the recall list, either throw it away or return the unused portion
to the retailer.</div>
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- If you have handled one of
the recalled products and you develop symptoms of Salmonella (stomach
ache, diarrhea, etc), seek immediate medical attention and mention the
possible link to pet food.</div>
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- If your dog or cat
was fed one of the recalled products and develops symptoms of
gastrointestinal illness (vomiting or diarrhea), seek immediate
veterinary attention. Ask your veterinarian to test your pet for
Salmonella. If the test is positive, you or your veterinarian should
contact FDA immediately to have the unused portion of the pet food
tested.</div>
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- Review the <a href="http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/CVMUpdates/ucm048030.htm">FDA Tips for Preventing Foodborne Illness Associated with Pet Food and Pet Treats,</a> and follow its recommendations to keep your family and your pets safe.</div>
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- Monitor <a href="http://efoodalert.net/diamond-pet-foods-etc-recalls-2012/">eFoodAlert's Diamond Pet Foods, Etc. Recalls - 2012 page</a>. It will be updated as more information becomes available.</div>
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<b>Above all, be aware that dogs may be infected with Salmonella - and may shed the <i>bacteria </i>in their stool - without showing any outward symptoms of illness.</b> If your pet has consumed a <b>Diamond Pet Foods dry dog food</b>,
be especially careful to wash your hands after handling the animal, and
supervise closely any interaction between children and your pet.</div>
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From: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/05/diamond-pet-foods-recalls-consumers-want-answers/</div>
</blockquote>
From their efoodAlert:<br />
<h4>
<span style="color: blue;">Consolidated list of recalled dry pet food products</span> (as of May 8, 2012)</h4>
<ul>
<li><b>Apex Chicken and Rice Dog </b>(20-lb and 40-lb bags; Production code ACD0101B32; Best by date 24-Jan-2013)</li>
<li><b>Canidae Dog Dry Dog Food, All Life Stages</b> (All
packages sizes; Best before date between December 9, 2012 through
January 31, 2013; Production code must have the number “3″ in the 9th
digit AND the letter “X” in the 10th or 11th digit)</li>
<li><b>Canidae Dog Dry Dog Food, Chicken Meal & Rice</b> (All
packages sizes; Best before date between December 9, 2012 through
January 31, 2013; Production code must have the number “3″ in the 9th
digit AND the letter “X” in the 10th or 11th digit)</li>
<li><b>Canidae Dog Dry Dog Food, Lamb Meal & Rice</b> (All
packages sizes; Best before date between December 9, 2012 through
January 31, 2013; Production code must have the number “3″ in the 9th
digit AND the letter “X” in the 10th or 11th digit)</li>
<li><b>Canidae Dog Dry Dog Food, Canidae Platinum</b> (All
packages sizes; Best before date between December 9, 2012 through
January 31, 2013; Production code must have the number “3″ in the 9th
digit AND the letter “X” in the 10th or 11th digit)</li>
<li><b>Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul</b> (All package
sizes and formulas; Best before dates between December 9, 2012 and April
7, 2013; Production codes have a number “2″ or “3″ in the 9th or 10th
digit and the letter “X” in the 11th digit)</li>
<li><b>Country Value</b> (All package sizes and formulas; Best
before dates between December 9, 2012 and April 7, 2013; Production
codes have a number “2″ or “3″ in the 9th or 10th digit and the letter
“X” in the 11th digit)</li>
<li><b>Diamond</b> (All package sizes and formulas; Best
before dates between December 9, 2012 and April 7, 2013; Production
codes have a number “2″ or “3″ in the 9th digit and the letter “X” in
the 10th or 11th digit)</li>
<li><b>Diamond Naturals</b> (All package sizes and formulas;
Best before dates between December 9, 2012 and April 7, 2013; Production
codes have a number “2″ or “3″ in the 9th digit and the letter “X” in
the 10th or 11th digit)</li>
<li><b>Kirkland Signature Super Premium Adult Dog Lamb, Rice & Vegetable Formula</b>
(Best Before December 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013; Production
codes have a number “3″ in the 9th digit and the letter “X” in the 11th
digit)</li>
<li><b>Kirkland Signature Super Premium Adult Dog Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Formula</b>
(Best Before December 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013; Production
codes have a number “3″ in the 9th digit and the letter “X” in the 11th
digit)</li>
<li><b>Kirkland Signature Super Premium Mature Dog Chicken, Rice & Egg Formula</b>
(Best Before December 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013; Production
codes have a number “3″ in the 9th digit and the letter “X” in the 11th
digit)</li>
<li><b>Kirkland Signature Super Premium Healthy Weight Dog Formulated with Chicken & Vegetables</b>
(Best Before December 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013; Production
codes have a number “3″ in the 9th digit and the letter “X” in the 11th
digit)</li>
<li><b>Kirkland Signature Super Premium Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula</b>
(Best Before December 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013; Production
codes have a number “3″ in the 9th digit and the letter “X” in the 11th
digit)</li>
<li><b>Kirkland Signature Super Premium Healthy Weight Cat Formula</b>
(December 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013; Production codes have a
number “3″ in the 9th digit and the letter “X” in the 11th digit)</li>
<li><b>Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Salmon Meal & Sweet Potato Formula for Dogs</b>
(December 9, 2012 through January 31, 2013; Production codes have a
number “3″ in the 9th digit and the letter “X” in the 11th digit)</li>
<li><b>Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Venison Dog</b> (5 lb bag; Best by December 12, 2012; December 13, 2012; March 12, 2013)</li>
<li><b>Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Venison Dog</b> (15 lb bag; Best by December 12, 2012; December 13, 2012; December 14, 2012; March 5, 2013; March 6, 2013)</li>
<li><b>Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Venison Dog</b> (28
lb bag; Best by December 12, 2012; December 13, 2012; December 14, 2012;
March 5, 2013; March 6, 2013; March 7, 2013; March 8, 2013; March 12,
2013)</li>
<li><b>Natural Balance Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Dog</b> (5 lb, 15 lb, and 28 lb bags; Best by December 10, 2012; December 21, 2012; December 22, 2012)</li>
<li><b>Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Bison Dog</b> (5 lb bag; Best by December 17, 2012; December 18, 2012; December 28, 2012; December 29, 2012)</li>
<li><b>Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Bison Dog</b> (15 lb and 28 lb bags; Best by December 9, 2012; December 17, 2012; December 18, 2012; December 28, 2012; December 29, 2012)</li>
<li><b>Natural Balance Vegetarian Dog</b> (5 lb bag; Best by December 9, 2012)</li>
<li><b>Natural Balance Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Dog Large Breed Bites</b> (28 lb bag; Best by December 12, 2012; December 20, 2012; December 21, 2012)</li>
<li><b>Natural Balance Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Dog Small Breed Bites</b> (5 lb and 12.5 lb bags; Best by December 21, 2012)</li>
<li><b>Premium Edge</b> (All package sizes and formulas; Best
before dates between December 9, 2012 and April 7, 2013; Production
codes have a number “2″ or “3″ in the 9th digit and the letter “X” in
the 10th or 11th digit)</li>
<li><b>Professional</b> (All package sizes and formulas; Best
before dates between December 9, 2012 and April 7, 2013; Production
codes have a number “2″ or “3″ in the 9th or 10th digit and the letter
“X” in the 11th digit)</li>
<li><b>4Health</b> (All package sizes and formulas; Best
before dates between December 9, 2012 and April 7, 2013; Production
codes have a number “2″ or “3″ in the 9th digit and the letter “X” in
the 10th or 11th digit)</li>
<li><b>Solid Gold WolfKing Large Breed Adult Dog Food</b> (4-lb pkg; Batch code starting with SGL1201A32X; Best before December 30, 2012; UPC 093766750050)</li>
<li><b>Solid Gold WolfKing Large Breed Adult Dog Food</b> (15-lb bag; Batch code starting with SGL1201A32X; Best before December 30, 2012; UPC 093766750067)</li>
<li><b>Solid Gold WolfKing Large Breed Adult Dog Food</b> (28.5-lb bag; Batch code starting with SGL1201A32X; Best before December 30, 2012; UPC 093766750081)</li>
<li><b>Solid Gold WolfCub Large Breed Puppy Food</b> (4-lb pkg; Batch code starting with SGB1201A31X; Best before December 30, 2012; UPC 093766750005)</li>
<li><b>Solid Gold WolfCub Large Breed Puppy Food</b> (15-lb bag; Batch code starting with SGB1201A31X; Best before December 30, 2012; UPC 093766750012)</li>
<li><b>Solid Gold WolfCub Large Breed Puppy Food</b> (33-lb bag; Batch code starting with SGB1201A31X; Best before December 30, 2012; UPC 093766750029)</li>
<li><b>Taste of the Wild</b> (All package sizes and formulas;
Best before dates between December 9, 2012 and April 7, 2013; Production
codes have a number “2″ or “3″ in the 9th digit and the letter “X” in
the 10th or 11th digit)</li>
<li><b>Wellness Complete Health® Super5Mix® Large Breed Puppy</b> (15 lb. and 30 lb. bags and 5 oz. sample bags; best by dates of JAN 9 2013 through JAN 11 2013)</li>
</ul>
<h4>
<b><span style="color: blue;">Product distribution by brand</span> (as of May 8, 2012)</b></h4>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Apex</b></span><br />
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<b>Distributed in:</b> South Carolina only.</div>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Canidae</b></span><br />
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<b>Distributed in:</b> Florida, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul </b></span></div>
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<b>Distributed in:</b> Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan,
Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Canada (Quebec, Ontario and British
Columbia).</div>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Country Value</b></span><br />
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<b>Distributed in:</b> Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan,
Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Canada (Quebec, Ontario and British
Columbia).</div>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Diamond</b></span><br />
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<b>Distributed in:</b> Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan,
Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Canada (Quebec, Ontario and British
Columbia).</div>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Diamond Naturals</b></span><br />
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<b>Distributed in:</b> Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan,
Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Canada (Quebec, Ontario and British
Columbia).</div>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Kirkland Signature</b></span><br />
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<b>Distributed in:</b> Alabama,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Canada, and Puerto Rico.</div>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Natural Balance</b></span><br />
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<b>Distributed in:</b> Alabama,
Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland,
Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming
and Canada.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<b>NOT distributed in:</b> Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.</div>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Premium Edge</b></span><br />
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<b>Distributed in:</b> Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan,
Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Canada (Quebec, Ontario and British
Columbia).</div>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Professional</b></span><br />
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<b>Distributed in:</b> Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan,
Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Canada (Quebec, Ontario and British
Columbia).</div>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>4Health</b></span><br />
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<b>Distributed in:</b> Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan,
Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Canada (Quebec, Ontario and British
Columbia).</div>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Solid Gold</b></span><br />
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<b>Distributed in:</b> USA and Canada from between January and May 2012.</div>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Taste of the Wild</b></span><br />
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<b>Distributed in:</b> Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan,
Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Canada(Quebec, Ontario and British
Columbia).</div>Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-85340229009716773032012-04-22T05:34:00.001-07:002012-04-22T05:36:55.555-07:00Meet Duke!<a href="http://www.annalisepetphotography.com/photos/i-7LbwS5S/0/M/i-7LbwS5S-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.annalisepetphotography.com/photos/i-7LbwS5S/0/M/i-7LbwS5S-M.jpg" width="213" /></a>BDBH was contacted by a local shelter about <span class="search_highlight">Duke</span>, a handsome, happy, friendly (initially shy) GSD boy. He had swollen lymph nodes, so BDBH covered testing, results came back - he has lymphoma. The rescue sent out a plea, answered by many, for a hospice foster home. <br />
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He is six years old, the lymph nodes are swollen throughout, but is going to enjoy whatever time he has left in a home, being spoiled and loved (and on prednisilone which is often called "poor man chemo"). The tech at the shelter that really advocated for him is so happy - she just could not let him be PTS if there was a chance for this to happen, and thankfully, it did!<br />
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So you won't be seeing Duke on the adoption pages, but he will be enjoying the time that he has left in a forever home, with the BDBH family.<br />
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<a href="http://www.annalisepetphotography.com/Category/DukeBDBH/22348080_xcjPVM">Complete Photo Gallery</a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.annalisepetphotography.com/photos/i-FhQD2CL/0/M/i-FhQD2CL-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://www.annalisepetphotography.com/photos/i-FhQD2CL/0/M/i-FhQD2CL-M.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-42398061037943819312012-03-27T19:28:00.000-07:002012-03-27T19:28:58.434-07:00My How They've Grown!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/JeanKBBMMA/BigDogs/Stellllla1IMG_4240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/JeanKBBMMA/BigDogs/Stellllla1IMG_4240.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stella</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/JeanKBBMMA/BigDogs/Seymour4IMG_4228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/JeanKBBMMA/BigDogs/Seymour4IMG_4228.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seymour</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scooter</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/JeanKBBMMA/BigDogs/SnowIMG_4254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/JeanKBBMMA/BigDogs/SnowIMG_4254.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/JeanKBBMMA/BigDogs/Samson2IMG_4209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/JeanKBBMMA/BigDogs/Samson2IMG_4209.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Samson</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seamus</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scarlett</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to everyone who helped to support these wonderful puppies. For more information on them, </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">go to <a href="http://www.bdbh.org/">www.bdbh.org</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-6353716263062771762012-03-07T19:22:00.000-08:002012-03-07T19:22:10.879-08:00Everybody knows their name! Thank you so much!<div style="text-align: center;">And thanks to foster mom for providing updated pictures of this sweet group, below. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you for taking the time to name these puppies, and for the donation that will help dogs in our care. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDjT-gA79w6PpskaCZfIo04Twvwjb73po_cfOCNQQSdbeaTzSUh-A0mnEh9vlUMmgRgecqut2_KzMd7VcSpjU1QSjTe8RlIF1rnFTsh3lPdlXTDVj2ip1D59agHBAEsS-urdMpHLzuuk-/s1600/puppynames+S+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDjT-gA79w6PpskaCZfIo04Twvwjb73po_cfOCNQQSdbeaTzSUh-A0mnEh9vlUMmgRgecqut2_KzMd7VcSpjU1QSjTe8RlIF1rnFTsh3lPdlXTDVj2ip1D59agHBAEsS-urdMpHLzuuk-/s320/puppynames+S+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Say Hello to Snow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/Snow1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/Snow1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Stellllllllaaaaaaaaa!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/Stella.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/Stella.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Frankly, Scarlett, you are adorable!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/Scarlett1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/Scarlett1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Howling Seamus!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/Seamus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/Seamus.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Starting at shortstop, here is Scooter!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/Scooter1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/Scooter1.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hiya, Seymour!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/Seymour1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/Seymour1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Sitting tall, Sampson!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/Sampson1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/Sampson1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-47385608085000163582012-03-06T11:27:00.000-08:002012-03-06T11:27:10.562-08:00Five Names Down, Two to Go!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cuteness overload - newer pictures below! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But first, only 2 more male puppies need names.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedIoX178X-pupzNarHAeK3mmQnd9kTfPrAohKLnLI2tSl5_rl5Rht_DHcSgZajHuY0MtbMKHSdLOPIv38sICKRtSTRc5b9M2DOAEyqBrSeLHnR8Bih-xhvzPoEMGjq6kii4IYKKU7BnJE/s1600/puppynames+S+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedIoX178X-pupzNarHAeK3mmQnd9kTfPrAohKLnLI2tSl5_rl5Rht_DHcSgZajHuY0MtbMKHSdLOPIv38sICKRtSTRc5b9M2DOAEyqBrSeLHnR8Bih-xhvzPoEMGjq6kii4IYKKU7BnJE/s320/puppynames+S+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Awwww....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/219.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/237.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> You all look like me...but you're not mine...hmmm...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think you're mine anyway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/226.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/219.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-19194856498398748342012-02-27T20:09:00.000-08:002012-02-27T20:09:27.842-08:00Two Names Down, Five to Go!The puppy fosters have provided us with video of the puppies - how cute is that!<br />
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<a href="http://s830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/?action=view&current=PuppiesVideo2.mp4">Puppy Video 1</a><br />
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<a href="http://s830.photobucket.com/albums/zz228/lheberg3/S%20Litter/?action=view&current=PuppiesVideo1.mp4">Puppy Video 2</a><br />
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Thanks to Lucy (and her people) and Joanne for naming the first 2 girls! Pretty names for pretty puppies.<br />
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For a donation of $40, you can name a puppy with a name that begins with the letter S. Examples: Sesame Street, Sarsaparilla or Supercalifragilisticexpialodocious. We know you will do better!<br />
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Your donation will help to supplement what the rescue provides mom and puppies, going toward de-worming, shots and eventual spay and neuters, plus any extras they need along the way.<br />
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Plus, we love when you name the puppies!<br />
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There are 7, so get your name in now. They are all ready for the red carpet tomorrow night, let's see if these little stars will have their names by then.<br />
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Thanks so much for all your continued support.<br />
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<a href="http://www.9news.com/news/article/249501/188/Animal-shelter-Dog-who-bit-news">http://www.9news.com/news/article/249501/188/Animal-shelter-Dog-who-bit-news</a><br />
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Hetts says there 10 tips that everyone should remember when meeting a strange dog:<br />
1. Let the dog come to you - don't reach for the dog<br />
2. Keep your hands near your side<br />
3. Avoid eye contact<br />
4. Avoid facing the dog - turn the side of your body to the dog<br />
5. Stand up straight or sit on the <a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.9news.com/news/article/249501/188/Animal-shelter-Dog-who-bit-news#" id="itxthook1" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 0.075em solid darkgreen; color: darkgreen; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 1px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook1w0" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; color: darkgreen; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">floor</span></a> - don't lean over the dog<br />
6. Keep your face away from the dog's face<br />
7. No hugging or kissing unless you know the dog very well<br />
8. Pet the dog under the chin<br />
9. Limit speaking to the dog<br />
10. Always watch the dog's body language<br />
Hetts says dogs that feel threatened will show many signs through their body language including baring their teeth and growling, avoiding eye contact or staring someone down, flattening their ears against their head, wagging their tail slowly or leaning more on their front legs. She says rapid changes in body language indicate that the animal is more uncertain and therefore can be more unpredictable.Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-76145491275173636922012-02-10T20:37:00.000-08:002012-02-10T20:39:58.438-08:00Congratulations Mia and Devo!<span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">What a great accomplishment. Congratulations from everyone at BDBH and thanks again for adopting! Please read on for the links to Mia's prize winning story! </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Mia and Devo's story:</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><a href="http://healingrescuedogs.com/2012/02/08/kids-writing-about-their-pets/" target="_blank">http://healingrescuedogs.com/2012/02/08/kids-writing-about-their-pets/</a><span class="230100121-10022012"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span class="230100121-10022012"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span class="230100121-10022012">And on the Library website:</span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.fairportlibrary.org/kidsbiz/2012/02/devo-by-mia-travato/" target="_blank">http://www.fairportlibrary.org/kidsbiz/2012/02/devo-by-mia-travato/</a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Way to go, Mia! </span></div>Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-79524384680204252612012-02-07T20:03:00.000-08:002012-02-07T20:04:23.732-08:00Our Special Valentines In NeedWe have expanded the dogs who will be helped by your Chip In contributions!<br />
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The 3 Parvo girls are recovering, we are happy to report. If you think about the cost of vaccination per puppy, let's go with a total of $80 for the series, just to make the math easier, and the cost of treatment, $800 per puppy, PLUS the physical cost to their health, again, we have to support the idea of prevention! <br />
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We have a happily quarantined Sarcoptic Mange puppy. <a href="http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_sarcoptic_mange.html">http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_sarcoptic_mange.html</a><br />
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And we have Franklin, who is getting extra special care due to effects of starvation - very scary blood work, open sore on his face, and emaciated, he is a very sweet boy. <br />
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Thank you for any help that you can give these dogs and be their special Valentine! Makes a great gift for anyone who is looking for something different to give a loved one. Donate, copy and print this flyer and put it in a card!<br />
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Thanks too, as always, for the thoughts and prayer that you share with these dogs.<br />
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2. The girls are doing well and holding their own in their treatment. We are grateful for your help and good thoughts. We continue to fundraise to assist with their vet bills! Thank you for your help. <br />
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Right now, BDBH has these three in a vet office in Kentucky, undergoing hopeful treatment for the <a href="http://www.aspcapro.org/canine-parvovirus.php">parvovirus</a>. Untreated, parvo kills 9 of 10 dogs. Treated, the success rate can be <i>as high</i> as saving 8 of 10 dogs, results though do vary. But the disease is hard on the dog, recovery can be lengthy, and if they do make it, treatment is quite expensive.<br />
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We are asking for your help in the treatment of our parvo gang: Rori, Rylee and Riva. The low estimate for treatment is $800 per dog, or $2400 total. We have set the Chip-In for a little over half that. Any assistance is appreciated - you can post this on your Facebook page by hitting the share button at the bottom of this post, or by posting the picture below on your wall, you can send this post around by email, you can make a donation and as always, your good thoughts and prayers mean the world to these poor girls. Thank you. <br />
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<a href="http://www.bigdogsbighearts.com/">http://www.bigdogsbighearts.com/</a>Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-30393684461455605982012-01-28T06:18:00.000-08:002012-01-29T16:32:43.937-08:00Parvovirus and Our Three Parvo Girls, Part I, Parvo InfoHere is some information about Parvo. This summer saw an increase in the number of local cases of Parvo, so it's not just a problem "far away."<br />
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<a href="http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2102&aid=467">Drs. Foster and Smith: Parvovirus: Serious Diarrhea in Puppies & Dogs</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/23301.htm">Merck Vet Manual Canine Parvovirus</a><br />
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<a href="http://bakerinstitute.vet.cornell.edu/animalhealth/page.php?id=1089">Baker Institute at Cornell University Canine Parvovirus</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.marvistavet.com/html/canine_parvovirus.html">Mar Vista Vet Canine Parvovirus</a>Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-79258741496656267152012-01-21T09:54:00.000-08:002012-01-21T09:55:23.112-08:00Sights, Smells and Sounds That Can Stress Out Your Pet - More from Dr. Ernie!<a href="http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/sights-smells-and-sounds-that-can-stress-out-your-pet">http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/sights-smells-and-sounds-that-can-stress-out-your-pet</a><br />
We live in a world chock-full of arresting — and often overwhelming — sights, smells and sounds. But while you can block all that background static with state-of-the-art Bose headphones, your pets have no choice but to soak it all in.<br />
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From noise emitted by fluorescent light bulbs to overpowering air fresheners, there are many things that may seem innocuous to us — but can negatively affect your <a href="http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/dont-stress-over-pet-stress-combat-it">dog or cat's stress levels</a>. Here's a look at some common sensory pet stressors.<br />
<h2><span style="font-size: large;">Pet Sensory Offender #1: Noise Pollution</span></h2>First, some background: Humans hear in the range of about 20–25,000Hz, while dogs fall in the 45–67,000Hz zone and cats in the range of 45–64,000Hz. Our voices come in at about the 300–3,000Hz range, so what this means is that there are lots of shrill sounds that can really bug your dog or cat.<br />
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Excessive or loud noises can create what is known as acoustic stress, which affects felines, in particular, since they can hear very high tones — about 1.6 octaves higher than humans and one octave above dogs. Compact fluorescent light bulbs, light dimmers, some CRT and LCD displays (computers, televisions, etc.), and tea kettles are all potential sources of high-frequency noise pollution that you may not even be aware of — unless you can hear like a cat.<br />
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If you really want to get serious about reducing ultrasonic noise pollution for your pets, start by turning everything down a notch — or three. TVs, iPods, <a href="http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/why-video-games-are-bad-for-dogs">video games</a>, washing machines and dryers can all stress out noise-sensitive species, such as dogs and cats. Another tip that I practice with my own pets is to play low-volume classical music when they’re home alone. Believe it or not, there are even pet-specific composers out there creating <a href="http://www.throughadogsear.com/">stress-busting music for pets</a>!<br />
<h2><span style="font-size: large;">Pet Sensory Offender #2: Intense Odors</span></h2>A cat’s sense of smell is estimated to be about 14 times more sensitive than ours. But that’s nothing compared with a dog’s powerful sniffer, which is thought to be 1,000 to one million times more powerful than a human nose. So there are plenty of aromas that could easily turn a dog or cat's tummy or tempt their taste buds — but we wouldn't even notice them.<br />
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Some potential sources of offensive (and often stressful) smells include cigarettes, carpet fresheners, cleaning agents and disinfectants, potpourri, hair spray and perfumes, scented <a href="http://www.vetstreet.com/cats/cat-litter-101">litter</a> and a host of air fresheners. So instead of masking an unpleasant odor, try to remove the source of the foul smell.<br />
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I know that's easier said than done, but a tiny trace to us is like an elephant-sized funk to some animals. I’m so sensitive about this that I even train my staff not to wear perfumes or scented deodorants to avoid upsetting my pet patients. Seriously.<br />
<h2><span style="font-size: large;">Pet Sensory Offender #3: Visual Overload</span></h2>Although our pets don’t get stressed by the murder and mayhem plot lines of crime shows before bedtime, the bright lights and moving images can light up their visual cortexes. So even though your dog or cat appears to be snoozing at your feet as you watch TV, they’re actually in stand-by mode, monitoring all the commotion.<br />
My advice: If you want your pets to enjoy restful, restorative sleep, go to bed earlier, turn off the television and power down your smartphone, iPad and laptop. Help them (and you!) de-stress from a sensory-packed day by finally unplugging.Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-90538778965239350962012-01-19T20:48:00.000-08:002012-01-19T20:48:07.900-08:00Dr. Ernie Ward Asks "Do Dogs Get Embarrassed?"<a href="http://www.drernieward.com/do-dogs-get-embarrassed/">http://www.drernieward.com/do-dogs-get-embarrassed/</a><br />
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Not if they are a ham, right Rocco? <br />
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Here is a teaser to the link below. It makes you want to read the whole article, doesn't it? Please do!<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">The alpha myth is everywhere. Google “alpha dog” on the Internet and you get more than 85 million hits. Really. While not all the sites are about dominating your dog, there are literally millions of resources out there – websites, books, blogs, television shows, veterinarians, trainers and behavior professionals – instructing you to use force and intimidation to overpower your dog into submission. <b><span style="color: red;">They say that you, the human, must be the alpha. They’re all wrong. Every single one of them.</span></b></blockquote><a href="http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/issues/14_12/features/Alpha-Dogs_20416-1.html">http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/issues/14_12/features/Alpha-Dogs_20416-1.html</a> is the article. Enjoy!Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-61406519953330911462012-01-10T18:57:00.000-08:002012-01-10T18:57:06.177-08:00This Valentine Bandit Will Steal Your Heart!Meet Dog of the Month, Bandit!<br />
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(thanks, Don!)Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-12118148031100301342012-01-02T09:53:00.000-08:002012-01-02T09:53:25.502-08:00Health Tip: Safe and Healthy Weight Loss for DogsGreat website with tips for SLOW and healthy weight loss!<br />
<a href="http://www.petobesityprevention.com/pet-obesity-fact-risks/">http://www.petobesityprevention.com/pet-obesity-fact-risks/</a><br />
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Including how to tell if your pet is a healthy weight:<br />
<a href="http://www.petobesityprevention.com/pet-weight-check/">http://www.petobesityprevention.com/pet-weight-check/</a><br />
<strong>Healthy Weight</strong> <br />
<ul><li>Ribs are easily felt</li>
<li>Tucked abdomen – no sagging stomach</li>
<li>Waist when viewed from above</li>
</ul><strong>Your Pet is Overweight if…</strong><br />
<ul><li>Difficult to feel ribs under fat</li>
<li>Sagging stomach – you can grab a handful of fat!</li>
<li>Broad, flat back</li>
</ul>Just like humans, pets can have thyroid issues too. <a href="http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+1597&aid=449">http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+1597&aid=449</a><br />
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<h1><span style="font-weight: normal;">Primary Risks of Excess Weight in Pets</span></h1><ul><li>Osteoarthritis</li>
<li>Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes</li>
<li>High Blood Pressure</li>
<li>Heart and Respiratory Disease</li>
<li>Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injury</li>
<li>Kidney Disease</li>
<li>Many Forms of Cancer</li>
<li>Decreased life expectancy (up to 2.5 years)</li>
</ul>Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336983568585536104.post-25364408957816101082011-12-31T06:31:00.000-08:002011-12-31T06:31:51.231-08:00Health Tip: Chicken Jerky Made in China Making Dogs SickThere used to be a little jingle for Libby's foods that went: Read the label and set...a better table!<br />
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So true, even in pet foods! Check your chicken jerky treats - VERY few are made in the United States. <br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">Reports of illnesses in dogs given chicken jerky treats have spiked dramatically following a new government warning about pet snacks made in China. </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div align="left">The federal Food and Drug Administration has logged at least 353 reports this year of illnesses tied to imported chicken jerky products, also sold as chicken tenders, chicken strips or chicken treats, a spokeswoman said.</div></blockquote>Big Dogs Big Hearts Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550705912305720542noreply@blogger.com0