Thanksgiving - Bob's Birthday - Kimmie update

We had a great Thanksgiving. It was the last Thanksgiving at the Lillie house (as they will be moving to Indiana. All the family was there and we had a great time and ate lots of good food.
Hats off to Lori, Jody and Dean for cooking.

Friday was Bob's birthday. We did not do much - had some cake, etc.

I wanted everyone to see some pictures of Kimmie. It is amazing how much better she looks after only one week.

Foster Dogs Updated Thanksgiving 2008

Raining Min Pins

Well, I got another call last night that there was a female min pin in the Maplewood impound shelter that needed to come in. Bob and I went up and picked her up and found out that not only did she need all her shots, but she wasn't spayed and had just gone into heat. She was a stray that had been picked up 6 days prior and no one claimed her....Poor little girl! She is scared to death and very skittish. She had no name and on the drive home Bob saw a billboard with the name Martina on it. We discussed Marty, Martina or Tina and finally came up with her new name TINA!

Today, she went to the vet and got all her shots, microchip, etc. and has a clean bill of health. One of our new fosters called and would like to foster her, but will not be back in town until Saturday or Sunday. So she will be heading to a new foster home, until she gets adopted.

But not to worry!!!! Heather called again tonight and guess what. A puppy mill in Iowa was raided with 120 min pins...........I did tell Heather I do have limits and probably could not even come close to taking that many dogs....LOL Another rescue group did step up and take a bunch, but there are still many more that need fosters. We are waiting to hear and may be taking a road trip this weekend to pick up as many as we can rescue and foster. I will keep you posted on the progress.

If anyone of my WONDERFUL family or friends is looking to become fosters, we can always use more homes.

Update on Kimmie

Well, all of Kimmie's test came back normal except for crystals in her urine. We have her on prescription food to take care of the problem. The consensus is she was not being fed...as her owner lived in the Minneapolis homeless shelter (no dogs allowed). A friend of hers took in Kimmie, but she had to fend for herself among a couple of rottweilers. So she is eating every few hours and loving it....She was up to 6.4 pounds when she went back to the vet yesterday.
She just came running in here and jumped on my lap with two other dogs chasing her. I wonder what she did to create all this trouble! LOL! She is fitting in really well with the group and they don't try to eat her food (since she is getting less, but more frequently). She is a really friendly and playful little girl who just needs some love, food and attention.

She is on minpinrescue's website, and I have already received some inquiries. She will need to gain some weight before she is ready to be adopted.

Gayle, Rumor has it that she loves kids! ummm!

Joey and Kimmie

Well....I know I said not much has been going on, but today was busy.

The pictures are Kimmie and I will tell you her story after you hear about Joey!

Joey (my soon to be adopted by me - min pin) was hurt by another dog appr. a month ago. Joey (my little guy) picked on a dog three times his size and the other dog grabbed him in the head. He went to the vet and has been on prednisone for appr. 20 days. He walks kind of hunched over and leaning to one side. The prednisone helped, but as soon as he was weaned off of it, he started showing signs of pain and decreasing movement.

Today we saw Dr. Tomlinson at Twin Cities Rehab. Clinic for an hour evaluation and treatment. She was worried about permanent neurological damage, but after her assessment and chiropratic adjustment there was noticable improvement. He does have some exercises to work on at home and will be in for another adjustment on Monday. She thinks there is a good chance of recovery. We brought him home and he was walking and holding his head normally.

I got a call today from Heather at Minpin rescue that a female dog needed to come in. She was only 5 pounds and should weigh appr. 8 pounds. They were unsure of her story, but her owner could not take care of her or afford vet care.

I picked her up (she was wrapped in a blanket) from the vet and put her in the kennel. The vet did a fecal and it showed no signs of worms, etc. The vet said she looked healthly except for the low weight. They did a thorough set of blood work and we will have the results tomorrow, but did not think that there was anything wrong with her, other than the lack of nutrition. After instructions from the vet... I took her home.

Heather called the minute I walked in the door, but I still had not had a chance to really look at her. So, I opened her kennel and out she came (she had on a T-shirt), but you could see her hip bones sticking out with skin, but no sign of any meat on her bones. I took off her T-shirt and was horrified to see this beautiful little girl and all her bones sticking out through her skin. HOW CAN SOMEONE ALLOW THEIR PET TO GET TO THIS CONDITION!!! Her former vet records had been faxed over and in June 2008, she had received all her shots and weighed 7.6 pounds - now she weighs 5 pounds. She is only 14 months old and is needing love, care and attention.

She is currently quarantined from the rest of the animals, until I receive her bloodwork back tomorrow. It is a good thing that I have the next three days off from work. Between Joey's exercises and making sure Kimmie is eating small amounts of food every 3 hours - I am going to be busy.

I am still hoping to go Christmas shopping tomorrow and try to put a dent in the list.

Not much new

Well, I haven't posted in a few days because there is really not much new. I have been working on listing Avon on ebay and ebid. I have started selling a few high priced items on Amazon and am really happily surprised with the sales.

For anyone who doesn't know... Bob started a new job as a bus mechanic with Metro Transit on 10/20. During his first week, he learned to drive a bus and got his CDL license. It was pretty intense, but he is now working at the downtown garage (an indoor job which is nice in the Winter).
He currently has the weekends off and we are spending the time.....working on ebay!

Happy Birthday!!! Jessica

Happy Birthday !!!! Jessica is 23 today. Wow! Time flies, she was just born and now she is all grown up! She is going to school to be a vet tech, working FT at Canterbury Park, bought a house and is engaged!

I picked up Ruby tonight (a 5 yr old Red Min pin). I arranged to meet her owner at Southview animal hospital at 5. She finally showed up after 6. She seems like a good little girl and I hope I can find a home for her quickly.

Blackjack

Jess, Chopper and Glen came by at 9:15 to visit and play blackjack. Jessica was counting cards and won alot of chips... Too bad, it wasn't real money. She is learning to count cards for her job as surveillance. Seems like it was working.

Since we would not see her until after her birthday she wanted her birthday present. It was a craftsman tool set to help her work on the rustbucket (48 truck) she has in her garage. She was thrilled!!!!

They are still here and it is 11pm. I do have to work in the morning and am falling asleep fast.

I got a call tonight about a 4 year old female that needs to come into fostering. Of course, I said yes! Her name is Ruby and she is from Hastings.... So Gayle I will be coming into your area to pick her up sometime this weekend.

Nite all!

Auction Stuff

Bob and I drove 4 hours to Iowa for an auction on 10-25-08. We filled the van and 1/2 a uhaul with Avon!!! I am opening a box at a time and going through the items to find what I need for my collection (It's like Christmas) and the rest I am putting on ebay! So needless to say, we have been extremely busy.

Right now, I have no foster min pins..... It is the first time since we started doing this in March.

Jessica's birthday is Friday the 14th. We were going to try to get together for dinner, but Bob is in training this week and working from 2-10pm until Friday night. We may have to wait until next week to celebrate her birthday.

This blog is something new for me to do, we will see how long it lasts. Hopefully, it is addicting and I will keep it up!

Foster Dogs

Little Red Dog

Little Red Dog was my Christmas present in 2006. He is a min pin and is spoiled. He loves lying in the sun and sleeping when he is not terrorizing the cats.