Homeless but safe

My person abandoned me. I never thought something like this would happen to me but here it is. I was left on the side of a road and I was so sick I didn't even care. My leg hurt, my bottom hurt, my skin itches, and my eye hurts. I just felt so bad I was ready to die. A person picked me up and brought me to ARF. They tried to help me but I just kept getting worse. They brought me to the vet and he kept me at the hospital. I got IV's and lots of meds and shots. I do feel better now after 3 days there but I am still very sick. These people are trying to help me but I think I hear Jesus calling my name. I know the humans are going to do what they can to keep me comfortable but I don't think I will be here long.

I was wrong.

Jesus was not calling my name. He was calling a dog who lives here named Toby. Toby answered his call last night. My mom and dad are sooooo sad. They didn't want him to go. I wish they didn't have to see Toby go away. I can feel their hearts breaking. It must be nice to have someone cry when you are gone. I hope I have someone who loves me that much when I go.

I feel much better today. I have soooo much medacine to take but I do what my foster mom tells me to do. She is very kind to me and keeps telling me I am going to be OK. I do kind of feel like I will make it now. I guess we will have to see.

I had my meds in my breakfast and then a warm bubblebath. It was awesome. Them I had the most wonderful bath and was wrapped in a big soft towel. I like my foster parents. I think they like me too.

Sunday

I am feeling much better now. I have all I need here and love too.

I am so sorry my mom is sad. The pretty dog Toby really is gone. Mom cries a lot for him. She misses him a lot.

I try to be good and I think I am.

I feel better

Mom & Dad dressed me up and took me to a new vet on Thursday. I like it there. They told Mom to start feeding me kibble! YUM! They said I look OK and that kibble is what is best for me. I still have to eat puppy food cause it has lots of calories. I need to gain weight. I weigh 8lbs and should weigh 11-12lbs. I am skinny because my body does not keep my food in long enough to take out the good stuff in it before I have to poop it out. :( I have medacine for that and it is helping but it is still a problem for me. I feel a little better each day. Yesterday mom started feeding me more food. I like to eat. I always am afraid I will be without food again like i was when Mr Steve the volunteer found me. I was hungry a long time, cold and scared too. I won't think about that anymore. It makes me scared and sad to think about that time in my life. I have an awesome home now so I will just forget about those days.

Diary Pick!

Geee I'm a Diary pick. I think that must be "Big" cause my Mommy is all excited. Does that mean I get an extra treat? I think so. I mean if I am Diary Pick that means I am special. Right?

I really don't know if I want a treat today. I'm not feeling so good today. Mom put me out in the exercise pen so I could get some sun. She gave me breakfast out there too. I ate all my food and drank some water. I love the sun. I love the way it feels on my skin. I don't have much hair so I feel it real good. I had another watery stool this morning and Mom was upset. She said she will have to stop that or it will kill me. I am taking my med like the vet said but it just doesn't seem to be getting better. I have been to 2 different vets and still it has not stopped. My new parents are worried about me. I think that's funny. I mean, how can my humans who had me from a pup just abandoned me far from anything. I waited for them to come back for me. I don't think they worried about me at all. It was ok during the day cause the sun was nice but at night I was cold and scared. The day before I was found it rained. I got all wet cause I had no place for shelter. By then I was so sick I didn't care anyway. I got very hungry too. I ate dirt, grass and some jerky stuff that was once an animal. Mom said that messed up my intestins. I had worms real bad! BUT I had to eat something. I am afraid it is going to take a long time to get me well. I sure hope I don't get dumped out in the country again. I hope my new parents love me more than the last ones.

Mom is changing my food again. Poor Mom is trying everything. Nothing seems to be working. She says I might go to the bridge with her sweet Buddy and Toby who just left. She is worried about me. She and Dad are taking me back to the vet tomorrow.

Tomorrow I go to...

Tomorrow I go to the vet. Mom was real upset today. She said I am not better and she is so scared for me. She is scared the vet will say I need to go to the bridge. She says I can't keep going the way I am. She said I am not enjoying life and she said she has tried everything to help me. Today the poop came out all day. She cleaned me again and again. I smell bad but I can't help it. I am getting depressed.

3/8/13

I went to see my doctor today. Mom insisted that I go. She gave me a warm bubble bath and put my new pink sweater on me. Then she wrapped me up in a soft blankie with pictures of bones on it. I didn't get breakfast this morning. Dad said if I ate the poop would come out so I had to wait till we got back home.
I like my doctor but he did a lot of stuff to me. He said I look bad. He said my hair is falling out because I am not getting the proper nutrition. Mom said she feeds me twice and sometimes 3 times a day. I gained 2 ounces and Mom said the 2oz was the sweater I had on. She was real disappointed. Well my doctor took stuff out of me and he stuck a thing up my....well it was not a fun visit for me. Next thing I knew the nurse lady was squirting some medicine in my mouth.
I didn't have a fever. Guess how they took my temp.! The doctor told mom and dad I have hook worms. Mom was real upset cause 2 wks ago I was at a different vet office and they said I didn't have parasites of any kind. Mom found tape worms in my bed the day I left that vet's and now this . The doctor said hooks are taking the nutrition from my body and slowly would kill me. The med he gave mom is going to kill them. He wants me to get 2 kids of wormer medicine!!! I must be a mess inside. He also gave mom some pills for me to take. It is for my intestines cause I have Giaradia and that should help too. That came from drinking dirty water when I was out on my own. I already had 2 eye meds, 2 meds to put on my butt and he gave me a new one for that. I have some stuff to put the flora back in my system and stuff to stop the diarrhea too. I have so much medicine to take. I have as much as the food I get. Mom and dad left the office upset that the other vet didn't get that I have parasites. Mom almost cried at the vet. She is very happy now cause she feels like she knows what is wrong with me and with all the meds I have I will be well soon. I came home and ate and took a nap in the sun. It was a long day for me.

Day 2

This is day 2 after starting all the new meds. I have soooooo much medacine. I don't mind though. I take it and never fuss. My parents say I am one of the best girls they have ever fostered. Honest, I feel so bad I can't act up. That will change. :)

My mom and dad are still upset with the first vet I went to. They said there is no reason the vet did not see I had old nasties inside me. Mom say the Tapes the day I got home from 2 days in the hospital there! Then 14 days to the day later this vet found the REAL nasties inside me. Mom called and left a message for the vet with the clerk lady but she does not expect to hear from him. Mom says he has his $300.85 so probably does not care. My parents feel like I was not treated so good cause I am a rescue/stray/abandoned girl. That and the fact that I look so bad. They love me and that's what counts. :) Thanks to all my Dogster friends for careing about me. Mom can't get my comment reply to post. Fleas in Dogster. hehehe

Finished one med today.

I finished one of my meds today. I still have plenty to take but at least one is finished.

I had another loose stool today. Mom was very upset. She thought I was over that but I had one. I'm so tired of this. I don't know why I'm sick. The vet said cause I drank dirty water and ate contaminated food. I couldn't help it. I didn't want to but I was on my own and didn't have clean food and water. Well, I will just keep being a good girl and doing what mom says.

I feel good.

I am so happy. Mom said that since I have finished my wormie med. and I am feeling good, I could play with me friends. I got to play in the yard with them and in the house too. I had a good time. I took a nap in teh recliner like a big girl too! I ate a lot and didn't have the poopies after. Mom was so happy and me too. I think I am getting well. I just need some weight and my hair needs to grow back. I'll be OK. My foster parents are taking good care of me. I'm happy.