Harley, harley, harley.

Well, I went to get married today and when I came back my poor Harley was scared out of her mind.  She's never been that way when we came home before, she's usually fine with being left at home and even when we went to walmart later this evening, she was fine when we came back.  I can't imagine what could have been wrong or happened to scare her like that.  :c

She followed me everywhere and even got her big self all curled and hunched up under my desk, whining and looking at me like she was seriously scared of something.  To be honest, I think she probably just scared herself when we were gone and was still shaken up when we got back, so she clung to me for safety.

Misty

As we've gotten further along in her treatment, two weeks I think it will be this coming Tuesday, her fur sheds a lot more.  My vet says that is normal for any dog going through the harsh treatment of heartworms.  I'm really squirming to be able to take her out of her crate and let her roam the house, but the vet says not until the ninth week of treatment.  It makes me sad having to keep her crated, but I suppose I have to do what is best for her so that she doesn't get even more sick, or die.

The American Kennel Club

I've been reading a lot of AKC articles and posts on their website, and other branches of AKC websites such as the ARC (American Rottweiler Club) and what they deem as SUITABLE dogs.  They surely are some holier than thou buffoons, are they not?  I was seriously baffled by all of these rules to follow each specific breed!  Rottweilers, for instance, are considered to be unsuitable for living or breeding if their phenotype does not match every other dog in the breed.  I have a pure-bred rottweiler who is in perfectly good health and has two pure-bred rottweiler parents who both fit the AKC's requirements, yet she was born with a red coat instead of a black coat. 

So what they're saying is basically, even though my dog is healthy, happy, strong, and has never had any of these health problems that are supposed to come with red coated rotties according to the ARC and AKC, because she has a red coat she is unsuitable for breeding?  I'm not interested in breeding my dog, but the simple fact of the matter is she'd produce perfectly healthy puppies.  :/ 

Another thing that irritated me was seeing that they had said it would be cruel to let these 'unsuitable' red coated rotties to live due to the poor health conditions and difficulties the dog would have growing up.  That makes me angry, unfathomably so.  These people are despicable!  They should not be allowed to work with animals, and anyone who thinks there are TRUTH to what they say is an absolute fool!  My dog is proof! 

Southpark, coffee, fantasias, and heartworms?

We got Misty's medicine in Tuesday, July 12 of 2011.  She's 7 years old and is a chowchow/golden retriever/collie mix.  She's a beautiful yellow-furred dog and exhibits all of the exuberance of a puppy.  She has a lot of love to give, and we were so happy to accept it when we rescued her.  She was living in a back yard with grass almost as tall as my 6'5" husband. 

We're treating her with HEARTWORM FREE, an all natural, affordable heartworm treatment for dogs.  It is made of completely natural ingredients, and we give her benedryl to promote rest because that is what the vet told us to do so she didn't get too active or excited whilst in treatment (like I said, she is a very young soul for such an old bodied dog.  she get's TOO excited just seeing some one walk into the room and her heart starts racing).  So, I give her 2.6mL of HWF at 8am and 8pm, feed her fifteen minutes before each dosage, and fifteen minutes after each I give her three cups of water with ice in it.  We take her out 30 minutes after each feeding and water giving, and two hours after each 30 minutes. 

We let her come out and sit on the couch for about four or five hours each day total, but we do it in intervals of 30 minutes spaced out through out the day.  She's doing pretty well with treatment so far, and I am excited to be able to get her through this.

Sadly, this means lack of sleep for me and an over-consumption of coffee for both Andy and I.  NOT FUN!  The last time we went through this, I over-dosed on caffeine and ended up sick myself while taking care of Harley when she contracted Parvo after we first got her, at a month and a half of living.  I am hoping I can limit myself on coffee and still be able to stay up.

You guys ever have this problem?  Anyone got any suggestions for my heartworm puppy??