THE BIG DAy of adi arrival-- linda has worked very hard over this and if teh papers are not ready, they never will be-- i need to find a bottle of champainge for her.
i had hoped to get into a good discussion about training techniques - these 2 people are from guiding eyes- and i have always wanted to train a seeing eye dog. however...... we will be side tracked... with the bug.. .
all dogs- as of yesterday were healthy----GRANTED--- THERE IS SOME BUG AROUND THAT WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND AT THE MOMENT... IT SEEMS TO HAVE GONE THRU THIS PLACE
-we DID have a bad case of kennel cough-- that in itself is not usually a problem.. except we had 2 dogs develope a massive lung infection- could be a different bug-- or could be from coughing so hard they inhaled stuff they should not have got in their lungs. we have swiped and swabbed.. and sent the bits away for investigation-- all of which--- so far--- haVE come back with normal reports. we have sent remains to tufts for complete investigation...
this COUGH is airborne- on your clothes- so to contemplate asking volunteers here to take off their clothes when they go home and wash them in chlorox-- is really extreme when teh vets at teh hospitals handled our sick dog and just go see the next patient without even hand washing..... JUST THINK ---PET STORES -- DOGGIE PARKS AND ALL THE PLACES DOGS CAN PASS A SNIFF... IT IS AROUND-- NOT JUST AT SDP...
SO I HAVE INSTITUTED A POP UP CHECK OF ALL DOGS TWICE A DAY.. GO ROUND WITH SOMETHIG GOOD-- LIKE CANNED FOOD-- AND BE SURE THE DOGS POP UP FOR A SPOONFUL... AND IF THEY DO NOT, TAKE THEIR TEMP AND TELL ME IMMEDIATELY.
MY SUGGESTION IS THAT ALL OF YOU JUST WATCH YOUR DOGS VERY CAREFULLY-- AND TAKE THEIR TEMPS- THIS STUFF IS ALL AROUND- AND YOU JUST WANT TO BE VERY AWARE OF HOW YOUR DOG FEELS...AND GET AHEAD OF ANY PROBLEM.. GO SEE YOUR VET IF TEHY GET A TEMP ( NORMAL IS 101- 102)
AT THE MOMENT I THINK WE ARE HEALTHY- LIKE SOMEONE WHO JUST JUMPED OUT THE WINDOW OF TEH 70TH FLOOR.. SO FAR SO GOOD.
I CAN CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND IF SOMEONE DOES NOT WANT TO BRING THEIR DOG HERE... I AM TOLD THEY SHED THE VIRUS BEFORE THEY START COUGHING.. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY REAL COUGH HERE FOR DAYS-- BUT WE SURE HAD IT.
AS THESE REPORTS COME IN , I WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW... WE HAVE SEVERAL MD's AND VMD's IN OUR DAILY DOGGIE GROUP. AND I CERTAINLY WELCOME ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.
TO TOP IT ALL OFF....
ipswich has spraYED FOR EEE BECAUSE OF A CASE HERE-- AND A WOLF ( NOT IN IPSWICH) HAS DIED OF EEE MEANING IT CAN JUMP TO CANINE SPECIES.
WHERE DO YOU STOP WORRYING???
