Let me explain.
Today Colton started back to school and after I took Tim I went to pick up my books for this term and headed over to good ole wal-mart for new notebooks and folders. I hardly remember being there at all because as I went in I got an email basically saying:
"My friend has an 8 wk old pit puppy that she cannot keep. If he doesnt have a home today
he is going to the humane society. Can you help?"
Every ounce of me springs into action because the local humane society just put 11 8 week old pups to sleep last week for no reason other than that they can! (That's a whole other story!) Anyways... so I jump to my network of dog rescuers, pit bull families and advocates with one question, "Can you help?" I called a friend who said without a doubt, no problem he will take him in.
I was told that the girl was kicked out of her house and cannot keep him. Okay, shit happens. Then she tells me his back leg is "retaining water" but that a vet said he's fine and just growing into it. I figured I have to take him in for shots so if one vet said it's fine then it shouldn't be anything too serious....
I went and picked up the most adorable puppy ever.....
Wait... stop... look again.....
There is no doubt this baby boy is going to be big when he's grown...but that is not why those paws are so big! By this time I'm on the phone with a vet who says they've never heard of anything like this and that if he seems bothered by them to bring him in right away. In the meantime, the friend that said he would take him has called to say he can't. GREAT! Now I am panicking, I already have 9 puppies and four adult dogs! Now what?! And then the other thought crosses my mind, "Tim is going to kill me!!!"
I got him home and started watching him more closely. No, his legs don't seem to bother him. I held tightly to them so I could clip his horribly overgrown nails and he didn't whine or whimper any more than any other dog does when getting their nails clipped. There's no sores or cuts on his legs, he runs and plays and jumps...not a care in the world!
Nope... no issue with appitite!
With no great answers from the vet, I turned to my network. I got a ton of different answers from kidney failure, cogenital heart failure, toxicity, alergic reaction, infection...and now I'm in a panic! Poor baby can't find a home and this on top of it? And what if it's serious? How am I going to pay for the vet bills?
Thank God for amazing rescue friend with humongous hearts! The other reaction I got was, "Start a chip in! We will donate to any medical bills" and also there is a foundation that helps pay vet bills for rescue bills. They are the ones that originally contacted me about Stoli needing rescue. So, pup is going to the vet first thing in the morning to get checked out!
I have named him Bos. He's quarentined in a kennel for now, other than when all the other dogs are put away. I don't want any of the others getting sick especially the little puppies!
So, today was rough, very mentally and emotionally draining. But, with a little pep talk from some friends I think everything will be okay, one way or another. It is true what is said, our job is never easy, never quiet, never cheap and never done.
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