Cosmo is Safe!

Well, we've got Cosmo!

Richelle was great--she volunteered to pick Cosmo up at the vet where he was neutered in LA and bring him down to us in OC. And I have to say, he is just gorgeous! And sweet! Loves people and dogs. He's just a happy, happy dog--even after being neutered yesterday!

He loves to give kisses and just has the best temperament. I talked to Ana at the shelter and told her how wonderful he is, and she was so happy to hear that. I think he was a shelter favorite. Poor thing had been a stray and had been there since May! A long time for such a gorgeous boy.

He joined us at our PetSmart adoption event on Saturday and made friends with all the dogs there, especially the girl dogs. Cosmo loves the ladies.

He weighs only 34 lbs. but looks bigger than that coz of all that gorgeous fur! He needs a good brushing but he is just a beautiful dog. Richelle and I thought he looked like an Eskimo/chow mix.

Thanks again to all of you who have made this possible.

Two New Rescues--Benji and Cosmo

After trying very hard to make all this happen, the good news is--it did! We just saved two new little dogs, Benji and Cosmo.

Sweet little Benji is now at my vet after being transported from L.A. He really is very cute! He just kept looking at me with these big eyes and then sat at my feet so I could scratch his head. I do need to remember to bring my camera with me next time--I forgot, so I didn't get any photos of him yet!

But here is Benji in his pound photo--he's the little pom mix in the little photo. (The other photo is Cosmo's pound photo.)

Poor Benji--according to the paperwork, this was his second time at the shelter in four years and both times he came in matted and sick. URI's both times, heavy tartar on his teeth and fly strikes on his ears. Obviously, he wasn't well-cared for--and probably just thrown out into a backyard!

He seems to be over the URI, so we're doing pre-op blood work on him (since he's 14 years old) and getting that much-needed dental.

He has fleas so he'll be getting a bath, which should make him feel better too! He also has a small growth by his eye but he's had that for years apparently.

His exit eval said that there was a small mass (possible cyst) by his rear end, but my vet didn't find anything. We'll be double-checking that after he gets cleaned up.

So for now, he's staying for a couple of days at my vet.

As for Cosmo, he is getting neutered on Friday and transported to me by someone who responded to my pleas on Saturday!

YEAH!

Nike's Follow-Up Vet Visit!

Here's what her foster mom had to say:

Nike now weighs 6.6 pounds, so she's plumping up nicely (I even had to loosen her collar the other day)!

She got her first set of shots (2nd set to come in 3 weeks) and a deworming pill. The vet thought that she probably did have worms b/c of her very round tummy and she may need a 2nd pill when she goes back.

She got her first pedicure (those nails were getting long).

The vet thought she might be a lab mix, but he thought she could be mixed with something smaller and not get much above 15-20 pounds.

The thin fur on her belly they thought was probably because of her breed and not because of her parvo.

Overall the vet thought she looked great and like she'd never been sick. She's supposed to be lethargic from the shot, but she's been a wee maniac this morning, so she seems to be impervious to that side effect.

Check out the action shot of her jumping at the camera.