Navan Animal Rescue Corporation (NARC)

So Lilac is eating, not much but he is eating which is a good sign, he loves the gel the vet gave him and licks that till his tube is done. Still doing IV with potassium to help him out, he is not drinking much but as the vet said, we are giving him IV so he isn’t thirsty! He is a bit stronger, walking around a bit but still very quiet and no longer as dehydrated! I am still worried but seeing him eat and wanting to eat to me is a very good sign.

Coco is doing well with his medications, hot dogs do the trick to give our doggies pills and he certainly likes his hotdogs. Both him and Tarzan and eating and drinking well and recovering easily and nicely!

Kanit went to school with our volunteer teacher yesterday and they find her amazing, she did a great job with everyone she has met and was loved by all.

Another thing we could really use now that garbage day is every 2 weeks – YIPES, are garbage cans, large or commercial would help us very much. We are also looking for insulation, styrofoam and regular insulation! Or sheets of plywood would also help and we then could build our own garbage containers!

We could still use plywood (even 2×2 peices are fine to build a base), 2×4’s (2′ long is good or longer), nails, wood screws, siding, shingles or anything else you have to help us build our dog houses this winter. We also need lots of styrofoam insulation and regular insulation. Regular insulation to finish the roof and styrofoam for under the mobile home to prevent the frost from rising and also tack onto the side walls to prevent heat loss. We also need styrofoam insulation, full sheets of plywood and commercial fencing for the new dog runs with and attached in and out home we are hoping to finish building by next spring! If you know of anyone wishing to donate their time to labor and help with these projects, also a need we have here at NARC! We are still working on finishing the soffits, job is started but still needs to be completed before we insulate! And of course, we still need people to finish the ceramic floors inside the mobile home – always a few projects on the go! We are closing between Christmas and New Years, would be the perfect time to do the entrace floor!

Lexi has left us last night, my three legged angel’s new family came to pick her up. They said it didn’t look like she has only 3 legs and they are right, she was running around the house like nothing happened!

Jonah has started another eye infection so he is back on drops a few times daily! Whicker’s allergic reaction to a wool shirt is healed and he is doing so much better, hair is growing on his back where it was raw and itchy due to the rash/allergic reaction. Daisy’s eyes aren’t as bad as when she arrived, she also had an allergic reaction before reaching us which we’ve fixed and she is looking great without red swollen eyes! Jonah and Magoo both got a groom early this week so both really look nice and Magoo smells very good after a much deserved bath lol!

My little Lilac, (our sick puppy) is getting better every day, he has strength now and is starting to walk around a bit more. He is still spoiled and had his doggy bed and warm blankets to snuggle into with the heater for more warmth. But he is a baby!

I have been nursing Lilac all weekend, every hour giving him his bottle of watered down dog food with a mix of vitamins (sometimes oregano & coconut oil). By Sunday, he was walking around, jumping on the crate door when he saw me and looking for food each time I would pick him up so overall, a very good sign. He is eating an ounce every hour or so of my mixes and started eating his developmental formula puppy food by himself every so often. His temperature is staying normal, the antibiotics prescribed for him are doing their job and he is feeling much better. I will keep giving him my mixture all week so he gets big and strong.

Why Lilac? Lilac’s are gorgeous flowers but you never know how long they will last and they are also very fragile… That name came to me for him while I was at the vet’s and yes, I know he’s a boy but Lilac just fit him!

I will call the vet today and book Lexi’s stitching removal and shots, she is doing very well, other than her Kennel Cough she is ready to go to her forever home this week!

Last night, I took a drive to a pound and picked up 5 puppies, one who looks to be husky mixed, tan colored and super cute and the 4 other siblings are quite small, under a pound now and very young. They look to be Keeshond mixed, hard to say as they are so small. Two of them were quite emaciated, dehydrated and their temperature was really low, one pup’s temperature wouldn’t even register so we knew it probably wouldn’t last the hour! I syringe fed her with high quality vet supplement food and warm water to see if I could bring her back with lots of warmth, warm IV fluids, etc… The other was at 33.3 which is low, normal temperature for dogs is 38.5! But she was eating, drinking warm water and her temperature was coming up so it was a good sign. I set both of them up with heaters and warmth, warm fluids, watered down developmental veterinary food with vitamins. All night, I kept checking in on them and surely enough, we lost the little sick one approx 1 hours after picking her up. But, her siblings are doing well and were up and running around this morning. I already called the vet last night to book them in for a check-up tonight, and hopefully shots for the bigger husky one – think the others are under 6 weeks so probably can’t administer shots yet! Anyways, it was stressful but hopefully they will all be fine! I’ll keep you updated!

Lexi is doing well, although she has a cold and is still on antibiotics but she is “tails wagging” and running around all over the house. Very excited when I get home and she started doing this funny howling thing when I decide not to go see her first – pretty funny! She still never barks, I haven’t heard her bark once since we’ve gotten her, pretty quiet girl although sometimes you may think I have a little mouse in the house… If she hears me talking to someone at the front door, she does these little noises like a little mouse!

I know I’ve been a “mother hen” not wanting to show her off to volunteers but you have to understand that she has had quite the ordeal and with this cold weather, don’t want her coughing to get worst or catch something else from the new dogs that arrived! So, don’t take it personally and maybe this weekend, if she is no longer coughing – you will see her little face!