Navan Animal Rescue Corporation (NARC)

It was a complicated weekend without Hydro or water in the NARC mobile home but we managed… Had hydro in my house but with the water connected through NARC – I didn’t have water myself so couldn’t provide… Really need to get a separate system so that we never run out again! Went to the neighbours and filled tubs to bring home so they could all have clean water to drink, some volunteers came with bottled water on Sunday to help out – thank you all for pitching in. Finally, Hydro came this morning to fix the problem and we are back up and running after 3 days of no air conditioning, no air purifiers running and no water – YIKES! Now we’ll have to catch up in bathing the dogs and they can go back to playing in their kiddy pool now that it is clean and we will be able to clean the house properly instead of with pure javex only! Tonight is vet night, few dogs are going in for surgeries and Clementine is going for her 2nd x-ray to see if her stones have dissipated or if she needs that surgery – cross your fingers in hopes that they are gone!

As regularly, we brought a few dogs at the vet’s yesterday for spay, neuter and check-ups.  Seems like Monty and Juliette both have Bilateral Patellar Luxation.  Juliette has already undergone surgery on her front broken leg to fix it and has just had her cast removed – now to proceed with her hind leg.  The vet did say that they are not in pain and many dogs can live with this for a long time but we really would like to have their surgeries done so that they can have a better life.  That being said, we need help and funds….

If you can help in any way, please send a cheque to NARC, 4388 Navan Road, Navan, Ontario, K4B 1H9.  We need over $6,000 altogether for quite a few major surgeries including Clementine’s.  She has stones and if the antibiotics don’t work in a few weeks, she will have to undergo surgery herself for her spay, stone removal and shots.  They also all need another x-ray, although we’ve done a first one, they all will need a second before surgery!

We did go ahead and neuter Monty and give him his shots for now until we can find a solution to his problem or an adoptive family that may want to pay for his surgery!?
Marcie the little daschund was also spayed and is on skin antibiotics, 2 teeth were removed as they were badly broken so she is also on antibiotics to prevent infection in her mouth.

Buttercup wasn’t spayed or nor was her dental done as the equipment broke so she is re-scheduled for early next week to get the two done!  We brought her back to NARC till then!

Reese had his neuter done, he was cryptorchid which means he had a ball in his groin so that was a more expensive and intense surgery for him and us!  He seems fine, more damage was done to our finances lol.

Boy oh boy, just doesn’t seem to stop with major surgeries and expensive treatments this year!!!

Inka is doing very well, I am sure she will find a home soon as she is quite the love bug!  She is finished her courses of antibiotics, was on a few for over a month but now very healthy, gained over 5 pounds and looking great.  She is still living with me as I don’t want her to catch anything else at NARC like Kennel Cough so is house trained, very well behaved and sleeps with me at nights – she is a doll and loves to cuddle!

Oscar has survived his pneumonia and is doing extremely well, gaining weight, eating like a pig and can now bask in the sun on weekends and go on longer walks – we are no longer restraining him to quiet all day!  He is full of beans this one, you weren’t able to tell that when he was sick but does he have some energy and loves to nibble at your fingers to play!  He is a great dog!

Baltazore’s eye is still very itchy so he is still wearing his cone around his head so he doesn’t scratch and do some damage to the surgery although it is healed and a few weeks old, we are worried he will scratch too much and hurt himself.  It is scratchy because his hair is growing around his eye – it was shaved so women out there know what I mean – it does itch when it grows back lol.  We are all in love with the big boy, even if he gave us all a hard time with his drops, he is such a love bug and great loose in at NARC with all the other dogs.  He is sweet with the toy breeds and very well behaved!  He is also trained in the house and won’t do his business in his crate or inside.

Cocotte is also doing extremely well with her fixed broken lower jaw, she is eating by herself and now chewing on hot dogs and such.  She is still on soft foods and will probably remain on that for the rest of her life being that we’ve removed all of her teeth – except one.  But that is fine, she is now full of energy and runs around on the farm like nothing happened!  We had her out this weekend for people to see and of course for her to spend the day outside with me…  She is finished her course of antibiotics and ready to go!  She is fully house trained, lives with me and is quite a good dog.

Niko is still with me but doing well and eating/drinking quite well.  Last night, he had half a can of soft food mixed in with a cup of hard food and 3 hot dog weiners which he almost swallowed whole – quite the appetite!  Of course the few first hot dog peices were with his antibiotics and flu medications – he doesn’t know that though!!!  Niko sometimes still pees in his crate but that was to be expected when he was on IV, I am working with him on his house cleanliness and will update you shortly.

Nakuuti, a little white malti-poo is still on antibiotics for a runny nose with green discharge (upper respiratory infection) she is getting better daily.  She is also house trained and won’t do at NARC or in her crate – she will hold it in until she goes for her walks – good girl.  She does need a good shave and bath but I won’t do it until she is feeling a bit better and gains strength.

Katou is also on eye drops and antibiotics for Kennel Cough which she caught even though we administered Bordetella – sometimes I think we’re wasting our money with the Bordetella shot as they still catch it from living at the SPCA for a few days before we get them!

Well, that’s it for now – updates to come later on others…  5 new doggies are going to the vet’s this week for spay/neuters and check-ups and Baby’s puppies are going for their first shots then up for adoption next week!

What a gorgeous weekend it was, sunny and HOT – loved it although we had to do quite a rotation with the dogs as they were quite hot, even if they had the pool to freshen up in!  So, every hour we would take those that were out back in with the air conditioning and bring others out to bask in the sun for an hour!  Don’t forget that we are opened for the summer from 1pm to 3pm if you want to drop in and see our dogs, help at the farm or even walk a few pooches – we are always happy to see you!  Pass the word around for those who want to come and spend a little time with our dogs – they appreciate the attention!

Sorry for not blogging the last few days, I’ve been bed ridden – yep, something as stupid as tying the dog outside and moving too quickly while doing it and I hurt my back!  Well, back to work today and back to blogging and updating all of you.

Oscar our little Schnauzer is doing so well, his pneumonia is healed although he still has leftover antibiotics for this week that we are finishing and his last vet check-up tonight.  Then we’ll be able to get him fixed and place him up for adoption!  He is now playfull, was nipping at my fingers this morning to play and has quite the energy after being ill for a few weeks time and on IV with strong meds at the vet’s for 2 days…

Inka is finally going to the vet’s tonight for her spay and hernia removal then she has a home lined up for Sunday.  I don’t know how I will be able to say goodbye, her and Cocotte were my partners for the last 3 days while I was in bed and watching movies quietly with me!

Cocotte is now eating by herself, grabbing food with her fixed broken bottom jaw without issues at this point which is amazing, she is also gaining weight and looking great.  I can’t leave her off leash anymore as she is quick – the little bugger and wants to check out everything so I am now putting her in the play pen outside to do her business!  She is way too quick for me right now as I am walking like a grandma – no offence grams lol!  She is ready to go, her spay healed nicely and so is her jaw and dental extractions!

Baltazore is still not liking his drops but the girls have been helping me out this week as I wasn’t able to fight with him to get them in myself!  He is now ready for adoption, will bring him to the vet’s for one last check-up to see if all is well then off he goes to his loving home.  We’ve gotten many calls for the big boy so if our vet gives us thumbs up this week, we are sure he will be gone this weekend!

The others that were on antibiotics such as Sheeba, Carlos are doing very well, their neuters are healing and the kennel cough now gone.  Our little princess Clementine still has a week’s worth of antibiotics for her stones so we are hoping they work otherwise it is surgery for her!  We have a new 5 month old puppy with skin conditions, he doens’t have a name yet but we’ll find one soon.  He is on skin infection antibiotics for a few weeks, then another vet check.. we’ve tested for scabies but it’s thankfully negative so thinking it is some type of allergies, more tests and we’ll find out what is wrong.

We’ve received a few new doggies this weekend.  The 5 month old Springer Spaniel x Collie which has the skin allergies, a toy Chihuahua who will certainly leave very quickly once he is neutered and his kennel cough goes.  He was on antibiotics for 10 days but still coughing a bit.  For some reason this year’s Kennel Cough is really bad…  May is still on her second antibiotic for her coughing and although it’s reducing, it is taking them a long time to heal properly!!!  We always get dogs with Kennel Cough from the SPCA’s but usually after a week at the farm, with the Oil of Oregano, it goes away but this year – everyone has needed antibiotics…  Keep an eye out for that for your own pets, don’t take your pets in areas where Kennel Cough resides as it is really bad cases this year – enough so that even dogs with the Bordetella (shot against Kennel Cough) still end up with it!

Germany wasn’t too pleased about being at the vet’s but he was happy to get in the car and come back home.  Marley had some sleep guck in his eyes so I cleaned him up before bringing him home, he was really pleased to see me!  Both are resting for the evening and recovering this week.