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Coco
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07-13-2000

Friday, October 14, 2005 - 8:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Coco a private message Print Post    
Yeah, aren't those puppies the cutest little things!! I'm thinking about applying to adopt one of them, along with Momma Mia.

In fact, last night I sent an email to the Rescue lady to ask when Momma Mia or her puppies would be available to see at the Petco Adoption on Saturdays. And to see how Momma Mia was doing since her surgery.

Rescue lady wrote me back and said that Momma Mia and a few of her puppies would be there on October 22nd. She also let me know that Momma Mia is recovering fine from her surgery...yay! She then closed by saying that Oscar is invited to come along too! She actually remembered Oscar from my past email!!

I'm looking forward to meeting Momma Mia and spending some time with her to see if she'll be a good fit in our home. I'll probably bring Oscar along and see how he takes to her as well.



Grgranny06
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05-18-2005

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grgranny06 a private message Print Post    
It is normal for a female to swell & have a discharge while in heat, they are in heat for 3 weeks, one week coming in, one week in full heat & one week going out. The second week is when they are most likely to be caught. Those 9 pups of Moma Mia's are adorable, glad they are in rescue & will find wonderful homes. Good luck Coco on your adoption.

Coco
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07-13-2000

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 9:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Coco a private message Print Post    
Grgranny, I have a question for you. And anybody can chime in as well...I'd appreciate any knowledge on my question(s).

When a female dog gets spayed, do they only take out her ovaries? Or do they take out her ovaries and uterus?

The reason I ask is because with this surgery Momma Mia had, her uterus was definitely removed but I don't know if they removed the ovaries as well.

Would her "personality" be affected like in human females if these estrogen producing organs are removed? Or do female dogs do better than us human females who need estrogen/hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

Thanks for anything you might be able to educate me on.


Grgranny06
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05-18-2005

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 10:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grgranny06 a private message Print Post    
Thats a really good question & I really don't know, guess I will look that one up. Our rescue vet will spay or neuter at 4 months, most vets do it at 6 months, they say the earlier the better. I'll look into that & get back to you.

Grgranny06
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05-18-2005

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 10:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grgranny06 a private message Print Post    
A dog's personality is formed more by genetics and environment than by sex hormones.

MYTH: I don't want my male dog or cat to feel like less of a male.

FACT: Pets don't have any concept of sexual identity or ego. Neutering will not change a pet's basic personality. He doesn't suffer any kind of emotional reaction or identity crisis when neutered.

This is what I found on the web, they do take the overies too, now I really want to come back as a dog!

Coco
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07-13-2000

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 11:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Coco a private message Print Post    
Thanks Grgranny!! And I, too, want to come back as a dog...lol!!

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 11:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Life of Riley indeed. Silly, Buddy looks so darn comfortable and content.LOL

Coco, I am *not* passing on dh's message to you after he saw the pups, but I have to admit they are delightful.

Coco
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07-13-2000

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 11:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Coco a private message Print Post    
Hi Lumbele's DH!!....and you were saying??????

Jbean
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01-05-2002

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 12:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jbean a private message Print Post    
OMG coco! i'm in love with all those little dogs! how cute are they? i'm glad momma mia will be ok. they look like little tiny lola's.

a note on the spaying...i'm not sure about what's removed, but my lola's personality hasn't changed at all. i think when you do it young it has less effect on them than doing it older.

i really came in here to tell about miss lola's injury. :-( i left on thursday early evening to go to big lots to check some stuff out. i didn't put her in her crate, because to be honest i didnt' want to fool with her whining. i knew i'd only be gone for an hour, tops, because it was survivor night and i had to get home. (priorities, i know).

anyway, so i come home like 45 minutes later and lola is limping! she has been limping ever since then, it is her left hind leg that is hurting. well i got on the chihuahua message board, and they scared me and said i needed to take her to the vet ASAP. so i did, $103 later, i find out it's just a sprain (thank GOD) and it should heal in 2-3 days. they x-rayed her and gave me some anti-inflammatory drops to put in her food. i do feel better knowing it's not serious, but i feel so sorry for her. she's pretty pitiful right now. she's thankfully ok.

ps. coco, keep us posted on momma mia.

silly, buddy is too cute for words! my friend that i do all my running around with has an 8 year old beagle....she's a sweetie!


Coco
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07-13-2000

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 12:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Coco a private message Print Post    
Poor Lola!! I'm glad you decided to take her in and that it turned out to be a sprain. I'm guessing she took a big jump from the couch??

As for those puppies, aren't they too cute??! I still want Momma Mia and I'll try for her, but I'm also trying to convince CocoMan to let me adopt one of the pups too! I hear that Momma Mia is crate trained, which is a good thing. If I do get a puppy, I'll also do crate training with her/him as well.

We're currently training Oscar to sleep in his doggie bed located on CocoMan's side of the bed. With the new queen size bed, there's just no room for him anymore...and now he has this super-duper deluxe pet bed with his very own blankie! He slept there last night without begging to be picked up and put in our bed, so it might be working.


Jbean
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01-05-2002

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 12:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jbean a private message Print Post    
well, coco, i think she probably fell from the windowsill....she likes to set up there and look/bark out the window. that's got to be it, she's not too graceful and probably fell off backwards or something, she jumps off the couch and bed all the times and lands, but when it's an accident she doesn't have much grace. poor little girl.

we didn't have a windowsill in the old apartment, just a sliding glass door where she looked out. i left her out a lot when i lived there. guess i won't be doing that anymore.


Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 12:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
LOL, Coco, I am not giving him the password!

Jbean, glad to hear Lola's injury is only minor although I am sure it doesn't feel that to her or your wallet.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 1:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Jbeany.. maybe you can build her a little stairway up to that windowsill? I'm glad she was okay.

One thing to watch for:

I know you will be being extra nice to her and she's smart enough to notice.

Many years ago we had a little dog Jinx (this was the first of three Jinxes, since my dad apparently ran out of imagination..) and he was left in a small bathroom but apparently jumped from the toilet seat, who knows, but was limping when we got home. Much sympathy and for the rest of his long life, when he got excited, he'd limp.. but the little faker would sometimes limp on one side and sometimes on the other.. he just loved the attention..

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Spaying should cause no real change in a dog, Coco.. and I had one who wasn't spayed until she was seven years old.. she'd been shown in conformation until her championship, then was bred and then we didn't get around to spaying.. well she developed pyometria and fortunately my now ex was there and he was observant and it didn't rupture but she was almost a goner on the table.. very very scary.. but she recovered fully and lived to be 15.5 years of age (pretty old for a lab).

Momma Mia is adorable and I think you are doing everything right to ensure that YOU are the one to take her home soon..

They really should have been supplementing those pups to help her out..

Silly, your doggie is precious!!

Saxy, wow have those two grown! They are looking wonderful.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 1:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Oh yeah and Kstme.. you really need a Norman Cam set up so you can catch his antics!!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 9:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
I'm happy to hear Miss Lola's injury is nothing serious, Jbean!

Sea - Too funny about your Jinx limping for attention! They're such smart creatures, eh?!! :-)

Coco - So glad to hear MommaMia is healing well and that you're getting good feedback from the lady at the rescue. I hope that's positive news you get to adopt her (and maybe one of her pups!) I hope Oscar just loves her! :-)

A "Norman Cam" sounds like a wonderful idea! He's such a gorgeous dog and I love reading about him!

Jbean
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01-05-2002

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 10:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jbean a private message Print Post    
thanks sea and watching. lol @ jinx faking it. i'm trying not to treat her too much more better than i usually do (she's already pretty spoiled, though...as you probably guessed ) it's hard though, with her being so pitiful and all.

Coco
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07-13-2000

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 10:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Coco a private message Print Post    
Awwww...jbeanie, what's a little spoiling for such an adorable little girl?? Give her some lovies from me! ...and GOSH!, I hope your wallet recovers!...sigh!!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 7:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Oh I agree. Lola needs lots of spoiling!!

Tmagicsaq
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03-26-2004

Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 9:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tmagicsaq a private message Print Post    
thanks for your help. Molly is not to pleased ... I bought her 'doggy underwear' she is not to happy with me. I work overnight so I use a xpen when I am not home, I take the underwear off. She is not happy at all, but neither am i at that time either! We will find out about her liver in a couple of weeks.

Saxywildcat
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05-30-2005

Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 9:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
Okay, here's somemore pics of my babies!

I think Mocha looks very pretty in this photo. I like the angle I got it from too! :-)


This one is just funny. I caught sandy in midchew of a cookie. She looks like she has a silly grin on her face.


Here they are, waiting for cookies. Guess what they're staring at? My hand with the cookies! :-)


Tomorrow is spay day! I have a ziplock of their food all ready to take in with them so they can have it after once they are ready to eat. I'll keep you all informed. I know my vet will call to let me know how they are.

Tmagicsaq
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03-26-2004

Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 9:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tmagicsaq a private message Print Post    
Saxy...They are cute puppies! Wish I could have had Molly spayed before she went into heat, but her well being comes first. I found I was nervous when Molly first went in, I guess because she is so small (7lbs) and she would be alone. I think its great that they will have each other. I have been through that twice with Molly, and I know it will be at least one more time, but now I will be nervous for the liver count to be better as well...I often think that if I had kids (human) I would have a nervous break down before they are a few months old!

Saxywildcat
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05-30-2005

Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 10:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
Tmagic: I am keeping Molly in my thoughts and prayers. I hope that her liver count levels out and that they can get all of this figured out.

Thanks, by the way. I am very proud of our little pups! :-)

Tmagicsaq
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03-26-2004

Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 10:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tmagicsaq a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the thoughts of Molly. I just love my animals (I have a cat that lives at my parents, when I moved out we had just lost our dog and they were so close to him I just couldn't seperate them, he is now more spoiled then ever) I know how it is to be proud of your dogs, every new thing they do, you just want everyone to know and understand how much love they can bring to your life.

Saxywildcat
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05-30-2005

Monday, October 17, 2005 - 7:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    

I took my poor little puppies in to get spayed this morning. They got taken back one by one, and each time they looked back at me as if to say, "Mommy, where are they taking me?" My heart broke. I know that they will be fine, and that getting spayed is a VERY good thing, but I still worry. I can call and check on them about 3:30 or 4 and I can pick them up after 2:30 tomorrow. Can I hit a fast forward button now? LOL



Saxywildcat
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05-30-2005

Monday, October 17, 2005 - 1:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
Welpers, I just called to check up on my puppies. They had their surgery this morning and both of them are doing fine. Now if only I could stand the next 24 hours until I can pick them up!!