We have Porsche -- the craigslist downed doxie

[nolsongolden]

I went and picked up Porscha, (formally Puchi) who was listed on Craigslist.

She is down, but on steroids and stomach medication. She started wagging her tail yesterday. My vet said to wait and see if the steroids and crate rest work and to bring her back if it looks like she is getting worse.

We have been doing the crate rest and meds with only potty breaks.

She is a very sweet girl. I joined Dodger's List and have been reading all the posts.

Keep your fingers crossed for her. She is very thin (I can see very rib and her spine clearly), and is just starting to come out of her shell and trust us.

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[doxierock]

Oh my goodness! She is precious! Bless you for opening your heart and home to that dear girl!

[Hannalei]

Oh she's such a pretty baby. I will keep her in my prayers for a good recovery. :sillylove:

[ND_Mom]

God bless Porsche and you for helping her!!!:angel9:

[patty23]

Awe, what a sweet little girl, will keep both of you in our prayers.:rayz::rayz::rayz::pray:

[Heidi's Pam]

:bouncy1: :angel: :thankyou: for taking her in and ensuring that she gets the care that she needs. Bless you, and I will keep her in my :pray::pray:. Please keep us posted on her condition - wagging her tail is a very encouraging sign..:rayz::rayz:

[LUVMYGUNNER]

Thanks for taking care of this little one. You might also want to join DDSG Wayne on the board makes very nice carts for rehap---right now she won't need it but just in case later on...

[nolsongolden]

I hate to sound dumb, but whre is DDSG?

[LUVMYGUNNER]

Disabled Dachshund Society of Georgia.

[Dogmother]

Here is the link to DDSG it is a great site, I am a member there too in fact Mira's recovery video is on the top of the page there.

http://www.ddscart.org/ddscartforum/default.aspx

Terri

[Suzanne R]

:thanx::thanx::thanx: for saving her life! What a cute name. If you've never had a "down" dachsie before, or even if you have, please join www.dodgerslist.com -- it's a wonderful web site for dogs who are temporarily or permanently paralyzed and you will learn a LOT! If you're not doing it, please give Pepcid AC 30 minutes prior to the prednisone and pain medication; some dogs have very severe tummy issues from prednisone and you don't want to deal with internal bleeding. Again -- THANK YOU for saving her life. Many of us have dealt with downed dachsies so if you have questions, we will also try to help. Wagging her tail is a VERY encouraging sign. Did you learn how to express her bladder and bowels?? Sending many recovery :rayz::rayz::rayz::rayz::rayz:!! And also -- :dbb_welcome:!! (Ooooops -- I see you have joined Dodgerslist and have her on stomach medication - good for you!!!) She is a pretty furgirl! My Jack has just come back from being down; I took him for acupuncture and chiropractic treatment and he improved incredibly well -- he was also on prednisone and pain meds, too. If you can get it, acupuncture can work miracles!:goodluck:

[aburgstede]

She is precious!!!

Bless you for helping her!! You will be happy you joined Dodgers, they are great & very helpful!!! :angel9:

[rfbcville]

she sure is a sweetie. Just look at those eyes. Thank you for rescuing her. I agree with you - the son should be the one discarded, not the dog!

[Homer]

OH what a beautiful baby. Sending prayers for a full recovery:pray::pray: love works miracles:pray:

[Nathan'smom]

Bless you for rescuing that sweet baby. She is in your loving care now..:pray::pray:for her recovery.

[Double Trouble]

Skyler said to tell her she has a magic blanket. We have that same blanket and he LOVES it when he's feeling bummer. Makes him feel all better, he said so.

[doxiefollies]

:sillylove:She is just precious!!....just look at those sweet eyes!:sillylove: You are her Angel:angel9: for going and getting her, what a sweet soul you are!!:hearts: Will be sendin' much healing :rayz::rayz::rayz:and prayers:pray:for the littl girl. At least she's with a loving mommy now.:flowerysmile:

[nolsongolden]

I have been so busy I haven't updated anyone on Porsche!

We let Porsche out of her crate on New Year's Eve. We only let her have short times out of the crate for the first week or so. She was able to walk but walked like she was drunk. We have a hal in the house and the poor thing would walk into the wall on one side and then the other as sh went down it. She was terrified of the doggie door for about a month. I had to push her out and then push her back in. She finally got used to the dog door around the first of February. Her walking gradually improved and now she just loses her balance and goes down once in a great while. She is running and playing with the other two doxies, and has a blast. She has a little grey stuffed animal she carries everywhere in her mouth. I think she is amazed that she sleeps in her own dog bed, has a toy of her own and eats everyday. Gradually she is turning into a little doxie girl instead of a starved, scared, abused baby.

We took her back to the vet 13 days ago to get spaded. He hadn't seen her since the first of January and was amazed with her progress.

Now on to the new problem. Due to all the neglect we discovered she came to us with ear mites. We only discovered this recently because she felt good enough to start shaking her head. Before that we just thought she had dirty ears from the neglect Sigh.

So for the next six weeks all three of my doxies get their ears cleaned with the mediication the vet sold us. Poor Porsche goes around shaking her head all the time. I feel so bad for her. The boys shook their heads for a few days, but now their ears look clean and we are down to cleaning their ears every other day. Porsche hates to get her ears done, but it has to be. Has anyone else ever had to deal with ear mites in dogs? If so, do you have any ideas how to make this easier for her? They will go away if we do what the ve said right?

Here are a couple of pictures of Porsche taken around the first of February. She is getting a bath Saturday when her stiches come out and I will post couple more pictures of her then.

Porsche

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Jake

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Oscar

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Ok, I can't make the link show up but if you click on the x it appears.

Sigh.

[LUVMYGUNNER]

Great Update on Porcha--she is so lucky you took her in...I just read up on ear mites a few days ago... and as long as you follow the vets instruction... all the pups should be Ok.
Here are rays for all the pups:rayz::rayz::rayz:

[nolsongolden]

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Well I hope this time the pictures of porsche post.

[red&black]

Great update! We always need good posts like this!

With ear mites, the uncomfortable itchy part will go away pretty soon on medication. Just have to keep treating them through the full course to make sure all of the little critters are dead and gone.

[Tucker's Mom]

Bless you!:angel: Special people like you make the world a better place for special dachsies like Porsche. :hearts:
Sending complete recovery:rayz::rayz: and:pray: for that little sweetie pie.

[doxiefollies]

What gRRReat news!!!!:cheer::cheer: Porsche is such a pretty lil' doxie girlie!!:sillylove: You are her Angel On Earth!!!:angel: Sendin' more healing :rayz::rayz::rayz:for the precious baby!:hearts:

[Heidi's Pam]

Bless you ! and I'm so glad to hear that Porshe is doing so well. Sending :rayz::rayz: that the ear mites are soon a thing of the past. She is adorable...

[Joyce]

Thanks for taking Porshe in and taking such good care of her.