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Hi all I can't believe it's 4 weeks. We now have to wait 2 weeks before she can be vaccinated. I'm not sure if that will be a test to her immune system and if we could have trouble with a recurrence but we have to try. Ao far so good.

Hi everyone, Stella is growing up and whilst a little loony she is less mouthy and sits almost as if a fullstop. But you still need to have her attention. Harvest is starting and my work schedule is crazy so we have missed a couple of doses of her meds oops but we are on the last week. Twice now we have had a skin breakdown on her nose. There seems to be a weak spot. I don't know if it's only a bump in play or some cellulitis remaining. Her ears have been the slowest to heal in all. yes she has some black bald skin on her muzzle but I don't see it I see Stella.

From Stella hi there I am healing well and have completed two weeks of treatment. I still have one little spot on my nose and my ears have been the slowest to heal. Sometimes one of my eyes gets a little wept but overall I am going well. My mum says I have a pot belly, I get food cravings and help others eat if I can. I still play lots bounce lots and really am too busy to listen all the time.

Ok it's getting pretty rediculous when Stella not only comes in the bathroom to wait for me to have a shower but slides the door open and walks in to join me

Lol and annoy me on the way. This is such a looong process.

She's decided this is her favourite. I will have to get a supply of them. She turns it around to find the squeaker, tosses it up in the air, drops it off the lounge and retrieves it back up. Very entertaining and made a liar of me not liking squeakers. She's bold rude but so happy. Loves shopping for shoes as well.

Great ideas thanks. I think peeling an orange should be fine as she's learned to peel a tennis ball.

Hi guys just a quick update, Stella is doing stellar! She is bright happy and a handful as all pups should be. She is very much looking to me as her master. She will do with others when I am not around but it is me she looks to. I have rehoused hundreds in my active rescue days. Stella is on of a few I am asked to help and annoy deny. But there is a bond of trust here that is very intense. I will try and gets some more photos soon. It seems her growth has steadied which I did expect whilst on steroids. Today is a week she started her treatment. We go back to one tablet once a day tomorrow for another seven days. i am looking for safe fun toy ideas as she has had fun with the few I got her although true cheap teddies she will eat. She really enjoys the treat dispenser using her nose to roll it over. She likes a simple car toy large ball with a bell and plays soccer. A more substantial ball with a bell inside would be great if I could find one. She is not overly enthused by squeaky toys.

I hope she stays well. The vet advised me she cannot be vaccinated til two weeks spots treatment. I worry as only a scratch could turn deadly. we are almost one week into treatment.

Good morning says Stella, life is too short to sleep in! It's the weekend so we should all be up and playing.

Also my toe nails are fun to chew, I would chew my tail too if I could catch it here is one of my new toys. It gets frustrating sometimes

Also my toe nails are fun to chew, I would chew my tail too if I could catch it here is one of my new toys. It gets frustrating sometimes

Good morning from Stella, I had a blast last night when I got all thesexfin toys. But I want more naturally. I wasxalso given this thing called a collar. At first I thought it was a tug toy and didn't want to let go, it was kind of fun. But it feels odd and itchy so I tried to run and I know it off then scratch it off. I'm kind of getting used to it. I'm told it suits me, and one day it will allow me to go for walks with people. i still have meds morning and night and I and learning to sit but that's boring. My legs just want to bounce.

I may have forgotten to post this mornings photo...if so here goes.... today I went tot shopping for enrichment, it seems tugging on my pants is still more fun lol. It's worse than when my kids were little. When she rehomes she will be well equipped.

Scarring or not she is pretty. She was the plain one and overlooked but she always knew how to get you in by smiling and sitting graciously for the camera. She no longer sits for long and has been most vocal loving to tell us to wake up and brings in the feed bowl asking for food. today is puppy toy shopping day for her. She needs toys inside as it's pretty boring for her.

Stella says Hi back lol....her mum was a bull Arab type. Some of the pups seemed mastiff like. Thus one I swear has Kelpie in her or it's just rubbing off on her. She will make a great mate when she is ready.

Stella says Hi back lol....her mum was a bull Arab type. Some of the pups seemed mastiff like. Thus one I swear has Kelpie in her or it's just rubbing off on her. She will make a great mate when she is ready.

So we have found out hehe

Thanks it is a huge challenge. I feel so terrible keeping her primarily away from other animals and a lot of crate time. She is coping so well. Tomorrow is town day so I will get her toys to enrich her inside time. We are trying to learn sit lol.... certainly not a kelpie haha! Outside is guarded as it is wet and raining so too many puddles to tempt her. It is a challenge too. i think a course of protexin will benefit her at some stage. The new I cern and I will ask the vet, is water. She is drinking and urinating a lot. It could be boredom I guess but I am not sure if the treatment may encourage this or if something else is going on. It is making toilet training a nightmare with big wees every 40 minutes. She is toiletting outside but coming back in to do 1's and 2's....

This morning after treatment started. The challenge is to prevent and disease infection etc. cotton wool baby

That post above was yesterday but it did not send.

Ok thanks, she's a bit stiff n sore today more glands involved and not so keen to eat, except cat poo grr. I'm off to work and hope the vet will see us this evening but after work and travelling 100 km they may not stay open If it comes to Chemo I wouldn't put her through it! Update we have just gor back from the vet $150 lighter. No mites not nasty bugs in any of the samples placed under the microscope so the dx of puppy strangles is correct. Anyway we have phyohex, a big needle of Abs and another of orticosteroids. Tablets of the same to last Abs a week and Steroids about 3 I think. Stella has a mucky nose and a few lumps and bumps no sign of fever or infection, but we have essentially just started to kill her immune system.

Pups surrendered and they cam from far out west. Of 8 only one the smallest has been affected. It may or may not have been set off by eating blood n bone. All ive been able to do is bathe twice daily in betadine, and crate overnight, the pup still needs fresh air and to stretch. Hope to see a vet today but he's been overseas. The costs may be great? The hereditary faction is not yet proven just suspected. Just abit flat today ut it's been a good week

Hi no access to a vet at present probably Thursday or Friday at best late tomorrow.

Hey there. It's been a long time since I have been on here. I have a puppy 9 week old happy healthy last of alitter to rehome. the whole litter have been fine as was mum but no idea on dad. Puppy developed some eye gunk which looked like allergy or dust and now recently have found afull blown swollen face and blistering . Awaiting to see a vet re the issue and testing but he has seen photos via email and the consensus is potential Puppy Strangles. This must be reasonably advanced and was seeking advice and opinion on viability or the pup. Considering it could well be long term and scarring. Worth a shot or euth?