Caesar and Kirbie | Temporary Fostering 12th Feb 2012

This is a pretty old one but i've been lazy to post *wink*

So, this two puppy was dumped in front of my friend's house. She basically called up 3 friends to see if they can help fostering. 7 dumped, 1 was adopted during spca adoption drive. so the puppies were devided into 3 groups. each fosterer took 2 of the puppies.

I'm the ...u know... sentimental type? is that what you called them? So i named the 2 puppies. Brown female as Kirbie and White male as Caesar.

Our first day, 12th February 2012. Surprisingly they are not as noisy as i expected. i let them out very often. Kirbie is the playful one. Caesar is the shy one. He do not know what to do. So he follows what his sister do. Kirbie likes human interaction. So she sometimes get jealous when i carry caesar. I told my friend i really like Kirbie and i don't mind taking her in if i have a house myself.

Kirbie was beautiful. Caesar is more like an ugly duckling. He's so skinny. Stomach bloated. He look exactly like a starving african kid. The sweetest thing is...they hug together when they sleep. Never leave each other aside.

They were given vaccination and deworm. It's been tough for me.. they've been vomitting, and having diarrhea few days later. I've been praying so hard for them to recover so that i can bring them to the adoption drive. The lucky thing is, i'm jobless when i foster them. so i get to take good care of them rather than just leave them alone.

On day 5 both of them are keeping themself in cage. not coming out. that makes me real worry. Day 6 they are actually playing around already. So i brought them to the adoption drive. Several people who want to adopt them but not willing to spay them.

On day 7 also which is the next day of adoption drive. i find Caesar's body temperature really high. i thought it's nothing. But am also worry as i got news from my friend on day 6 that one of their siblings got parvo virus and has been hospitalized. Later in the afternoon i feel not right. Caesar has been really tired. I told my friend we have to get them to the vet for a parvo test. Caesar was tested positive that day. As Caesar and Kirbie's been sharing same food, the vet expect both to have parvo as well. (Parvo virus is one of the highly contagious virus. Can be spread thru urine, poo, and saliva). They were both hospitalized on that day. On drip as well. What the vet told us was 50 / 50. they can't guarantee...

Few days later we were informed that both of them are recovering fast. Caesar put on weight and was discharged on Day 14. As for Kirbie, he's still having diarrhea so he have to stay back alone.

On the 15th day Caesar's stool is really good. Solid. The only thing is he's crying most of the time because he never leave his sister's side. I cooked him porridge with liver and chicken breast. Full bowl of it. Then only i realize it was a mistake. (A discharged parvo survivor cannot take big portion of food). The vet didn't say anything about that. Caesar is starting to have diarrhea again. this time, with blood. He's getting depress. Skinny as well. I called the vet many times. I was told it's alright. Till one day i couldn't bare seeing him getting more skinny. i brought him to the vet.

Then only the vet realize his condition is really bad. The next day Dr called up. Asking me to expect a bad news from her. Caesar might not survive this one. To be honest...i'm all ready for it....(to be continue...)

Yi
17 May 2012