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Day 7 — [Over] Protective Parents Focusing on MUNI

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Galen

I would be a terribly overprotective parent. Any child of mine would not be allowed to cross the street unescorted until they turned 18. So, you can imagine how carefully I am watching MUNI since we learned of her brother’s … Continue reading →

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Day 6 — Metro Died

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Galen

We received a call from the hospital about 11 last night. The doctor told us that Metro had died. We feel the loss. This is the first puppy we have had die in our three litters. We know that the … Continue reading →

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Day 6 — An Emergency Metro Update

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Galen

Metro Has Aspirated Milk at the Hospital… They tube fed him and gave him the bottle which he sucked on some. They put him back in his cage and the next time they checked him,  at about 4 pm, they … Continue reading →

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Day 4 — Struggling to Thrive

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Galen

Metro is in the incubator at the emergency room where we brought him at in the middle of the night. When we fed him yesterday afternoon, we hoped he had turned the corner. He sucked from the bottle, and the … Continue reading →

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Day 3 — Intervention

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Galen

At the instructions of our regular vet, we went out and bought puppy nipples and bottles from Petco after her 10:30 visit. The formula Dr. Cain recommends was fine, but the delivery mechanisms we’d acquired were too large for dachshund … Continue reading →

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