On Tuesday last week when Claudie and I went out to check on the dogs that were returned after getting their quills removed we were checking with the residents to see if there were any stray animals we could remove from the Reserve. We were approached by an older man who took us to a house where a little female was lying outside with an injured leg. After talking with the owners of the dog we were asked to remove her. They believed she had a broken leg and they told us that if we didn't take her they would simply take her out and shot her.
Claudie phoned SCARS and they had a foster who would take the dog in and have her checked at the Vet clinic the next day. It appears the leg was not broken but had a puncture wound received in a fight. She has a really good personality and will have no problem finding a good home.
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NSK9
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
More Rescues!
Claudie and I were out at the Reserve on the weekend and one of the packs we take care of managed to find a Porcupine. Three dogs were just totally covered with quills and unable to eat or drink and a forth, a little female (not as bad) had a few quills in her mouth. I've posted pictures for you. To see the pictures just click on the title.
We managed to get two of the four dogs into the Jeep with us. Claudie held the little female on her lap and I put another in the back. We phoned our vet and as luck would have it he was in the clinic on Sunday looking after a couple of animals he had done surgery on the day before. He waited in the clinic for us until we got there. I helped the Vet while Claudie and my son Eric went back for the other two. One little male (the worst)-(he's the last image in the series)could not be found when they went back but they did manage to pick up another dog and bring it back to the clinic with them.
On Monday morning Claudie and I went back to the Vet clinic and loaded the three dogs back into the Jeep and after dropping Claudie at work I headed back out to the Reserve to take the dogs home. I had with me this time a capture pole and a dog kennel in case I found the last dog.
As luck would have it, just as I was leaving after dropping off the three dogs and making sure they had food and water I found the forth dog. He was just beside a van almost where I stopped to let the three musketeers off earlier. This little guy is timid and although he appears to like females he is leery of men. He wouldn't come to me and stayed just far enough ahead of me that I couldn't get the noose from the capture pole over his head. He took me on a tour of the Reserve for about 20 minutes until finally hiding in a dog house at the back of one of the houses almost where I found him initially. I managed to get the capture noose over his head and literally had to drag the poor little guy back to the Jeep where I had left the cage sitting on the ground. I loaded him up and headed back into the city with him and to the Vet clinic. Because these poor animals are infested with flees I did not feel right asking the Vet to take the dog inside to remove the quills as the clinic had just done a couple of surgeries that morning and were housing other animals inside. Two Vets and a couple of the Vet Techs came outside and after sedating the dog in the cage we removed him and while leaving him on the tray from the cage removed the quills from him at the back on the clinic on the ground. If you look at the picture you can image the amount of quills this poor little guy had in him.
After giving him a shot to revive him from the sedative I left to drive him home. The drive back is almost an hour and I was hoping that this would give him enough time to come back to his senses. As much as I would have liked to keep him quiet for at least 24 hours Claudie and I have no place to keep another animal.
I arrived back on the Reserve and literally carried him to the back of the house where he and the other dogs seem to hang out. He was so swollen and beat up that I really felt bad leaving him. I may just go out this evening to check on the whole group to make sure they have food and water.
Update - July 19: This morning, Claudie and I went out to the Reserve. All the dogs that had quills removed greeted us when we arrived. They are all looking pretty good and were all eating food again.
Once again if you can find it in your heart please make a donation. Any donations received will go towards taking care of the dogs on the Reserve. Northern Spirit K9 Rescue Service is a registered Non-Profit Charitable organization and we only exist with help from folks like yourself. To donate simply click on the button below:
If you would prefer to send a check the address is below for you:
Northern Spirit K9 Rescue Service
16103-98 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
T5X 4Y6
Questions or concerns:
EMail Us - contact@northernspiritk9.com
Hope Your Days Are Filled With Fun!
NSK9
We managed to get two of the four dogs into the Jeep with us. Claudie held the little female on her lap and I put another in the back. We phoned our vet and as luck would have it he was in the clinic on Sunday looking after a couple of animals he had done surgery on the day before. He waited in the clinic for us until we got there. I helped the Vet while Claudie and my son Eric went back for the other two. One little male (the worst)-(he's the last image in the series)could not be found when they went back but they did manage to pick up another dog and bring it back to the clinic with them.
On Monday morning Claudie and I went back to the Vet clinic and loaded the three dogs back into the Jeep and after dropping Claudie at work I headed back out to the Reserve to take the dogs home. I had with me this time a capture pole and a dog kennel in case I found the last dog.
As luck would have it, just as I was leaving after dropping off the three dogs and making sure they had food and water I found the forth dog. He was just beside a van almost where I stopped to let the three musketeers off earlier. This little guy is timid and although he appears to like females he is leery of men. He wouldn't come to me and stayed just far enough ahead of me that I couldn't get the noose from the capture pole over his head. He took me on a tour of the Reserve for about 20 minutes until finally hiding in a dog house at the back of one of the houses almost where I found him initially. I managed to get the capture noose over his head and literally had to drag the poor little guy back to the Jeep where I had left the cage sitting on the ground. I loaded him up and headed back into the city with him and to the Vet clinic. Because these poor animals are infested with flees I did not feel right asking the Vet to take the dog inside to remove the quills as the clinic had just done a couple of surgeries that morning and were housing other animals inside. Two Vets and a couple of the Vet Techs came outside and after sedating the dog in the cage we removed him and while leaving him on the tray from the cage removed the quills from him at the back on the clinic on the ground. If you look at the picture you can image the amount of quills this poor little guy had in him.
After giving him a shot to revive him from the sedative I left to drive him home. The drive back is almost an hour and I was hoping that this would give him enough time to come back to his senses. As much as I would have liked to keep him quiet for at least 24 hours Claudie and I have no place to keep another animal.
I arrived back on the Reserve and literally carried him to the back of the house where he and the other dogs seem to hang out. He was so swollen and beat up that I really felt bad leaving him. I may just go out this evening to check on the whole group to make sure they have food and water.
Update - July 19: This morning, Claudie and I went out to the Reserve. All the dogs that had quills removed greeted us when we arrived. They are all looking pretty good and were all eating food again.
Once again if you can find it in your heart please make a donation. Any donations received will go towards taking care of the dogs on the Reserve. Northern Spirit K9 Rescue Service is a registered Non-Profit Charitable organization and we only exist with help from folks like yourself. To donate simply click on the button below:
If you would prefer to send a check the address is below for you:
Northern Spirit K9 Rescue Service
16103-98 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
T5X 4Y6
Questions or concerns:
EMail Us - contact@northernspiritk9.com
Hope Your Days Are Filled With Fun!
NSK9
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Northern Spirits K9 Has Gone To The Birds!
You are not going to believe this but I do have pictures. Click on the title of this Blog to see the images.
On the 27th of June while out walking around the yard I found a tiny little Robin. I believe that high winds the day before may have caused the little guy affectionately known as Homer to be dislodged from the tree he was in. When I found him he could not fly and had a hard time moving through the grass. My concern was that Homer was not going to survive for very long. We have cats and other larger birds in and out of our yard on a daily basis. Claudie captured Homer and placed him in a plastic pot that we had from planting a tree and placed a book on top to prevent him from getting out while we wondered what we were supposed to do with a baby Robin. We left him for a little while and when Claudie went to check on him he opened his mouth and startled squawking at her. OK, so Homer was obviously hungry. What do you feed a baby Robin. Worms? Bugs? Berries? So I grab a shovel and have an idea where to find a worm. I had just recently dug up a spot to put roses in. I dig and find a couple of worms and after fumbling around manage to get them into Homer's mouth and down his throat. Now we're good for a couple of minutes but I cannot find any more worms and there is no place that we can find in the city of Edmonton that has worms for sale. Claudie logs onto the Internet and finds a site that says baby Robins can eat dog food, the kind in a can. Just happens that NSK9 has lots of dog food so we go about finding out if Homer will eat dog food. Homer loves dog food. We fed him dog food for a couple of days. Claudie had to go to the vet clinic to order special food for our dogs and while speaking with our Vet mentioned Homer. The Vet told us to feed Homer cat food, saying there was more protein in it then the dog food we were using. Claudie buys a few cans of cat food and the Vet is right. Homer loves cat food more than he loves dog food.
Homer eats every hour or so during the day and sleeps during the night. He appears to be good for about 8 hours without attention. He has his own little box (it's got a stick in it for him to climb on and a few pieces of paper towel in the bottom to catch all the waste. Homer appears to poop as much out as we put in. We keep him in our spare bathroom with a baseboard heater on to keep the room at about 70-80 degrees. Claudie feeds Homer with a straw. She uses the bent over piece and scoops up the food on the end of it. I simply use my finger.
The Vet tells us that Homer should be big enough in about 8 days to go out on his own so we'll keep feeding him and see what happens in about a week from now.
I'll keep you posted with the outcome.
UPDATE HOMER - July 16
Claudie and I have made three attempts to let Homer go now. He will only fly for a few feet and then simply hops around the yard. He is not much into flying yet. I'm thinking that we may have to contact a bird rescue centre and hope they have some time to teach a little Robin the ways of life. I'll keep you informed.
UPDATE HOMER - July 20
Claudie and I took Homer out into the country and released him. Found him a nice bushed area with lots of bugs and about 78 acres of farm land for him to fly around in. I'm gonna miss that little guy!
Questions or concerns:
EMail Us - contact@northernspiritk9.com
Hope Your Days Are Filled With Fun!
NSK9
On the 27th of June while out walking around the yard I found a tiny little Robin. I believe that high winds the day before may have caused the little guy affectionately known as Homer to be dislodged from the tree he was in. When I found him he could not fly and had a hard time moving through the grass. My concern was that Homer was not going to survive for very long. We have cats and other larger birds in and out of our yard on a daily basis. Claudie captured Homer and placed him in a plastic pot that we had from planting a tree and placed a book on top to prevent him from getting out while we wondered what we were supposed to do with a baby Robin. We left him for a little while and when Claudie went to check on him he opened his mouth and startled squawking at her. OK, so Homer was obviously hungry. What do you feed a baby Robin. Worms? Bugs? Berries? So I grab a shovel and have an idea where to find a worm. I had just recently dug up a spot to put roses in. I dig and find a couple of worms and after fumbling around manage to get them into Homer's mouth and down his throat. Now we're good for a couple of minutes but I cannot find any more worms and there is no place that we can find in the city of Edmonton that has worms for sale. Claudie logs onto the Internet and finds a site that says baby Robins can eat dog food, the kind in a can. Just happens that NSK9 has lots of dog food so we go about finding out if Homer will eat dog food. Homer loves dog food. We fed him dog food for a couple of days. Claudie had to go to the vet clinic to order special food for our dogs and while speaking with our Vet mentioned Homer. The Vet told us to feed Homer cat food, saying there was more protein in it then the dog food we were using. Claudie buys a few cans of cat food and the Vet is right. Homer loves cat food more than he loves dog food.
Homer eats every hour or so during the day and sleeps during the night. He appears to be good for about 8 hours without attention. He has his own little box (it's got a stick in it for him to climb on and a few pieces of paper towel in the bottom to catch all the waste. Homer appears to poop as much out as we put in. We keep him in our spare bathroom with a baseboard heater on to keep the room at about 70-80 degrees. Claudie feeds Homer with a straw. She uses the bent over piece and scoops up the food on the end of it. I simply use my finger.
The Vet tells us that Homer should be big enough in about 8 days to go out on his own so we'll keep feeding him and see what happens in about a week from now.
I'll keep you posted with the outcome.
UPDATE HOMER - July 16
Claudie and I have made three attempts to let Homer go now. He will only fly for a few feet and then simply hops around the yard. He is not much into flying yet. I'm thinking that we may have to contact a bird rescue centre and hope they have some time to teach a little Robin the ways of life. I'll keep you informed.
UPDATE HOMER - July 20
Claudie and I took Homer out into the country and released him. Found him a nice bushed area with lots of bugs and about 78 acres of farm land for him to fly around in. I'm gonna miss that little guy!
Questions or concerns:
EMail Us - contact@northernspiritk9.com
Hope Your Days Are Filled With Fun!
NSK9
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