[Dailydrool] Henry says thank you and some other things

[Laura Salmon]

Henry asked me to thank you all for the healing drool you're sending 
him.  While he's still licking his nose a lot, he's stopped rubbing it 
on the carpet and the raw areas are starting to heal up.  And best of 
all, he's tolerating the baytril -- I've had experience with other 
animals where it induced projectile vomiting, and we've not had that 
with him.

Just wanted to wish Beachbaby a happy gotcha day and Pw. Xandy Bear a 
very happy birthday.  You must exact many offerings of apology from 
Mommy for missing your special day :-).

Wanted to respond to the person who asked what kind of medical treatment 
rescue groups provide rescued dogs.  Like with anything, there are 
rescue groups and then there are rescue groups.  I do vet report entry 
for BROOD and I can tell you that every single dog they touch has very 
thorough medical care.   And not just the initial exam and shots.  I 
have animals with dermatological issues being sent to specialists -- you 
name it.  BROOD spends thousands of dollars caring for the animals they 
rescue, and I have no doubt that most of the other responsible rescues 
that you see mentioned in the Drool do the same.  No animal is released 
for adoption until it has been thoroughly checked both medically and in 
other ways (temperament, housebreaking status, etc.)  I would call the 
rescue you worked with back and ask them specifically if they plan to 
reimburse you for the vet bills you are incurring.

And finally, a response regarding preparations for a dog's final trip to 
the bridge.  Often it is not the vet who does services like pawprints, 
etc (although most will offer to cut a lock of your baby's fur for you), 
but the animal crematorium who does this.  The only reason I know is 
because my beloved Lisa passed last year and my vet happened to use a 
crematorium who called me and asked if I would like a pawprint.  I said 
yes and they gave me a beautifully framed pawprint in a double-hinged 
frame where the pawprint was in one half and then there was space for me 
to put my favorite pictures of Lisa.  Lisa was a lab who loved to chase 
pink tennis balls (yes, only pink).  We glued two of her pink tennis 
balls up top and have her (pink) collar hanging over it.  We call it her 
"shrine" and it makes me smile every time I look at it.  I'm so glad we 
did it.  They also had all kinds of choices of urns, etc, but I wanted 
to bury Lisa's ashes so that wasn't as important to me. So I suggest 
calling a few of the crematoriums and making arrangements there ahead of 
time.

Sorry for the long post -- Laura (Geoffrey, Molly, Henry, Dub-Dub, Lisa 
(ATB))