Special Happy Pets

Hello! This is a story about a little puppy with a grim future.His mom was very sick when she went into labor,and we did not know she had caught a cold.She gave birth to four puppies and only two survived.The Vet told us the mother was near pneumonia,and was put on a stronger medication.She within two days she had no milk,but she still wanted her babies,but had left them and she went and laid down somewhere else.I knew then she was seriously ill to leave her babies like that.The vet had told us it was a good thing we had taken the puppies away from her.We had another mother who accepted them.With in three days one puppy started crying and did not want to nurse.We took her to the vet and was told the puppy was border line to pneumonia.We put her and the adoptive mom in the nursery that we use when we hand-feed our baby birds.Well sad to say she never made it.When the other sibling seemed to be thriving he too started to not want to nurse.I started to hand feed him with an eye dropper.He would swallow,but did not seem to want to suck like he should.I tried this for five days and he started to blow milk out of his nose.I then took him to the vet,as he thought he had gotten milk in his lungs.GOOD NEWS!!!He didn't The vet said he didn't know what was wrong with the puppy. He told us it looked very grim for our little guy.When I went home I walked over to a picture of JESUS that my mother had given me before she died.I had always wanted it as a child growing up,it was the only thing I wanted of my mothers.This picture of Jesus, his eyes would follow you where ever you were in that room.I looked at Jesus and I said a prayer.I asked him to please tell me what to do,help my precious little puppy.Please save his life.It is hard to describe the feeling that came over me that moment.I knew then what I had to do.I had to remove the mother from the nursery and raise the temperature.Now the puppy and I were on our own.I knew this  puppy had to fight and I had never hand fed a puppy before.This last vet told me I had to tube feed this puppy .The first vet told me it was near impossible to tube feed such a small puppy of his size. Two vets, two conflicting stories.PLEASE get a second opinion.I knew how to tube feed baby birds,but they would pump the tube down,where sick puppies you had to force it down.Well I will be happy to tell you I only had to do this three times.Not three feedings but three times.I told my husband if he made it through the week end he would have a chance and I believed he would make it.This was on Friday OCTOBER 17,2008.Now after two days he held his head up,stuck his tail up and by Tuesday he was moving around.I kept him on Clavamox for  a week just in case he was getting a cold.I was also putting fluids under his skin several times a day.One week later Friday the 31 st.he was eating up to 5cc of milk.He only weighed 2 oz.on the vets scale and 4 oz.on my scale.Today November 16,2008 my husband has named him Beetle Bug and he is 6 weeks old Monday November 17,2008,and only weighs 5 oz.He walks ,plays, pees and poops on his own.Why he even has his teeth coming in.I took him to show the vet and I saw a huge smile on his face.I just wanted to thank him for taking the time to show me how to tube feed a puppy his size as I felt more at ease now doing it.I was just afraid to try it.He told me he didn't think the puppy would make it,and told me I was the one who saved him,not him.I believe Jesus sent me to him that day for the vet to show me how to tube feed; for if I ever was in that situation ever again.And I believe it was Jesus working through me that saved that puppy.The part of this story and hopefully it might save a puppy out there someday is Never give up.Remember Heat is the most important factor.Get your puppy warm and it might save their life.

I would like to let everyone out there that lives near Hagerstown,Maryland or even Frederick,Md. know that the BEST emergency vet I have found is in Hagerstown,Md. Called Mountain View Animal Emergency. I have had the pleasure to meet two of the most wonderful caring vets Dr's Heidi Mostoller and Shawn Wilson. They have a wonderful staff also. They are not only caring for my kids {dogs} but they care about you also. They don't go out of their way for you as it comes natural. They have a God given gift which comes from within their hearts.They do not operate on your dog and send them home,they keep them to make sure they are alright first.It might be 8 hours,but you can be sure they will be alright when you go home.They are located at 18501-A Maugans Ave. Hagerstown,MD. 21742. Phone number is 301-733-7339-fax 301-733-7735

I have to tell you that I went to a vet between Walkersville,Md and Frederick ,Md. with one of my females and there was a vet there that works at the emergency vet in Frederick,Md. They spayed my dog without my permission and sent her home withing minutes from surgery and she died the following day. Dr. H and the vet from that emergency hospital took 4 hours operating on my dog. They waited ,kept her open until we returned back from doing shopping. They called me into the back room which I thought to show me the puppy she had,but instead I was called into the OR room so they could show me her insides a sight I will die before forgetting what it looked like. They never wore a mask and I did report them. Please if ever a vet does you wrong ,your pet {family member } wrong repotrt them. Chances are he probably was reported before. Sometimes they might not do antyhing or not that much with the first report,but they might be more strick with them the next time. I am so glad I reported him. 

  MY NAME IS " BEETLE BUG" .......Believe in yourself ,Have faith and above all else; Believe in JESUS...I am living prof...As of Sunday November 16,2008 this little guy started to eat on his own...As of December 2,2008 he said his first tiny bark,and Today December 21,2008 one day shy of being 11 weeks old he weighs 11 oz.He still wants his puppy milk with baby RICE Cereal for breakfast and dinner,in the afternoon he eats little Ceaser,but he would rather just eat his milk and cereal...Christmas Day, 2008  little Beetle stands 4 and3/4 inch tall and is only 5 and1/2 inches from head to butt long...?
Beetle is now 13 weeks old and is 14 ounces. This is a little special boy!

Here I am with my little Beetle Bug!

Taken 1/9/09

Today Beetle Bug is 16 weeks old and weighs 15 oz. [ 1/26/09 ]  This little guy sure has come a long way...
Hello! Today 2/14/09 little Beetle Bug is only 16 ounces=1 pound....wow!
 He will be 18 weeks old Monday 2/16/2009

Here is Beetle with a little 9 oz.

female.He is not sure about her!

                   2/19/2009

Beetle Bug 2/24/2009.

Beetle is 18 weeks old and is 1 pound

He is now staying with a very dear and special friend of ours,near by as with his small size we cannot see him forever living in a play pen in fear of getting hurt by the rough playing of the larger dogs [kids]. He will not be missed as we will visit our little boy often.We love our little Beetle Bug!-5 months old and only 1 pound...Wow! Such a precious little boy!