| 02-02-09 Queen Bea is a 17 lb., 10 year old +/- corgi mix. She is very friendly, leash trained, rides nicely in a vehicle. You may copy/paste the following into your browser to learn more about the breeds: http://dogbreedinfo.com/corgis.htm http://dogbreedinfo.com/chihuahua.htm While at the vet clinic with Jayden for his check-up Doc asked us to look at this little fur-kid His client had found the dog (Queen Bea) in the driveway a week ago, brought her in for an x-ray due to a huge abdominal tumor. Thank goodness for the kindness of this Good Samaritan! An x-ray has shown that Queen Bea has a very large bladder stone. She also has the fatty abdominal tumor as well as a fatty tumor behind her right front leg. Doc is not in favor of removing the tumor behind the right front leg & explained his decision. We concur.
The bladder stone & fatty abdominal tumor may be removed.
At this time Queen Bea will be on meds for a week. The Good Samaritan client is caring for her until next week when she has been scheduled for surgery.
When surgery is over she will come on-site, recuperate for 7 - 10 days, then will be placed in a foster home. 02-09 Queen Bea came through her surgery fine, was alert when we called a bit after noonish.
She will spend the night at the clinic, be checked over in the AM prior to leaving. 02-10 Queen Bea has now arrived on site. She will need close post-op care for about a week, then a trip back to the vet to remove her drain. Test results will be back in about 2 weeks on the stone.
Bea will be kept as quiet as possible for a few days, low activity level, ex-pen & piddle pad. The ex-pen allows her to interact safely with the rest of the pack. Bea rides absolutely PAWfectly in a vehicle, quietly on the passenger seat. She walks PAWfectly on a leash, tail wags. Late PM - Bea does appear to have house manners. She spent time resting, then awoke, whined, put her paws up on the ex-pen. Taking her outside she did her duty, then was placed back in the ex-pen. Her incision must be kept as clean as possible so outside time will be restricted. 02-11 Bea spent a quiet night then outside first thing, did her duty, back inside. The Good Samaritan did send us a detailed record of her observations of Bea for the time period she had taken her in, cared for her.
Bea may be a bit snippy & that may be due to her breed, also because of the pain level she must have been experiencing with the stone. We will not recommend Bea for a home with small children. With older children that have been taught kindness to pets she may do nicely. It's a case-by-case decision when children are involved. Bea does like being outside yet does very nicely in the house. She had her AM outside potty duty with the other fur-kids, only sniffing about, no grumpiness. As she settles in, feels better, more of her behavior will be posted to show progress. Please keep checking back if you love this breed & senior love. She is a love! Nice little fur-girl that found herself in harm's way had it not been for the kindness of the Good Samaritan. 02-14 Bea is scheduled to have the drain tube removed next week, also have her incision checked. The stitches MAY be able to be removed at that time. Or, she may have to wait a few more days.
We have added chihuahua to her breed yet it's still anyone's guess. She reminds us so much of Wabbit, a chi/corgi mix yet your guess is as good as ours. A fur-lady never divulges all of her secrets!
Bea does enjoy being outside yet that time must still be restricted to potty duty to keep the incision & tube clean. She is getting along well with all the fur-kids, doesn't seem to be concerned with the resident cat. Of course, she is still in recuperation mode so we will post updates of significant value as they become available.
Taken out on a schedule she is doing very well on her house manners. 02-17 Bea visited Doc, had her drain tube removed, will need to wait a few days for the removal of the stitches. Judith accompanied her to the vet.
Bea then visited the Good Samaritan Care Center, wagging her tail the entire time, no problem with wheelchairs.
Bea then took a walk about Cole Camp with Allan. Visiting Dean's Barber Shop to check on the local news. She found he is not licensed to give a shave or haircut to fur-kids, just the humans.
Then she was off to Rosebud Gifts & Fabric for a fitting by Ms. Carol, Country Road Baskets. Ms. Carol custom makes pet baskets, hand woven, Made in the USA! She may be contacted at 660-287-6235 for a fitting or you may view their web-site at countryroadbaskets.com.
Bea has asked that her pillow & trim be made with red fabric for the woven basket. 02-19 As Bea settles in more it's obvious she is feeling so much better. She loves to trot on a leash, would be a lovely walking partner. She also loves to go for rides, jumps in the vehicle without assistance. She will put her paws up to look out the window.
She still is in a recovery mode with her incision, a few more days, then a re-check with Doc, have the stitches removed. We are still waiting patiently for the test results on the stone. As a precaution she is on the c/d formula of food to prevent crystals from returning. It works well on Elsa so Bea is also on it. We will also be asking Doc to check her over as the stitches are removed. She may have some arthritis causing her discomfort, not wanting to be picked up. 02-24 Bea visited Doc with Allan accompanying her to have her stitches taken out. Doc gave her a thorough exam, suggested we keep an eye on her, no further surgery warranted at this time.
Bea was so good during the exam. She was belly up on the table for the stitches to be out, never wiggled, very passive.
She hops in the vehicle, hops out, walks lively on the leash, tail wags the entire time.
Allan has taken Queen Bea for several walks, always she wags that tail & trots off with him. She does her duty, then back to the vehicle, loving the ride. 02-26 Queen Bea visited Doc for H/W, Lyme, Ehrlichia test. She is negative, will proceed into foster care soon. She will take along a bag of her c/d formula food as the stone test results are not yet in.
Doc also checked her throat. She does not have a collapsing trachea yet we will be using a harness for her to take walks. She's a brisk walker so sometimes she pulls against a collar, will cough. The harness will work much better. We still firmly believe someone loved this fur-kid dearly at one time. She is terrific on the leash, always ready to go when the car keys jingle. She hops into the vehicle without assistance. She prefers to sit on a lap, look out the window, yet will lie quietly on the passenger seat. 03-05 This is what one volunteer has to say about her.
" Such a very friendly little lady. So well mannered and very friendly. Came to me to be petted and loved on.While setting and visiting came and looked up at me and then went to the door. So well house broke. Any person would just love her." 03-06 Queen Bea's test results came back, copy to be sent. She does not need special food. As we understood the oral information her stone was caused by an infection that was left untreated. She will be able to eat regular food.
She has gone into foster care with Susan at Ft. Timmerman. From Susan:
"Guess who decided that they wanted up in the bed with the rest of us last night? Queen Bea!!! I don't remember now which it was but it was either Karly or Dinker had jumped down off the bed and was whining at me to get them and put them back up on the bed in the wee hours this morning. I sat up, put my legs out over the side of the bed to reach down and get whoever it was. When I looked down Queen Bea was standing there too. I asked her if she wanted up and she raised up and put her front legs up on the side of the bed. So, I picked her up carefully and put her up there too. She found a nice spot close to the foot of the bed and slept right there till I got up this morning! She is SUCH a sweetie!" 03-11 Queen Bea (or BeaBea as we call her) is just a doll! I do think that at some time she was more a "man's" dog. She seems to want to stay fairly close to Karl. She will even sometimes go sit by the door when he leaves to go somewhere. She does get along fine with me of course. So, I do think she would be happy with either a man or a woman but if there are both at her new furever home I think she will tend to be closer to the man. This fur-kid is in our Senior Fur-ever & Always Program.
Our program is patterned after Love A Golden's Senior Life Program. If you adopt this fur-kid, your original adoption donation is perpetual.
You may adopt another appropriate senior (10 years & older) fur-kid from us after this fur-kid passes to the Rainbow Bridge, becoming an Angel Dog. -------------------------------- The adoption fee ranges from $175 to $325.
The fee is based upon veterinary care, age & size of dog.
The higher adoption fee on the younger small dogs helps care for the older dogs that take longer to find fur-ever homes.
Senior citizens and disabled receive a discount.
We also offer a discount to those in uniform keeping us safe.
Land of the free because of the brave. Our adoption process begins with the e-mail or phone call to us. Please be prepared to furnish your complete name, address, telephone number, your veterinarian contact information & at least two personal references. We will then call you to ask a series of questions. cONTACT: 7 Bells Sanctuary, Cole Camp, MO 660-668-3567 |
