Stopping by to say "Happy Halloween"

     Mickey's new tail bandage. We decided he should be festive for the holidays! And after a much needed bath Mickey tied on his Holloween bandana and took a strole around the clinic. He even found time in his busy day to work on his Customer Service skills.

What a handsom boy!

"Where are the "new client" forms again?"

A quick update

Well Mickey is doing wonderful! He is feeling like a puppy and is as playful as ever. I will try to get some updated photos of him, he has gained 24lbs since his rescue! 99.4lbs total! He looks great. Stitches came out today, well actually they should have ideally stayed in until Friday but Mickey got tired of the itchiness of them and started taking them out on his own. He is also getting a little cage boredom so this weekend at home with me will do him some good. Keep an eye out for more updates and pictures of Mickey the Great!

Feeling like a puppy again!

Mickey is still on the mend and feeling better every day! He is eating well and even got hard kibbles, which his tummy handled very well. Check out a quick video of Mickey playing catch the flying treats :-)

All he needs is love

Mickey has done amazing since his surgery on Monday. He has actually surprised us all in his fight to live. I look forward to mornings with Mickey, his kennel is always the first stop and he knows it too. Usually I can hear him howling as soon as I walk through the door, and he doesn't stop until he hears the door open. There he stands impatiently waiting for me to get his leash and let him out, this big black eyes looking at me, glad that I've come for him. Mickey bounds out of the kennel with such delight, much like a kid in a candy shop.

Mickey has been able to show me that there is hope, and there's reward in being optimistic. I look at him and know that somehow he survived against all odds, somehow he found the strength inside himself to keep going even though he was cold, tired, and oh so hungry. In the end it all paid off, determination led him to us.

I guess you could say we are attached, how could we not be?

"Can this be my chair?"

A Miracle is in the works.....

Mickey made it through the night!


As I crawled into bed last night I worried about Mickey, I wondered if he would still be alive in the morning and I prayed that he would pull through. As everyone slept one prayer was answered; Mickey made it through the night. Not only that but he felt good enough to be standing beside the bed after the alarm went off this morning.


We still aren't out of the woods, and it may just take a miracle for Mickey to survive such an invasive surgery. Over the next few days we will monitor for vomiting and/or diarrhea. Mickey is being fed several small meals throughout the day along with many medications.


Mickey is taking it all in stride though, he made his way through the clinic visiting happily. His happiness is intoxicating. Mickey truly is a fighter and has a strong will to live. I can't imagine having such a wonderful gift to be taken away so quickly and so it's with everything in my heart that I know Mickey will survive. Please pray for him!

Willing the sink to give him water this morning

Prayers for Mickey

Mickey went down for surgery at 4:30 this afternoon. He did have a foreign body (possibly a stuffed toy) that he ingested prior to being rescued. Mickey lost about 13 inches of large intestines due to a perforation; meaning the bowels had holes. Mickey is resting quietly at home with me tonight, but it's going to be touch and go over the next 24 to 48 hrs.

Mickey fought long enough to get rescued and if miracles really do happen then he will be strong enough to recover from this too. Please pray for Mickey the GREAT!

Mickey's abdominal X-ray

45 min post-op

Just wanting to sleep

Bump in the road.....

     

       Mickey wasn't feeling himself when I took him back to the clinic today. He was a little slower on his big 'ole feet and refused to eat his breakfast, SO not like a starving Great Dane! He had vomited several times while here with me, and I assume he had been vomiting at the clinic as well it just wasn't noticed since Mickey cleaned up his own mess.... Ewwww!

      Since we had an abnormal Saturday of not being overly busy Mickey got pictures taken (x-rays) of his abdomen. Nothing screamed obstruction but he did have gas patterns and something that looked similar to a rubber chicken. I mean he was starving so who knows what the poor guy ate. For now Mickey is being monitored by Lindsay and Monday we will complete a barium swallow. Depending on the results, he may need surgery.