Backyard Michigan — Observing & Reporting from our backyard

Tilda – The saga of the ovarian remnant

July 26, 2018 by Elizabeth

So, I'd been deciding about writing all of this up, however, after reading reviews and information about New Hope Pet Rescue, the organization we rescued Tilda from, and then being silenced by their page, I decided that I should share all of the facts and evidence so as others look to adopt from this organization they can benefit from my experience. It's a lot to read and really written for either potential adopters from New Hope Pet Rescue (NHPR) or potential clients of Spay & Neuter … [Read more...]

Mr. Chip – Living with Cushing’s

March 10, 2018 by Elizabeth

I never update my blog anymore. I think that's what blogs are for, neglecting. Anyways, realized that I hadn't updated ANY of this and at some time in my future, I'll want to remember all of this and perhaps it will be helpful to others who get a diagnosis of Cushing's Disease, or hyperadrenocorticism, in their dog. We went through a lot with our beautiful basset hound, Mr. Chip to figure this out and if we can spare anyone else all the trouble, we'd love to. After Chip kept getting urinary … [Read more...]

Chip has a bad infection

May 11, 2017 by Elizabeth

So, I've been reluctant to share all of this as I feel like a chunk of my life for the last year has been filled with sad dog sickness stories. But, I need to document what is going on with Chip and people will ask, so here goes. Chip is quite sick. He's been on medication for a couple of weeks and is not getting better and instead is getting worse. Here's a timeline of his illness, tests, and medications that I've put together to keep track of what has happened with Chip. I spelled the … [Read more...]

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