Every Life Matters
...from the life of the Sanctuary from a dog's eye-view. Sheila (white, left) has just been disturbed from her comfortable dirt-hole by Indy (black, right). Bystander Jenna (black with white chest) looks on worriedly, while Snoopy (scruffy, background) knows well enough to stay out of it when the ladies begin to argue.....Sheila eventually got her hole back.
Sheila, Snoopy, Indy and Jenna
Snoopy got Erlichia this month, which is a bacterial infection caused by ticks. Unfortunately even if we use anti-tick medication on the dogs it doesn’t prevent the ticks from biting - it just prevents them burrowing into their skin.
Erlichia can be fatal if untreated and so it’s vital that we catch the signs early, which are lethargy, loss of appetite and low platelet count.
Snoopy
Snoopy is normally active so when he became lethargic we ran blood tests and confirmed Erlichia.
He is now on antibiotics for three weeks and then we will test his blood again.
The video here was from earlier in the month, but he is much better now and getting back to his usual naughty self.
He has also made up with his girlfriend Sheila, and they are back together again!
The big news this month is that he and his girlfriend Sheila seem to have split up. They have been side by side for months, always sleeping next to each other and following each other around then suddenly around 10 days ago, they were at opposite ends of the shelter and now are never together.
We have no idea what happened!
He has also been up to his usual antics of biting people when they come to the shelter.
He doesn’t seem to bite women but frequently charges out of nowhere and nips at mens' ankles! He is terrorizing our new vet!
Health wise he has had a good month – no health issues and he is regularly taken out for a walk now – he loves going on the leash
Snoopy March 2021