Comments on Dog Foster Mom: Update on my Fosters... part 1

Ahh I see Laurie! I did figure you're thoroug...

2011-12-22T13:59:25.081-06:00

Ahh I see Laurie! I did figure you're thorough in your reasoning overall. There's no way you can do all you do and be successful without that, right?! =)

Oh, I thought you meant the Australian beer!! :) ...

2011-12-21T22:42:12.262-06:00

Oh, I thought you meant the Australian beer!! :)

Not really :)

You are so awesome! Cant wait to learn about the ...

2011-12-21T22:38:51.035-06:00

You are so awesome! Cant wait to learn about the rest of em!

Roo looks just like our foster Ginger! Luckily, Gi...

2011-12-21T19:47:06.999-06:00

Roo looks just like our foster Ginger! Luckily, Ginger is not a fence jumper. Actually, our vet refers to her as a velcro dog because she doesn't like to be away from her humans....ever. She prefers to be touching us at all times...even if it's just one paw touching part of a toe. :)

Amanda, you've brought up a good point - and w...

2011-12-21T15:34:24.842-06:00

Amanda, you've brought up a good point - and we do try to take each application on a case-by-case basis. However heartworms are so bad in our area that I have never found anyone who did the test and not the preventative - most people just don't want to pay the money for either, at the expense of the dogs' health.

They all sound great! And Roo looks like my foste...

2011-12-21T14:59:17.610-06:00

They all sound great! And Roo looks like my foster sister Brookie! Best of luck to Chloe and her heartworm treatments.
-Corbin

Great updates!

2011-12-21T13:41:25.328-06:00

Great updates!

A full house. If you get a chance away from all of...

2011-12-21T13:12:20.677-06:00

A full house. If you get a chance away from all of those fuzzies, could you email me?
purple.tidalwave@gmail.com
Thanks :)

Whew, what a crew! Always love getting the update...

2011-12-21T12:16:58.235-06:00

Whew, what a crew! Always love getting the update and count.

I do want to caution that even great owners can make a decision not to use heartworm preventative. If you do some research, preventative is a misnomer in this case, because really it is basically treatment that they are getting each month, regardless of whether or not they contract the disease, and some people really prefer not to give their dogs potentially unnecessary pharmaceuticals. Our family has gone away from this, for instance, and if I was denied adoption of a dog without talking to me about my reasoning, I would be really offended. Just my 2 cents. We do still make sure our girl gets yearly check ups and testing, but so many of the shots and chemicals and "preventatives" can have their own negative effects that I'm trying to limit. =)

Of course, it is also a great chance for education, if someone is simply ignorant of heartworm risks and effects, so that is great you guys inquire about it and have the chance to open that dialogue! Good for you! I hope Chloe is able to weather treatments well and gets better!!!!

You CERTAINLY have a house FULL of Fosters!!! T...

2011-12-21T11:34:16.356-06:00

You CERTAINLY have a house FULL of Fosters!!! They are really Lucky.