Dafman25:
Hello,

I am sorry about your loss. As a dog lover who has attempted to breed over the years I too have experienced this kind of loss. Words cannot console and the urge to get another dog is not there.

I lost my last litter to Parvo in August. Six healthy male Rottweilers. Well raised and just about to be vaccinated and it struck. It started as a cold and their nostrils were dry and in 24hrs they had refused to eat or drink water. To watch them deteriorate in a few days was the worse experience I have to say in the last 10yrs in my program. I am usually a perfectionist in my work and meticulously prepare for anything. This one got me.

What we experienced was hell. Lovely vibrant puppies reduced to skin and bones in a matter of 24hrs. Stooping and vomiting uncontrollably. Not only did the puppies have parvo, they had the F-strain parvo. We were rocked, after the last one passed at 1am on a Friday morning I almost broke down and my wife woke up and held me tight and said these words. You must be strong for us all. I snapped out of it an de said its time to do something about it. I called a friend in Ghana and he said he had the supplements I had been looking for. It cost me about 110$ to get. So I kept them in the cupboard and went about our normal day to day lives.

Fast forward three months later and we were happy raising another litter and just when they were barely three weeks I woke up in the morning to check them before I took my kids to school and they were all lethargic and stooping foul smelling poo. Esu kpofo is all I said in my mind. I went into the cupboard and started dosing them. The medications I got needed to be given 4 times in the first hour .i.e every 15mins and every our after that until all stools were formed and puppies were eating. So I started.no vomiting had occurred at this point. By the 9th hour which was in the afternoon that day what I saw was frank bloody stool. I ignored what I was seeing and kept dosing. Long and short of it is all puppies survived. All puppies are alive as I type and are 10weeks tomorrow.

I decided to turn this mishap into a good thing and help others. I ordered more and told a few friends. Believe me it has save no less than three litters. We are out of stock now but I am ordering a whole bunch. What is most beautiful about this is it can be used as a prophylactic to prevent the disease. If people, breeders and vets decide to use this supplement, parvo would be a thing of the past and we would have healthy loving dogs and more happy owners.

My Name is Dafe and this is the first time I am posting about it my mishap because I never imagined there was a large audience here. I am sorry I have not notified several online platforms about this but believe me it works and it's worth ever Naira spent.

You can check my page Daffydogs as in the coming days when the products arrive I would be posting a lot more about it. Puppy pictures below as they are today.

i need to have ur no mate,incase i need to contact u in future if u dont mind

Waoh why didn't i c diz thread since?
I have never had a Dog but i love dem azin mad love
I play with d few ones i have opportunity to play with.
Wish I get one one Day

This is cool.. Bravo!!!

drgbaks:
#dogchronicles #day3

Snow's human brought him to us late July 2015 because he was going on Summer vacation and needed a place to keep him(Snow).
I felt an attachment to Snow- an almost 2 year old Lhasa/terrier mix- because I had convinced his owner to keep him with us instead of with his(owner's) aged father.

First day with us, Snow refused to eat anything. I wasn't so bothered because with some dogs that is quite normal given a change of environment. By the 2nd day however, I became worried especially given that his handler has told us his meals consisted of Pizza and Kilimanjaro's (a popular eatery in Port Harcourt) rice. Ha!

We tried everything. Wet dog food(can), dry dog food (Kibble)- nothing. He wouldn't eat, he only took a little milk. I checked all his parameters again (we usually check out a dog before boarding to be sure of his health status). I wanted to be sure I didn't miss anything the first day. My colleague suggested that i give appetite booster, I did.
Third day however, I tried another can dog food and he finished it in seconds- Eureka! I ran to tell my colleague the good news. We had finally found the cure to his inappetence(lack of appetite) or so we thought. The very next day, good old Snow was back to his ways and frustrating the heck out of us all.

We thought, brainstormed and then one day I bought rice from a road side vendor and gave Snow and he finished it in minutes but we didn't rejoice yet. The next day, I did the same, rewarded him with 2 pieces of meat(instead of one) and it was gone in minutes as well (though in all fairness to Snow, he ate the meat pieces first, lol) that was when we jubilated. Finally!!!

Let me take you back to the 2nd day he spent with us.You see as my practice is, when I get to work most mornings, I go round all the kennels, greet each dog personally, give them a pat on the head, dance with the ones that are in the mood to, scold the mean ones, cuddle and tickle others etc. So this day,as I opened Snow's Kennel to do the usual, Snow jumped out, took one look at me and turned on his heels.

End of Part 1.

Are you sure this ain't a Bichon Frisé? I don't agree with the Lhasa/Terrier mix u called it

drgbaks:
#DogChronicles #Day13

It was a busy day at work. The mountainous paper work on my table succeeded in keeping me engaged until one of the prettiest Boerboels ever, walked into the clinic.

On enquiry, I discovered that the Boerboel's human wanted to register his dog and start it's routine vaccination immediately. While registering, I was told his Boerboel puppy was named Jack and that Jack was a Rottweiler. A Tan Rottweiler?! That couldn't be! The dog was so obviously a BB. Apparently, Jack's human was an uninformed first time owner who had been deceived by the seller that the dog was a Rott.
He was finally convinced otherwise when i showed him a chart displaying pictures of different breeds. He was livid! He told us to stop the registration; insisted that he had been duped and so was returning the puppy.

Thankfully, I was able to persuade him to keep Jack arguing that Jack would make a great dog and deserved a loving home too.

So I proceeded to examine Jack. To my surprise, I discovered that "Jack" was actually "Jackie". I asked Jack's human why he named a female dog, "Jack", he replied saying "Jack" was the only dog name he knew. I explained to him that Jack was a nice name but masculine and inquired if he wouldn't mind naming her "Jackie" instead. He agreed.
Thus, my love story with the pretty but shy Jackie began.

A few weeks afterwards, I got a call from Jackie's human stating that she was vomitting and having bloody diarrhoea concurrently. I asked a few more questions and asked him to bring Jackie to the clinic as soon as he could. My heart sank. There was an ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious parvoviral infection (a fatal disease of puppies) and though Jackie had gotten 1 out of the 3 shots of the DHLPP vaccine, I knew very well that wasn't enough to protect her.

She came, we carried out a quick lab test and our worst fears were confirmed. Jackie had parvo. Jackie's owner almost cried. I gave him the grave prognosis (50-50 chance of survival) and promised to do our best to save her.

Then the support therapy started. Jackie was admitted and placed on infusions for about 3 days. By the 4th day, she could get up and drink water by herself but she was so weak, she would barely lap some water then at once lie down, fatigued. She was so pale and had lost her joie de vivre. I was worried. Jackie had become so dear to me, I didn't want to lose her.

The days her human couldn't come, he would call to find out how she was doing. He loved her so. He would continually harrass me saying, "doc, Jackie mustn't die o." I always told him we would try our best but was honest enough to give him a true picture of events. Many times too, I encouraged him to pray. I prayed as well.

By the 7th day, I tried semi solids, she ate very little and that gave me hope. After that she continued to improve each day. After 2 weeks, she was ready to go home.

Jackie's long recovery defied all expections. Many didn't expect her to make it. But she did.

u just make me remember one incident that when I was doing my industrial training at lagos state vet hospital oko oba agege

Wow!!!

I'm so honoured to be on the Front Page today.
Thank you to whoever made this possible!
Thank you!!!

I'll reply to questions as soon as I can.

Thank you for the kind words. I'm motivated once again to passionately follow my dreams.

I can be reached via email: gliters4jc@yahoo.com


Thanks once again.

P.S: DOG CHRONICLES continue next week!!!

I serve a noble profession.
Drgbaks.

That is true,she is sure a good writer.Don't even want d chronicles to finish.Am just wowed about her stories.

Iluv:


You know, asides being a vet, i think you should take to writing. You would do well with fantasy stories. You sure do know how to put your readers in suspense.

u just made my day ma'am. Thanks for showing dogs all the love and care they deserve.... gracias

Oluseye20:


Are you sure this ain't a Bichon Frisé? I don't agree with the Lhasa/Terrier mix u called it

That is a Lhasa.

They look very much alike though.

Very confusing breeds.

I love dogs. When i was much younger, I wanted to be a vet. It's great to see the work you are doing. Keep it up.

I love dogs alot,but I don't have one,when I will be ready to buy one, I'll contact you Doc...More especially those little hairy ones

I have never seen a woman so passionate about her job like this my God .. I love dogs so much I have not gotten any yet but am plannin to buy soon.they are better than a security guard at your house at night.5 wicked dogs in your compound can be a treat to robbers at night.

So thanks fir sharing your joy with dogs to us.uiu must have schooled outside I guess.nice job

Amazing, simply amazing...

How much is a dobberman pinscher going for?

AntiWailer:


Good job on the chronicles.

I am so proud of you.

So jealous of your Man right now.

You are an asset to him.


Job well done.

I am following your chronicles.

Intelligently written.

#WehdoneSir

kcynho:

Plz is snow a female breed,i have a 3yr Old Lhasa Apso but really its been hard crossing him wt any, as a result of rare female breed to cross

where is your location Sir?

teejaypee:

wow wow wow!

So glad to be here!

I can't wait to start practicing too though ...

Drgbaks, great job...

Is that why ur barking like a puppy?

Wow wow wow

ThatIgboBoy:


Is that why ur barking like a puppy?

Wow wow wow

Hi ThatIgboBoy,

There's no need to be rude.

Thank you.

drgbaks:


Hi ThatIgboBoy,

There's no need to be rude.

Thank you.

Dont mind me jare

Just pulling legs

Nice thread. Once had a dog. Not an exotic one tho. Normal mogrel named jacckie. I was in sec school then and it was a gift. It started killing the neigbours chicken and we came back from school one day to find dad has sold it to those who eat dog meat. But that was enough to elicit my passion for dogs. Will get one one day.

An uncle has 6 boerboels as his security

Great job doc, making our noble profession proud and, you write well too... Keep up the good work!
A.B.U. DVM (2013)

Nma27:
Well done Op

Thank you.

dfrost:


You just made me remember my late Posh Got a job and traveled only to come visiting 3 months later and I was told my first love died while I was away .

But that is one mug-ugly tumor. Péle on the first ugly experience.

Awww...
Sorry about losing Posh.
Thanks for the comment.

harrybarn:
I love that, though i couldn't read everything. Bringing the beauty out of your profession.

Thank you.

I invite you to take out the time to read them all (and the more to come) whenever you are free to.

dejavubobo1:

drgbaks.. plz I ve this attachment to Akita's I really need one. although ve tried online but non within Nigeria. plz can u help me locate a seller of this Anita inu

Please contact me via email:

gliters4jc@yahoo.com

Thank you.

TundeEinstein:
aren't you supposed to be in Port Harcourt, judging from Snow's story??

You are right . I changed locations.

mamajaz:
Weldone good doctor.

Thank you!

BlinkyBling:
Already following you onNL

Thanks for the support.

kcynho:

Plz is snow a female breed,i have a 3yr Old Lhasa Apso but really its been hard crossing him wt any, as a result of rare female breed to cross

Unfortunately, Snow is male. You can contact Kelsmic for a male Lhasa Apso. Thank you.

AntiWailer:


Good job on the chronicles.

I am so proud of you.

So jealous of your Man right now.

You are an asset to him.


Job well done.

I am following your chronicles.

Intelligently written.

Thank you!
My man is beaming beside me now
I appreciate your comment.

replete:
Am proud of you doc, you left without saying goodbye. Sure you are great. Much love.

Thank you!
Not sure I can place the face though

Damoxy:
Waoh why didn't i c diz thread since?
I have never had a Dog but i love dem azin mad love
I play with d few ones i have opportunity to play with.
Wish I get one one Day

Hopefully, you do get one, someday.