Designer Dogs

So we've all heard about designer dogs: the labradoodle, the puggle and the bug are just a few. Well we have our own designer dogs!!  Giorgio, Armani, Vera, Dulce, Gabbana and (of course) Versace!!  These pups and their dad (Versace) came from a home with over sixteen dogs!!  All of these dogs were being cared for by a kind hearted gentleman who is over 80 years old! Apparently all the people of this gentleman's town know that he will take in any dogs that are abandoned at his house- and that is how Versace ended up there!  Our big man quickly found a girlfriend and before you know it, five little designers were born!

Catkins was called in to take the puppies and we didn't really know what we would find when we got there.  We had heard that this gentleman fed the dogs home cooked meals, but there might be as many as 35 dogs!  We were happily surprised to only find 16 dogs and our five kids were in very good health!  

While we were discussing how best to plan a massive spay and neuter project with the owner, he asked us if we worked with a vet.  "Of course!  We work with several!" was the answer.  "Could you take 'Goofus' in?"  he asked, "He got out last night and was hit by a car."

Less than two hours later we were rushing all of the puppies and Goofus (now Versace) to the vet.  

After we took X-rays of the injury it turned out that poor Versace had a very serious dislocation of his left hind leg.  We got his leg in a sling in the hopes that with everything held in place we can avoid surgery.  In three weeks our papa dog will be headed in for more X-rays so we can determine how well his leg is healing.  If things are not going as we hope then Versace will be headed for surgery-so lets all keep our fingers and paws crossed for him!  

Since we had to have Versace heavily sedated for his X-rays and to have his leg placed correctly- we decided to go ahead and do the neuter at the same time.  We love all of our designers-but we don't need anymore!

All of our puppies are going through a socialization crash course (which began today with all of the vet techs giving them lots of love) and will be ready for new homes soon!  Versace will be ready for adoption once we know the status of his leg- and I promise I will keep you all posted on his progress!!