Yesterday we adopted Pucci, a little 5lb chihuahua. He's a total cuddle bunny and adorable!! Unfortunately, Pucci is a bit sickly right now because he has had such a terrible life. He's suffering from malnutrition and so he's underweight. He was so flea bitten that he scratched off most of his fur in spots. The vet judged his age at about 8 years old but it's hard to tell because his teeth were so rotten he had to have dental surgery where most of his teeth were removed. They found a lot of infection in his mouth which caused his white blood count to be very low. He's on antibiotics and pain meds for the next 10 days. Then we'll take him to a vet here in Wilmington to find out if his blood count was low because of the infection or if it is something worse. He also got fixed so he's a little tender there too. Poor guy! He's nothing but love and seems to be perking up just getting some food and a warm bed to sleep in. We are praying for him and I really think he'll be just fine. Fortunately, Molly at
Saving Grace let us have him for free and her organization has taken care of all of his medical needs so far. I encourage anyone who is thinking of adopting a rescue dog to find the nearest shelter. It's so worth it.
When we found out that Pucci got a clean bill of health from the vet, we decided to celebrate with a full-day kayaking excursion up Snow's Cut here in Wilmington. He seemed to really be comfortable on the water and soon settled into the lap of whoever he was paddling with. He's so little that any water on his coat makes him looked like a drowning rat but that only makes us love him all the more.
