MaryP Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Hi all. I'm desperate and looking for ANYTHING that could help me. Please, please, please send all the mojo you can our way. First, I need to introduce you to my newest addition, Ollie. He came to me as a 4 month-old puppy that had been turned into an Animal Control in FL for "barking." Someone from the police dept. emailed me and asked me if I could take him into rescue. He came to us at the end of July/beginning of August. I fell in love with him, as did everyone who met him. But, I was not planning to keep him. To make a long story short, a couple of months ago, I realized that there was no way I was ever going to let this guy go. He was an awesome puppy and has turned out to be an awesome young dog. I have yet to find any flaw with this dog. He's as close to perfect as they come. I had no intention of adding another dog, but Ollie is beyond special. OK, that's an abridged back story. I won't go into all the details of his illness, but Ollie has been ill since the Monday before Thanksgiving. At first, the vet thought it was an infection. Maybe a TBD. After a few days of treating him for an infection, it became clear that there was something else going on. I think I've been to my vet's nearly every day, sometimes twice a day, in the past two weeks. Ollie was not showing the classic signs of an obstruction, but they finally decided that it was time for exploratory surgery. They found that Ollie had a string/cord that started at the back of his throat and went through his entire small intestines. They removed it and everything was looking good. I took him home after a couple of days and he was acting like his old self for the next several hours. Then, everything went sour. That was 3 days ago. Again, to make a long story short, he went back in for more exploratory surgery. They think that the string had been there for a while and there are some signs of injury to his intestines caused by the string. His prognosis is very guarded. He will be spending the next couple of days at the vet on I.V.s and antibiotics. Basically, it is now a waiting game. He will either get better over the next couple of days or he won't. If he doesn't get better, I'm not sure there is much more that they can do. My vet just told me that we will cross that bridge when we come to it. I can't tell you how much I am in love with this dog. He's a once in a lifetime dog. I've been meaning to introduce him to the board for some time now, but I wanted to get some more recent photos of him, since he looks more like a dog than a puppy now. But, with Daylight Savings time, it's been tough to get good photo ops. He is the famous puppy, though, that I posted a while back in this thread: www.bordercollie.org/boards/index.php?showtopic=29578&st=0 Here is a picture that I took of him a month and a half ago when he still very much looked like a puppy. This is a photo I took of him last Thursday after I picked him up after his first surgery. He was looking really good and we thought he was well on his way to recovery. I brought him to my office after I picked him up. I apologize for the quality of the photo. It was taken with my phone in my not-very-well-lit office. But, it's the most recent one I have of him where he looks like a big boy. Please send your mojo. I'm not ready for this kid to leave my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurae Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Oh, Mary, I am sending all of the very best mojo I can muster. I remember when you posted that video. I don't think I commented at the time, but I showed it to everyone in my office. It was clear even then that Ollie was something special and I am not surprised to hear you couldn't part with him. He will be okay--he has to be. Please keep us updated on his condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Elle Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Mary, he is ever so beautiful.......black and white with TWO blue eyes.....I feel for you and am sending you all my best mojo, and will continue to do so. He looks like a strong little guy -- he'll pull through, I think. My very best to you and to Ollie. You are in my thoughts. Please keep us posted. --D'Elle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge to herd Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Mojo for Ollie on its way from Northern CA - will say a little prayer every hour on the hour. Maybe some others could join in - that would be easy enough to do. Next prayer goes out at 6 pm PST. Ruth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryP Posted December 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Thank you, Ruth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushdoggie Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Major mojo for Ollie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dal & Mad's Mom Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 I am sending mojo and hoping that all heals up well. I will tell you that after Kirby's partial gastrectomy and loss of a large amt of small bowel He was sick for a bit and then he never looked back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLloydJones Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Fingers and paws crossed for Ollie by the pack here in AZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nellie's Dad Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Mojo and prayers from all of us in Ohio. Get better soon Ollie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Oh, Mary! Sending redneck mojo from WV and remembering Ollie and you in our prayers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody & Duchess Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 You have done so much for so many dogs, keeping fingers and paws crossed that only good news will be coming your way.. Please keep us updated, Ollie and you are both in our prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Oh Mary, as soon as you mentioned keeping a puppy foster I thought of your priceless video. I'm sending tons of mojo from NC and saying prayers for you and Ollie too. Hugs. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach BCs Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 More mojo from NC on its way. We've got fingers, toes and paws crossed for Ollie. I'll be praying for all of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aljones Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Mojo coming from us in Kentucky for Ollie! His charming personality was already so apparent in that early video, it's easy to see how you got attached to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach BCs Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 More mojo from NC on its way. We've got fingers, toes and paws crossed for Ollie. I'll be praying for all of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoresDog Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 C'mon Ollie! We're sending you as much San Diego mojo as we can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluj Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Extra-strength hippy mojo for you and Ollie on its way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2napp Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 I am SO sorry to hear this! He's in my prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anda Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Thinking of you, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenzehund Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Heartfelt mojo from Michigan. What a special dog. Susan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancy Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Official prayers or intercessions at my church are supposed to be for humans, especially parishioners. But I am in charge of the readers, therefore, in my opinion, of the readings and the prayers. The readings are set by the lectionary. But I can write in stuff for the prayers. So, unless our snow flakes stop the world (this is the "sunny South"} tomorrow, Ollie will be in the prayers at both services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tip's Mum Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 We've got the 9:00pm prayer shift covered down here on the bayou. We'll call in the big guns for little Ollie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geonni banner Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 I went through this with a cat, a needle and thread. My best wishes that your story comes to the happy conclusion that mine did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppytoes Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Maybe some canadian mojo will help, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in2adventure Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Tons of mojo headed your way. <<<HUGS>>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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