Cutie Pie!

Jilly is the cutest little scruffy terrier! We are working on her basic commands and she is sitting like a pro for treats and affection. She is making so much progress and becoming quite the little charmer. 

Jilly is on the Mend!

Little Jilly is doing much better after her sleepover at the vet. She is bouncing around and showing off that goofy grin that I knew was there. The new medications seem to have done the trick for this girl because she is acting like a puppy again. Her posture is straighter and her head is up! When we first started fostering Jilly she would scream whenever we went to touch her anywhere except gently on the top of her head. Now Jilly rarely ever screams anymore. She is learning that petting no longer hurts and is ready to be loved! Look at that smile!

Medicine Blues

Poor little Jilly has a case of the poops and no appetite from her meds. So we took her to the vet and they decided to keep her for a couple days. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for our little Jelly Bean. I miss her already.

Eating Up

Jilly was feeling a little blue after the vet and was not eating well or taking her pills willingly. So I whipped up a batch of chicken stew and rice for her and it was just what she needed. Her appetite is back and she is taking her pills happily in pill pockets.

Loving Jilly

Jilly is a sensitive girl who loves soft pats on the head and ear scratches.  She is so gentle and sweet.

Treatment Time

My little Jelly Bean seemed off to me and I felt like her fearful behavior might be more the result of pain than actual fear. So we went to see the vet today to make sure she was okay.

The good news is that Jilly's spine was fine on the X-rays, the bad news is that our little one has a case of pancreatitis and heartworms (which didn't show up on the initial tests when she came to LDCRF). The really good news is that we caught it and we're going to treat it so that our Jilly can be the happy, healthy girl she deserves to be. She'll be taking some medicines and undergoing the heartworm treatments over the next month followed by some down time to recover. Afterwards she'll be ready to find her forever family!

I'm in Love!

Little Jilly has turned into quite the love bug and a happy one at that! I opened up her crate this morning to bouncy oodles of excitement. She jumped up to say good morning and raced me to the backdoor. She went outside, did all of her business in a flash and was back inside at my feet looking up at me. I leaned over and went to pat her on the head and she softly gave me a paw. She is simply precious with her gentle sweetness. I am totally in love with her!