rescue dogs

We said farewell to our cairn terrier, Nutmeg, on July 8, 2022, and although she was 13 years old, we were completely taken by surprise when she was diagnosed with bone cancer a few weeks ago and given one to three months to live. Each time we adopt a pet, our rational minds know we…

Nutmeg and Nora, Cairn Terrier sisters, joined our family about five years ago. We have had our ups and downs but we eventually settled into a comfortable companionship, occasionally marked by complications caused from the Cushing’s syndrome and then the blindness that Nora developed a couple of years ago. We call Nora our special-needs dog, while Nutmeg is sometimes overlooked, sometimes referred to as the…

Little Nora, the feisty, sweet, and sometimes surly Cairn terrier we rescued nearly four years ago, who was diagnosed with canine Cushing’s disease a couple of months ago, has a new challenge. Blindness. This newest malady might be related to Nora’s Cushing’s. The vets don’t know. They ruled out obvious causes, such as high-blood pressure, diabetes, and glaucoma. While…

Our two little munchkins have been pretty busy since we last checked in with them. They went to the vet, and we found out that they had each lost about a pound since their last check up in the summer of 2010. For dogs who only weigh 15 pounds, that’s a significant weight loss, however,…