The Inevitable Day

January 2, 2022. Around 4-5 PM when our dog gave birth unexpectedly. It was literally unexpected since we weren't even aware that she was pregnant. Well, on that morning, we suspected that she was pregnant, we called a veterinary doctor to confirm her pregnancy but even before the doc arrived, we just found a puppy outside our house. She just gave birth! What a surprise, isn't it?

The puppies are just so cute and we really adore them. But on that same day, my brother in law already gave us a heads up that once the puppies can survive without milk, they have to be adopted since we already have 3 dogs at home. He was so adamant with giving away everyone but all we want is to leave at least a puppy.

The Accident

Before they even turn a week old, they were just 5 days old back then to be exact when one of the puppies had a huge wound in the back. It was so heartbreaking seeing such a huge wound to a tiny puppy.

Since the wound was really big, we got her stitched as per the vet's advice but just a day after she got her stitched, it went off because momma dog kept on licking it. So the next day, I decided to separate her from her mum for the mean time. And since she was still a baby, we give her formula milk through a feeding bottle. Look just how cute she is when she eventually learned how to hold the feeding bottle on her own.

To be honest, I thought she won't be able to survive back then but thank God, after weeks of taking care of her, she was able to recover and now, her wound is fully healed and her fur is slowly growing back.

Random Moments with the Puppies

If you will notice the wound, yup, she's the one who got wounded. This was the time when the stitched got removed so the wound you're seeing isn't that big compared to the first wound she got.

Anyways, I just like how they sleep being close to each other. Maybe they were cold or something. They were in this tray because I was cleaning their cage for a moment.

This was before Sol, the wounded puppy got stitched. We still don't separate her with her mum and siblings back then so I have to put on a bandage so that momma dog won't be able to lick her wound. However, the next day, bandage no more. LOL. Somehow, they are always successful to remove it that is also why we have to separate her eventually.

This is Sol sleeping beside me. This was when I separated her from the others and kept her with me so that I can feed her on time.

All pups breast feeding from their mum. They are already getting bigger at this time and their teeth are becoming to be sharp so that must be the reason why momma dog always tries to get away with them. But the puppies won't stop crying so what I always do is to corner them at one place so that the puppies can finally drink their milk.

When they officially turned one month old, I finally bathe them. I used hot water of course but still, they were shivering. It was quite a handful bathing them all 4 together but it was also fun at the same time.

This was the first time that we got them dewormed. We actually made a mistake with this one. We don't know that they have to be dewormed when they were just 2 weeks old but they only had their first deworming when they were already one month old. Anyways, they just got their second deworming last Saturday. They will have anti-rabies vaccine once they turned 3 months old.

I always put them at our terrace everyday so that I could clean their cage and also for them to just play around freely on a much bigger space than their cage. I still do this even though they leave a mess afterwards with all their pee and poops so I have to mop the floor on a daily basis. LOL

This is one of the reason why I got so many scratches both from my arms and legs. 4 pups racing to go to me. LOL

Why give the puppies?

At first, I also want to keep the puppies as long as I can but later on, I got all the more reason to kind of agree in giving it away.

1. Their mum already lost a log of weight and the puppies teeth are already sharp. I don't want my dog to have a hard time anymore and I also hope she would regain her weight soon.

2. 3 dogs and 4 puppies are really a handful. Since I am the one taking care of all of them, I find it really handful and time consuming. Cleaning their cage, feeing them, bathing them, it consumes most of my time.

3. I'm honestly having a hard time already.

The Inevitable Day

The day has come!

2 months. That was the time given by my brother before we give the puppies away. 2 months is still not over but it already happens. It happens earlier, 1 puppy has been given away already.

At first, I was fine with it. As I have said, I also kind of agree to giving them already. It was around 3:30pm when the puppy was taken and while I was washing the dishes after an hour, I just felt my tears flowing. I didn't even realize that I was crying.

Really, I was fine. I am fine. The puppy is with a trusted family friend and they just live on our neighboring barangay. I can still see her anytime but it just hits differently since the one that was taken away was Sol. The wounded puppy, the one which I take care of the most.

It's not a big deal to them but to me, it is. Yes I can still see her but it's different this time. They can't get me. They're not the one who cleaned up her wound, they're not the one who make her drink her antibiotic. They're not the one who wakes up in the middle of the night just to feed her on time.

They're not the one to feed and bathe the puppies. They're not the one who'll go outside in the middle of the night to out mattress for the puppies because they are feeling cold. Yes, they also play with the puppies but not as much as me.

There are still 3 puppies remaining here but all of them already have their owners. I can't even imagine letting go of them all. I have been insisting to keep at least one, Kuya said he'll give it a thought so let's just hope that he'll finally agree.

Gosh this is heartbreaking. I was never a crybaby but these pups are turning me into one. I just really hope that their new parents will take care of them like how I did. Also, crossed fingers that Kuya will let me have one puppy.

Heartbreaking. This is heartbreaking.

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