Cricket recovered slowly but seeing as she had been paralyzed in her back legs, with no bowel or bladder control, any recovery was amazing. The surgery was never a sure thing and there was always the possibility that it would not work. But we worked with Cricket, through the long nights and days, until she… Continue reading A Cricket’s Tail – Part Two
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A Cricket’s Tail – Part One
Last month I had to do one of the most difficult things in my life and let one of my beloved dachshunds go on to the Rainbow Bridge. Cricket, a red, smooth dachshund, had been diagnosed with IVDD (intervertebral disc disease) when she was four years old. In the end, her back pain was getting… Continue reading A Cricket’s Tail – Part One
A Decade of Dachshunds
so what exactly do you do for a dachshund birthday party? funny little hats? piñatas and a bat? or something else entirely? first you start down on the floor with blankets piled around, add pillows and bones, squeaky toys are thrown. it's a rompin' rowdy wiener town! play until the fun is spent and Cricket… Continue reading A Decade of Dachshunds
