The PNW is both beautiful and can be wet at this time of the year. The puppies enjoy time outside in their play yard while it is dry but when it is raining they have plenty of romping time in our living room. It was bitterly cold and raining today so they enjoyed playtime in our living space and of course I had to document them
Oh my gosh – can I just say how much I like big bonnie babies? Charlottes babies were born big and hungry and they have not looked back. They are pudgy and strong. I am so so grateful to God after all the trouble I have been through over the last few months.
Without further ado, enjoy Charlotte’s yummy boys – she and Ragnar did great together. I named them after the 3 boys (young men) Charlotte lives with.
It has been a week – a good one but a long one. Phoenix’s puppies coming so early meant they didnt have the stamina to nurse and so couldnt get the calories needed to grow. However, with a little support from me, they are growing well and on track.
Enjoy these individual photos of them. We chose the names based on Charlie’s Angels – the original one 🙂
Phoenix went in to the vet today as she had some black discharge and so we decided to run a progesterone and see how she was doing. Much to our surprise she was at almost a 0 and birth was impending – 4 days earlier than planned (and we calculate day 60 not 63 for cavaliers anyway).
With the consultation with Dr Thoreson from Klahaya animal vet clinic, we decided to do a c-section in case something was wrong. I am so glad we did as there was a dead puppy (probably for a few days) and that more than likely spurred her to be laboring early.
The 4 surviving pups were small but strong and Phoenix came through the surgery without a hitch. enjoy
Girl 1 (blen) – 5.0oz
Girl 2 – (ruby with stripe) – 4.25oz
Girl 3 – (ruby with dot) – 5.9oz
Boy (ruby) – 5.45oz
Once home, Phoenix recovered quickly and took to caring for her babies. I love moms who are wonderful and do their job well.
I love this age so much – they are now following us when we call and they are playing and exploring. They are just so so adorable and I adore my snuggles with them.
The cavalier puppies are now thriving again – last week feels like it both just yesterday and also like it was a year ago. It will be too soon if I ever have to do that with a puppy again. But grateful to know what to do.
The babies are wobbly walking around, and starting to play together. They make cute little growls and play bite each other. It is beyond adorable. They are eating mushy solids and really starting to get into the idea that food is awesome 🙂
Enjoy the photos of them this week. We missed last week while Josie was struggling so I thought I would do them on the blue chair. A couple of these puppies will be available so if you are interested, please contact me through my questionnaire
Cavalier King Charles puppies are fragile. It’s not uncommon to lose one at birth, or shortly after. They easily get chilled or dehydrated, or just pass away for reasons unknown.
For about 5 days this week, my whole litter had weird diarrhea. Watery, light yellow and very stinky. I took them to the vet several times but their stool samples showed nothing in it. We gave them a long acting antibiotic (convenia) and tylosin and probiotics. We than added Albon just in case there was something we missed like coccidia in the stool sample.
On Thursday of this week, I noticed the littlest pup, Josephine, was not doing well. She wasn’t able to nurse as long as the others and was seeming to be very dehydrated. She then seemed to be aspirating it as she started to foam at the mouth, and bleed from the nose while struggling for air. We started oxygen support and called the vet (again). He felt that she was too sick and the best course of action was to humanely euthanize her and to go to the ER (it was after hours).
I should also add that I was home alone from Wednesday as my husband and daughter went out of state for a college visit.
I called my husband sobbing and he had some good advice. He told me that while going to the ER was good, it wouldn’t be a good idea as then I leave my other 3 pups unattended for an unknown amount of time. He felt I should just love on her while she passed at home. So, that’s what I did.
Meantime, a friend of mine who lives in Spokane and breeds beagles (Dolly from JoyfulNoise beagles) drove 5+ hours to come and help – I had no idea and when she arrived I was so grateful for the help and support. My other friend Becky, who isn’t in “dogs” at all, came over also and brought coffees and made meals – I was so so grateful.
Dolly and I, with the support of food from Becky, subQd and held little Josie and her siblings through the night and Friday. At one point she was floppy and had lost all color in her feet, and tummy – she was all white. Her breathing slowed down to once every 5-10 seconds and she didn’t twitch (normal in a healthy pup). Dolly and I tried to make a plan of what point we should take her to euthanize her – it was very hard to talk about.
Dolly then came across a blog that talked about enema’s and the power they have to hydrate and replace electrolytes. The blog talked about in extreme cases you can do it every hour for 24 hours. So, we decided to give it a go. If you want to read the blog, i will attach it below. The recipe for the emema is:
1 liter of water 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda 2 tablespoons of agave nectar 1/2 tablespoon of sea salt Combine all ingredients in a water bottle and warm and slowly give your dog the amount recommended by the veterinarian. WARNINGS DO NOT use alternative sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose or stevia, as they will not supply the sugars needed to balance canine electrolytes. Commercial products designed for humans may contain the sweetener xylitol, which can cause poisoning, seizures and death in dogs. The fluid MUST have electrolytes! NEVER EVER give a straight water enema. Again, the reason for this is because a straight water enema will only dehydrate your dog further.
Dolly and I are both believers and so we prayed over her and committed her life and death to God. My mom also happened to call from NZ and she prayed with us also. There was lots of crying – it didn’t help we were running on days without sleep and it was midnight. All of a sudden Miss Josie started to twitch a little – her ears and eye brows. Then her feet and then finally her whole body. We tube fed her a small amount and all of a sudden she was up on her feet. Dolly and I were blown away – we prayed in thanks to God as I can only describe this as a total miracle.
Josie needed support and we continued to give enemas every 1.5-2 hours and fed her very small amounts from tube feeding every 1-1.5 hours. So, literally we were feeding and pottying around the clock. But it worked. She went from strength to strength and by Monday was strong enough to nurse off mom again.
I should also add that the other pups diarrhea improved slowly but surely over the weekend also.
Dolly headed home before a storm hit and thankfully made it safe and sound. And I sit and marinate in thankfulness to the miracle that I experienced and that I am certain to God be the glory. <3
Some of the family’s who have Kazuri dogs have been working on their Novice Trick Title.
What is that you ask? Well let me tell you. AKC has provided a fun way to bond and play with your dog. Usually you would go to an event and a moderator would watch you.
But with COVID-19, AKC has kindly opened up the rules to allow submissions via video. Each trick needs to be done twice on the video. At the Novice level, you can use treats. At the higher levels, only certain tricks can be “baited”, so your dog has to know your signals or instructions. You can read about it and watch videos on how to train your dog here: https://www.akc.org/sports/trick-dog/ They have a list of the tricks at the Novice level. I love that one of them is getting into their kennel 🙂 http://images.akc.org/pdf/trick_dog_novice.pdf If you are unsure what a trick means, you can look it up in the official guidelines here: http://images.akc.org/pdf/trick_eval_guide.pdf
Here are some of the wonderful pups, bred here at Kazuri, who have worked on their TKN title since Covid-19 started. I am SO proud of each and every one of them and their owners. <3
I can hardly believe that this week is here. After all the weeks raising and loving on these precious little ones, it is time for some to start leaving the nest and going to their forever homes since they are almost 10 weeks. This week’s photos are bittersweet for that reason so I will post lots of them – I took them playing in the yard – real puppy life – the fun of life outside the pen 🙂
What an honor it has been to be their first momma and get to love on them these 10 weeks. And now I get to pass the torch on to wonderful families who will love them just as much. I know they will be spoiled rotton. Thankfully for my heart, only two leave this weekend. And, one, Eliza – now called Summer, is staying here at Kazuri, so that does make things a little less painful.
So without further ado, please enjoy photos one last time of Earl Grey (formerly known as Hamilton), Ginger (formerly known as Angelica), Watson (formerly known as Aaron) and Lily (formerly known as Peggy). <3
Thank you for your interest in my puppies and breeding program. These Cavalier King Charles Spaniels puppies are all sold. I do have a waitlist for my next Cavalier King Charles Spaniels litters already.
If you want to be considered for a puppy, please look on my “puppy page” for all the information you need about my breeding plans, FAQs, and a questionnaire to fill out. Thanks, Sarah
