Dangerous Common Sense

Day 10 — Peaceful Growth

By Galen|2018-10-04T17:07:24-07:00October 3, 2018|dachshunds|

It's nice to post predictable puppy progress. We are all happy with a few days of quiet normality! MUNI skipped the 14 oz level and showed up in the scale at 15.38 oz this morning! Good, steady gain. I dug out our guides and confirmed that I need to put away the flash for a while. MUNI's eyes should be opening any time now, and a bright flash could injure a young eye. So, please forgive the photos for a while. They're going to be grainy (because of the fast ISO we need for low light), with a small area [...]

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Day 9 — Weighing In

By Galen|2018-10-02T20:15:26-07:00October 2, 2018|dachshunds|

MUNI is continuing to grow at a satisfyingly fast rate. Yay! In addition to looking at her chubby, wriggling body and healthy, shiny coat, Geoffrey weighs her every morning to make sure our subjective observations match objective measures. MUNI's day starts with an after breakfast (or after her 8th breakfast at 8 am) weighing in. MUNI at her weigh in on the towels lining the bowl that's on top of the food scale.CLICK on the picture for a larger, clearer version! This morning at 8:10 MUNI was 13.89 oz, up from 12.52 yesterday at 7:25. She is growing [...]

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Day 8 — MUNI is Measuring Up

By Galen|2018-10-01T18:51:31-07:00October 1, 2018|dachshunds|

I'm knocking on wood as I write this. We don't have a life-threatening crisis in the pack at the moment. Knock, knock! Zenith and MUNI have been comfortable spending the day together in the whelping box. Zenith will come out and greet the rest of the pack and go out back to do doggie things in the backyard (or not). She's eaten reasonable a reasonable breakfast and dinner. She makes gruntled noises when you reach in and pet her while she's nursing. MUNI is doing her part, too. She's eating, sleeping, and growing. This morning, a 1/4 day short of [...]

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Day 7 — [Over] Protective Parents Focusing on MUNI

By Galen|2018-10-01T18:55:07-07:00September 30, 2018|dachshunds|

I would be a terribly overprotective parent. Any child of mine would not be allowed to cross the street unescorted until they turned 18. So, you can imagine how carefully I am watching MUNI since we learned of her brother's death. Fortunately, she weighed in at 11.4 oz this morning, almost a full ounce more than yesterday. She is sleeping, eating, and generally seems okay. Day 7 - MUNI and Galen's Hand Geoffrey stayed at home in the puppy room while I went to church today. He said all was peaceful. Zenith and MUNI have moved to the [...]

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Day 6 — Metro Died

By Galen|2018-10-01T18:55:24-07:00September 30, 2018|dachshunds|

We received a call from the hospital about 11 last night. The doctor told us that Metro had died. We feel the loss. This is the first puppy we have had die in our three litters. We know that the rate of puppy mortality is fairly high, but Metro's is our first death. Metro struggled to find his way from his first moments. The photo below shows the care team at Bishop Ranch trying to help Metro latch on to his mother. He really never got the hang of finding a nipple and eating. Trying to Help Metro Eat [...]

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Day 6 — An Emergency Metro Update

By Galen|2018-09-29T19:27:33-07:00September 29, 2018|dachshunds|

Metro Being Bottle Fed at Home Earlier this Week Metro Has Aspirated Milk at the Hospital... They tube fed him and gave him the bottle which he sucked on some. They put him back in his cage and the next time they checked him, at about 4 pm, they saw milk coming from his nose and mouth. They x-rayed and confirmed that there is fluid in his lungs … they are giving him oxygen, and he's fighting still. The doctor said that there's nothing they can do beyond the oxygen, giving him a prophylactic antibiotic, and hoping. It [...]

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“Manahatta” at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival

By Galen|2018-09-29T16:49:34-07:00September 29, 2018|osf, plays|

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Manahatta by Mary Kathryn Nagle directed by Laurie Woolery Steven Flores, Rainbow Dickerson, Sheila Tousey, Tanis Parenteau. ,br />Photo by Jenny Graham. This world-premiere production tells the story of the poor treatment of Native American people by Imperialistic white "settlers", brillianty weaves together narratives four centuries apart, and gives us a satisfying understanding of how the actions taken in 1626 reverberate in today's America. Manahatta deals with themes similar to the also-world-premiere The Way the Mountain Moved , but Manahatta did it right, engaging the audience instead of giving a sermon to it. Manahatta is about [...]

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Day 6 — Metro Keeps Hanging In and MUNI Gets Cute

By Galen|2018-09-29T13:16:26-07:00September 29, 2018|dachshunds|

The morning hospital report on Metro was okay, but not great. He is up to "the high 140 grams" based on the doctor's memory; the chart was not available. That's up from 139g yesterday morning. But, he's still weak on sucking so they are feeding him both by tube and bottle. Every hour, apparently. Last night's and this morning's doctors advised against a family visit. Yesterday morning's doctor and our regular vet said we should see him and bring his mother or at least a towel with her smells on it. We are trying to follow doctor's orders, but we [...]

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Day 5 – The Tale of Two Puppies Continues

By Galen|2018-09-28T09:16:28-07:00September 28, 2018|dachshunds|

Our puppies continue their divergent paths. Metro did only okay overnight, the hospital said. He started losing weight, so they put him back on tube feeding for a while. He is also being bottle fed. His weight went from 139g yesterday night, down to some unspecified level overnight, and back to 136g this morning. The doctor said that they might want us to bring Zenith and MUNI over to Metro sometime today to see if chewing on Mom will help him. The doctor said that all Metro's vitals... except for eating and weight... are fine. Heart, lungs, and a few [...]

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Day 4 — There’s Something to Be Said for Stability

By Galen|2018-09-28T09:44:22-07:00September 27, 2018|dachshunds|

The ER vets just called. Metro has drunk his last two meals from a bottle! But, he is still having trouble staying warm. So, he's staying there tonight. Next scheduled update, tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, MUNI (remember her) has been snacking, smacking, and sleeping all day. She looks good. MUNI on Day 4 By Herself Zenith had an actual full meal at lunch for the first time since the C-Section. She also pooped and peed to make me happy. Zenith has gotten agitated at times, nesting/digging at the towels on the whelping box floor. She also has walked oddly [...]

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