For those who read the previous bolg this is a follow-up. Talked to the vet this morning and Nutter did respond well to the IV. Food seems to be staying down and after some diareah her stools are now firming and - Most Importantly - are blood free.
She purrs at anyone who talks to her, seeking human attention and the vet has given orders that the staff is to do so, including petting and stroking her having first washed hands so that no other smells intrude. This important because even the sound of a dog's collar rattling sends Nutter into a total fear reaction. So the vet says that it is unlikely that we can safely return her here until the dogs are gone, nor are we likely to be able to have any dog, even a tired old non-chasing critter for as long as Nutter lives. So we are paying to have her baorded there until Snoopy and Harley are gone.
The sorta good news on that is that BRAT has responded quickly and the head of it here in WA will come get them tomorrow night after she gets off work. We don't blame BRAT for any of this, they were lied to as well. There are good people doing this work, ones who truly care about the animals they rescue or even just transport. It hurts that we will have to withdraw from this work ourselves.
Nor do we blame the dogs who, while neurotic and needy, are not responsable for the experiences that made them so. Both Snoopy and Harley are very loving, very much "Cling-ons" needing constant human presence - which we thought we could and would provide. That their chase instincts were reawakened may well be the result of their being thrown away at the death of their previous owner and having to survive outside and alone except for each other. Somewhere they will find a good home and settle in - said home will simply have to be cat (or other small free-roaming critter) free.
I want to thank those of you who responded to the previous blog here and elsewhere for your words and expressed concern. Thank you, each and every one of you. I may be around online a bit less as we spend some time literally rehabilitating Almond Nut, but I will be here from time to time and I will never forget those of you who cared.
