Mama Rock recuperating

This morning, we brought heartworm-infected Mama Rock to the vet for her second jab. Two jabs in two consecutive days. Amazingly, we were greeted with a more enervated Mama Rock who finally ate the dish of deboned chicken meat and kibbles the petshop prepared for her.

Just yesterday, as we split our ways and went about with our 'non-animal welfare' lives, each of us was worried sick about how Mama Rock was faring. As I write, I can't help but feel uncomfortable with Mama Rock's condition -- the tad of blood in her stools, her loss of appetite, listlessness, feebleness, clear signs of discomfort and her loneliness -- detached from the familiar environment of the farm and her son. All indicative of an animal patient spiralling down in health and spirit.

So we rang the vet to seek professional advice -- Dr L pondered momentarily if we should bring her back for a second look, but against these odds, we cast our faith with an open heart... and very thankfully, moved on to the next day, with an improved Mama Rock.

A Rotteweiler-cross so gentle in nature, so in need of care.

The last we visited Mama Rock today, she has yet to eat her food, mixed with the crushed aspirins that serve to prevent the worms' clogging of the vessels. Listlessly, she lied in one corner of the pen.

With a case like Mama Rock's, we find ourselves constantly in a state of constant negotiations -- negotiating with the petshop for discounted boarding price, negotiating with tight schedules, negotiating with dilemmas on deciding what's best for our animal in question, negotiating with the constraints of budget, negotiating, negotiating, negotiating. Battles of negotiations.

At the end of the day, it will be Mama Rock's recovery that'll light up sparks of hope in our lives. As of now, I'm heartened to know there are people who are with us, with her, in her strive for recovery.


29 Jan 08


28 Jan 08 - Mama Rock, obvious to the human eye, was down


At the vet's, after her first jab to treat heartworm


As we move with Mama Rock's recovery, we appeal to the public for your monetary support in Mama Rock's case. You could be a total stranger, but if you're interested to help our motherly (and friendly) Rottweiler-cross, do email us at projectjkteam@yahoo.com.sg . We hope that donations will cover her [discounted] boarding fees (for two weeks) and medical bills.