Torn By A Puppy...Again

UPDATE: The NSPCA told me to call the vet. I called the vet. The vet's office said the SPCA has to call and allow them to discuss the animal with me. I called the SPCA, they said they would do so and to call the vet in a little while. I did. The vet office was then on the line with the SPCA and told me that they would tell the SPCA what's what and I could get it from them. That is not acceptable. I'm not inheriting a multi-thousand-dollar expense based on third-hand information. I told them I can't adopt a troubled animal without speaking directly to the vet. The folks at Sahara Pines Animal Hospital told me that was too bad and HUNG UP ON ME. So right now, not looking so good.

This is Reeses, the last remaining member of the Candy Bar Bunch. She and her siblings and mom were found in a drawer in a foreclosed home. She's a daschund-chihuahua mix. Incredibly sweet and docile. The NSCPA named all the puppies after candy. The rest have been adopted, but Reeses has a leg deformity caused by some form of neglect or abuse.

The NSPCA brought Reeses to KVBC to show off on the air last week. Miles fell in love. He didn't know about the required surgery, begged me to go look yesterday. I did. She is, undeniably, a magnificent and beautiful creature. We've been debating a third pet for a while, which is why this topic keeps coming up.

I'm about to call the vet that did the x-ray to see what the story is with the leg. As I understand it, it will not develop properly without the surgery and will cause all sorts of trouble later on. And it will probably cost thousands of dollars that we don't have.

Will keep you all updated. She's such a nice puppy. If anyone out there wants to take her on, she's hanging out at the NSPCA shelter. They've also, incidentally, got two huge pigs and three chickens available. Who knew?