Peaches And Me | Meet Peaches, the Chow Chow!

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We recently adopted a Chow Chow pup and named her Peaches. But she just turned 4-weeks old when we got her. Last Friday, 15th of April, Hubby saw her at his cousin's place and she was twisting in an awkward way. Her other sibling lay dead beside her. Letting his cousin know about the situation, hubby decided to bring the pup to the vet himself as his cousin's daughter was brought to the hospital plus he has Labrador pups to take care of.

The vet diagnosed Peaches suffering from heatstroke and wiped her with a wet cloth to cool her down. At 41.7 Celsius, Peaches is close to death. She was also dehydrated and we feared some of her organs might have shut down. Peaches was injected with dextrose to put back fluids in her as she was in no shape to drink..

Peaches was dampened to bring her temperature down.

We paid Peaches a visit the next day and was happy to hear that Peaches was recovering well and her temperature was down to 38.4 Celsius. If this went on, the vet even said we can bring Peaches home later at night!

Peaches was advised to get a lot of rest so she can recover.

Realizing that Peaches' mom might recognize her anymore plus some other issues that are too sensitive to pose, we struck a deal with hubby's cousin. We'll bring Peaches home and take care of her. When the time comes and she gives birth, hubby will give half of the pups to his cousin.

We got milk for puppy's from the vet.

Peaches needs all the help she can get to recover fast!

For me, I only wanted Peaches to survive. Of course I was elated to get Peaches. I wanted a Chow Chow. But getting a month-old pup proved to be a challenge. Peaches can hardly eat from a dish and she knows nothing about eating solids.

She slept right beside her dish out of exhaustion. The dish is a little too big for her by the way..

The first night was the hardest night. We had to wake up every 3 hours to feed her. But feeding time was not a fun time. Peaches can't eat from her dish and I had to feed her using a syringe.

During the day, it was no better.

Peaches looked sad and traumatized..

Then my brother (He owns a Golden-Lab-Husky mix and a 2.5-month old rottie.) gave us some Mondex. It was powdery, like cornstarch, and we only needed to mix it with water. The counterpart of human's Oresol for dogs, Mondex is supposed to hydrate and energize Peaches.

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Sure enough, it was like replacing Peaches with a new battery. She started to play and eat from her dish (We mixed her milk with a little Mondex.) that night!

Peaches, 4 days after being brought to the vet due to heatstroke.

Peaches now looked a bit healthier and she gained a bit of weight. We let her roam around after eating so she can do her 'thing' but mostly, we let her sleep.

To keep Peaches cool while she slept, we placed a damp towel beneath her while providing her with her own fan (Yes! She has her own fan!). 

Now, she would only sleep if the towel is under or anywhere near her. Who knew dogs can have a security blanket? Perhaps she misses her mom so much she imagined the towel was her mom's fluffy fur.

We make sure to wash the towel with soap and water for hygiene's sake!

Well, I do hope Peaches will be alright. It's too early to tell if some of her organs have shut down but the vet said the condition is reversible. Right now, my main concern is for Peaches to grow as healthy as possible.

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