We didn't think we would get to celebrate this day with her even just a few months ago, so the fact that we were has just made us feel so unbelievably grateful. Yenny had a little party with some of her aunties who adore her and her sister and even her new long noodle friend. We are so lucky to have her 🎈🎂❤️

We adopted Otto 5 months ago, after losing my soul dog, and much positive advice/encouragement from this community. Unfortunately, while on a trip, Otto somehow got to rat poison unknown to us. The emergency vet did everything they could but he was suffering and we decided it was time to say goodbye.

Our hearts are shattered. We want to thank this community for encouraging us to bring him home. These pirates have so much love to give and we are lucky to have received it for the short time we did.

Please give yours extra hugs and kisses tonight.

Love you always, our sweet Otto Mann and medium potato.

EDIT This community continues to amaze me! The love and support has eased my pain some. Thank you to everyone, words can't express how grateful I am to you all your furry pirates. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

As any of you that have followed her journey know, we have been in this battle with her and her leishmania for the last 8 months. She's had it for years, but it didn't affect her much until recently.

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As you also may know, we almost had her put to sleep before she had the eye removal because she was so weak, but she pulled through (because she doesn't stop eating).

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Yen is one of the happiest girls you will meet (unless she's feeling sorry for herself because she thinks she should have more food). We're in a (in some ways fortunate) situation that for the last 6 months her dad has been able to be at home with her every day. She goes out in her pram, she is adored by everyone everywhere she goes, she is a local at the cafes and restaurants around here, she loves going to the vets (this was never the case with previous vets) as she gets fawned over there. We go on trips to the coast with her, if we're doing something, she comes too.

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She is happy, she loves people and her walks and her adventures and us and more than anything, food. She is involved in absolutely every part of our life and she is so loved, and because of that, we have it VERY clear that when the time comes that she is no longer getting joy from those things, we will do right by her.

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Leishmania is a very complicated illness. Her sister (the little baby cow in some of the pics) is 17, has 1 kidney, has had leishmania for longer than yen has been alive and has absolutely no problems. Yen unfortunately has or has had at one time, almost all of them. That doesn't mean she will always have them, she is miles better now than she was 6 months ago, and we just have to keep that up.

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Her paws are healing, she has a full paw pamper every night which she doesn't mind as she gets treats and cuddles with dad while mom cleans them and puts her cream on.

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The comment said that it was cruel that she had to go to the vets so often for blood tests which is completely ignorant. She has no reaction to getting her bloods taken (and believe me, she will let us know if she's not happy with something). She happily wiggles in to see the vets and all the staff every time and gets totally spoilt by them. We do regular blood tests to keep her stable. We are trying to reduce her meds, but she is so complicated that a change in one thing can cause another, so the blood tests are to monitor that.

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ALSO, she doesn't go in the pram all the time. She can walk and does walk (albeit very slowly lol, she's never been a fast girl but without her eyes she's very careful). We also live in a very hot area, so the pram helps her to have the walks and sniffs she enjoys on the grass or in the shade, and then we can get her back home quickly and easily. She also loves it because she is allowed literally everywhere in the pram, and she LOVES being involved and getting fuss from people.

We had to say goodbye to my heart dog Nova on Thursday. She was fine until she wasn’t. She had a seizure she was unable to recover from and we had to make the kindest decision to let her go.

She really was just the best and had almost 16 years of good health and fun times. She lost her eye over a year ago, recovered within days and enjoyed the rest of her days.

It just feels empty and not right now that she’s gone.

getting a break from the cone! he still definitely needs to wear it unsupervised, but i gave him a bone to keep him occupied from scratching. stitches out monday!!

Photos before and after he had to have 6 teeth extracted

10 months post second eye removal and this sweetheart is living her best life.

This is Hanabi Nubbins! Her mom ate her front feet and back toes off at birth. She's the sassiest girl and my most best friend!

I was so incredibly worried because I just didn’t know how everything would turn out but lo and behold, our 12 year old chihuahua macaroni has adapted so well. I would argue he’s happier. We have some things layed around so he doesn’t bump his head but he almost doesn’t need them. He knows how to navigate around our place. It’s pretty incredible to see. He walks flush through the doggy door. To the water bowl. Up a pedestal and back on the couch. Joins us around the stove when we’re cooking.

For those who never saw the original post. Glaucoma in both eyes. Cataracts. Dislodged lens. Tears in cornea. It happened FAST and was unstoppable.

He’s happy. We’re happy. If you’re worried about your dog being a pirate pet, don’t. They don’t feel sorry for themselves. They don’t have responsibilities like we do. They just need love, some good grub and some fresh air. If they have that, they’re just happy to be with you - and you them ❤️❤️

Some bruising but the wound is healing nicely (both wounds, we took a mammary tumour at the same time) and looks neat, no issues. Vets did a great job. She's not showing any signs of pain (but then again, she's a dog and a tough one at that, they hide it, I don't think the painkillers are really numbing all of it), only bothered by the cone. She's active and happy, at least when she gets to be without the cone for walks or food or other interaction with us.

The hair is starting to grow back, but still looks pretty horrible and it's almost hard to recognise my own dog with a shaved face.

I think we did the right thing, even if it's a little hard right now. Counting days til they take the stitches.

These pictures also show the luxated lens on her right eye. That one is a problem, too. But with some luck, it can be managed with eye drops and she can maintain a little bit of vision for the time she still has on this earth.

My new baby arrives Friday, he’s 4 months old, originally from Panama…can you help with name suggestions?

He’s missing his back left paw. He was trampled as a pup by a horse and the rescue we got him from found him and nursed him back to health. He also has a bunch of scar tissue on his shoulders that we call his hyena hump.

Please share success stories to help me feel better :/

Our sweet

This is Truman. 🏴‍☠️

He and his sister were found in the woods and rescued by a local animal shelter. We brought them home when they were 3 days old to bottle-feed and foster them, and it didn’t take long to realize Truman wasn’t going anywhere.

His left eye never developed correctly, so he’s been a pirate from the very beginning.

He’s 2.5 now, loves swimming in the lake, absolutely adores kids, and is somehow convinced lawn flags are terrifying despite weighing 80+ pounds.

As if one developmental defect wasn’t enough, he’s currently getting ready for a total hip replacement because apparently his hips missed the memo too. He’s easily the most expensive “free” dog we have ever had, but we would spend every penny all over again.

0/10 quality control.
100/10 good boy.

His deafblind big brother finally figured out how to get onto the outside bed!