The Kelleher Family Blog: Chris, Bridget, Siobhán, Finn and Maura Kelleher from West Chester, PA
We decided that it was time to put Ben to sleep yesterday. He was having a lot of difficulties with moving around and getting up off of the floor. The vet said that his breathing was very shallow, so it was time before he started really suffering.
He was a wonderful dog, very gentle and loving, and he will certainly be missed.
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We had to put Mia down this week. She has had an overactive thyroid since we got her, and we had treated her with medication for it. Unfortunately over the last few weeks she slowly stopped eating and lost a lot of weight.
We’ll miss you Mia! She was such a wonderful loving kitty cat.
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Halley had eye surgery this week performed by Dr. Gross at Metropolitan Veterinary Associates. Because of the diabetes, Halley developed very bad cataracts in both eyes, and was having a lot of difficulty seeing. Since he would be blind in a short amount of time, and since he is still so young, we decided to have the operation so he can see again.
You can see how cloudy his eyes were just a few days ago before the surgery:
Well the operation was a complete success! Halley’s vision will soon return to about 85-95% of what it was before he got the cataracts, and his eyes already look much better! He is just so sad looking with the collar on to prevent him from harming his eyes:
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Pennsylvania has more than 2,100 breeding facilities in the state—many of which have 100 dogs or more. A recent Oprah Winfrey Show highlighted the horrific conditions at Pennsylvania puppy mills with undercover footage taken at a facility in Lancaster, PA.
Representative James Casorio has introduced comprehensive legislation (H.B. 2525), backed by Governor Rendell and supported by more than 90 legislators, to overhaul Pennsylvania’s regulation of breeding facilities. Pennsylvania is widely considered to be a haven for puppy mills, and it is time to put an end to this cruelty.
TAKE ACTION
Please make a brief, polite phone call to your Pennsylvania state representative to urge him/her to support H.B. 2525 to crack down on puppy mills. Click here to find your representative and the phone number.
After making your call, please click here to send a follow-up email to urge your state representative to support H.B. 2525. Your legislators receive a lot of email, so be sure to personalize the subject line and the text so that your message will stand out and have more of an impact.
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Happy Birthday to Halley! He just celebrated his 7th birthday on 1/11. He is also doing much better… the vet has been monitoring him close, and now has him on 14 units of insulin, which seems to be just about the right dose. He is eating and drinking like he used to, and doesn’t seem to be having any other problems.
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Bridget and I would like to thank everyone that came over this Saturday to Ben’s 13th birthday and our deck warming party. It was so nice to see everyone and we had such a good time… and Ben enjoyed all of the company for his birthday too!
Here are some of the pictures from the party:
You can see all of the pictures here.
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We have a new deck
We have the same old dog
Why don’t you come over and see them both!
No need to bring any food or gifts, we’ll have plenty of food, drink and fun! Remember to wear slobber proof clothes, Ben drools alot when he gets excited.
Just a reminder that this is this Saturday, and the weather is looking to be very nice!
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Here are some cute pictures that I took of Mia while she was sleeping in our bathroom.
You can see all of the pictures here.
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