One year ago today, Briggs arrived from a rescue group in Georgia. He was blind and wobbly, and his eyes bulged from runaway glaucoma. They hurt so much he constantly rubbed them with his paws. Before we could do eye surgery to relieve the pain, our vets found he also had a kidney disease ... and then they found he also had Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. He had never received medical treatment for any of those conditions, and our internal medicine specialist thinks the Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever was the underlying cause of all of Briggs' other problems.
After repeated visits to our vet hospital, surgery, and lots of follow-up medical care, little Briggs became a new dog. Well, except for the fact that he's still blind and yes, wobbly! But what a turnaround in his life. Today he celebrated his one-year anniversary at the ranch by sleeping in and then having his personal groomer, Miss Callie, stop by for a spa session. Alayne got this shot of blind Callie giving him a facial massage this afternoon. You can just see him thinking, "This I could get used to."
whats new now in june 09............more happy stories ???
fill us in !!!!
harriet
Posted by: harrietbuono | July 05, 2009 at 04:57 PM
Thank you for all your effort and love towards these very special animals. And thank you for sharing. Happy Birthday, Briggs!
Posted by: Dale Boyd | May 14, 2009 at 03:45 PM
Ahhh, nice day for Briggs & getting some extra lovin' from Miss Callie! Thank you for helping Briggs & giving him the good life he deserves. Happy 1 year anniversary, Briggs!
Posted by: Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin | February 25, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Just goes to show what loving care can do!!! Wonderful pictures...Thanks for all you do!
Posted by: brenda | February 25, 2009 at 09:23 AM
RDR is really heaven on earth for all the animals at the ranch but in Briggs case, I think it holds a little more specialness. For him to have had such a long list of untreated ailments; then find a home of compassion, concern and treatment is a miracle.
Thank you Steve and Alayne for making miracles happen everyday!
Posted by: Boundforglory | February 25, 2009 at 09:15 AM
How funny. I would love to see the expression on Callies face if someone trird to give her a spa session.
Posted by: gayle | February 25, 2009 at 08:38 AM
What a difference a year made in Briggs life, since he's been in the great care of RDR! I guess Callie knew it was his special day & wanted to make it even more memorible for him! What a sweet shot. Life is good.
Warm hugs to all,
ginger, Tobias & Tlingit
Posted by: ginger & Tobias (the greythound) | February 25, 2009 at 03:52 AM
Happy 1st anniversary, sweet Briggs!!
God bless you, Steve & Alayne, for giving Briggs such a wonderful new life, complete with spa treatments!:-)
A big, big hug to you all from Italy.
Posted by: Carla Polastro-Nigro | February 25, 2009 at 03:44 AM
What you have provided to this little dear, and to all the others, is amazing. Thank you.
Posted by: Julien Sharp | February 24, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Hilarious!!! Briggs is one of my favorite residents to read about. Such a pitiful life he has. Looks like you worked him terribly hard that day too. Poor dude.....
Posted by: Pam Rose | February 24, 2009 at 10:14 PM
So very, very lovely. :) If these animals could talk, I only wonder what words of thanks they would constantly give you.
I was also wondering: will you be posting any more videos in the coming months? Your Youtube ones are absolutely darling.
Posted by: sian | February 24, 2009 at 09:15 PM