SHAKTI, CGC, Advanced Trick Dog
("Dayspring's Spirit of SHAKTI")

the ISSR Shiloh Shepherd female dog's website and dog blog
Trainer: LEXI HAYDEN
Member, International Association of Canine Professionals

Category: Health

Article about bloat, pack leadership in critical situations and human-canine bond

Lexi Posted by Lexi at 08:57 AM on July 10, 2009 Comments comments (0)

This article was born of life experiences. The experiences affected the whole "pack" and, of course,Shakti in particular. I put all my memories, experiences, insights and thoughts on paper in hopes that the article would help other dog owners and their dogs to lead happy, balanced, positive lives...


This article describes a bloat incident, the owners' response, veterinary treatment and Shakti's recovery. It emphasizes the benefits deriv...

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Friday the 13th... - what a HAPPY day! :)

Lexi Posted by Lexi at 05:17 PM on March 14, 2009 Comments comments (7)

Hello! smile


Friday the 13th was a VERY happy day for Shakti and her pack for a few reasons!


  1. Shakti had a vet appointment during which all 30 stitches were removed! Shakti was VERY brave and patient. She understood that we were helping her. She really likes her vet and gave her lots of kisses. Her vets did a FANTASTIC job during the whole hospitalization...
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Bloat symptoms Shakti experienced

Lexi Posted by Lexi at 06:20 PM on March 07, 2009 Comments comments (3)

Hello everyone,


First of all Shakti's recovery is going GREAT! smile


She has a great appetite, does all her business nicely, smiles and has her positive and goofy attitude back. She gets a lot of rest during the day and her wound is healing ver...

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We'll be there for Shakti...Always...

Lexi Posted by Lexi at 10:35 PM on March 03, 2009 Comments comments (3)

Our beloved girl Shakti's making progress and getting better each day. Shakti thought she could jump in the car on her own, but we didn't let her do that of course.

 

We had a vet check up today and the vet was VERY happy with Shakti's condition. Shakti has more and more strength and energy. She tried to play a bit today and we were overjoyed to see her bright spirit...

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Shakti's first days at home after surgery and hospitalization

Lexi Posted by Lexi at 07:35 PM on March 02, 2009 Comments comments (13)

Hello everyone!smile


Here's another update about Shakti's health: she's getting better and better every day! smile I added a few photos to this post because I thought that Shakti's Friends and Fans would enjoyseeing our fuzzy girl and see the improvement in Sher health...


Last time I posted was on February 28 (Saturday) and just after I wrote a post here we received a phone ca...

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Bloat surgery info and about Shakti's condition

SHAKTI Posted by SHAKTI at 04:44 PM on February 28, 2009 Comments comments (7)

Dear Friends and Fans of our sweet girl Shakti,


As some of you already know Shakti had the emergency operation that started on February 26 and ended early in the morning on February 27. She had a bloat which is a life threatening veterinary emergency. Shakti is d...

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