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Help - a Lovely but heavily pregnant Lurcher turned up at my door today

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HoundoftheBaskervilles · 21/10/2014 03:38

I know it's late & I know there's a thread for pointy hound lovers, but I seem to have acquired a heavily pregnant Lurcher, she was lurking round my house all day - very rural no near neighbours, every time I looked out the door she was there, very underfed but sweet & extremely sociable, after about three hours I crumbled & fed her, at which point I noticed she was HEAVILY pregnant & rather skinny.

I've taken her to the Vets', no chip, no report, so she's come back here, she had a show of mucus at the vets' and has been intermittently been panting very heavily, I've phoned the vet again (who luckily are personal friends) who told me how to do an internal, couldn't feel anything yet, so I guess it's just a waiting game.

I've had dogs in the past, but DOGS, never bitches & I've never whelped a pup in me life.

Help & hand-holds would be lovely.

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redtshirt50 · 14/10/2021 13:45

Hoping for an update too!

Did the mumma dog find a forever home?

redtshirt50 · 14/10/2021 13:54

oooh just read the last few posts and she did - my mistake!

FourteenthDoctor · 14/10/2021 14:00

Ok yes a zombie but I just had the most lovely half hour

Dinosauria · 14/10/2021 14:03

Agree, enjoyed that all the more as there was an ending. Hope Mabs found a gorgeous home.

Dinosauria · 14/10/2021 14:04

@redtshirt50

oooh just read the last few posts and she did - my mistake!
I will go back and read then. Only read ops.
LaetitiaASD · 14/10/2021 14:09

@HoundoftheBaskervilles

I think she was, it makes me so sad though that someone could have dumped her, she's sooo good natured, she's been to the vet's & been scanned, I've given her an internal on the advice of the vet's & she's met the children, all in good & very gentle grace. She's huffing & labouring on a pile of old duvets & all my sofa cushions now.
As someone who likes neither dogs nor violence I have to say that dumping a pregnant dog makes me "murderous" more than sad. It is hard to know how to say any more without bringing out a string of the most offensive words I know to describe the old owners. Good luck.
Loubiemoo · 14/10/2021 14:45

@ferneytorro

I think the last post was a mistake but, thank you for that mistake as it allowed me to ready this absolutely adorable thread. Even better that it existed before Covid was a thing!
Same here
SecretKeeper1 · 14/10/2021 14:55

Hope OP sees this and updates, great thread.

There was a baby name thread for Mabli very recently. Never heard of it before and now twice in a week!

QuantumWeatherButterfly · 14/10/2021 14:59

Yes, Zombies are usually the worst - but this one has been wonderful. The best of Mumsnet, and adorable pups to boot.

TheOnlyMrsM · 14/10/2021 15:18

ZOMBIE THREAD - I understand that the rescue organisation Hounds First has recently closed.

ConadSmith · 14/10/2021 15:22

How do we vote for a move to classics?

PigeonLittle · 14/10/2021 15:24

I totally missed it was a zombie thread as I was reading through!

HollyandIvyandAllThingsYule · 14/10/2021 15:32

@ConadSmith

How do we vote for a move to classics?
Report opening post and put a word in with MNHQ
HarrisonStickle · 14/10/2021 15:38

Aw, what a shame Mabli attacked cats. Glad to read she found a forever home, though, and OP took a pup.

I wonder what they're all doing now! So long ago!

SparklingStars10 · 14/10/2021 16:07

How awful that someone could just dump her, especially being pregnant too.
We rescued a stray cat a few years ago during winter, we fostered her until Cats Protection found her a home, poor girl lived out of a bin and had a worm and flea infestation too. We would have loved to have kept her but we already had two of our own cats. Thank you for your kindness, she will be thankful to you for the rest of her life ❤️

SparklingStars10 · 14/10/2021 16:10

Whoops zombie thread but a lovely one to read.

TokyoSushi · 14/10/2021 16:39

Oh I have just adored reading this thread, and then realised that it was 7 years ago! What a lovely OP!

Morporkia · 14/10/2021 17:11

I want to be reassured that Mabs found a lovely new home and that Mungo stopped eating Lego 😂😂

Deathraystare · 14/10/2021 18:06

Bloody hell, only just realised it is a zombie thread! After all that!!!

Stressed21 · 14/10/2021 18:29

Best zombie thread ever!!

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