update...

Well this has definitely not been our month. Last friday I came home from school to find Molly acting very strange and not feeling well. Jake had been monitoring her for a few hours but something was just not right. As soon as I saw her, I knew that something was wrong. I rushed her to our vet where we had emergency surgery done. The surgery was just over 2 1/2 hours from start to finish. It was just our vet and myself who was there so I assisted when necessary. I called my mom right away and she came and got the puppies and took them to her house. They needed a mother dog to feed them, and if Molly pulled through she would not be capable. They are doing fine with my mom's dogs now and will be returning to us this weekend.

Molly is now on the mend. After the surgery to fix her stomach the vet said, we will see if she is alive in the morning. It was so tough to leave her there. The surgery was very invasive and there is a big chance that her body would not accept the changes at all, but she pulled through. She has been on heavy antibiotics and lots of pain medicine since then. Her incision is probably 20 cm long, maybe longer. She has 3 layers of dissolving stitches and then staples which will come out next week. Our vet is just shocked at how well she has recovered. She went in yesterday just for a checkup, and all is well.

The puppies are eating softened kibble right now. They have 2 adoptive moms, a golden retriever named Heidi and a goldendoodle named Leah. Both have puppies that are similar ages and both take turns feeding Molly's puppies.

Molly will be going back to her guardian family on the weekend. So that is what we have been dealing with! I will take new photos of the puppies when I get them back. I am so glad that I will be on christmas break starting on friday at 3 pm. This week has been dragging me down.