Recent content by Fosta Mama

Rocco and me. This was his adoption pic blooper. I adopted him after fostering him for over a year and a half.

I am sorry your world's turned upside down, but it sounds like you've got a good, solid plan for a fresh start. I have fostered 16 Frenchies. Each one adjusted to a new temporary life with me; new people, new environment, new dogs, new rules. Then each went on to be adopted by a family and they...

Travis! eta... I can't seem to delete the blurry thumbnail? Sorry..

As we all know, Frenchies are an expensive breed to care for! The stenotic nares surgery itself isn't terribly expensive, but many Frenchies, as well as other brachycephalic breeds have elongated soft palates that must be reduced. The palate surgery can be very expensive, particularly when...

Is he having straining or diarrhea? Frenchies seem to be prone to conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease. My last 2 fosters had IBD. I would run another fecal to doublecheck for the giardia. You may want to run an allergy test or a food sensitivity test like http://www.nutriscan.org/...

Travis is looking for love.

In this weekend's mail arrived a bottle of NuVet Plus, the prize for the December photo contest. Rocco is always excited to get gifts! Rocco says, "Can I get a little help here? I don't have thumbs, you know!" I gave him half a vitamin and I'll check his blood sugar to make sure it...

Back in October, Travis and I packed our suitcase and drove to Las Vegas for a few days. The 2016 French Bulldog Nationals (largest Frenchie dogshow in US) was being held there, and our rescue group had a booth set up for the week-long event. It was Frenchie heaven! Hundreds of beautiful...

Neat! My Travis has a serious cowlick between his shoulder blades. I call it his 'fur-tornado'. I can't find a good pic of it. Can you see it here? Here's another pic of his swirl

Rocco and I thank you!

Rocco and I thank you! Rocco is a pretty special pup. The end of January will mark 2 years that Rocco has been here. He started off as a foster dog for most of that time. He was turned over to the rescue group after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It was clear that Rocco wasn't...

Magnus came into rescue back at the end of August, as a very sick boy. He had been suffering with bloody diarrhea for over a year, and was having recurrent rectal prolapses. His family tried hard to handle his inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), (he came with over 100 pages of medical records) but...

I am thinking it is more of a medical problem and not an emotional one. Minimize his physical activity in case it is a spinal issue and keep a close eye on him. Poor guy- I hope it's nothing.

I've been MIA for a long while, but thought I'd drop back in to give an update. Travis, my foster failure, can turn a frown upside down in a heartbeat! I love this silly boy! I fostered Rocco for over a year and a half. He was recently adopted by a wonderful family, but Rocco did not like...

This is Rocco. Despite his hounddog face, he's happy, I swear! I recently adopted Rocco after fostering him for almost 2 years. He has type 1 diabetes but is doing great!