by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris Recently I posted a photo on Facebook of our fine fellow Agapi feeling poorly. He had just vomited five times in a row. Within a couple of hours he had recovered and gone back to normal, so we didn’t visit the veterinarian.
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ Maybe you’ve rescued an injured dog who needs spendy surgery. Or you’re head of an orphaned elephant sanctuary and desperately need to scrape up enough cash to pay off the coming month’s bills. Or perhaps, for your birthday, you’re feeling noble, and don’t want gifts for yourself, but want to […]
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ Why can’t I get my act together, make plans, and follow through with much of anything these days? It’s not like I’ve ever been the most organized drawer in the dresser, but now, with one and sometimes more of our big brood of rescued pooches ill, my metaphorical drawer tends […]
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ “This dog does not have Leishmaniasis,” a fellow rescuer insisted. I was urging him to get a pooch he had found in Greece tested for that deadly parasite. “No way,” he said. “I’ve been rescuing here for 12 years. Don’t you think by now I’d know the symptoms?” Then he […]
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ Our senior dog Sophia is trapped in the grip of monsters. They are microscopic, but monstrous nonetheless. It’s hard to imagine more vicious or voracious foes. To make matters worse, her enemies did a good job of disguising themselves. Until just a few weeks ago, we didn’t even know who […]
