Chain Reaction: I'm a New Foster Mom!

Hi Everyone! I'm very excited! My Husband and I are now foster volunteers for the Small Paws Rescue Organization here in the U.S.A. Our first foster will be a Bichon Frise/Westie Mix named Bentley who was pulled out of a Kill Shelter in Texas 1 day before he was to be Euthanized last week. I'm happy we are able to foster him until he finds a forever home. I'm also looking forward to seeing how our 2 Bichons, Daisy and Gigi act with a Boy dog in the house.

The picture is the one I received of Bentley from Small Paws. He is going to be flown to us sometime soon and I will start to welcome him in and train him and such. He is 2 years old. Hopefully we will be able to find him a Forever Home in no time!

For those who don't know MS first hand - An Important Excerpt from Wikipedia on MS:

The person with MS can suffer almost any neurological symptom or sign, including changes in sensation (hypoesthesias and paraesthesias), muscle weakness, muscle spasms, or difficulty in moving;^[15] difficulties with coordination and balance (ataxia);^[15] problems in speech (dysarthria) or swallowing (dysphagia),^[16] visual problems (nystagmus, optic neuritis, or diplopia),^[17] fatigue, acute or chronic pain,^[18]^[19] and bladder and bowel difficulties.^[19]^[20] Cognitive impairment of varying degrees and emotional symptoms of depression or unstable mood are also common.^[21]^[22] The main clinical measure of disability progression and symptom severity is the Expanded Disability Status Scale or EDSS.^[23]

Multiple sclerosis relapses are often unpredictable, occurring without warning and without obvious inciting factors. Some attacks, however, are preceded by common triggers. Relapses occur more frequently during spring and summer.^[24] Infections such as the common cold, influenza, or gastroenteritis increase the risk of relapse.^[25]^[26] Stress may also trigger an attack.

Chain Reaction

Saturday, July 14, 2012

I'm a New Foster Mom!

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