I have had Deaeren since she was a week old. My rescue pup found her and I, at first thought she was a rat. She however had a thick curly tail and was mewing so I realized she wasn't. Her brother wasn't so fortunate. (I wont talk about how or where they were found. I know they were abused.)
She was a fighter from the start. I wasn't sure she was going to make for the longest time. She had flea, ticks, lice, etc. She was nothing but skin and bones. and she was injured. I reluctantly used DEET on her since I didn't want bugs in my RV or being spread.
Then came the feeding. She refused to eat for 3 days and I had to keep forcing food into her mouth and down her throat. She finally came to one morning, the 4th morning, and decided she was starving.
I have bathed her, changed her bedding, burped her and cried tears of joy at her firsts. Her first time to really eat, her first steps, her eyes opening, the first time she heard my voice. Like you, with your kids and changing diapers and having them reach milestones, I had that with my Deaeren Lass (tah-ha-ren lass means earth girl in Gaelic).
It has been 3 years, 2 week, and 4 days since that moment. When she vanished, I panicked. She is not street savvy since she has spent her life near me. She can go to the woods and return. Heck she is normally in step with me the entire time where ever we go so yes this was stressful. My daughter - you can bash me for saying so but she is my daughter since I nursed her back to health - was missing.
When she was returned to me safe and sound and full of hugs and kisses, I was not thinking of finding my old post. I was thinking of spreading the joy. My daughter was returned to me! You would be just as thrilled as me if - heaven forbid - your child went missing and was found.
so excuse me for starting a new thread. my joy was overflowing. My baby was returned.
Just lost trying to find a fire pit in a concrete jungle wishing it was a wooded glen...
if it wasn't for bad luck, I would have no luck at all
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/22/2014 06:19AM by gypsymonkey.