Two Unexpected Angels ... Written by CP's VP of Intakes

Today two very tiny little Cairn Angels crossed over the Rainbow Bridge never really having a chance at life...

Soprano, Alto and Tenor were all scheduled for their spay/neuter surgeries and dentals today. Tenor and Alto's surgeries went fine without a hitch. Then came little Soprano. This little mill mama only weighs 8.6 pounds and is nothing but skin and bones. But she had a secret ... she was pregnant. We didn't know she was pregnant ... and then it was too late. But sometimes these things happen for a reason and there is a silver lining in something terrible. Soprano had two puppies, but she also had an adhesion on her uterus, between her uterus and her bowel. This adhesion would have made it just about impossible for Soprano to whelp these puppies and along with the very poor physical condition she is in, it would have caused her to abort these puppies shortly. Soprano had two puppies. One seemed to be forming normally, but the other was deformed and had water on the brain.

Note and Tune went to the Rainbow Bridge today without ever having a chance to experience life and freedom, but they went being loved and I know there are mill mamas waiting for them at the Rainbow Bridge to nurture and care for them. Their mama Soprano will now be able to heal her battered little body, gain some strength and be the Cairn Princess she was always meant to be. She will be singing a happy song with Note and Tune joining the CP Chorus from above.

Note and Tune will be cremated together, just as they were together today, and then buried in the Greyfrier Memorial Garden.

Please light a candle for Note and Tune, two babies who never had a chance at life and freedom...

CP's Chorus Singing a New Tune - Written by CP's VP of Intakes

Last week four little Cairns were singing the Blues, stuck in a horrible puppy mill in Oklahoma. They were horribly matted with dreadlocks, covered in ticks and fleas; their skin was literally burning up from the heat and was full of sores and scabs. Thanks to the help of a local person involved in rescue who contacted Col. Potter about these Cairns' plight and their need for help, they are now singing a completely different tune!! It literally took our wonderful vet's staff a full day to bathe, clip, clean, bathe again, clip more, medicate and bathe again these four furkids to get them clean, free of parasites, their skin cooled off and looking healthier and pink instead of red and inflamed. They said you could literally see them singing a happy tune as they felt so much better with everything that was done to them.

Please join me in singing with CP's Chorus and welcoming them:

Contralto - Female, wheaten, 13 pounds
Soprano - Female, wheaten, 8.6 pounds
Tenor - Male, 15 pounds
Alto - Female, 12.6 pounds

One member of CP's Chorus will also be singing lullabies soon as she is pregnant, VERY pregnant! Contralto, by our vet's best estimate, is due to whelp within the next week. We think there are 4, possibly 5 puppies.

Please join me in singing “Celebrate” with CP's Chorus and then get ready to practice those lullabies!