Maddy wants to rock

We hauled out the drum kit for Rock Band Saturday before hosting a get together, and of course Maddy had to check it out.

She began by hopping onto the drum throne and then quickly decided she needed a close up view of the drum pads. And, a full inspection would not be complete without walking on the cymbals.

There we were playing a little Sunday night as Maddy was crashing on the couch.

I was pounding away on the drums when Maddy suddenly leaps onto my back as I was playing and proceeded to sit on my shoulders as I tried to finish the song.

Of course this was rather difficult as I was forced to hunch over to ensure she would not start sliding off of my back and digging in her tiny yet horribly painful claws into my flesh.

She really seemed to love the beat of the song as she rode the waves of the music... quite a hep cat we have here.

Of course, you MUST watch the video that Rosanne managed to grab after throwing down the mic and grabbing the camera. This is gold, Jerry...

Finally an update

It's been a rather hectic 10 days since the last update.

Maddy has been doing really well and growing very quickly.

In fact, it seemed like she grew a bunch overnight last week when Rosanne and I both noticed that she was bigger.

Her cough came back a little bit so we're giving her antibiotics now which she is responding to.

Rosanne's sister Brenda and brother-in-law Scott gave her a really cool play tube that she has a ball with.

She runs into it and comes out one of the two holes or stops and plays along the way. She's also a fan of jumping on top of it and surfing as it rolls.

She's still doing the biting thing now and again when she gets fired up during play time, but we're working on correcting that by giving her "Sharky" the stuffed toy that she loves to beat up as a distraction. I guess it's hard to counteract her animal instincts during play.

Rosanne's mom Arlene was staying with us for a few days and Maddy proved to be quite the charmer. It wasn't long before Arlene was saying goodbye to Maddy before heading out and giving her a good scritch under the chin.

She's a constant joy to have around. We find ourselves smiling a lot, laughing a lot, and worrying about life's small stuff a lot less.


Photos: Top: Maddy sleeps on her throne, err, pillow. Second: Maddy and I have a quiet discussion about the price of vittles.

Videos: Top: Maddy and her tube jumping. Second: An inside look at Maddy and her tube with Aunty Brenda and Uncle Scott looking on, ending with an extreme close-up.

Maddy's Chance jumps the shark

Well, it's official... the Maddy's Second Chance blog has jumped he shark.

Actually, Maddy herself has jumped the shark. See how I did that?

She's taken to playing quite aggressively with the stuffed shark that a kind newsroomer placed in her box the day we brought her home. This is partly because we're trying to get her away from playing the "let's bite your fingers and feet" game.

She's growing quickly and gaining speed in her running and range in her jumping. She surprises us with her quick maturation on a daily basis... she's quite remarkable.

Here are a few videos and photos for your enjoyment.

Cough is gone, and spring in her step

As you can see in the video, Maddy's cough is gone thanks to the antibiotics and immune booster that Rosanne has been administering.

She's VERY active and finding new games to play on her own.

She's quickly building up strength and she's able to make long jumps that she couldn't just a week ago.

She's talking all of her medication, including the de-worming pills crushed up in her food.

Maddy's a real trooper and she's proven that she can quickly adapt to a new situation.

She occasional cries out for milk, but then realizes she has food in her dish and settles for that.

She's fully litter-trained now, which is a major relief.

Maddy's gone international

Former Free Press writer Carreen Maloney has featured Maddy's rescue story in her well-read blog at Modern Dog.

She's featured several photos and the full back story to Maddy's second chance.

Results of the check up

Maddy had her check-up today with the vet, and almost everything checked out great.

However, she does have upper respiratory infection, so we're giving her an immune-booster and an antibiotic to hopefully work through that quickly.

The vet was very positive about the speed in which the eye infection healed, and how well she has gained weight. She was also pleased to hear that Maddy has been very energetic and active. It was a plus that she had no sign of fever as well. Maddy's also got extreme good looks - the vet says she has a very healthy coat.


Here are a few photos of Maddy playing tonight.

She was in very good spirits and enjoying the scratching post, and the wrist-strap of the camera.

More fun with video

Maddy helps me do some work tonight... she was very interested in the laptop.

Two bonus videos tonight as well. Enjoy.