Indigo Rat Terriers

04/22/2026

CH Indigo IGO Kao Kaizen Epic Blitz - aka: Wagyu, an Indi Great Grandson won back-to-back Group Fours the day after his 9 month birthday. Although I had planned on going to this show, I unexpectedly have been dealing with the trauma of Indi who came home last weekend after two weeks in the hospital. So AKC Pro Handler, Christy Marley got to do the honors helping Wagyu earn his first Group win placements. Thank you Christy for being a good sport and taking this boy.

Also, big thanks to Todd and April Clyde for recognizing the potencial in Wagyu and giving him his first Group wins. I see it too. He has an exciting future ahead of him.

Photo credits go to: Tyler Crady of All Breed Photo and Claudia Pet Photography

04/13/2026

Monday morning: Just talked to the vet....

Indi was put on Ceftazidime inj 2x a day through his iv. He has been on it for 48 hours. He needs a second surgery to remove dead tissue because the type of bacteria, which is a type of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium. It creates a biofilm around the infection making it extremely difficult for antibiotics to get to the infected area. They suggest he goes to WSU because they are equipped with everything needed to care for him long term.

But, that in itself is a huge concern regarding quality of life and the possibility of his body not responding to these very strong antibiotics over time. Secondary, WSU can't happen on my end because of money. They estimate it costing $10,000 just for WSU and I am already over extended at his current vet even with all the donations❤️.

They could do the surgery here at his vet, but they are concerned about his aftercare because they are not equipped to care for such extreme cases. Also, if they don't get all the infection and it reoccurs it would be putting Indi through even more trauma and affecting his quality of life. As it is he is really tired of being in isolation and it is already affecting him emotionally. They put him on trazodone to help keep him calm.

Today they are going to aspirate the area they are concerned is a ball of infected tissue. Also, give the antibiotic a couple more days to see if it can get the infection under control. But the concern is if it does close up the wounds, there will still be dead tissue that would reinfect his body and will reopen with infection because of the strain of bacteria.

I don't know how much longer I can put him through this. If things don't heal because of dead tissue under the skin needing to be removed, the outcome is going to be a devastating choice.

The questions I am asking myself are how long do I put him through this pain and suffering? If the medications can heal his wounds, but the infection continues inside after the antibiotic is gone, how much more can I realistically carry on like this with him? It is totally not fair to him to suffer. How does anyone make these decisions and when?

Not knowing how severe his injuries were before surgery, and then going through the timeline of the surgery and healing and waiting, watching Indi get happier while healing, not suffering from a torn up body just to find out there may have never been any hope from the beginning is killing me and I wish I would've known from day one because that decision would've been more humane at that time.

I am heading over to the vet to see him today, but as of now from the conversation I had with the vet and we are going to give the medication a couple of days to see if there's a big turnaround. I think I will know what comes next if we are not seeing improvement by tomorrow. 💔

04/13/2026

Totays update on Indi with a video this afternoon

He is in good spirits but wants out of there so bad. I took some time today to write out more details about what happened and why choices were made the way they were.

I will say if Indi pulls through without PTSD it will be a miracle. So here is a bit of back story...

I know I needed to write out a more complete explanation, but in short, Indi had been neutered and rehomed a few years ago locally. It has been a great home where he is loved and well cared for. But they were off on a vacation abroad last week and they had a house sitter watching Indi and their great dane and other animals. I don't know the details of what happened other than the great Dane attacked him and shook, which caused some massive rips. I got a text from his family asking if I could go get him because of what happened. The horrible thing is that I didn't hear about it till the next morning. So he sat like that ripped open for over 14 hours and the sitter didn't do anything other than trying to stop the bleeding. I'm surprised Indi didn't die overnight to be honest. So I had the sitter bring him into the vet that morning when I found out and after talking to the doctor, they felt they could sew him up, so I said OK. I did not get to see how serious his wounds were until after surgery when I saw the stitches and I was shocked. So I thought since it was done, I'll just hang in there waiting for him to heal. He was supposed to come home yesterday, but he has developed a secondary infection that is highly resistant to antibiotics that is keeping him in Isolation much longer. He's on a much stronger antibiotic now. In hindsight if I would've saw the wounds, I may have put him down because I think it's cruel to make an animal goes through something like this, but he is in good spirits, eating, walking around and wants to go home. He's just hates being away from home because he's been living at the vet hospital for over a week. He can't go home yet because he's on these antibiotic's now that have to be given to him twice a day through an IV and his wounds where they had the drain tubes are still draining in the one area of concern. Tomorrow they will reassess him because he has that one area that has the infection that may need to be surgically cleaned of dying tissue. So the whole thing is pretty difficult and stressful on us both. Plus with the unforeseen added medical treatments. I just don't know how I'm going pay for it. Hence why I started the GoFundMe. I just feel so bad. It is such a mess and his owners released him back to me so now he's my responsibility physically and financially.

Again, if you feel you are able to spare some $$ just a little bit. It would be greatly appreciated. Everyone who has donated so far is such a godsend for this boy. I wish it could take away all his pain, but hopefully it will at least be able to give him the best medical care for the most hopeful outcome.

For Paypal, if you send me a friends and family, they won't charge a fee.

https://www.paypal.me/IGORats

https://gofund.me/51e516550

11/15/2025

09/23/2025

This is Buzz
He is so ready for his forever home. Super smart. Looks you straight in the eyes asking whats next. (9 1/2wks photo from this morning) pm me for details if interested.

Buzz is in a home now. He gets to keep his name too. 😊

09/20/2025

This is Buzz from the Pi'/Rocky litter - World of Listening Day. DOB: 7-18-25. He is 9 weeks old and ready for a new family. Buzz is a confident well socialized boy. He passed his temperment test with flying colors. He would make a great entry level show prospect, whether conformation or performance. He would be just as happy in a home as someones forever pup. Buzz is smart as a whip and easy to train. Reach out if interested.