Announcing    
 
 
(ZIM-ee)


 

Zhimi finished with a 5 pt. Major under Dr. R. Smith at 
15 months (other Major from Barb Alderman).
 

Ch. Sharrah’s Sabukuh x Sharrah’s Tharaka

 
The story:   Ecstatic about Ch. Sabukuh pups, there were 6 buns in 
the oven (as per an ultrasound) with 2+ weeks to go… then a puppy
died, reabsorbed, and the litter was threatened. 

I drove 5 hours, total of 2 times a day, for several weeks.  An 
ultrasound revealed 1 baby less every 3-4 days. (Some of these
devices are now 3-D). When fetal distressed consumed the last 2
pups a C-section was performed. Uterine torsion (crossed horns)
inhibited blood flow to Tharaka’s babies, and caused 4 deaths
before birth. 

 
Lack of blood flow left:

Thuki and Zhimi with a birth weight of 5 oz. 
Unformed digits (yes, little club feet)
Sparse hair
Chicken-like skin
Triangular bird beak shaped noses. 

 
Five (5) days later, Thuki and Zhimi were still 5 oz.   Karen Dumke, 
Nonsuch Afghans, remained attentive offering expertise, but after
jumping through hoops to keep the boys warm and hydrated, the
2 limp babies were dying. Down 10 lbs., my sad reality sank in. At
9:30 pm that Saturday night (04-22-06), reproduction specialist, 
Jo Randall, touched base. For reasons she couldn’t explain, 
something drew her to the clinic that night where she spotted my 
file on the counter. After a bleak conversation, she remained diligent 
and called the local emergency clinic. 

Sidebar:  Decades back, Jo and husband Jay Randall ran that same 
clinic. It was 1st emergency facility in Lake County.  They made a
major contribution to the Parvovirus Campaign I spearheaded in 1980, 
deemed to be the “most major contribution of the decade.”

Within an hour of crazed driving, different meds, IV drips, and a liter
bag of solution were frantically attached to a makeshift IV pole. 

Forty-eight (48) hours later, now 7 days old, and 2 liters of fluid in them, 
Thuki and Zhimi were up to a whopping 6 oz. (+1).  Still too weak to 
nurse, hopeful optimism crept in. 

Zhimi and Thuki are miracles, and even in their youth, each overcame
adversity. My sincere thanks to Karen and Kalen Dumke, Dr. Jo Randall, 
and my great friends Gary Guth and Stephen Sweet.


 

FLASH!
Ch. Thuki (TU-key) finishes with 3 BOB's over specials at 15 months! 
This was merely 2 weeks (our next time out) after Ch. Zhimi finished!


 

Ch. Thuki and Ch. Zhimi are Sharrah’s 7th generation in 37 years out
of Ch. Sharrah’s Sabukuh x Sharrah’s Tharaka.  They were the only
pups Ch. Sabukuh produced.  Ch. Sabukuh's picture below. 

Tidbit:  Out of Tharaka’s scant 9 get from 3 litters, 7 finished!
 


Click on Sharrah logo for
Ch. Zhimi’s home page, and
then click on more pictures.

  www.sharrah.com
Click on link for Sharrah’s homepage. 
 
 

Trisha Murphy-Horman
Breeder / Owner / Handler    Sharrah Afghans, est. 1971