Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Brinkley in foster home for the holidays




















Today he went for a roll in the grass, which he loves. You can see that by this pictures.  Not too pretty but he sure loved the time in the sun for his favorite roll.  This boy will sit, down, give you his paw and nudges you for more hugs when you stop.  As expected, he has become the clinic favorite.  This evening our volunteer, Mike, will pick him up for his ride to his foster home to spend Christmas. We are all so happy to know that he will have a nice warm bed and two furry friends to play with for his very special Christmas present.

He will be made available for adoption when his tests are complete.   Keep watching the Shamrock notes for when he will be transferred to the available page.

-Carole

Sunday, December 20, 2009

15-yr old Brinkley rescued from shelter

I received a call several days ago that a 15-year old boy had recently come into the shelter and needed help.   Now I've had some dogs that they "thought" were that old but they knew this dog's birthday.   Everyone there had fallen in love with his sweet personality and he was quite perky for an old guy.   Well today, thanks to Tom our volunteer, Brinkley came into rescue today.





















I was warned that I would fall in love with this boy and they weren't kidding.   He has won over everyone that he meets.  As soon as he arrived at the vets he immediately went back for a desperately needed bath.   Then the vet work began and he is doing great.  Yes, we have some small lumps and bumps but he is doing very well.

-Carole


Saturday, December 12, 2009

Goldy adopted!

Today was a big day for Goldy when she went home with her forever family. This family drove a great distance in driving rain to meet her, fall in love, and take her home to be one of their family. I am so happy for this girl who is just the sweetest Golden you would ever want to meet. She will truly have a very happy Christmas.


Friday, December 4, 2009

Peppermint Patty adopted!

Little Peppermint Patty went to her forever home this afternoon. This sweet little girl will have a great home with two loving adopters who were so excited to be able to meet her. Thanks again for all your support and for caring.


Monday, November 30, 2009

Krunch adopted!

Today, little Krunch went to his forever home to start his training as a pet therapy pup. He has a wonderful new forever home and a productive, happy life ahead. Thanks to a great foster home, many dedicated volunteers and a terrific hospital staff he will have a wonderful life.


Thursday, November 26, 2009

Goldy's biopsy results

Well the biopsy came back on Goldy today and, unfortunately, it is a cancerous tumor. Dr. Lee, who performed the long surgery felt that he had gotten everything as it was not attached to anything. Unfortunately, there were extensive blood vessels involved. So far she is doing great but will now need to be placed in a PERMANENT FOSTER situation. She will be placed on the available page with this stipulation this week.


Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Sugar Baby adopted!

Little Sugar Baby was the first pup ready for adoption and is now in her forever home. These kids have done so well and are gaining weight by the day. Peppermint Patty is ready, also, and will go on the available page. Krunch has his recheck this weekend and will be ready after that. Check the available site for information on them. Thanks go out to everyone involved in helping these kids get a good start in life. We had terrific veterinarians, vet techs, and foster homes working with them. It's taken a whole team to make this happen.


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Goldy in foster care

Goldy is now in a temporary foster home received the love and care she needs. She currently has two drains in her incision and will need to have restricted exercise. According to her foster mom, she is fine with the confinement as long as she has her toys and beloved ball to play with. This is just the sweetest, happy, friendly girl that you would ever want to meet. Everyone she meets is her friend. Has that typical Golden happy personality.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Peggy Sue heads home!

Today was a big day in Peggy Sue's life. She went to her new forever home. Her new mom came to meet her and fell immediately in love with this sweet girl. Peggy has totally healed now and hair is starting to grow back where her surgery was done. She has no trouble running up and down stairs and really enjoys playing with other dogs. I know she will be happy in her new home. Thanks go out to everyone who supported her care and helped her on her road to recovery.


Goldy has surgery

She was finally cleared to have her surgery over the weekend and it will be performed today. As soon as she has recovered, she will be going to a temporary foster home to heal.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Candy pups now in foster care

All three pups- Sugar Baby, Peppermint Patty and Krunch are now in their foster homes and doing great. All are active, healthy, happy pups. When they are cleared by the vets, they will be available to go to their forever homes. They are now 10 weeks - two females and one male.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Goldy's surgery postponed

Oh dear, today we found out Goldy now has kennel cough and that has postponed her surgery. She will now be moved over to the isolation kennel for treatment and care. Poor girl didn't deserve this but it's necessary to treat her and not give to the other dogs where she is kenneled. Hopefully, it will be a mild case.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Goldy cleared for surgery

I ran over to the vets today to check on the results of Goldy's biopsy and chest xray before proceeding with her surgery. Everything is clear and she will be having her surgery on Monday. After she has recovered and has the opportunity to go to a foster home to heal, she will be made available for adoption. Watch for her on the available page, soon.

Pupdate...

Both of our girls are now in a foster home together. They are eating on their own and doing well. This weekend little Krunch is set up to go to his foster home. They will have to wait until they test negative for Parvo before being available for adoption. Please check in to see how they are doing in their foster homes. I'll try to take pictures in the next couple days to post for everyone to view.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Peggy Sue is ready for adoption

Peggy Sue is doing great now and stitches have come out. She is now ready for her new forever home. Please check the available dogs page for more information.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Goldy rescued

Goldy recently came into rescue as an owner turn in at the shelter when her owner was shipping out. She has a large mammary tumor and an infection on the side of her face from either a bite or infected puncture. The vets did a biopsy on the tumor yesterday and we are waiting to see what they find out before attempting to remove it. We'll keep you posted on her care.


Candy pup, Peppermint Patty, goes to foster home

This is a happy picture. Little Peppermint Patty went to her foster home this evening with one of the vet techs who has been working with her constantly since she came into rescue. She was barking and wagging her tail waiting to get out of her crate. As soon as her foster picked her up she was licking her face and giving her kisses. She had done that to me the previous night when I was holding her while they cleaned her crate. She is eating very good on her own and fingers crossed she will finally be on the road to recovery. Tomorrow or Friday if all continues to go well, Sugar Baby will join her at this foster home. Sugar is eating on her own now but they want to watch her at the vets one more day.


Monday, November 9, 2009

Candy puppies update

We have had some changes with the pups. We lost Twix on Monday. He had been playful but the Parvo took hold Sunday really bad and he was gone suddenly on Monday. We now have Peppermint Patty and Sugar Baby at one vet clinic and Krunch and Caramel at another - all still being treated. Patty is doing very well and starting to eat on her own. As you can see from these pictures, Sugar Baby still is being fed with a nasal tube.


Saturday, November 7, 2009

Candy crew not out of the woods

Things have changed a lot with this little family. Krunch and Caramel were on their way to a foster home but how fast plans change. I had everything loaded in the car to take to the foster home and when I walked into the vet's office I was told little Krunch had thrown up that morning. That changed plans and they were quickly whisked away to another vets for care. Currently they have a very good chance of surviving this devastating disease. They were quickly placed on supportive care and so far have responded well.

The other three pups are not as lucky and have been receiving treatment with two Twix and Peppermint Patty slowly responding but by no means "out of the woods". One little girl Sugar Baby is the one that we are very worried about. Supportive care is essential and I am so thankful that two of the vet techs, that have been taking care of them all week, came in on their days off this weekend to care for them.

Thank you for caring about these little guys. Your donations are greatly appreciated and essential to their care. I'll send another update early next week.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Today was a happy day for these two pups. We've named them now and this is Krunch on the left and Caramel on the right. They are doing great and will need to go to a foster home in the next day or two. The sooner the better for these two. The other three, Peppermint Patty, Sugar Baby and Twix, will need more care but are still doing better than I had expected last night. As you can see when I asked the vet staff to name them they were only thinking of candy bars.

Stay in touch for updates.


Monday, November 2, 2009

Puppies!

Today I was called from the shelter that a litter of 6 pups had been brought in by their owner to give up. One puppy had tested positive for parvo and was lethargic. That pup was put down at the shelter. The remaining 5 came into rescue the next day thanks to a wonderful volunteer, Tom, who ran immediately to help with them.
This disease is a very devastating illness and many puppies do not get the chance to survive without veterinary care. These pups were covered with fleas, had worms and giardia plus one tested positive for Parvo. They arrived at the vets active and playful. By the end of the day, two were not as playful and were put on IV's and antibiotics. I went home with a heavy heart not knowing what I would find in the morning.





Sunday, November 1, 2009

Peggy Sue went to her foster home today for recuperation. She will be there until the stitches have been removed from her surgery. At that time she will then be available for adoption. She is great with other dogs both big and very small. So far, she has done very well with children, also, but to my knowledge she has not lived with them in the past. Thanks for caring and staying in touch with her progress.


Saturday, October 31, 2009

Peggy Sue is now venturing outside with no problems. We are still taking for short walks as there is some drainage from her surgery. She loves to spend her time outside just soaking up the sun and getting her pats and hugs. Tomorrow is a big day with her going to her foster home for recuperation and quiet time.


Friday, October 30, 2009

Peggy Sue came thru her surgery with flying colors. She is relaxing here being hand fed today. Food was not a big priority for her this morning and someone came in with a cheeseburger that was scrumptious and well received. Walks are short and she is having no trouble with them. I'm sure in the next day or two she will be running up and down the back stairs at the vets with no trouble. They did not bother her prior to the amputation.


Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Peggy Sue recovering from surgery

Peggy Sue had her surgery today and is now recovering. As you can see, she received a lot of attention both before and after the surgery. This is just the sweetest girl and hopefully, will make a quick recovery. Thanks go out to Dr. Kelpe and the staff at Santa Margarita Animal Care Center for all their help and for caring about this special girl. We will be getting her up to walk tomorrow morning and hopefully, she will be ready for a foster home this coming weekend to complete her recovery.


Friday, October 23, 2009

Peggy Sue needs a surgery




















Peggy Sue arrived in rescue this afternoon. This sweet 2-3 year old girl has a right front leg that is deformed. From all appearances and x-rays she apparently has not had the use of this leg since birth. It has atrophied and is carried up and crossed most of the time. Her personality is extremely sweet and loves everyone who comes to give her attention. We are currently scheduling surgery to have this leg amputated so that she can be recuperated and on to her new forever home.


Thursday, October 1, 2009

Beau heads to foster care

This morning his foster mom, Sue, got the final instructions from Dr. Miles and off they went to have a good time. Everyone at the vet's this morning was in there giving him extra love and hugs. I think everyone also had to take him for his special walks. He enjoyed the attention so much. He'll be posted on the available dogs page in a day or so. He is definitely good with other dogs both big and little. Cats are fine with him also. Keep your eyes open for his listing on the available page.


Monday, September 28, 2009

Beau ready for a foster home

Beau is doing wonderfully! He's walking much better and his nose is healing well. He is ready to go to a foster home and would really enjoy being with other dogs and people to give him hugs and love. We can't say it enough, he is just the sweetest boy. He'll likely be available for adoption to the right home by the end of the week. Here's a photo of Beau with a little gal he met yesterday...he was so good with her!


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Beau is doing great and is so happy now

His nose is healing slowly and he is losing weight, which he desperately needed. Everyone who has met him and walked him has fallen in love. He is just the sweetest boy and that little tail with no hair just wags a mile a minute when he sees you. Next week he will be going to a foster home and will be available for adoption. Beau is a very special boy and will need a home with very limited stairs - or no stairs, someone who will manage his weight and love him, love him, love him. He enjoys just hanging out with you, going on his walks - not hikes - but walks, no running and no biking for this boy. Stay posted for when he is officially ready for adoption.




Thursday, September 17, 2009

Beau already looking better!




















Today Beau looked much better. After they had shaved him down, as you can see, including his tail, he got a nice bath. What a difference a shave and bath make. Today when I went over the kennel people said he walked outside on his own with just the sling used as support. As you can see from these photos, he is having a lot of trouble with his rear legs. It doesn't help to be so overweight and out of condition. We will have to check on that later once we get him comfortable.

I did take him out for a nice walk and he was able to go further than previously. We will try to increase the distance and frequency as the days go on. This boy is just the sweetest boy and nothing seems to bother him.



Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Update on Beau


Beau spent the day getting totally shaved down, toenails - which were so long his feet turned in - trimmed, ears treated and his nose taken care of. Initially it was thought that the nose area "may" be cancerous but upon further examination, it was determined that it was not - HURRAH - and will heal with treatment and antibiotics. We are still having to use a sling - yes all 109 pounds of him in a sling - to get him outside to relieve himself. He has no muscle tone in his rear legs and will take rehab to build up the muscles. Let's hope tomorrow is a better day in that department.


Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Neglected Golden surrendered to rescue


Beau was surrendered by his owner to the rescue one day before the shelter was going to confiscate him for neglect and abuse. It brought everyone to tears when they saw him struggling to come into the vet's. He is 10 years old and was originally adopted from the Orange County shelter in 1999 as a 2 month old pup. The neighbors had called the shelter when he and two other dogs were abandoned in the yard. The owner called our hotline last night about surrendering Beau to rescue. She had a choice, either us or animal control taking him tomorrow. The shelter will pursue getting the other two dogs left in the yard.

Both of Beau's ears are infected - you could smell them when he came in. He was covered with mats, feces and foxtails. There was wire wound up in his tail feathers. His toenails were so long, they curled around and back into his pads. They will require several trimmings to get to a proper length. Finally, Beau has a very large ulceration on his nose, which may be due to fly-strike, but the vet is checking for cancer. Thankfully, he is just the sweetest, calmest boy and lay there with his tail thumping as the vet staff worked on him.