Thursday, July 31, 2014

Molly’s Recovery

We are pleased to share that Molly is doing very well post-surgery. The large mass on her back end was benign, but the smaller mass on her neck was malignant. They got good margins so Molly seems to be fine for now. X-rays were taken and no masses appeared on her internal organs....this is great news. She is a happy girl, a great companion and now looking for a forever home of her own. She is good with everyone she meets, other dogs and even cats. We hope Molly has lots of happy days ahead of her and continues to stay in good health.




Bobby and Sonny looking much better

These photos show how much better both boys are looking. The skin has cleared up, and hair is growing back a lot. Both pups are growing bigger every day. They are now Sonny 10.6 and Sonny Delight 11.8. I will be going to visit with them again this coming weekend and taking more photos. I still have not been given the “all clear” to make them available for adoption but, hopefully, that day will be soon. They are very happy, playful, pups and will need a forever home that is ready for the activity of a puppy.




Monday, July 28, 2014

Betti undergoes Eye Surgery

When Betti first arrived into Rescue her right eye was covered in green goo. She was diagnosed with dry eye and put on medications to make her comfortable. Betti then went off to a nice foster home and started to settle in nicely while she waited for her forever home. Unfortunately, a week ago Betti started to experience considerable pain in her right eye. Her foster mom took her to an eye specialist who discovered that this lovable girl had a hole on her cornea. That was causing considerable pain and eye medication alone would not help. We had to make the tough decision to remove her right eye immediately, so Betti had the surgery that same day and was back in her foster home in the evening. We know it is a shock to see a dog that has had an eye removed since the whole area is shaved, but be assured that the fur will grow back and Betti is no longer in pain. She will, however, have to receive drops in her left eye for life to make sure this does not happen again. Betti is doing just fine now and we will share photos of her recovery. Thank you for caring



Saturday, July 19, 2014

New Life for Winston!

A wonderful opportunity came along for Winston and he is excited to be starting his new adventure. Working with Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, we have decided that Winston will reside with them on their 8 acre facility up in Northern California. He will make many new friends there and get to swim in their pool...two things Winston loves. The staff at Homeward Bound will look a little more into Winston's physical issues to see if there's anything that can be done to help. In the meantime, Winston has new durable booties to wear on his feet to protect them from further abrasions. We are so happy for Winston, but we will miss him too. Thanks go out to Homeward Bound for their help and support!





Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Bobby and Sonny doing well

I drove back to visit with the boys today and they were very happy to see me. Their hair was starting to fill in and I was able to take photos of them but not able to see them outside of their kennels. They look better than the last visit and were happy, friendly pups.




Friday, July 11, 2014

Meet Bobby and Sonny Delight

Today we had two adorable pups come in to rescue, both with Sarcoptic Mange. It’s amazing that these two boys looked alike and yet came in to two different shelters, nowhere close to each other. Both Bobby and Sonny Delight were very healthy otherwise and were so happy to see each other again. Bobby arrived at 6 pounds and Sonny Delight came in at 4.5 pounds. The shelter estimate was 8 weeks but they were more like 6 weeks in age. These first photos were taken on 7/13 when I went to visit with them. When they came in, they both received their exam and were put on Revolution to clear up the mange, given antibiotics, and have been given baths with their special shampoo. They had scabby areas on their skin, but acted like healthy puppies and had a good appetite.




Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Meet Winston

Winston came into Rescue recently and he certainly needs your help. As you can see Winston has some unique medical issues. Firstly Winston has trouble with his hind legs. The problem seems to be getting worse because now Winston drags his hind feet when he walks, causing the feet to develop open wounds. Currently we are trying to heal an open wound on his hind right foot.

Our Winston also suffers with incontinence, so we are searching for an extra special foster family to help this guy, while we work on the best long term option for this boy. Despite these challenges Winston is a happy go lucky fella who loves other dogs, loves to play and simply loves people. Like any true Golden Winston just loves life.



Saturday, July 5, 2014

Molly medical update

WARNING: Graphic photo!

Molly recently had two masses removed. One, which was the size of a baseball, would not heal and kept weeping. It was not possible to keep this area clean and free of infection – poor girl. Molly had tests prior to her surgery to confirm that her main organs were not showing the growth of tumors. Everything appeared clear, so we went ahead with surgery.

If you can bear to look, then the before and after photos are below. We are pleased to share that Molly is recuperating very nicely in her foster home. We ask that you send lots to energy to Molly to aid her recovery. In the meantime we are waiting for biopsy results and will update Mollys blog when we have more news.




Thursday, July 3, 2014

Pi update

Our hopes to get Pi into a clinical trial took a step backward recently. We had identified a clinical trial close to where Pi is living and his foster mom took him to visit the doctor to get more information about the trial and to hopefully get him signed up.  Sadly, we were told that Pi is not a candidate for the trial because he had had part of his tumor removed by a vet before he came into rescue.  This is very discouraging.  Pi is so full of life and is healthy in ever other way; it makes no sense for us to just wait and watch as the cancer continues to spread.  We have reached out to the drug manufacturers once again, hoping that they would consider donating medication to Pi.  So far, we have not heard back.  In the meantime, Pi's tumor had gotten larger so he just underwent a surgery to reduce it's size.  We feel that Pi will be much more comfortable now.  Please keep Pi in your thoughts and prayers as we continue to try to find some help for him. We know we have asked you before, yet if you would like to make a donation to help with Pi's treatment, he would appreciate it very much.