Update on Finn

Finn continues to improve but also has setbacks. His skin has improved but continues to have little sores rise through the skin. He has been on a cocktail of 3 antibiotics. Recently he developed a nasty cyst on his knee (see picture), leading the vet to recommend surgically removing it to prevent ongoing infections and switching one of the antibiotics.

His physical therapy sessions of acupuncture, laser treatment, and massage, and his foster home exercises, have improved his mobility. Treadmill water therapy has been put on hold while the skin issues get resolved.

Meet Finn

Finn is an 8 year old male pulled from an area shelter. The shelter had no space available, called “Code Orange,” and needed him pulled immediately. He was covered in maggots and had difficulty walking, so he was carried to his rescue ride with towels. The vet flushed his uninvited guests and shaved him, revealing wounds over his neck, shoulders, chest and belly. Finn had sepsis (infections), anemia, dry eyes, severe dental tartar and x-rays revealed hip dysplasia. We are working on clearing up the infections and rebuilding his health and will look into physical rehab to build up muscle mass in his hind legs.

Meet CiCi

CiCi is a 10 year old female surrendered to the rescue because the owner passed away. The owner had had CiCi since she was a puppy so her transition has been hard for her. Not in the best shape with being very overweight, a few lipomas, some dental tartar and a lipid on one of her eyes. Her fur had also been clipped close to her skin with some patches of fur loss. Her owner had her current on her vaccinations so we started with doing a senior blood panel on her. With that, we discovered that she has hypothyroidism. This is one of the contributing factors with her significant weight issue and hair loss. She is currently taking medication and will be re-tested in 3-4 weeks to see if her levels are therapeutic.

Tabatha is adopted!

Although still dealing with some medical issues, I am happy to announce that Tabatha, now known as Tabby, has been adopted by her foster family! Congratulations to the Barksdale family. We are so thankful that Tabby has found such a fantastic home.

Video of Tabatha

Meet Tabitha

This sweet girl is from an area shelter. The neglect is evident in the condition of her skin and coat. Her teeth are worn down from chewing on herself, both her ears are infected and one of her eyes has an infection. Even with all this going on, she still greets everyone with a wiggly back end and wagging tail.

Meet Sargent Major

Sarge was caught by Animal Control and brought into the shelter as a stray. He has some lumps and bumps, hair loss (probably from fleas), and could use to gain a little weight as we can easily see his ribs. Sarge is in a foster home and getting some TLC including good food and antibiotics for his skin. We are waiting to neuter him until his skin clears up. He is really a great dog with an amazing temperament. Very much the Golden Retriever temperament we all love.