Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Tiana in her foster home

I went to visit Tiana in her foster home today and she is a little girl that is ready to get into the swing of things and be a puppy. She is confined when she can't be watched and has to go outside and inside the house totally on a leash to restrict this activity. Tiana is now putting weight on her leg. I took some more toys and chewies over to entertain her when she is confined. It was also noted that she has a slight respiratory infection and is now on antibiotics. This is probably from the time she spent in the shelter waiting for her owner to come claim her. It certainly is not restricting her appetite. When I first saw her, I was surprised to see that she had grown in the couple days since I had seen her. I plan to go visit her again early next week and will send over more pictures at that time.

Thank you all for all the help she has received during her operation and recovery period.



Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Tiana update and video

Tiana continues to heal and is starting to become a puppy. She will have more work on her rehab to insure that she will be able to walk normally when the healing is complete. I’ll be visiting with her again this coming week and will take more photos to share with everyone. She’s doing well now and is a very happy, playful girl. Thank you for caring. Our Shamrock dogs are very special and need extra love and medical help to prepare them for their new forever home. They come to us broken, neglected and medically challenged. We are there to help mend them and send them home.

Friday, February 18, 2011

"Like" Dog Bless You on FB and help GRCGLAR get $2500 grant!






























Creators of 'Dog Bless You' facebook page have offered a matching grant of $2500 to help Tiana and other Shamrock dogs like her.

Simply go to your Facebook account, search for "Dog Bless You" Facebook page. Click on the "like" button on the image that pops up and you'll be part of adding 2500 new fans, which will help us win the matching grant.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Tiana moves to a foster home

Little Tiana went to her foster home today but not before having a lot of people who worked with her and cared say goodby. In the first photo is the veterinary technician, Mark, who assisted in the surgery. Next is Holly, who named her, and Dr. Kelpe saying good-bye. And finally, she is on her way to her foster home. I will visit with her this coming weekend and see how she is doing with her rehab now that she is a home situation. I just spoke to the foster mom and she is doing wonderfully and very happy now.



Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Tiana doing well post-surgery

Tiana is doing very well after her surgery yesterday. I went over to the vet clinic several times today to visit with her and took these pictures this morning. She has been taken out for her potty breaks by her friend in the pictures, Dana. Tiana is still not putting any weight on her left leg. After talking to Dr. Kelpe, who performed the surgery, I learned that this injury was older than originally thought. The muscle in that leg had started to atrophy and the bone showed signs that the injury was older. Tiana will do very well in her recovery but she will need passive reflex extension rehab daily to lengthen that muscle. If she had not had this surgery, the leg would have been shortened and she would not have been able to ever put weight on it properly. I want to thank everyone involved in helping with her rescue and Dr. Kelpe and his staff at Santa Margarita Animal Care Center for their wonderful care. Also, thanks to our rescue organization for coming forward to help her. She deserves only the best.

We will be sending her to a foster home when she is ready which should be pretty soon. She will need another 8-10 weeks to recover and heal before being spayed. At that time she will be available for adoption to the appropriate home for her personality and age.



Monday, February 14, 2011

Puppy with broken leg rescued from shelter

Little Tiana came into rescue today with a broken left rear leg in need of surgery to repair it. This was necessary to insure her leg would heal properly and straight. She is a very sweet, adorable 3-month old girl. After the approvals were obtained for her surgery, she was prepped for the procedure. These photos show her when she first came in and our volunteer, Suzanne, was with her. Tiana was then prepared for her surgery and the next picture shows her waiting for her surgery. She is a healthy little girl and will heal well but it will take time.































Update: Surgery went well and she is resting tonight. More tomorrow.