Wilson moves to foster home

Well it's been a long recovery time but our Wilson has now gone to his foster home. We finally were able to take out the last stitches that had been placed where his leg bends at the elbow. They kept opening up and required so much longer to heal. He has finally been given a bath and today he rode off to spend time in his foster home and start looking for his forever home. Thanks for everyone's support and for caring.

Mikey update

Mikey is doing a little better now and some of the test results are coming back. We will be changing his antibiotics. I'm still waiting for the skin cultures to be returned. He is a much happier boy now that he is starting to feel somewhat better. His eyes and ears have been medicated and that is helping. His tail is now wagging and we are all seeing some improvement. He is not ready for a foster home yet, but, hopefully, in a week or two, he will be able to be moved in to one.

Meet Kassandra

Kassandra is a 6-year old female found as a stray and rescued from an area shelter. It was obvious that Kassy has allergies or skin problems. She has some missing and thinning hair. Very noticeably on one side of her snout and face. We have put her on a good diet for common food allergies and started her on some medication that have calmed her skin. We are also thinking that some of her skin problems are related to the anxiety of being lost and in a strange and noisy place as the shelter. So now that she is in a foster home, she is relaxing. Her skin issues were very obvious to us when we first saw Kassy, but we discovered something later, a cruciate tear , after x-rays and specialist consultation. Her limp was not very pronounce so we started her on pain medication in hope that it was a temporary condition. She responded well to the medication but the position of her rear leg while walking showed us enough to investigate further. Kassy is now scheduled for surgery that will require 5-6 weeks recovery.

Meet Mikey!

Mikey arrived in rescue today and in much need of our special care. He came to us from a local shelter and the initial reaction when someone sees him, is "oh dear, how did this boy get in such horrible condition". Upon arrival he had a whole battery of tests to determine what we were treating. He has multiple skin infections, infected ears, and a low thyroid. We immediately started him on antibiotics for the skin, and started treating his low thyroid, plus gave him a medicate bath. He was given a special food that hopefully will help with his allergies, if any, and now we just sit back and wait for tests to be returned and medication to start working.

I know he will start looking and smelling better in time and become that handsome boy that he was as a pup.

Visit with Wilson

I was able to visit with Wilson this past weekend and he is doing so much better. We still have to keep him at the vets because one area of his leg wound has not healed properly and is taking time to close up. He is just the best boy, so sweet and loves everyone who comes in to visit him. He's great when I brought my own dog up to visit with him. He will need a foster home as soon as the doctor is ready to release him. Wilson appears to be housebroken, and has very good manners.

Rogan update

Rogan has been responding well to his foot wraps. Almost all of the skin has grown back except for a very small area about the size of a dime. We expect that last remaining open area to heal up in no time. Rogan's foot will always look a little different than the other ones because of all it's been through, but he is able to use it without difficulty. Because Rogan lifts his leg a little higher than normal when he walks, we are currently checking the rest of his leg and hip to make sure there are no other issues that need to be corrected. Currently, Rogan is living in a wonderful foster home where he is doing very well with the resident dogs and cat. As soon as we make sure everything is ok with his leg, Rogan will be actively pursuing a home to call his own.

Wilson much better

I went to visit Wilson this morning and, even though these photos don't show it, he is doing much better. The doctor sedated him yesterday and cleaned up the wound again, then they put in a drain and are now leaving the bandage off. He will have an E-Collar on all the time and we are only removing it when we spend time with him. Even during that time, we have to make sure he does not lick it or chew at the wound. It needs time to heal. I would say he will need at least another week in the vets to heal and then, hopefully, he can be moved to a foster home to continue healing. Thank you for caring.