Woody's hip surgery scheduled

Woody’s surgery is tomorrow and we are so excited for him!  He will have a bit of a recovery but he is young enough to rebound quickly and we expect him to be up and about in no time.  Stay tuned for pictures and updates on our lovable boy.

Meet Woody!

Meet our beautiful and loving boy Woody! Woody is a young boy, not quite 3 years old, who joined rescue after being a frequent flyer at a local animal shelter. Before coming to us, we knew he had some very serious hip issues. Both of his hips have osteoarthritis and dysplasia. Turns out his left hip is also dislocated. We are committed to giving him the care he needs and he has seen a specialist and is now scheduled to have an FHO (Femoral Head Osteotomy) on his left leg on February 19th. We hope this will be the only surgery he will require though there is a chance he may need the right hip done later in life. Woody has been in a wonderful foster home and has proven himself to be a wonderful boy who loves everyone he meets. We look forward to him being adopted by his loving foster family once he recovers from his surgery.

 

 

Finn continues to battle skin and eye issues

The good news is that Finn’s hair has grown back. The bad news seems to continue. Finn couldn’t shake some skin issues, which the dermatologist determined was precipitated by Adrenal dysfunction disease. Searching for the adrenal issue cause, we discovered a mass in his abdomen, which needs to be biopsied. Finn’s eyes were tearing excessively, and he was constantly rubbing them. He has inward facing eyelids (entropion) and a superficial ulcer. These problems must be surgically repaired or he will be an unhappy pup, which is not his nature at all.

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.