Milani adopted!

I am very happy to announce that Milani went home with the Ennis family this past weekend. We met at a park. Milani went up to everyone for pets and then turned her attention on Ferris. Their meeting was uneventful until I started playing with them both and then they started playing with each other. Milani jumped right into their car.

Mr Ennis called me as soon as I got home saying that Milani went right into their pool when they got home and has been playing non-stop with Ferris since. They stop when they are both exhausted and then go again after a rest. Tom and Carol say she is perfect and expressed their gratitude to the rescue and raved about the wonderful job our volunteers do.

Thanks go out to: Sandy, who picked Milani up and arranged all her vet care. Milani is so grateful to Sandy for relieving her of so much pain and assuring that she will not need to worry about her ears again. Culver Palms and the doctors that took such amazing care of her during her surgeries and recoveries. Lisamarie, who provided the assistance in matching Milani and the Ennis family. Joanne for initiating the placement process since this family first started their search in January. And finally Patricia for doing their home visit to assure that a dog place here would be safe, loved and well cared for.

Carter looking good!

Carter is doing wonderfully and is a happy, playful boy. He is great with other dogs, cats and everyone he meets. Carter has received excellent care in his foster home and we have found that he will need to be on antibiotics to help is skin for an indefinite time. He would do well in a home with other dogs, a cat or two, and lots of love. He has truly been a "diamond in the ruff".

One pup's good luck

Fortune is a 3-4 month old boy who was found at the shelter. He was turned in by his owner because his face had some sort of rash and he was having trouble walking. Fortune was diagnosed with a disease called Puppy Strangles. Puppy Strangles is primarily an immune system disorder that can take place in pups between 2 and 4 months of age, and if properly treated, leaves the puppy with a completely healthy and functional immune system. However, if not diagnosed properly and if left untreated, it can cause swelling of the lymph glands in the throat which may enlarge and interfere with the puppy's swallowing and breathing, thus the name Puppy Strangles.

Fortune is under the care of our vet. We'll keep you posted on his progress.

Ruby is growing on love

Ruby's infection turned out to be kennel cough, but she is improving and will be ready for a foster home once the vets declare she is better. She is doing better and has had canned food added to her diet. She needs to gain some weight, yet loves to eat. However that is difficult given the condition of her teeth, which are broken with the pulp exposed. Some need to be pulled to make her more comfortable. Ruby also has a cyst near her collar that bleeds when she is out walking, so that ideally needs to be removed too.

Ruby is a very sweet girl but would rather be inside than outside. Things out in that big scary world frighten her. However Ruby thanks everyone for the Facebook messages that you are sending her, so keep them coming.

Carter doing well

Today I visited with Carter in his foster home and he is doing very good. What a wonderful boy and so happy. His skin is looking better and he loved the attention and lots of hugs. He's great with other dogs and just a joy to have around.

Ruby update

Ruby is much happier now and getting medical treatment. She is very sweet and loves her walks. We are finding she is apprehensive if she is around a lot of cars as you would find on a busy street but on quiet walks, she loves the time with the volunteer. This morning she was moved into an isolation area because she has started to show some signs of an upper respiratory infection. She is on antibiotics currently and hopefully we caught it soon enough. Updates will be sent in later this week to let everyone know how she is doing.

Cassadee is Recovering!

Cassadee has had her surgery to remove the growth from her eye and also the mass in her abdomen. Thankfully, both were benign. The abdominal mass turned out to be a uterine polyp the size of a soccer ball! Cassadee is feeling much better (and much lighter!), although she also has severe arthritis in her hips so is a big wobbly when walking. She's still pretty skinny, so we are working to get her weight back to normal. But she’s the sweetest girl who loves to give kisses and will be ready to find a forever family for her retirement years soon.