Funding update - 3:00 pm Monday, Aug 31, 2009

Chalupa's fund is still only at $1945 and we need $4200!  Ahhh.  Friends, I really don't want to have to put this baby off any longer.  He needs to get fixed and adopted!  Please, I know it's tough, but even the smallest donation will eventually add up.

Thanks to Mary Ellen Arbuckle, Julie Roberts, Rosemary Cody for the most recent donations.

To help little Chalupa please CLICK HERE FOR PAYPAL.

Go HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM for any of the dogs.  Fax it to me at 713-583-7816.   Or if you want to send a check, just go to the PLEDGEFORM  and we'll count it immediately.

Please visit our Facebook page and join the conversation about Chalupa.

Ok, finally, Chalupa is over his upper respiratory infection and we can now schedule the surgery to fix his broken jaw.

We made quite a bit of progress in fundraising last time around.  Chalupa has $1875 donated or pledged as of 7 am today.   Thanks to Margaret Lubke, Shirley Olson, Darlene Keisler, Anne Kruger, Linda Corica, Joan Samara, Lori Flies, Barbara Moran, Marie Brancaccio, Jacquelyn Johnston, Cheryl McDonald, Barbara Kinginer, JP Scanlon, Pat Schoenfelder, Sandy McPherson, Donna Ferris, Dale Stone, Doug Cameron, Lorraine Bucklan, Gabrielle Dopp.  You all rock.

His estimate for everything, including x-rays, CT scan, and the repair is $4200.  We absolutely must have the funds raised before his surgery.  We know you all love this little boy.

To help little Chalupa please CLICK HERE FOR PAYPAL.

Go HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM for any of the dogs.  Fax it to me at 713-583-7816.   Or if you want to send a check, just go to the PLEDGEFORM  and we'll count it immediately.

Please visit our Facebook page and join the conversation about Chalupa.

If you can't decide which little dog to help, go HERE to donate to our general veterinary fund.  These funds are used for smaller, yet still expensive, surgeries, hospitalization, etc.

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This boy is resilient!!  He is completely back to normal after suffering a horrible stroke just a few short weeks ago.

I am very shocked that he's doing so well, but will thank my lucky stars for him!

We still need some help with Claude's bills. 

To donate via PAYPAL GO HERE or GO HERE TO PLEDGE TO SEND A CHECK or HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM.

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One of our long-time supporters, Byron L., is auctioning off an Apple iPod and the entire net amount will go to help us with our vet bills!!  Thanks B.

Please bid and bid high on this wonderful item.  Think EARLY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING! 

GO HERE to see the item and bid, bid, bid!!

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Well, we dodged the bullet again.  Mr Claude is recovering nicely.  He is recovering at my house rather than Deogi so he's out of the sight of all the crazy youngsters.  He is such a funny little dog.  Loves his toys, and loves to snooze in my girls' favorite dog bed.

We're slowly decreasing his meds right now.  Dr. Moore is certainly a hero in my mind.  If anyone in Houston needs a fantastic vet, let me know - I'd recommend him to anyone.  I drive from the Heights to the Sugarland area just so my dogs are well cared for!!

Here's Claude yesterday wondering what that big black thing was in my hands!

We still need some help with Claude's bills.  I got the invoice yesterday and need to pay it soon!!

To donate via PAYPAL GO HERE or GO HERE TO PLEDGE TO SEND A CHECK or HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM.

Thanks to all of you who are keeping us going in this hard economy.

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Tulip Plantar is on her journey to El Paso to be the newest baby of Christine K.

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My name is Jade Planter and I am a 2 year old female black and white Shih Tzu. I was rescued from a puppy mill and I am extremely shy right now. I will need lots of love from my foster family and I will need to learn socialization skills before I can be adopted. But, watch for me! Hopefully I will have my very own Petfinder page soon!

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08.15.09

TEMPE TURNER

Greetings!  My name is Tempe Turner and I am one sweet little Shih Tzu girl.  I am 6 years old and I weigh about 15 pounds.  I am looking for my forever home and hope that I find it very soon!  I love my foster mom and dad, but I deserve my very own special place with my very own family to love.  I live in Arizona right now and I love it!  When it’s hot outside I know that it’s best to be inside in the air-conditioning!!
 

I am a cuddler and my foster parents say that I’m a bundle of joy.  I LOVE to give kisses and get lots of pets.  My foster mom and dad say that I am a very good girl.  When I first meet you I am a bit shy, but once I get to know you, I guarantee that I will love you!  I also enjoy the company of my foster brothers and sisters and enjoy playing with them. If my forever home had another dog in it, that would be just fine with me.  No young children though as I prefer the company of adults.
 

I love to curl up on the couch or a comfy chair.  I can keep an eye on things from there and when I see a lap that’s free, I’m there for some tummy rubs and loving.  I am truly a happy girl. 
 

If you think I could fit into your home, please contact my foster mom at azdoglover713@yahoo.com .  I also have my very own Petfinder page where you can see more pictures of me.  Please check me out – I’m definitely worth it!!
 

I am altered, up-to-date on all my shots, and heartworm negative.

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Tonight, Claude was playing like he has had nothing wrong with him.  The head tilt is 95% gone and he's trotting and running through the house and yard.

Amazing recovery - we are just hours past one week out.  Last Friday, I didn't think Claude would live through the night.

To donate via PAYPAL GO HERE or GO HERE TO PLEDGE TO SEND A CHECK or HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM.

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Our Mr. Claude Galvez was released from the hospital this afternoon.  After suffering a massive stroke on Friday night, Claude was rushed to SOVH late in the evening and Dr. Moore immediately went into action. 

When I left Claude there that night, he was still immobile, contorted into something not resembling a dog at all.  He was laying on his side, stiff, with one front leg in the air and only his eyes moving.  It was terrifying.  I thought for sure he would die.  I took pictures, but they are absolutely horrid and will make you cry so I'm not going to post them here.

But by Saturday morning, Claude was sitting up.

By Sunday, he was eating.

By Tuesday, he was walking, and

Wednesday he got to check out and come home.  This is Claude with Dr. Moore as he was releasing him!!

Claude is now resting comfortably in front of the TV. 

This is an amazing story, with a happy ending, thanks to Dr. Moore!

Claude's bill totalled $466.  Cheap for a life!

If you can help us with the bill for this deserving boy, to donate via PAYPAL GO HERE or GO HERE TO PLEDGE TO SEND A CHECK or HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM.

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This just in from Dr. Moore - Claude is walking.  YAY!!  Looks very skinny.  Poor boy.  Didn't eat for several days after his ear ablation and now hasn't really eaten a full meal since Friday.

But, by George, he's alive and WALKING!!

Claude has been hospitalized since Friday and probably will stay a couple more days.  We will, of course, need help with his bill. 

To donate via PAYPAL GO HERE or GO HERE TO PLEDGE TO SEND A CHECK or HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM.

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Well, little Chalupa went in for his jaw-repair surgery on Friday, August 7.  I received a call from Dr. Beale late that afternoon.  Interesting news.  Evidently the jaw has been broken for some time - there is a significant amount of arthritis and bone deterioration at the joint where the bottom and top jaw bones hook together.  I have a copy of the CT scan, but forgot it at work.  I'll try to capture some relevant images tomorrow and repost here.

But, long story short, the jaw joint cannot be fixed. 

Now to plan B - he is now scheduled for a different surgery in which the arthritic ends of the mandible will be removed - thereby making it much more functional and much more comfortable for Chalupa.

Unfortunately, his surgery is on hold for a week or two because he now has kennel cough. 

And, we still need to raise a lot of funds for him.  We're going to hit the upper end of the $4200 estimate because they had to do a CT scan of his jaw.

Right now, we have $1750 in his fund through the weekend.  So, I'm kind of glad for the delay. I can tell you, with Claude to worry about this weekend, I didn't have the emotional energy to think about Chalupa.

To help little Chalupa please CLICK HERE FOR PAYPAL.

Go HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM for any of the dogs.  Fax it to me at 713-583-7816.   Or if you want to send a check, just go to the PLEDGEFORM  and we'll count it immediately.

Please visit our Facebook page and join the conversation about Chalupa.

If you can't decide which little dog to help, go HERE to donate to our general veterinary fund.  These funds are used for smaller, yet still expensive, surgeries, hospitalization, etc.

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Some little dogs have a tough start in life - little Hasani Katy's story as we know it started when he was a  stud dog in a shih tzu-producing breeding operation.  He lived for several years in this environment.  Along with 33 other little fluffs, he called a little shed in the back yard his home. 

Hasani was, at one time, a member of the household.  I found two pictures of him living inside the breeder's home - in one, he was playing with Omari, the little black tzu.

Is this puppy a cutie or what??

When we first saw him, in January 2009, after he had been used for two years as a breeding machine, he was locked in a crate with a tattered, soaking wet belly band around his middle.

The belly band had caused severe scalding on his belly and legs and left infected oozing sores.

Of course, we took him to the vet and got this icky mess treated.  Here poor little boy is sitting, yet again, in a crate with an e-collar on at Deogi.

Soon this little boy healed and was the lucky one to go off and be in a great foster home.

The foster parents soon introduced him to another LSSTLAR member and the rest, as they say, is history.   Here's the perspective from Hasani, now HENRY's, new mom.

"Meet Henry, aka Hasani Katy. Henry came to LSSTLAR as part of the Katy 34. I first met him during a home visit with a fellow foster. He was the token take-along dog for visiting a potential new adopter. Henry was so cuddly during the car ride that I thought that maybe I was special to him. However, I soon realized-I wasn't the special one-it was Henry. He was just happy to be around people & spread his love. I just couldn't bear to think of him getting adopted by anyone; I had to add him to my family. On June 28, he joined his new family; his brother, Scamper, a LSSTLAR rescue, and sister, Madison. Since the start they have made him feel like one of the gang. They adjusted their play to accommodate Henry. I haven't mentioned it yet, but Henry is blind. It hasn't held him back, as he has fallen in sync with life around his new home. He likes to play & loves to cuddle. One might say he is the lucky one to have us in his life; but we are the lucky ones to have Henry in our lives. "

Here are some of the pictures Henry's new mom has taken of Henry in just the last month or so.

Do you think he's spoiled?

Love these stories.

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My vet just called me and asked "How are you?"  My response to his greeting was "It depends on what you tell me!" 

He said that he was going to have to charge me a ton of money for Claude.  I laughed and said "FINE." 

I could tell by the "smile" in his voice that he had some really good news.

Claude is sitting up and now is eating.  He sent this picture of Claude eating a little canned food meatball!!

He firmly believes, because of the significant improvement in the past 36 hours, that Claude will improve to a point that he will have a good quality life.  He may have a head tilt, he may stumble when he walks, but all in all, he should be ok.

These are the kind of things the general fund are for.  I expect this to cost $400-$500.  He will have to be hospitalized for a couple of days.

If you would like to donate to our general Veterinary fund to help with cases like Mr Claude and others, please GO HERE TO DONATE WITH PAYPAL.

Go HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM for any of the dogs.  Fax it to me at 713-583-7816.   Or if you want to send a check, just go to the PLEDGEFORM  and we'll count it immediately.

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Dreams are coming true!  Remember the Katy 34 - the 34 breeder dogs that we took in January - yes eight months ago?

Slowly but surely, they are getting adopted.  Sagira and Razi, both young puppies, were adopted to the same home tonight.  They will spend the rest of their lives together. 

Thanks to all of you who donated to their vet care so we could get them ready for adoption!!

CLICK HERE for all of the prior posts about these little orphans.

If you would like to donate to our general Veterinary fund to help with cases like the Katy 34 and others, please GO HERE TO DONATE WITH PAYPAL.

Go HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM for any of the dogs.  Fax it to me at 713-583-7816.   Or if you want to send a check, just go to the PLEDGEFORM  and we'll count it immediately.

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My vet, Dr. Moore, who is undoubtedly the best vet in the greater Houston area, thinks Claude is doing unbelievably well considering the severity of the stroke yesterday. 

Late last night, he reported that Claude must have tried to sit up and was still in the "unbalanced" mode and wound himself up in his IV line.  So, Claude was sedated over night so that he could rest comfortably.

He was given a drug to thin his blood (strokes are caused by blood clots), so both of his front legs are very bruised - the first because the vein "blew" when they were attempting to get the IV in him - his blood pressure was exceptionally high.  The second because that is where the IV is now.

This morning, Dr. Moore was amazed to see that Claude was sitting up - still with a significant head tilt - but sitting up nonetheless.  Last night he could not raise his head up at all.

He continues to progress but is still not eating - this is not uncommon, evidently, in stroke victims so we're not too worried yet.  

Dr. Moore says he has made SIGNIFICANT progress, but we still have to wait and see if he will be able to walk.  After a stroke, it's a quality of life question.

He's in such good shape right now because I was able to get him treated within 90 minutes of the beginning of the stroke.

This was one scary event.  Dr. Moore is a good 30 minutes away from me and while I was driving 80 MPH on the freeway, steering with the left hand, I had to hold Claude upright with my right hand because he kept vomiting.  I had to make sure he didn't choke.  Needless to say, my car needed a good cleaning this morning.  Thank goodness for leather seats!

More tomorrow.

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Our adorable little Claude suffered a stroke this evening. 

He had just finished dinner, ran outside for a quick break and ran right back inside.  At that time, he began to stumble. 

Thankfully, I was able to get my vet to meet me at his clinic - Claude is hospitalized there right now.  I got an update a few hours ago and he seems to be resting comfortably.

His vitals are good, but we don't know what the outcome will be.

Please send good thoughts and prayers for little Claude.  He's suffered so much, he deserves to have a few more happy years.

More tomorrow morning.

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Mae is recovering well from her surgery to remove the infected tissue from her sinus cavities. 

She developed a lot of green discharge from her sinuses earlier in the week, but when the cultures came back, we discovered that she needed a different antibiotic.  After three days, her discharge is resolving quite well. 

She seems to have a lot of energy (well, a lot for someone who has just had a significant surgery) and is eating very well.

We did get some disturbing news - the tissue removed from her sinuses were biopsied and the report came back that there were some low grade cancer cells within the tissues.  There is some discussion about whether the chronic infection caused the cells to become overly reactive or if, in fact, a tumor started all of the inflamation and infection.

I have an appointment with the oncologist (the one treating my Ginger) next week to see what the next step might be for Mae.

Thanks to all of you for concern and love you've sent to this sweet little girl. 

Help is still needed for Mae's surgical bill. 

If you can donate for sweet little Mae, please CLICK HERE FOR PAYPAL.

Go HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM for any of the dogs.  Fax it to me at 713-583-7816.   Or if you want to send a check, just go to the PLEDGEFORM  and we'll count it immediately.

She sends hugs and kisses for all that you've done for her already!

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Meet Delgado Barker, another rescued from Houston's BARC shelter.  What a total mess. 

Emaciated, matted, eyes matted shut with pus and a small fluid-filled tumor on his back. 

He was deathly thin when he first came to us so we concentrated on getting some groceries into him. 

Finally, last weekend, we decided the fluid-filled tumor was growing too large and ran him to the vet.  The tumor turned out to be a pus-filled abcess.

Our vet had to open the abcess and clean it all out.

These are the kind of things the general fund are for.  I expect this to cost $400-$500.  He has been hospitalized for a couple of days and will need to stay until this open wound heals.

If you would like to donate to our general Veterinary fund to help with cases like Delgado and others, please GO HERE TO DONATE WITH PAYPAL.

Go HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM for any of the dogs.  Fax it to me at 713-583-7816.   Or if you want to send a check, just go to the PLEDGEFORM  and we'll count it immediately.

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Mr. Chalupa and I arrived early this morning at GCVS for his surgery.  You can see that there is quite a bit of "discharge" soiling his mouth.  Although he's been on antibiotics for a week, there is still something not healthy in that mouth.  And, goodness, his breath smells awful.  It's so sad because he's such a happy boy.  Once we get this mouth fixed, he is going to be the absolute BEST pet.

CLICK HERE FOR HIS ORIGINAL STORY!

This is Brenda with Chalupa.  She is one of the other wonderful techs that helps these little puppers.  She fell in love with him even though he was trying to kiss her with that horrible stinky mouth.  LOL

We made quite a bit of progress in fundraising yesterday.  Chalupa has $1640 donated or pledged as of 10 am today.   Thanks to Margaret Lubke, Shirley Olson, Darlene Keisler, Anne Kruger, Linda Corica, Joan Samara, Lori Flies, Barbara Moran, Marie Brancaccio, Jacquelyn Johnston, Cheryl McDonald, Barbara Kinginer, JP Scanlon, Pat Schoenfelder.  You all rock.

His estimate for everything, including x-rays, CT scan, and the repair is $4200.

To help little Chalupa please CLICK HERE FOR PAYPAL.

Go HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM for any of the dogs.  Fax it to me at 713-583-7816.   Or if you want to send a check, just go to the PLEDGEFORM  and we'll count it immediately.

Please visit our Facebook page and join the conversation about Chalupa.

If you can't decide which little dog to help, go HERE to donate to our general veterinary fund.  These funds are used for smaller, yet still expensive, surgeries, hospitalization, etc.

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This is what you do for these babies!!

Remember Alamo Bexar?

We got him from the pound in San Antonio in June 2008.

Turns out, he had broken his leg just above the "elbow," but was denied vet care and it healed improperly.  To add to his issues, consistent with neglect, he was heartworm positive, underweight, anemic and matted beyond belief.

Well, we got him over to Houston from San Antonio and took this little video.  His leg was broken and just hanging off of his shoulder.

Go to this link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjHXLSNs9Q4 to see Alamo the day he was brought into Houston.  I can't figure out how to embed the Youtube video here, so please just click on the link.

Well all of the supporters rallied for this little boy and he had surgery at, of course, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists - again with the miracle-worker, Dr. Brian Beale.

This is the day we checked into GCVS in June 2008.

The surgery went well, but even before he was released, Dr. Beale noticed that he was holding his leg straight out to the side because of the way the tendons and muscles had adapted to the leg when it was broken.  So back into surgery he went and Dr. Beale adjusted the angle of the “mend” to utilize the existing configuration of muscles and tendons.  And, I might add, he did it for free!!

Well, the surgery worked and, one year after surgery, here is Mr. Alamo running down the street!!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeSQsdoSdAU

(Dr. Beale is the one Chalupa will be seeing for his surgery!!)

I just want to personally thank you for what YOU do to save these little guys - you are what make this happen!!

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I have to tell you, right now, I'm just numb.  It seems all we can do is pick up dogs that desperately need very expensive surgery.  It is emotionally exhausting to try to figure out how we can take good care of these dogs.  It's worrisome that there are so many little, fluffy lap dogs that have been so abused and neglected that we have to help them.

We're still around $900 short on Mae's fund, several hundred short on Claude's fund and now we are staring at a possible bill of $4200 to fix Chalupa's horribly broken jaw.

Why do these dogs keep finding us?  I guess I know the answer to this question - because someone up there knows we have you, our wonderful supporters!!  And that we will work tirelessly to help them! 

So, I'm sitting here starting to type this up and I really don't even know how to begin.

You remember little Chalupa?  

He came to us from the Houston SPCA.  He was confiscated in yet another cruelty case and turned over to us so that we could fix him and find him a home!

We cleaned him up and found a wonderful, playful, simply adorable little boy.

We took him to Gulf Coast to see Dr. Beale and find out if his jaw was "fixable."

Yes, Dr. Beale said it could be fixed - the cost would be between $2800-$4200.  The upper limit is if they need to do a CT scan.

This weekend, while at Deogi, I noticed that Chalupa, the little guy with the broken jaw, has a little discharge draining out of his mouth.  I got this feeling of dread but looked anyway and yes, it looks like something is abcessing inside his mouth.  That means, oh my goodness, we have to accelerate his surgery!!

You have no idea how this depresses me.  I was hoping to delay his surgery until we got whole on Claude's and Mae's surgeries.  But, I now, I fear we will be forced to do the surgery quickly.  I really don't want to get in to an emergency situation!

We desperately, desperately need help with these little dogs. 

If you can donate for sweet little Mae, please CLICK HERE FOR PAYPAL.

To donate for Claude via PAYPAL GO HERE.

To help little Chalupa please CLICK HERE FOR PAYPAL.

Go HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM for any of the dogs.  Fax it to me at 713-583-7816.   Or if you want to send a check, just go to the PLEDGEFORM  and we'll count it immediately.

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Baylee's foster mom emailed me an update this afternoon.  Makes my heart sing to hear that progress is being made.

Baylee is doing very well and will be having her staples removed Thursday. She is letting me know when she needs to go potty and we have been 100% successful all week. She was a little constipated from the pain meds initially but that has resolved and she is not having any other problems.

She had a bath before I took her pictures today and that was quite a challenge. I have to be sure not to get water on her back. She enjoyed her bath and is much happier being clean. When she first came home, she was incontinent and had to be washed frequently but today it was just to make her smell fresh. One of the pictures is her snoozing in my office while I was working.

My girls are watching over her and keeping her company. She is doing very well and making excellent progress. We have finished one medication and only have five more to go. She is a very happy little girl and only getting me up once a night so we are definitely making progress.

One concern about a paralyzed dog is the incontinence.  Incontinence really makes a dog unadoptable, so to hear that she's making progress in that area is fantastic.  Now if we can only make those little legs work.

Thanks again, to all of you that supported us in giving this little gal a chance.

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Since Claude had his ear ablation surgery, he has become a different dog.  He is very playful, interacting with the other dogs like a much younger boy!

Wow, he must have really been in pain for quite a while.  I am so glad we went forward with his surgery.

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Well, little Miss Mae certainly does have an appetite this morning.  She was resting very comfortably yesterday but not too hungry.

This morning as soon as I walked into the room she was up and anxious for breakfast.  She has to stay on crate rest for two weeks then, if she's healed well, she can resume normal activities.

She has an incision site in the roof of her mouth.  This makes eating "interesting."  She cannot have really wet food because they tend to "smush" the food up into the roof of their mouths and that would cause food to possibly enter the incision.  She can't eat dry kibble because it would HURT as she chewed.  So, she has to have lightly softened dry kibble. 

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I got a good-news call early this morning from Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists - Mae was being released today.  They asked when I wanted to come get her and I responded "How early can I come?"

I rushed down there and waited in the lobby for about a half hour - yes I was that early.

While I was there, a young lady came in with a relatively unconscious golden retriever who went right into the Intensive Care group in the Internal Medicine department.  Another lady sat waiting to pick up her dachshund who had back surgery that week.  Also in the waiting room, sat a lady with her bird - GC also has an avian division.  I must say, it gives me comfort to know that there is such a wealth of veterinary knowledge just a few miles from my house.  This is one of the premier veterinary specialty facilities in the country and it's just a short drive from me!!  We are very lucky to have availability to these surgeons!!

Here's Miss Mae with Dr. Lockwood, one of the vets that watched over her while she was in recovery.  Mae has a lot of nasal discharge and sounds like she has a huge cold, but it's just the effects of the surgery.

Gulf Coast is very thorough with discharge instructions.  And, they send you home with quite a bit of information on how to deal with different situations. 

Of course, this was the unpleasant part of the day.  Ahhh.  Mae's bill was a page and a half long and totaled $2900.  Right now, Mae has received just under $1300 for this surgery, so we made that payment, but we still need another $1300 to pay off the bill!!

If you can donate for sweet little Mae, please CLICK HERE FOR PAYPAL.

Go HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM if you want to donate via credit card.  And fax it to me at 713-583-7816 - this is my personal internet fax so it comes directly to my email - no cover sheet is necessary.   Or if you want to send a check, just go to the PLEDGEFORM  and we'll count it immediately. 

Thanks to the following for their donations to date.  If I've missed someone, please email me at teresa@shihtzu-rescue.com.

Deborah Bettes, Diane Perry, Marilyn Radler, Barbara Grabell, Mike and Joyce Tate, Anna Dee Lastick, Doug Cameron, Wendy Barnum, Michael Oyaski, Lisa Schwartz, Joan Samara, Christine Hutchinson, Janet Bello, Rosemary Cody, Jeanette Flexer, Margaret Lubke, Mary & Davis Arnette, Rick Brezik, Kathy Brooks, Martha Kendall Holmes, Denise Castles, Kim Williams, Jeff Helton, Rosemary Cody.

This publicity Miss Mae has received since we've had to raise so much money for her has even resulted in quite a few offers to adopt her.  So, as soon as her little head is healthy again, she'll be able to go to a forever home.

You all are just wonderful.  With the economy in the shape that it is, you still give so very generously for these little fluffs!  Wow, that's all I can say! 

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