Can you believe this? Carme Burke - ANOTHER orthopedic surgery.
I am just in disbelief right now. After the year we've had with many very expensive surgeries - Mae Davis, Darden Turner, Chalupa Davis, Baylee Turner, etc, and the horrible state of the economy, here we go again. We pulled little Carme with the intention of sending her to the Loree Levy-Schwartz and the American Shih Tzu Club Rescue, but unfortunately, this baby had a broken leg. So, she stayed in Houston so we could fix her up!!
Little adorable Carme Burke. Carme came to us from the Pasadena shelter. She is a tiny little shih tzu mix - possibly yorkie or poodle in there somewhere. Adorable personality. She was limping when we got her and low and behold she has a broken leg!!
Our vet tried to set the leg, but evidently, the break is several weeks old and has fused in this position already. So, guess what? She needs to go see Dr. Beale to have this repaired.
We had the consult with him yesterday. Dr. Beale manipulated her leg and she cried in pain. Poor little sweetie - we must repair this for her. He thinks because of her very young age, even though this is a complicated surgery, she should recover completely and have very little residual pain and/or limp. He estimates a "repair" bill of at approximately $3,000 and we've already had x-rays done so thats another $300. Under the current economic conditions, we just have to have the funds on hand before we do any medical procedures.
Please help us help little Carme Burke. To donate via paypal, PLEASE CLICK HERE. We can take credit cards USING THIS AUTHORIZATION FORM. And, of course, if you want to send little Carme a check, GO HERE TO LET US KNOW and these pledges count immediately because we know you'll come through for this baby.
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