Mandisa and Carme still need help! Please!
Hello all. Well, I had a horrible weekend. One of our little rescues is very, very sick. Little Thoreau, a tiny, 8 lb white boy, is fighting for his life right now. It might be distemper.
So, I have had little time to do much more than care for him.
But, we are sorely behind in the fundraising for Carme, Mandisa and the rest from the last newsletters.
Carme needs surgery!
The most urgent is CARME BURKE. Her fund is getting there, but we still lack over $700 as of right now before she can have surgery. It was scheduled for last week, but unfortunately, with the economy the way it is, we had to reschedule it for a future data. We can't go forward until her funds are ready.
So far, we've raised $2800.50 for Carme's surgical fund. The estimate to get her whole is right at $3500. We have to reschedule her surgery for a future date - not to worry, thought, Dr. Beale will be back to do the surgery later in December if we can raise the funds.
You all are wonderful! Never cease to amaze me with your generousity. But, please pass this message around. We definitely need more and more new people who love these little dogs. It's a more-than-full-time job just trying to keep them from dying.
Carme Burke - surgery fund update
Carme's story
Little Carme Burke was rescued from the Pasadena Animal Control with a broken leg. After our vet examined her, he found that her leg had healed in the broken position. So, we were left with two options - amputate the leg or get her down to Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists for an orthopedic specialist to fix it.
We took her for a consult with Dr. Brian Beale who is very certain that she can be fixed - his surgery estimate will total around $3,000 and we've already spent just at $500 for preliminary x-rays, vet visits, etc. HERE is the original post about her situation.
As of Saturday morning, we have raised $2680, which is only $820 short of where we need to be. We can reschedule her surgery for later this month if we can raise the remaining $800 this weekend.
Huge thanks to Sarah Cabello, Marilyn Radler, Doug Cameron, Vicki Wakefield, Darnell Hester, Joyce and Mike Tate in memory of beautiful Star, Jeff Helton in memory of Casey, Mary Hailey, Mary Kay Moore, Lorna Van DeWeile, Julie Roberts, Donna Ferris in honor of Carme's twin in Heaven, Sally, Anna Dee Lastik, Janet Bello, Lorraine Bucklan, Gail Ciesielski, Joyce Ycasas, Lael Ward in honor of my two beautiful girls, Casey and Kelly - I love you and miss you, Trisha Havis, Nancy Cowart, Lorraine Bucklan (again), Christine Hutchison, Eugene Bonos, Lisa Schwartz, Michael and Cheryl Oyaski, Leanne Wheatley, Doug Cameron, Vicki Wakefield, Fur Kids, Lori Hoffman, Rosemary Cody, Cicely Wynne, Mary Kay Moore, Margaret Lubke, Cogdell Bradshaw, Megan Stout, Patrick and Julie Minnucci in memory of little shih tzu prince Simon Minnucci, Kim Riordan, Patricia Barnett, Wendy Barnum, Dale Stone, Jeannie Flexer, LeAnne Wheatley, Wendy Barnum, Barbara Grabell, Doug Cameron. You all ROCK!
This is Dr. Beale with Carme during the consult. He, like the entire staff at GCVS, totally fell in love with her.
Please help us help this beautiful little girl! 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.
And then there is Mandisa!
Mandisa had to have a big bladderstone removed asap, when she had bloody urine.
The total cost, including x-rays, surgery and post-op hospitalization is around $950.
Mandisa also had surgery on her eyes just before Thanksgiving. We'll need another $300 for that so I'm rolling that into this plea. I hope you don't mind.
We need a total of $1250 to get her whole and up for adoption. As of right now, she has a total of $580 in her fun. Thanks to Fur Kids, Barbara Moran, Sandra Brehm, Jeannie flexer, Gail Ciesielski, Sunny Goldberg, Linda Downs, Anna Dee Lastick, Christine Hutchison, Jill Kirk, Lorraine Bucklan, Lorna Van de Wiele, Marilyn Radler, Lisa Hatlestad from Charlie who could be her brother, Larina Campbell, Ann Ervin, Doug Cameron, Julie Roberts, Barbara Grabell and Janet Bello.
Please DONATE for her via PAYPAL HERE.
Go HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM for any of the dogs. Fax it to me at 713-583-7816.
Please visit our Facebook page and join the conversation about our pups.
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.
