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From
the Beginning
The First Few Days of the Rescue and
Initial Care for the Rescued Dogs
Thanking our Generous Donors and
the People Behind the Scenes
The Dogs and Adoptions and Their New Families
page 1,
page 2,
page 3
A Peek into Foster Care Pups and
Next Steps - "One Dog at a Time"
The Dogs and Adoptions
Rescue workers protected the dogs being rescued from the rain with tarps until they could be transported to the shelter. In total, 106 dogs were rescued (105 from inside the house and the last little one from the sidewalk).
Courtney, our Medical Evaluator, holds one of the dogs that came in with severe injuries. These dogs underwent immediate surgery with Dr. Kari Nugent.
All the dogs are amazingly nice and just want to be cuddled. 10% of the dogs are still extremely frightened.
A
few of the dogs required forced-feeding to ensure their survival.
Every dog has now been examined by our Friends Medical Director, Dr. Cheryl
Good.
The one at left shown with her and technician assistant, Tina Spears, held on to her
hand as if to say, thank you.
We can tell you that
all the dogs are wonderful and amazing and that approximately:
-
Many have horrible mouths and are receiving dentals at the same
time as their sterilizations followed by pain meds and antibiotics
- Some of the dogs were too thin or emaciated
- Some had ear infections
- Some have a surgically correctable condition known as
entropion and are
being treated with eye drops to relieve the irritation until their surgeries
can be done
- Some required antibiotics for various skin or breathing problems
- A few have deformities such as the paw shown on this emaciated little dog
at right
- A few such as the little female show at left, have heart murmurs and are scheduled to see Dr. Brown DVM, Veterinary
Cardiology, the week of August 10, for further evaluation and recommended treatment
- One has tumors that are possibly cancerous and is seeing Dr. O'Bradovich, Cancer Imaging
Center, the week of August 10, for
evaluation and determination of next steps. The little one
at left has a mouth full of tumors, but is currently in the good hands of
foster mom, Peggy
- Lab work is being done on the older dogs and as results are returned, the proper additional diagnostic measures and treatments are taking
place
The little male at left had elevated liver
enzymes, which can indicate cancer, but an ultrasound by Kristen Krug of
Advanced Digital Imaging, assisted by Tara at Dearborn Family Pet Care,
revealed that he has a condition know as intrahepatic biliary
stasis which is easily
treatable with medication.
Next Steps for the dogs
before going home with their new families
- Now that the dogs have been released, they
are being
transported to
participating vets for sterilization,
needed treatments, and further evaluations
- Many of the dogs require specialized medical care.
- All dogs will have temperament evaluations. Those
who are still
badly frightened will go to a skilled
foster home for socialization assistance
Information for our Adoption Applicants:
- If you have applied to adopt one
of the Chihuahuas,
you will be contacted
- What we talking to potential adoptors about:
- These dogs have endured an incredibly difficult
situation
- They have never been outside and are not
housebroken
- Many have not been socialized and some were kept
in isolation
- They are going to require lots of patience
- These dogs are being adopted at our
standard
small dog adoption price of $200. This includes:
-
Constant Canine Companion - Priceless
-
Training Your Adopted Dog DVD - $29
(includes $200 in coupons) -
Sterilization - $280 (average)
-
Microchipping - $50
-
Vaccinations - $70
-
Fecal / Worming - $20
-
Heartworm testing - $33
-
Collar and ID Tag - $20
Total of the Value received for your new canine companion - $484 plus $200 in coupons.
In addition, because of our generous donors and the conditions these dogs were kept in, they are getting additional treatments and evaluations. As examples:
o Lab work (average $125)
o Dental work (ranges from
$300 - $800)
o Bilateral entropion repair
(avg. $400)
Ensuring a Happy Family
The process to qualify potential adoptors who are still interested in
adopting a special needs dog is underway. The Friends investigate
every adoption application for every animal. We want these animals and
these families to "live happily ever after" and do everything we can to
ensure a quality and lasting adoption.
This is Chloe. She is a happy puppy
in the foster care of our Public Relations Director,
Sandy Boulton and Sherry Duquet. Chloe is
already asking to go outside when she
needs to.
Our Commitment to the Adoptors of and Donors for
these Rescued Chihuahuas
We commit to you, our supporters, and to these wonderful dogs who have already endured too much, that we, as their temporary guardians, will to the extend that we possibly can:
- Ensure that these dogs are as healthy as we and their veterinarians can get them. There may still be conditions that occur as a result of their prior living conditions or just the ordinary aging process.
- Ensure that the new adoptive family is a good match and will provide a loving and nurturing environment going forward.
Someone likes tummy rubs!!
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October 03, 2009
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