05.31.07
Posted in Juicy Lu Tzu at 5:22 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Well, as it turns out, Juicy Lu’s tumor was in fact a tumorous adrenal gland. Yes, it was a very enlarged left adrenal gland. In a dog of her diminuative size, an adrenal gland should be about the size of a raisin. Her left gland was the size of a golf ball. Her right adrenal gland is also enlarged - the size of a green grape, which supports her Cushings diagnosis.
But, we will get her well from the surgery, wait a few weeks, re-perform the ACTH Stim test and see where she is after that.
Huge thanks to everyone. I’ll be picking her up probably Saturday morning if there are no complications.
Having gone through this exact type of procedure with my own dog, Chach, just five short weeks ago, I am hopeful everything will work out.
AND, ok, get ready, get set, apply to adopt her now. If need be, we will begin her initial Cushings treatment in about a month but soon after that, she’ll be looking for a forever home. Now, Cushings is a disease that is not “cureable” but it is “controllable” and since she does not have any outward symptoms, she should be able to live a long, long life with the proper medication and veterinary care.
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Posted in Juicy Lu Tzu at 3:33 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
And waking up. She’s very groggy and on lots of pain meds but has survived the surgery. I have no news on the tumor but expect to talk to Dr. Hottinger later this afternoon and will let you know what she thinks.
WHEW!!
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Posted in Juicy Lu Tzu at 11:46 am by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Little Juicy Lu checked into Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists this morning for her surgical appointment with Dr.Hottinger. She was groomed yesterday, well actually she was shaved down. Whenever they go in for surgery, I get them shaved since they cannot be bathed,etc for several weeks. She is really cute!!
I expect to hear something from the tech late this afternoon if everything goes well. There is, as always, a risk that she doesn’t make it through surgery. She does have a heart murmur, she does have Cushings, although mild so far, and she does have some weird stuff in that mass. As soon as I hear, I’ll post it.
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05.28.07
Posted in Juicy Lu Tzu at 11:01 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
UPDATE 7:25 pm, Wednesday, May 30 - WE’RE THERE!! Boy, Juicy has a lot of friends!!!
We even have a good start on what she will later need for her Cushings treatment. GO JUICY!1
She will check into Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists at 8:00 am tomorrow morning. More when I hear something.
JUICY SAYS “YOU PEOPLE ROCK!!”
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UPDATED 6:25 PM TUESDAY, MAY 29 - We’ve already raised $ 1520 but she needs another $2100!!
WE NEED TO SCHEDULE JUICY’S SURGERY FOR THURSDAY, MAY 31!!!
This adorable little came to us last month as an “easy” owner turn in. Easy because she was really, really cute, has a great personality, is loving and a true lap dog AND not ancient!!
Unfortunately, we found that she has some serious problems, the biggest right now is that she has a large fluid-filled mass on her liver and desperately needs surgery to remove the mass before it bursts. We did a lot of diagnostics on her to try to determine with out surgery what the you-know-what was in the mass, but the diagnostician did not dare puncture it for fear it contained some sort of infection. So, she’s here in Houston waiting to go into surgery with Dr. Heidi Hottinger, one of the best soft tissue surgeons in the state. Juicy Lu also has Cushings disease, but is in the very early stage - with no outward signs yet. We’re in a race against time though, we have to get that mass out before her body starts showing the signs of Cushings and then once she’s healed, we will start the lysodren treatment.
Juicy Lu’s total surgery is expected to be approx $3600 and is very complicated. PLEASE PLEASE HELP HER. I would really like to get her into surgery this week!!!
Thanks and hugs to:
Martin Howard
Cat Martindale
Erin Bersin
Jean Day
Nancy J Croft
Pamela Glass
Rosemary Cody
Kristin Gerstley
Martin Howard
Lynda Leazure
Christine Connolly
Christine Hutchinson
Wendy Barnum
Barbara Detwiler
Fur Kids
Imom.org
Denise Welch
Cathy Hite
Byron Leger
Carl Berendsohn
Wylene W Dunbar
Barbara Grabell
Gay and Bruce Yancey
Kara Saenz
Max & Dana Pachar
Odean Cusak
F Davis & Mary Arnette
Diana Goldman
Cheryl Oyaski
Arthur Schoefer
Lori Ugolik
Sara McDowell Duncan
Sunny & Robert Goldberg
Jean Smith
Bonny Castilaw
Cynthia Adams
Heidi Zaby
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Rebecca Morgan
Susan Gregory
Rosemary Cody
Gary Jasper
Melissa Lombard
Lorna H. Van De Wiele
Kaye Wyly
Fur Kids
Maureen Skarzynski
Mike Birke
And just a reminder, Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue is a 501c3, 100% volunteer organization. With your help, we rescued and adopte out almost 200 little dogs in 2006!! Help us make Juicy Lu whole so she can also be one of the lucky ones and find a forever home!
Teresa
Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
http://www.shihtzu-rescue.com/
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05.27.07
Posted in Happy Tails at 1:52 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
The last time I summarized adoptions was around April 11, over a month and a half ago. Just so you know we don’t just sit around looking for ancient and injured dogs to bring in, we also spend countless hours getting these little fluffs adopted!! Here are the dogs that have been adopted since April 11.
CHARRO WORTH - yes you got it right, our little ICU dog now has a great home in the DFW area. She has two fluff brothers, Chigger and Chachacha to keep her in line and she needs it! Thanks to all of you that donated for this very deserving girl to get her through that horrible bout with pneumonia. After spending several days in ICU, she is now at her new home building strength!!
BIJOU HARRIS AND ROSALITA LOVE WEST - These two lucky gals are now sisters living in the San Antonio area with two other siblings and a doting “mom” and “dad.”
The beautiful Bok Choy, wonder dog. Check out her BEFORE pictures and you’ll see why. This lucky little gal is healed and is now a resident of the beautiful Kenner, Louisiana. And she has a pesky younger brother.
SWEET MARTINA TURNER. Turned in at only 5 months old because her mom didn’t have time. Martina was a Christmas puppy and is a great example of why we aren’t supportive of dogs as gifts. She is now a happy, healthy little girl living in Katy, TX.
HAMLET FLOWER dug his way into the heart of his foster mom and made her fail fostering 102. He is the most cute resident of Dallas, TX.
MARS HARRIS is one lucky boy. After catching the eye of an avid shih tzu lover in , Mr. Mars’ new “godmother” made a weekend trip to Houston and back to bring this baby boy home. Talk about living in the lap of luxury!!
MAVERICK TURNER had angels looking over his shoulder when his ”prior” owner started having him groomed by Pampered Pets Mobile Grooming, owned by our foster mom Peggie. After his owner got tired of him, Peggie was right there on her doorstep picking up Maverick within minutes!! Didn’t take this one long to get picked for adoption. New resident of Alstyne, TX!
BRIE - we didn’t think this senior would ever find a home. She makes us know that all dogs will have a chance at happiness.
LEO and DAGEN - this pair is another example of “FOSTER FAILURES.” So many times, the foster family just falls in love with their little temporary wards. Leo and Dagen are two lucky little fluffs.
TOOTIE COLLINS and ELMO OAKS are now siblings. Living in the laps of luxury in Alpine, TX.
DAWSON DAVIS - this little boy’s story is so complicated. He came to us last year, with paralyzed back legs - after surgery at Gulf Coast Veterinary Hospital to remove the disc material, he recovered nicely. Then, boom, he had bladder stones and had to have surgery. After recovering from that, a family in Phoenix just couldn’t live without him!
DIRK TURNER
LOVEY MACKENZIE SPUDS
WENSLEY HARRIS
REBA NORTH
WUZZIE TURNER - cute dress courtesy of Pooch Me! A Doggie Boutique in Friendswood, TX.
