06.29.07
Posted in Le'Poodley Worth at 11:52 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Ah, my internet is back up. Darn, how helpless we are without communication tools. Seems someone in a backhoe cut a huge fibre cable in Austin and most of the Comcast network was down for several hours this afternoon. Ok, update on Le’Poodley. The surgeon called to say that she came out of anesthesia well and has feeling in both back legs. It’s way too early to know if she will walk, but this is a good report for now. Becky(another foster mom) stopped by and took pictures and got tons of Le’Poodley kisses. Enough for all of you.
We didn’t quite get all the donations needed to get her out of debt on Monday, when she needs to go home, but we went ahead anyway. Call me a BIG SUCKER for these dogs. Oh well, as I’ve said several times this week, “just shoot me now!!” Please don’t wait until the bills come in! LOL
Ok, check here tomorrow morning for new pics of Ms. Le’Poodley and her new fixed back. Fingers, toes and paws crossed that she will regain use of those cute little legs.
If you have any extra pennies sitting around and can help us raise the remaining $600 for Le’Poodley before Monday, please go HERE .
Thanks and Poodley kisses to Annie Galloway, Traci Tran, Tracy Rao, Laura Ritchie, Rebecca Morgan, Lee Edenfield, in memory of Oreo Thomas, Julie and Pat Minnucci, in memory of Simon Minnucci, Doug Cameron, Gay Yancey from Colby, Sweetie and Seth Worth, Cat Martindale in honor of Chachacha, Chugger and Chiclet, Lorna Van De Weile, Mike and Joyce Tate in memory of Abbi Tate Worth, Anon1, Anon2, Deborah Knoepfel, Kristie Brown, Amy Sandhagen, Rosemary Cody in honor of Tami and Brigitte, Deborah Knoepfel, Sally and Doug Cameron, Leslie Warrin, Christine Hutchinson from Woody who had the same surgery and “waddles” around wonderfully, Anna Dee Lastik, Byron Leger, Pam Glass in honor of Chippy, Marty Howard in memory of Fritz Worth Howard, Amanda Moulton, Melissa Lombard, Darlene Keisler in memory of Pongo!
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Posted in ICU Dogs at 11:18 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Last week, we begged for foster homes to help us save a few little tzu and lhasas. Many people came through for these babies and we have several new foster homes.
Here is an update on the pitiful ones that are waiting for us were saved at the Harris County shelter. The updates are in ALL CAPS
THIS ONE WAS ACTUALLY ADOPTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL AND WILL BE TREATED FOR HER HEARTWORMS!!
This is a little female with heartworms. There is someone with an adoption hold who is looking for an inexpensive place to get her heartworm treatment.
WE HAVE THIS BADLY MATTED BOY - HIS NAME IS BRAXTON HARRIS.
This is a young male with skin problems and hair loss.
WE HAVE THIS LITTLE HEARTWORM POSITIVE BOY - HIS NAME IS ORSON HARRIS.
This little cutie also has the heartworm death sentence. No one has a hold on him.
THIS IS A TINY LITTLE PUPPY - NOT EVEN 6 POUNDS - AND SHE IS SADLY VERY, VERY, VERY SICK - IT MAY BE DISTEMPER. WE’VE ALREADY ORDERED OUR DISTEMPER DOCTOR’S MIRACLE SUPPLEMENTS FROM DALLAS AND HOPE TO HAVE IT TOMORROW. HER NAME IS JUNE BUG HARRIS.
We were also able to pick up one from a south Houston shelter. He was supposed to be six years old with a punctured eye, but he’s really two years old with two good eyes. Is this not a cutie??
His name is Mooney Burke.
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Posted in Le'Poodley Worth at 12:45 am by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
What a great day today is! First the great news about Juicy Lu and now this. I just got off the phone with the Surgical Center in Dallas who gave me GREAT NEWS!!
Remember, our regular vet thought surgery was not an option, but ever-the-optimist, I asked our vet to refer us to a surgeon at DVS. I cannot tell you how important it is to get a SPECIALIST on the case when something like this happens.
Once the surgeon heard about Poodley, we were ORDERED over to DVS immediately. The surgeon said he wanted to see her immediately because he thought that if she still has pain, there is a chance for her to walk again!! So Lynda left work and picked Le’Poodley up from the regular vet and went immediately to the surgery center. The surgeon got her in within minutes and examined Poodley. Poodley does have a compressed disc - when this happens, some sort of injury, and it doesn’t have to be major trauma, causes the vertebra to “squash” the disc material out. It hardens and encroaches on the spinal cord causing paralysis. Guess what?!?!
The surgeon gives her a 70% chance to walk again. YIPEE! The surgery involves removing the disc material that is causing pressure on the spinal cord.
I was so excited with this second round of great news —- until I remembered, darn, we have just about tapped out all sources of fundraising after the Mills Kids, Galveston Trio, Chimi’s emergency room, Charro Worth’s pneumonia. Then I got depressed. I don’t know what to do now! Do we just go with her paralyzed and look for a kind soul to help manage her paralysis or…..what?
So what do you all think??? Her surgery will cost $2300-$2500 plus a few hundred for followup visits. On the other hand, a K9-cart, a little wheel chair for doggies, costs around $150-$200 for a rescue of this size.
So, if you all are up for it, we’ll try the surgery. We have a foster home, the same one that nursed McGuire Harley Hurst (Happy Tail HERE) and Zion Burleson back to health. And, honestly, if we can’t do it, that’s ok. You all have done so much for these little dogs in the past and Le’Poodley is alive and she at least has that. She should have a great full life - she’s only about 3-4 years old.
If you do have any pennies to spare, the PAYPAL LINK IS HERE. Or, if you just want to do it by check, go HERE. Be sure to put “Le’Poodley Worth” on the pledge form. If not, please don’t stress about it. You SAVED HER LIFE anyway. And she will have a good life regardless of whether she is in a wheel chair or running on four good legs!! HERE is the little movie Lynda made that shows how she scoots around.
As usual, status will be maintained on this page.
FUNDRAISING STATUS: $1485 As of 11 AM Friday, June 29, 2007
Thanks and Poodley kisses to Rebecca Morgan, Lee Edenfield, in memory of Oreo Thomas, Julie and Pat Minnucci, in memory of Simon Minnucci, Doug Cameron, Gay Yancey from Colby, Sweetie and Seth Worth, Cat Martindale in honor of Chachacha, Chugger and Chiclet, Lorna Van De Weile, Mike and Joyce Tate in memory of Abbi Tate Worth, Anon1, Anon2, Deborah Knoepfel, Kristie Brown, Amy Sandhagen, Rosemary Cody in honor of Tami and Brigitte, Deborah Knoepfel, Sally and Doug Cameron, Leslie Warrin, Christine Hutchinson from Woody who had the same surgery and “waddles” around wonderfully, Anna Dee Lastik, Byron Leger, Pam Glass in honor of Chippy, Marty Howard in memory of Fritz Worth Howard, Amanda Moulton, Melissa Lombard, Darlene Keisler in memory of Pongo!
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06.28.07
Posted in Juicy Lu Tzu at 4:55 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
I am just so excited I can’t sit still. Do you remember Juicy Lu? Of course you do - she was featured in a ton of our emails last month.
Well, I just got off the phone with my vet who told me that Juicy Lu’s post-surgery ACTH Stim test is NORMAL. That’s right, she does not have CUSHINGS Disease!! I just can’t believe the great fortune this little dog has!
What a lucky little girl. Ok, adopters, the line starts HERE. Haha. This little girl is so sweet, great in the house, and about as loving a shih tzu as I’ve seen.
Now, she will need to be monitored for the rest of her life, for excessive water intake, etc. - the symptoms of Cushings - and we will REQUIRE that whoever adopts her spends some significant time on the phone or in person with Dr. Jones at Gulf Coast to understand how to monitor and later manage Cushings Disease.
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Posted in Happy Tails at 9:45 am by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Lone Star has been saving abandoned, neglected and abused dogs since 1999. We are always inundated with more dogs than anyone can imagine and I know that most people have absolutely no idea that what should be a cherished, beloved little lap dog ends up neglected in someones back yard and then in a shelter awaiting euthanasia.
There are so many dogs, that we typically only take in the ones that are “last call” which means that all other avenues, the public, other rescue groups, etc., have been exhausted and the dog is then on death row. Those are the ones we get. And this little story is a good example of why….
Harpo Oaks was a “last call” dog at a DFW shelter - he was one whose time was up on the WORST single day to date this year - the day before the Memorial Day holiday. Dogs were being left at the DFW shelters by the hundreds. This was the day that one small shelter said they had 100 dogs dropped off in a four hour span.
Harpo was one of the dogs that had to either be picked up immediately, or…..
Here is what he looked like when we picked him up…
Obviously, this boy hadn’t seen a lot of love in his recent past. We picked him up, got him vetted and cleaned up. (Thanks to your wonderful, generous donations for the “May 2007 Floodgate” and “Memorial Day Flash Flood” dogs.
Fast forward to this past weekend…
Mr. Harpo went home with his new FOREVER family. Can you see the joy on the faces of these people??? DO you think he will ever look like that pitiful, neglected little tzu again?? NOPE! THIS IS WHAT YOU DO FOR THESE DOGS!!!
