11.30.07
Posted in Dougie Gillingham at 9:52 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Whew, what a roller coaster ride this week was. I am just in awe of all of you all, the supporters of these little dogs, for what you did in just 48 hours for Little Dougie. For those of you new to this story CLICK HERE to see the original story of Dougie and HERE for yesterday’s big update.
So, here we are just 72 hours from the first time I set eyes on this tiny, 4 pound little adorable, completely broken fluffer and miracle of all miracles, he is all patched now. Amazing.
Here is his x-ray after surgery. He now is the proud owner of one plate and five screws holding his tiny broken bones together. I hope to go visit him tomorrow.
Thanks to everyone!
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Posted in Diesel Worth, Hutch Hill, Romo Hurst, Tyson North Mills at 8:03 am by LSSTLAR
There is always a risk of Kennel cough for shelter dogs, but there are hard
to fight strains out there and we are experiencing it first hand. Not to
mention, Upper Respiratory are being taxed with the quickly changing
weather. When there is an epidemic, we have to ask for you help as it is
not cheap to get them cared for properly.
Hutch Hill, just a baby at 1 year came in with his sister, Helena, because
their family is moving. Not only did they not plan ahead, their
irresponsibility exposed him to disease and stress, a bad combination to
fight off pneumonia.
Romo Hurst, one of the seniors we could not turn our backs on just before
the holiday, has also come down with a bad case of pneumonia. He is 8 years
old, has horrible skin, dry eye, and now a hacking cough that is making him
miserable.
Diesel Worth, another baby less than 1 year, has obviously been on the
streets with the appearance of his skin and coat, but add to that a
horrible runny nose and cough. It doesn’t stop him from expressing his
appreciation, so we need to get him on the road to recovery soon.
Tyson Mills North is the tiniest HSNT Mill Bust pups cannot fully recover
from his pneumonia, nor his eye condition. We have to ramp up the treatment
to help him get over the hump and of course it continues to be costly to do
so.
This condition adds $250 - $300 more to the normal vetting costs of these
dogs. We need to receive $1000 – 1200 to cover the cost we have spent and
will need to spend to help through this condition.
If you can possibily donate a few dollars for these babies, use THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send a check. Download the credit card form HERE and fax it to 281-754-4851, but be sure to email me at teresa@shihtzu-rescue.com to let me know to look for it.
Donations to date: $475
Thanks to Becky Caldow, Scott Lewis in honor of Susan Lewis, Michael Coniglio, Pat Heitmann in memory of her precious angel Winston, Max Pachar in memory of Brillo.
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11.29.07
Posted in Dougie Gillingham at 5:13 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Wow, this is one lucky boy! Thanks to all of you, Dougie had the surgery to repair his ruptured diaphram yesterday, Wednesday. He is recovering today and if he is showing enough improvement, we are trying to get him in to the orthopedic surgeon to repair his pelvis.
VIDEO
I visited him today at lunch and took this very short video. He has lost weight - he’s under 4 pounds now, but since he probably didn’t eat from Saturday through today (pretty risky to force feed a dog whose intestines are smashed up next to his heart and lungs), it’s not unusual to see weight loss.
He is in pretty critical shape, as you can guess.
Dougie is close enough for us to say “good to go.” Thanks to:
Impulse Devices, Ashley Riebschlager, Wyatt Edenfield, Rick Brezik, Sherry Goodpasture in memory of Lucky, Claryce King, Don Rorschach, Kandy Hirsch, Daphne McWhorter, John Leech, Rosemary Cody, Cat Martindale, Anna Dee Lastick, Maureen Skarzynski, Lorna Van De Weile, Debbie Styron, Cindy Leigh, Diane Paldino in memory of Tex and Teddy, Carol Lundemo, Emily Harris , Odean Cusak, Sunny Goldberg, Karen Anderson, Julia Skidmore, Yanceys, Brandi Zender, Melissa Avellan, Christine Connelly, Camie Barkley, Gina Hoener, Leann Lund, Jerri Brezik, Shelia Taylor, Dana Summers, Eugene Bonos, Jimmy Hillyer, Christine Hutchison, Alexis Stokes, Victor Bosquez, Ja Peck, Kenneth Thompson, Bill Glod, Wanda Kenyon, Pat Schoenfelder, Stephanie Jones, Christi Umphrey, Ben and Carrie Christie, Shera Dean, Tool Saver, Danthanh Vu, Irene Takamizu, Barbara Nitse, Barbara Grabell, Patricia Barnette, Virginia, Heather Mitchell, Laura Douglas, Judy Florence in honor of Willie Wilson, Letitia Groce, John McPeak, Traci Tran, Mitzi Stephenson, Linda Bridges in memory of Elwood and LaVerne Fette, Ellen Green, Diane Richer in memory of Mei Ling and Sugar Bear, Cheryl Mathis in memory of Jordache, Girbaud, Buckwheat, Amy Addante, Fur Kids, Pam Glass, Melissa and Jeremy Gaston, Vernelle Arnold, Emily Barfield, Ann Rawlins-Shaw, Cat Martindale, Ashley Riebschlager, David Fuller in honor of Jonah, CJ and Chuggs, Impulse Devices, Ann Payne, Phyllis Fisher, Frank Cardone, Bridget Crowley, Susan Moskovitz, Tracy McGurr, Sarah Hodson, Gary Stockwell, Sue Morris, Shelia Semel, Joan Samar, Larina Campbell, Donnal Wilt, Ginger and Doug Warnick, Barbara Fink, Earnest Toombs in memory of Skeeter, Jennifer Rue, Susan Moskovitz, Martin Howard inmemory of Fritz and Killer, Denise Bailey, Darinda Tanner, Duyen Tran, Martha Duarte, Grace Wu, Pamella Reiling, Stanbridge College, Karen Calvert, Max and Dana Pachar, Anonymous 1, Anonymous 2.
There were over 100 people that donated for this baby boy. WHAT A LUCKY BOY THIS ONE IS!!
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11.27.07
Posted in Dougie Gillingham at 9:49 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
You just absolutely will NOT believe this! I’ve told everyone that we are just bursting at the seams with too many dogs right now. Our absolutely stellar foster homes are taking one/two/three more than they normally can handle because they KNOW it’s the HOLIDAY dumping season and there will be so many dogs in danger that they are going WAAAAAAAY overboard for these dogs.
Still, we are putting off all but the emergency and urgent, as in this-dog-will-die-today-if-you-don’t-take-it situations! I cringe when I see an email come in that says a dog’s name or “help this dog” or “please take this dog.” ETC.
Well, this morning, our Houston intake coordinator got a call ……….. oh how do I even write these words…………. the caller said “we have a hit-by-car shih tzu here, can you help?”
What?????
I told Sherry, no way, no how, no no no, read my lips “NO,” did you hear me “NO NO!!”
Then, they sent the picture - those evil, evil people. Mean, mean, evil people!
And, he’s a PUPPY - only 10 months old. And, he weighs around SIX, yes 6 pounds. T I N Y.
“NONONONONONONO!!!” I said. Everyone will think I’ve totally lost my mind.
Ok, I said to myself, we’ve had some HBC that didn’t need much more than crate rest so maybe we’ll catch a break.
I called the vet where animal control had taken him SATURDAY (yes, three days ago). I talked to a very nice vet who said - nope, he’ll need surgery - he has a ruptured diaphram and his intestines are now sitting next to his lungs and heart. Oh no, Deja Vu - Andrew Garlander just this past year had the same thing. It’s fatal if not corrected.
Ok, so we took him immediately to Gulf Coast Veterinary Surgery just for a consult, you know, just to see, just to check on fixing his diaphram and stuffing his intestines back down in his abdomen. The news was not good.
Here is his x-ray with some markings where I tried to illustrate what the surgeons told me.
He has, in addition to the ruptured diaphram, two or three complete fractures in his pelvis. One on a weight bearing bone - if not corrected, he will never walk according to the surgeon. Another on the opposite side. They believe both must be plated to fix it. One side is also subluxated (I think that’s the word) meaning it is shoved several inches too high in his body and must be repositioned. He is in a LOT of pain. A lot of pain. Anytime we tried to move him, he screamed in pain. But, through all of the examination,etc., once he calmed down, he wagged his tiny tzu tail a bit.
Now, the good news is that it can all be fixed, the bad news is that if we do this, he will be our gold, no make that platinum,-plated dog.
The estimate for the ruptured diaphram is $2700-$3500. The estimate for repairing all the broken parts of the pelvis is $3400-$4200. What should we do? If we don’t do the orthopedic surgery, we shouldn’t do anything. So with him, it’s all or nothing.
He’s a puppy. We named him Little Dougie Gillingham - Dougie after the vet that kept him for three days, Gillingham as an identifier for the animal control that picked him up.
help?
What to do?
If we’re going to help him, he MUST have surgery to fix the diaphram tomorrow. He’s been like this since at least Saturday and cannot go on much longer. We need to know IMMEDIATELY. Please send this message to any and all shih tzu lovers you know. If we can get a good start on raising the money, we’ll do it tomorrow. I know it’s Christmas and Hanukkah, I know we all have tons of gifts to buy and holiday parties to throw and attend, but I’m so hoping you can spare a few dollars to help this adorable boy make it to 2008.
I’m not going to work tomorrow so that I can see if we raise enough to give them the go ahead so will be monitoring the donations through at least noon.
help? His name is Dougie. He is no more than SIX pounds. He is around 10 MONTHS old. He is a puppy and for whatever reason, got loose from his home and struck by a car.
If you can possibily donate a few dollars, use THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send a check. Download the credit card form HERE and fax it to 281-754-4851, but be sure to email me at teresa@shihtzu-rescue.com to let me know to look for it.
I don’t know what else to say. We’ve asked a lot of you this year. But look at that face. We have to at least try.
Funding to date for Dougie Gillingham
$5943 as of 11:45 pm, Wednesday - Little Dougie still needs around $1500 for his surgeries.
Thanks to:
Impulse Devices, Ashley Riebschlager, Wyatt Edenfield, Rick Brezik, Sherry Goodpasture in memory of Lucky, Claryce King, Don Rorschach, Kandy Hirsch, Daphne McWhorter, John Leech, Rosemary Cody, Cat Martindale, Anna Dee Lastick, Maureen Skarzynski, Lorna Van De Weile, Debbie Styron, Cindy Leigh, Diane Paldino in memory of Tex and Teddy, Carol Lundemo, Emily Harris , Odean Cusak, Sunny Goldberg, Karen Anderson, Julia Skidmore, Yanceys, Brandi Zender, Melissa Avellan, Christine Connelly, Camie Barkley, Gina Hoener, Leann Lund, Jerri Brezik,
Shelia Taylor, Dana Summers, Eugene Bonos, Jimmy Hillyer, Christine Hutchison, Alexis Stokes, Victor Bosquez, Ja Peck, Kenneth Thompson, Bill Glod, Wanda Kenyon, Pat Schoenfelder, Stephanie Jones, Christi Umphrey, Ben and Carrie Christie, Shera Dean, Tool Saver, Danthanh Vu, Irene Takamizu, Barbara Nitse, Barbara Grabell, Patricia Barnette, Virginia, Heather Mitchell, Laura Douglas, Judy Florence in honor of Willie Wilson, Letitia Groce, John McPeak, Traci Tran, Mitzi Stephenson, Linda Bridges in memory of Elwood and LaVerne Fette, Ellen Green, Diane Richer in memory of Mei Ling and Sugar Bear, Cheryl Mathis in memory of Jordache, Girbaud, Buckwheat, Amy Addante, Fur Kids
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