06.29.07
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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04.09.07
Posted in ICU Dogs, Kula Parks at 10:53 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Well, we’ve started physical therapy on this cutie. Becky, his foster mom and physical therapist, has taken some new pictures. Shaved, of course, since his coat was totally matted. Take a look at the “critter” beside him in this picture. That “critter” is his coat. LOL
Here is Mr. Kula being checked out by Dr. Bertrand at Dallas Veterinary Specialists. He is great. He has worked successfully on several of our little broken kids. I’m sure Kula is saying THANK YOU THANK YOU for caring!
This shows Kula’s mangled foot. Although the leg is not broken, the pelvis was and the untreated break caused a great deal of nerve damage. He does have feeling in his foot so we’re trying physical therapy for him to strengthen the structure of the leg.
Becky reports he is terribly thin - so not only no vet care, no groceries!!
And finally, here he is using his new splint. Becky says that his walking improved immediately after putting on the splint. Look at that proud stance. What a dog!
Of course, all of this means more dollars adding up, but not as much as if we had put him through surgery. Frankly, I would rather have had a chance to do surgery on him and fix that leg. We’re hopeful we can improve his use of the leg enough so that we do not have to amputate.
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04.07.07
Posted in ICU Dogs, Kula Parks at 4:09 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
This poor boy’s story is ridiculous. I spoke at length with the Animal Control Officer responsible for his rescue and here is her story….
On March 16, animal control received a citizen complaint about a little dog that was obviously injured and had not been taken to the vet. So, the cruelty officer went out to see what the story might be. You never know about these things, people have been known to call animal control on a neighbor they didn’t like or just to be vindictive. Not so in this case.
As the officer approached the house and knocked on the door, she heard a little dog barking inside. When the door opened, she could see a little white dog hiding behind the legs of the person who opened the door. She immediately told the person why she was there and that she needed to see the dog. They complied and she saw that the dog was not using his back leg - it was in an unnatural position - but he did allow the officer to run her hands over his body. She could tell the leg had incurred some major trauma.
She asked the owner what had happened. They responded that he had been hit by a car about two weeks earlier. YEP YOU READ IT RIGHT - TWO WEEKS EARLIER. The officer then asked to see the records from their vet visit and the owners started getting rude basically saying the dog was fine, he didn’t need to go to the vet. The officer, of course, disagreed, and told them it was the law that an injured dog must see a vet. She gave them a warning and left.
A week later, the officer went back to check on the little dog and his vet visit. What she found floored me. When she walked into their home, the people handed her a vet’s invoice. Clearly written in the body of the invoice was a note - “refused treatment.” Of all the cruel hearted moves - the people took the dog to the vet, to comply with the letter of the law, but refused treatment.
Needless to say, the officer made the people turn the dog over THAT day.
So, that’s the story on Kula, a beautiful, 14 pound, blonde lhasa boy.
Read the entire history HERE.
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Posted in ICU Dogs, Arabella Harris at 10:15 am by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
This little girl is such a cutie, but probably a forever foster for us. We picked her up a few months ago, thinking she was a younger, adoptable dog. Not that we wouldn’t have picked her up if we knew she was older, but, it was a surprise to find out she was eight or older.
To complicate matters, we found a suspicious mass on her and when she was going in for surgery, the vet detected a strange heart beat so we opted for an ultrasound of her heart.
Her bill to date is $836 and she is asking for some help paying her bill.
If you can help with Arabella’s bills, please GO HERE to donate via paypal, or to send Arabella a check, go HERE.(Specify Arabella Harris)
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03.25.07
Posted in ICU Dogs, Charo Worth at 9:25 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Charo’s foster mom called me last night to tell me that Charo was sneezing and had a fever. She has been on antibiotics for over a week. One thing we always watch for is an upper respiratory that doesn’t get better after a week on antibiotics. We suspect distemper.
So off she goes to our “distemper doc” in Plano. He has a special way of treating this almost always fatal disease to at least give her a chance to live. Distemper is a serious virus - hard to diagnose and hard to treat. You have to catch it early and hit it hard.
The distemper specific treatment that has been successful for several of our dogs cost $350. Charo may not have distemper, but we don’t have time to wait and see.
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03.23.07
Posted in ICU Dogs, Juicy Lu Tzu at 7:51 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Earlier in March, I received an email request to take in a little seven year old female shih tzu tzu. They sent the most adorable picture. And, to their credit, they waited until after the spring break holiday to ask to turn her over.
We asked that she be checked out by their vet before turning her over, but they refused. In reviewing her vet records, I found she had not had any immunizations since 2005 and that she was slightly behind on heartguard. But, we took this sweet little girl shih tzu anyway when they threatened to “find another alternative.” It makes me crazy when people threaten to hurt a dog if we don’t take it.
She was dropped off at our vet yesterday, here is his summary….
- Has an Umbilical Hernia
- Severe Periodontal disease - needs several extractions and possibly both upper canine teeth extracted. (For those of you that have never experienced this, when the upper canines are removed the surgery leaves a huge hole in the upper jaw. It’s very significant surgery)
- Has a heart murmur - recommend chest x-rays
- Bloodwork - Elevated ALK PHOS and ALT (Liver Enzymes) recommend Bile Acid testing and Abd X-rays.
If you can help, you can donate HERE via paypal or go HERE to send a check.
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03.21.07
Posted in ICU Dogs, Kula Parks at 10:13 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Late this afternoon, this email came across our system…
An officer just brought in a white male Lhasa mix with a broken leg that needs to get to a vet ASAP. He is about a 1 1/2 years old. He was released by his owner because they could not afford vet care. He is also very matted and will need to be shaved. He is available for rescue NOW. Please contact us if you can help this little guy.
We’re picking him up tomorrow and as soon as we get him stable, will let you know what he needs!!
If you want to get his fund started, you can donate HERE via paypal or go HERE to send a check(specify Kula Broken Leg)!!!
Teresa
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03.18.07
Posted in ICU Dogs, Felicity Hill, Angel Burke, Reba North, Langston Burke, Tootie Collins at 9:28 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Microsoft had severe problems with our newsletter this weekend. Microsoft was having some sort of system problems and couldn’t make the newsletter go out to all the members for over 24 hours. And, when they did send it out Sunday morning, it was, unfortunately, dated Friday night. So many, many of you missed the urgent message for these sweeties. Regardless, here is the summary of where these five stand on their funds Sunday night.
1. Reba North - senior shih tzu with cataracts - needed around $500 for initial vetting, currently has $200 thanks to Ann Ervin, Martin Howard, Diana Goldman, Rebecca Morgan, Kay Wyly. So, this cutie only needs another $300. HELP HER HERE.
2. Angel Burke - 12 year old lhasa/schnauzer/something - needed around $500 for initial vetting, currently has $30 thanks to Martin Howard, Patty Dadamo and Diana Goldman. Her fund is really lacking and she really, really needs you. She has rotting teeth and will need a pretty massive tumor removed from her head, so we expect her to be an expensive adventure. HELP HER HERE.
3. Langston Burke - cute, young little tzu boy - has heartworms and needs $350 for treatment. So far, his jar is empty. HELP HIM HERE.
4. Tootie anhd Felicity - both had cherry eye surgery, but Friday, they still needed $380 for their bill. This weekend, they received $25, so still need about $355 to pay their bill off. HELP THEM HERE.
Although we have not had time to add it up, we need to board six or seven dogs during the various spring breaks. They need about two weeks worth of boarding fees which amounts to around $450. So far, we have $250 thanks to Elliott Lander. HELP THEM HERE.
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03.15.07
Posted in ICU Dogs, Felicity Hill, Tootie Collins at 8:09 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
![TootieCollins[1].jpg](http://lonestarshihtzurescue.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/TootieCollins[1].jpg)
These two little dogs are just way too cute. We went forward with their surgery, but they still need about $380 for their fund. We just didn’t want to delay something that would make them unadoptable. If they sat around, instead of being adopted, that would keep us from accepting two others into our already saturated foster homes. So, we did the surgery.
If you can help with their vet bills, please DONATE here.
What is cherry eye?
The normal canine eye receives its tear film from two lacrimal (tear-producing) glands. One gland is located above the eye and the other is found within the animal’s third eyelid. The gland of the third eyelid contributes a significant portion of secretion to the tear film.
In the smaller breeds — especially Shih Tzu– the gland of the third eyelid is not strongly held in place. The gland prolapses out to where the owner notices it as a reddened mass. Out of its normal position, the gland does not circulate blood properly and may swell. Read more here.
Here is what it looks like.
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Posted in ICU Dogs, Bridge Kids, Otto Harris, Langston Burke at 4:55 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Just got an update on some of our new babies from our vet…
unfortunately Langston Burke and Otto Harris both have heartworms. We’ll be raising funds soon for those two - gotta get rid of those parasites. Heartworm Disease is massively prevalent in Texas - and will be fatal if not treated.
Below is a picture of the infested heart of a small dog. As you can see, it doesn’t take many worms to totally clog the pulmonary artery of a heart this small. Unfortunately, this little dog died during heartworm treatment.
Some dogs die of vena caval syndrome, a horrible way to die.
Although the manufacturers of Immiticide, the treatment of choice for heartworms, recommends two injections spaced a few days apart, we have found that the slow three injection treatment, spaced a month apart, is much much safer for our tiny dogs. The three-injection alternative protocol is the treatment of choice of the American Heartworm Society and several university teaching hospitals, regardless of stage of disease, due to the increased safety and efficacy benefits.
So, if you can, please consider donating to OTTO’S FUND or LANGSTON’S FUND to help them get their heartworm treatment. Because we do the long treatment, the cost about doubles, but we feel it more prudent.
Teresa
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