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Copper
Copper was hit by a car last week, and left to die in the streets. Thankfully a Good Samaritan, picked him up and rushed him to a local vet. Copper sustained serious injuries. Both rear legs(tibia's) were broken in several places. Also, his pelvis was fractured, along with several bruises, scrapes and cuts.
The local vet was hesitant to treat Copper, since there appeared to be no owner. The Good Samaritan and his wife tried desperately to locate Copper's family, but to no avail. Unfortunately there was no one who could pay for treatment for Copper also.
The vet had decided to euthanize this sweet, wonderful boy. But, the Good Samaritan contacted a PA. DRNA member who got immediate approval to take Copper into the rescue.
Copper was just minutes from being euthanized!
 After a 6 hour transport, Copper was in the safe care of his new vet. He had surgery on 4/21/08 to repair the broken tibia's in both rear legs. It is thought that his fractured pelvis should be able to heal with the strict crate rest Copper now has to have for several weeks. The doctors feel positive about the surgeries, and even though it will take time, Copper should heal. And Copper has proven to be a positive little guy himself. He was trying to stand just days after his surgeries!
Needless to say, orthopedic procedures are expensive, Copper has a huge medical bill. So if you could help by donating a few dollars to his care, we and Copper would certainly appreciate it. And on behalf of Copper, thank you so much!
We will keep you updated on his progress.
To read about dogs that have needed help in the past, you can read our archives.
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Itty Bitty
Hi Everyone,
My owner took me to the shelter to have me put to sleep. I was afraid being at that place.  I could hear all these dogs barking and the people were saying that I was not adoptable and my last day would be Friday 4/18/08. Someone then said rescue would take me and Saturday morning I was put in a crate and onto a transport. I did not know what was going on. Then I met this lady who said she was my foster mom and all would be just fine cause I was safe. My foster mom said I was very pretty and smart. I gave her a big kiss and I wagged my tail. My foster mom let me sleep in something caleed a big bed and she slept in with me and I snuggled close to her all night long. I go to the vet on Monday 4/21/2008 to be evaluated and come up with a game plan to help me get better.
My foster mom says, I need a dental, probably need to be spayed, ointment for my ears so they will heal, and need treatment for my eyes.. I have chronic dry eye for sure the eye vet needs to examine me. I need to put on weight. I am always hungry. I weigh 4 pounds and am about 6 years old.
I am not scared no more.
Update 5/5/2008
I went back to the vet today and they said I am doing better. I have put on 1 pound. I now weigh 6.5 pounds, my foster mom says I still look very very skinny. The vet cleared me medically so I can proceed to get spayed and have my teeth cleaned. It costs more for us older dogs to have these procedures cause we lose more teeth and they have to do extra stuff to make sure we are ok while having surgery.
The vet said all the scars on my eyes have healed but I still cannot produce any tears. That means I have to have 1 drop of medicine put in my eyes everyday for the rest of my life. I used to hate the drops but they make my eyes not hurt so now I don't fuss so much when I get them. My eye drops are 50 dollars a month. I think that is like 400 milk bones in dog money. My foster mom says she believes someone will help me and donate a couple bucks to make sure I can get my meds.
Thank you for reading about me. I'll check back in after I have my surgeries.
To read about dogs that have needed help in the past, you can read our archives.
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Sara
Sometimes life is just not fair. No matter how hard you try to survive in this world, the wolf is always at your back. Sara is such a case…Pregnant, half starved, alone on the streets with no place to call home. And if that wasn't bad enough, how about having a horrible parasite like Heartworms plaguing your body. This is just what Sara was dealing with about 7 weeks ago. Thankfully, she was taken in by DRNA, transported to SW Pennsylvania to a foster home. Her foster Mom took her to the vet to verify how soon to expect delivery of the pups and the severity of the heartworms. Good and bad news. Sara was about full term and could have the pups at any time. Bad news, the heartworms were fairly advanced and the heartworms were now infesting her heart and lungs.
Her foster Mom and DRNA family were very concerned for Sara's well being, but it was determined that it was safe for her to deliver her precious babes. And Sara indeed, did just that. On January 30th, Sara gave birth to 5 healthy, beautiful babies with out any complications. Sara and her puppies were a beautiful sight.
Fast forward to 6 weeks later...the vet feels it is time to start heartworm treatment on Sara. If we wait much longer, Sara could die. The treatment itself has many possible complications. The treatment meant to save her, could kill her.
 So, the puppies have been weaned from their mother's milk and Sara has started pre-treatment to maximize her safety. In three weeks she will receive the first Heartworm treatment injection. Being that Sara is such a high-risk case, her treatment will span over 3 months instead of the usual 2 months. You can picture Sara's heart and lungs filled with tiny spaghetti creatures. When these "creatures" are killed off from the treatment, there is no place for them to go, but be absorbed back into the body. Those pieces of worm can become blood clots and a blood clot can kill Sara in an instant. What is sad about this, is that with one small, cheap pill each month, Sara could have been spared from all this. Please use Heartworm preventative on your pets. We recommend Heartgard and Interceptor year-round. Both of these also are a preventative against certain intestinal worms. Preventative is not near the cost of treatment. Heartworm treatment is not only dangerous, it is costly. Again, please use preventative.
Sara's pups also had tiny baby heartworms (microfilaria), which were passed in the blood stream from Sara before birth. But they received a Heartgard tablet at 6 weeks, and will be just fine.
Sara is one of the bravest and sweetest dachsies we've ever met. Her DRNA family will do everything they can to ensure that Sara survives this treatment and gets a chance at a new and happy life. Would you be able to help also?
UPDATE 4/13/08:
Sara had her first heart worm (immeticide) treatment last week. She is doing great and no apparent side effects as of yet. But this is still a critical time. The dying worms can cause a blood clot which would be fatal to Sara. So it is important that she be kept quiet and still as much as possible.
This is very hard, since Sara still, even though her babies are 11 weeks old, wants to play and care for them. She is an amazing Mom!
Also, we have a potential adopter, who is willing to wait until after Sara's treatment to adopt her, which will be at least two months.
So everything is looking great for Sara. Thanks to so many people helping and caring for her like you! She has two more treatments yet, but we are praying that it continues to go well. THANK YOU all so much!!!
To read about dogs that have needed help in the past, you can read our archives.
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Bosch
Well, here I am. I am one happy pupper!! I got new wheels!!! Cool huh! Eddie's Wheels were very gracious to make me this wonderful new cart. My old cart was not doing me a bit of good. I couldn't even move my legs in it, which was bad for my rehabilitation. So now, my therapy sessions are going even better and foster mom says I am ready to leave the nest and find my own home. OK, how in the world am I to find my own home? I can't even talk to tell anyone how cool I am. And of course I am suppose to tell you all about myself, how I still need therapy in which DRNA has been covering, which can be expensive, but my doctor says I still need to come. Each session improves my chances to walk again, which I can do now. It is not pretty, but I can get up and go.
And then, get this...foster Mom thought I, Butch, needed a new name. Oh for Pete's sake. Hey, who is Pete any way? So the name she choose is "Bosch". Do you all know what that means? A little German spark plug! First off, I am not that little, second, I've never even been to Germany, and I certainly am not a plug! OK, yes I am a German dog, but who cares! I do give her credit, it does sort of sound like "Butch". And I do have that certain "spark" about me. And I can really make these wheels move.
But, please tell my foster Mom fortdox@gmail.com that having a name like Butch is OK.
Back to me, oh yea, this has been about me. Well, if you can help with some donations for my therapy and also pass the word around that I'm looking for a forever home, that would be cool. I really am a great guy, everyone loves me and I love everyone too. I do have to wear diapers, or as foster mom calls them, wraps. Much better sounding than "diapers". But that too, I am getting more control of. Someone just told foster Mom today, that male cart dogs are so easy to care for, and boy ain't that the truth. I am so easy. LOL
Hey, call me!!
Butch "Bosch"
To read about dogs that have needed help in the past, you can read our archives.
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Pez (aka Molly)
Hello. Please allow me to share my story with you. It isn't a pretty, happy story, at least not in the beginning. I was turned in as a stray at a shelter that is trying very hard to turn itself around. It has a very dark history but we won't go into that. Fortunately for me, they have recently become rescue friendly.
When I came into rescue, my foster mom knew I had no tail. She figured some moron had done a home-made tail docking job on me even though I am a dachshund not a Doberman. When she saw it in person, she figured it was done with a pruning shears or other device. Never in a million years (and that is more or less how long she has done rescue) could she imagined what really made me tail-less. It seems from my x-rays, which are included in my story because it is just so beyond imagination, that my tail was actually ripped out of my body. (I picture an evil child swinging her by the tail.)
There are many tiny bones and some muscles that are gone. It doesn't appear to be a birth defect. My foster mom cringes at the thought of the cruelty that was inflicted upon me and wonders how I remain so light hearted and good natured. I guess us animal folks forgive ignorance, stupidity and cruelty more than you humans do. What choice do we have? I wish I could tell you what happened but I can't, so let the evidence speak for itself.
My foster family debated for days about what to call me. Many ideas came to mind but then they decided on Pez. I know it is kind of twisted but hey, I have no control of my pee or poop functions and so if you can't take a joke, I am not the dog for you! My poo pops out much like candy out of a Pez dispenser. You'll never eat those again, will you? LOL! In spite of my hardships I am one of the sweetest, most beautiful girls my foster family has ever seen. I love everyone. I am very good about diaper changing times and baths. I love sleeping in the big bed. As long as I have my diapers on, everyone is happy to have me there too! But I do need my own special home!
Traditional vet medicine doesn't have a whole lot to offer me in terms of treatment but there is hope! Fortunately for me, there is a wonderful holistic vet not far from here. He adjusted my twisted body and did acupuncture along with prescribing some homeopathic sulfur for my sore butt. Mom didn't hold much hope with just one treatment but the change has been remarkable! Before my bladder held nothing. It just kind of dripped as I produced urine. Now it can actually hold something that can be expressed. I am not sure if I have control but it is a step in the right direction. I wear the little "in heat" panties even though I am spayed, with a human incontinence pad in them. That keeps me from sprinkling all over the house. DRNA bought me 4 pairs and another foster mom is working on a better designed garment for me. I still poo at will but we are working on an adaptation on the panties to address that issue too. Who knew you had to be an engineer/clothing designer to work in rescue!
Enter foster mom(s): I don't know how this dog's life will go from here out but she has all the will and determination that is needed. She has no idea that anything is abnormal. She plays with toys, runs with the pack, does stairs, eats with gusto! She is on a low fiber diet right now but in the long run, that might be the wrong answer. She cannot strain in expelling poo or her intestines could possibly prolapse. We are in unknown ground here.  Passing stool is sometimes painful for her but she does seem to have some limited control in that area. Consider the muscles in the anus...you have two sets that are in constant conflict. As a layperson, I will call them the "innies" and "outies." She does not have the innies. Her anus is in constant outie position so when fecal matter builds up, it falls wherever. She cannot keep it in for a more convenient time. Will this improve?? I have no way to see into that future. I would like to see her get a few more acupuncture treatments to see whatever routes can be reestablished. I was totally impressed with what one treatment accomplished. Here in Indiana, they run about $75 per session. We are already in the hole on this dog but how can you deny treatment to such a gentle soul. We need your help financially and we need that special adopter who had all hard floor surfaces who has a huge heart for a girl who longs to bond with a special person. I keep telling her that person is out there. I promised her that bad things will never happen to her again and so far she believes me. We need three things….contributions to keep the holistic medicine coming, your prayers and healing thoughts for this exceptionally sweet baby, and someone with a huge heart (and hard surface floors) that would welcome such a girl into their heart and home. Despite the physical damage, she walks just fine, though she does use her back legs in unison most of the time. You will search long and hard to find a sweeter dog than Pez. If you are interested in adopting this very special girl, please contact her foster mom.
UPDATE 2/28/08:
Pez has had an interesting week since coming to her new foster home. She has been to see her new acupuncture vet. There has not been much progress since that visit, but we are hoping a few more will help. She was a little nervous for that first appointment, but the vet talked sweet to her....it's hard not to talk sweet to this little girl. She has big liquid black eyes that just make you love her. I felt that she needs a pretty little girl name - and though I kept trying for something unusual - the name that I kept coming back to was Molly. And, oddly enough, she immediately responded to Molly. So - meet Miss Molly - the prettiest black and tan girl in all the land.
Life with Molly is a balancing act - her diet is critical to her comfort. If her bm's get too hard, she is in pain. If they are too runny - then we need a lot of diaper changes so her skin does not break down. We are fine-tuning her meals so that they include healthy veggies, low fat meat, brown rice and some kibble, with a little pumpkin mixed in. This seems to be helping in the last couple days.
She has some pretty new skirts that cover up her poor bottom, and she runs through the house playing and rolling around in her blankies. She is such a happy little girl - its hard to believe all she has been through! Please continue to help with your generous donations - we want to do everything we can to help this girl lead a normal life! Molly says thank you!!
UPDATE 3/04/08:
Molly has had her second acupuncture treatment, and has shown some slight improvement. She is now having 2-3 bowel movements a day with only a little "seapage" in between. We were changing diapers hourly - yesterday she only went through 7 diapers! I can express her (although she has a UTI - we are treating with antibiotics) and when she poops - it all comes out together! Who knew poop could be so exciting! She continues to be a sweet, loving soul - and it is impossible not to love her. I found that size 12 month "onesies" over top of her diapers keep her from running out of her pants when she runs through the house, and she looks ever so cute in them! She is incredibly smart too - she learned in about 3 days that she needs to eat in her crate - and as soon as she hears the food bowls come out - she races for her crate - spins in circles 3 times and sits down in her crate. She knows her new name already and when I call "where's my dolly Molly" she races to get to me!
Thank you for continuing to help....unfortunately, acupuncture is not cheap and she needs to continue - probably for the next few months. Molly sends her love!
UPDATE 4/07/08:
Molly is doing much better this week. She had a very serious bout of bloody diarrhea last week, just before I had to leave on a business trip and was in the hospital for 5 days. She is better now and has regained the weight she lost during this time. We were not able to find any reason for the diarrhea, but it seems to have been a fluke. Molly went on her first home visit this weekend and met a wonderful new friend. I have decided to put her up for adoption now. Miss Molly Mallone needs to find her own special home, where she can be loved the way she deserves. I hope one of you that have followed her story and her progress, will want to be her family. If you are ready to fall in love - and change just a couple of diapers daily - please drop me an email. Molly and I would love to hear from you!
UPDATE 5/05/08:
Molly went to the acupuncture vet on Friday, and Dr. Herr was very pleased with her progress. Her pulse is much stronger, her muscle tone has significantly improved and she overall just moves better. She now runs outside with all of the other dogs in the house and barks joyfully at the neighbor's dog. She still runs like a bunny (both legs move at same time) but she walks perfectly normal now. She still stays mostly to herself, but she and my Scooter have become friends and they spend time every day licking each other's faces and often snuggle on the couch together. We continue with a little massage every night (all the dogs get a turn now!!) and lots of snuggling. She really needs to find her own home, so if you have the time to change a couple of diapers daily - she is very easy girl otherwise! And she is an absolute snuggle bug. Bye for now - Molly sends her love!
To read about dogs that have needed help in the past, you can read our archives.
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