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| Tokyo |
Tokyo the yorkie was back at the vet on Wednesday for a recheck and his kidney levels have not improved. He stayed with our docs at Westside until Saturday continuing on fluids to try to flush the toxins out of his system. We’re hoping this found round did it. He is home now with fluids every other day and a new diet to help his kidneys repair themselves. Tokyo has a committed new family if we can pull him through.
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| Michael |
Michael is a cute little pup that we had originally listed as a shih tzu mix as that is what the owners who turned him and his sisters Ebony and Edith into a shelter said he was. He went in Tuesday to be neutered and have his cherry eye (inflamed tear ducts) removed and he’s doing well. One of our volunteers was here this weekend and thinks Michael may be a puggle – a pug beagle mix. I’ve looked up pictures and there is a distinct possibility she’s got this one right so Michael and Edith and Ebony are getting a breed change. We’re hoping to find these precious pups a home soon as they are growing up fast. Originally listed as shih tzu/poodle mixes from the York SC shelter as they grew it became apparent they weren’t!
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| Ebony |
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| Prissy |
We got good news and not so good news on Jaci, a senior white maltipoo. Jaci had her teeth cleaned but our docs took some x rays to see why she walked with a limp. It turns out she has trauma to her spine. It does not appear to be getting worse but it may be causing some discomfort so Jaci now takes rimadyl daily. I have not noticed a big improvement yet but it’s only been a day or so. Hoping for improvement soon.
Also still struggling is Midnight, a black miniature poodle who has been with us since December. Midnight came to CPR with a biting history but after much investigation and observation, it turns out he is not a biter at all. He hurt in his tummy. Midnight suffers from irritable bowel syndrome and thyroid deficiency. We’ve experimented with diet and finally settled on one that does not upset his stomach. He’s back on thyroid meds and they are working. The good news is he is finally clear of diarrhea for the first time in months and he’s starting to gain some weight. The bad news is he has come down with an upper respiratory bug. Midnight is still skin and bones right now, about half his normal weight at 7 lbs as he should be about 11 or 12. He needs all the healing thoughts you can send his way to make it through this and regain his vigor. He is an awesomely sweet little boy and I want to see him healthy and whole again. Midnight is only about 11 years old. He has some good years in him still if we can get him on the right track.
The big health news of the week is Angel. I’ll be talking a lot more about this standard poodle in the next few months because Angel needs us. Angel is a year old standard poodle who came to CPR all the way from Minnesota. She was bred to be a service dog, offering her unique intelligence and talents to a challenged person who needed her. Sadly, at 10 months, it became apparent that something was wrong with the happy standard and x rays confirmed worst fears. Angel has hip dysplasia, both sides. Her service group and her breeder started looking for options for Angel and found CPR. More on Angel soon.
New Dogs:
It was a busy week for intake. Jedidiah the standard came to CPR via the Poodle Club of America. This 8 year old silver standard is sure to win hearts with his gentlemanly ways and his solid good looks. He was formerly owned by a golden doodle breeder and retired.
One of the saddest things about rescue is sometimes good minded people get in over their heads. That is what I like to think happened to two rescuers who left California with a U-Haul full of shelter dogs – 144 of them to be exact – heading for the hope of a new home in Virginia. They got all the way to Memphis TN before being stopped and cited for animal cruelty. That was on a Tuesday and the animals had not been out of their crates since Saturday. Crates had come loose from the walls and turned over and at least one dog died. The animals were released and through the efforts of the Memphis SPCA and the Young-Williams Animal Center in Knoxville, TN dogs were distributed to appropriate rescue groups. CPR took in the poodles and poodle mixes – 5 of them all together as well as one very shy poodley girl from the Knoxville shelter. The Tennessee group is in pretty good shape considering their ordeal and will be looking for homes shortly.
Our local animal control officer from the Union County shelter called us with two for this week. Gizmo is a 10 month old shih tzu/poodle mix and Heather is an approximately 2 year old terrier girl. Both are sweet and will be looking for homes shortly.
The Columbia shelter sent us a sweet cockapoo senior named Dakota. Dakota was brought in as a stray after being grazed by a car. He’s okay – the tip of his tail was pretty beat up but that’s about all once the stiffness worked itself out. He was wearing tags and some phone calls found that he was the beloved pet of a gentleman in Columbia that had recently passed. Dakota looked terrible but once we got the mats and mud off, he was in very good shape underneath. He is reportedly 10 years old but acts more like a gentle 7 year old. Dakota is going to make someone a very good pet because he’s so easy. He was obviously much loved.
Two owners had to bring in dogs this week. Mason the standard cockapoo (standard poodle mother and cocker spaniel father) was a rescue off craigslist in November of 2011. A few months after acquiring them, the unsuspecting family who took him in found out the hard way he prefers to be an adult’s dog. At their vet and trainer’s recommendation, they tearfully brought Mason to us and asked us to find him a home where kids are not part of his life. He can't handle the upwards energy. Lesson learned – dogs acquired for free off craigslist often have costs associated with them that you don’t expect.
Jake the standard poodle was another tearful owner release. Jake, who has Addison’s, is a stunning 5 year old brown standard with the happiest wag to his tail and a love of soft couches to snooze on. His owner’s just had their second child and the baby is allergic to Jake’s saliva! This was one that had all of us wishing things could just be different as Jake’s owner drove off and Jake went from window to window for hours, looking for his family. Now we’re looking for a family that can understand Jake’s medical needs (about $100 per month) and give this big teddy bear a home.
Good stuff that happened:
Our new gates are here and Wayne got them hung up! We’ve still got a ways to go before our setup, allowing adopters to get off the road and still have a closed gate through the front area, as we’ve got some new fence posts to sink and fencing to put up but at least the gate now swing open and closed instead of having to be drug through the mud. Thank you all!
Adoptions:
We had an awesome time sending dogs to their new homes this week. 12 furkids found new addresses and new families to give them new starts in life. Five of our long termers (more than six months) made the week very sweet as Roady the labradoodle, Belle and Sanjia the standards, Kline the terrier/chi mix puppy born here last summer and Woody the boston terrier mix all finally were recognized for all the good in them. They are living proof that good things come to those who wait.
Nancy Mertel, one of our adoption counselors came and found a forever friend in Mary Beth, a sweet senior toy poodle. Polly the toy poodle was the dog we showed one couple who instinctively knew that of the two, it was DAD who needed a dog not mom. She popped herself into dad’s lap while the other poodles strutted around the adoption center and played but Polly stayed put and her strategy worked. Cheyenne the parvo survivor Australian shepherd puppy and Albert the pom found themselves part of a family together and Ginger, a sassy terrier mix from Columbia went home with Jan, now a three time CPR adopter. Thanks Jan for considering CPR yet again to add a companion to your family. Last but not least, Salem the mixed puppy (another puggle possibly) brought to us by a local in the back of a pickup truck and Jaxon the black toy poodle mix also found homes.
That was the week….we’re bringing them in, fixing them up and finding homes. Thanks so much for your support – it is the foundation on which we are built. Without you, none of this would happen. Thank you.
Donna Ezzell
Director
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