Help for Needed for Sky -- Puppy Needs Surgery

Please Cross Post    Dear Animal Lovers,

Our family's four-legged blessing needs help!! I am a single working mom and have been blessed with an amazing two legged son and four - four legged rescued awsome dogs. My roommate discovered Sky Blue and her brother Brute when they were just weeks old.

Hungry, thirsty, dirty, infested and alone. He called me and OF COURSE I said to bring them home. We got them checked, cleaned up and fixed when it was time to do so. We expected they were from the same litter so there was no way I could seperate the and they had already attached themselves to my 5yr. old rescued mixed shepard (Justice) as there mom and she schooled them immediately in pack behavior. I had already had two of my own rescues and unfortunately one of them, my Large 3yr. old shepard (Redford Von Brick) has Perinal Fisuals, which is a serious disease for which there is no cure. We are however able to manage his condition with a drug protocal that is expensive but worth it of course

A few months ago I was out with the Aussie puppies at the park and Sky just fell to the ground and couldn't get up. I raced over and lifted her (with a cast on- I recently fell and broke my wrist in two places after a fall which has made financial matter s even worse). I just thought maybe Sky had sprained her leg and would get better. Watching her for a few days she just kept falling on her hind end and I noticed her hopping on three legs. I took her to our vet, Dave and he examined her leg and told me she in fact has two bad knees and needs to have surgery on each in order to correct them. How is that possible in a puppy? He explained to me that it usually means one of her parents had the same problem and that's possibly why Sky and her brother were just left to die!! Our poor little girl.  Sky just fell to the ground and couldn't get up. I raced over and lifted her (with a cast on- I recently fell and broke my wrist in two places after a fall which has made financial matter s even worse). I just thought maybe Sky had sprained her leg and would get better. Watching her for a few days she just kept falling on her hind end and I noticed her hopping on three legs. I took her to our vet, Dave and he examined her leg and told me she in fact has two bad knees and needs to have surgery on each in order to correct them. How is that possible in a puppy? He explained to me that it usually means one of her parents had the same problem and that's possibly why Sky and her brother were just left to die!! Our poor little girl. 

I just started crying and Dave gave me a big hug and said this will work out, I promise! And I am a true believer and Sky Blue has an amazing spirit that keeps both of us strong and faithful.
 
Thanks to the help of my sister, friends and blessed people like you this will be an answered prayer for Sky Blue.

Any donations would be soo appreciated. Between the costs to keep my shepherd healthy and my recent injury which caused me to miss work (I set up trade shows and was not allowed to do so for a period after my accident) I have started to work 7 days a week to cover the cost but cannot do it alone.

We have raised about $750.00 so far, but the surgery for each knee is approx. $1738.78 plus x-rays which were $532.35. ANY amount of donation would be GREATLY appreciated!!

My Vet will take in donations for Sky Blue

Vet Information: Commonwealth Animal Hospital 1941 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, CA. 92833 (714) 525-2355

Or email me Sam sammezz@socal.rr.com. or call me My cell phone is 714-313-9561 and home 714-633-8620.

Sky goes in for her FIRST surgery on her left knee Thur. (2/08) And will have her second surgery a couple months after.

I want to thank you for reading our story and anything you can you can do. And please keep the prayers coming.

God Bless You and Your Four Legged Blessings,

Sky Blue, Brute, Justice, Redford, (my son) Cody and (me) Sam