Jacksonville, Florida - Abused 4 yr old Black Lab NEEDS WHEELS, LEGS PARALYZED

MADISON'S STORY IN A NUTSHELL

... owners let their kids kick, hit and ride Madison
... they eventually severed a nerve in her back
... her hind legs were paralyzed as a result
... they planned to euth her now that she was disabled
... Donny saw her night before euth when he delivered Chinese take-out to them
... he took Madison
... she now knows love from Donny and fiance Diane
... but Madison CAN'T WALK OR RUN
... she goes to the dog park, tries so hard to run and play but can't
... her front legs are deteriorating because of the strain, now has arthritis in them

WHAT'S NEEDED - Donations for a set of wheels to make her mobile and stop the deterioration in her front legs.

TO DONATE
Please be sure to indicate that your donation is for Madison

** By Check
Make payable to Pet Rescue North (501c3 in Jacksonville, FL)
Send to: Rob Brand
Wagging Tails Happy Meows Pet Sitters
12691 Creek Springs Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32246
Please indicate

By PayPal -
Send to: DESIGNEREMPORIUM@GMAIL.COM (@GMAIL.COM)

GOT QUESTIONS?
Rob - 904- 887 - 5836 - email: kodyhusky@gmail.com (@gmail.com),
Peggy - Pet Rescue North - email: prnorth@yahoo.com (@yahoo.com).

I'd like to share a little tale (tail!) with you. Donny and Diane are an engaged couple who visit the park as often as they can with Madison, their dog. She's a sort of chocolate lab mutt, so very pretty and full of life and energy and Donny and Diane and a close friend of theirs fill this little girls life with love and affection every moment that they can.

Unfortunately her life hasn't always been like this. Madison was brutally abused and on the day Donna met her, she was scheduled for termination the very next day by her owners. Donny was delivering Chinese food to them when he saw her and fell in love with her beautiful (but pleading for help) eyes. The owners had let their children ride around on her, kicking her when she tired and they beat her so badly that eventually the severed a nerve in her back and her back legs became paralyzed. They bring her to the park and she is so happy, she tries to run but it's such hard work for her and her front legs are becoming weaker and damaged because of all the strain. On top of this, she has arthritis and the regular medication she has to take every day takes up most of their spare cash.

She is only 4 and should have a long and happy life ahead of her. I spoke to Donny yesterday as they held her up by her tail so she could try to walk around the park and asked him if he had considered pet wheels. He has looked into it but they will cost from around $450 up to $550 and being on a low income has meant that poor Madison has been denied this simple and yet life changing apparatus.

I would like to make an appeal to everyone on your email list to help me in acquiring a 'set of wheels' for Madison. 50 people with 10 bucks or 100 people with 5 bucks... whatever, every dollar counts. I am donating $50 to start this ball rolling and I have already been promised donations by friends here at the park and at Dog Wood too.

Would you please consider forwarding this on to everyone and if they would like to donate towards the wheels then that would be great.

I have attached a photo of Madison from the park yesterday evening.

The websites for the wheels (if anyone would like to look) is....

http://www.dogkarts.com/k9/korder1.html

http://www.doggon.com/products/others.html

http://www.eddieswheels.com/html/pricing.html

There may also be the opportunity to buy a used cart for slightly less... I'm still looking into this.

I'm at the park every day so people are welcome to donate to me when they see me with Kody or they can call my cell (887 5836) to arrange a donation.

Many thanks in anticipation.

Rob and Kody (and Bella!)

Brooksville, FLORIDA - 18 yr. old CHI - BLIND & DEAF needs a home !!

CONTACT:
I volunteer at an animal hospital in Brooksville, Florida, and elderly woman
and her son brought in an 18 year old chocolate neutered male Chihuahua in
good health and sweet but he is blind and deaf. They wanted him put to sleep
because the elderly woman could not take care of him anymore, and the son
didn't want him. Me being the sucker i am i took him home just so he didn't have
to be PTS. He needs a home fast i am just a temporary foster. He needs your
help.
Sincerely,
Jenaia
jenaia182006@yahoo.com

GEORGIA - "RAINY" - injured 5 month old Boxer/Bulldog pup needs a home !!!

Contact Email weekdaymtbiker@yahoo.com

This is going to sound like an episode of Jerry
Springer but it's not. I'm not even sure how to
begin.
I was on the way to a night class last week when it
was pouring rain. I drove around a puppy in the
middle of the lane of traffic. It looked dead. Out of the
corner of my eye I saw it move it's little paw.
Horrified I turned around. Another car went screaming
around it & it moved again. In the pounding rain I
pulled over & walked up to it. It then picked itself
up by the front paws & drug it's body to the side of
the road and collapsed.

It was raining so hard I couldn't believe that the
fireman who drove by saw me wave my reflective car
sun screen. He turned around to help. He carefully
picked up the little guy & placed him onto my instant
"stretcher" and into the back of my car. Knowing it
wouldn't live all the way to the emergency vet I
called our vet & gave them the heads up. I called
Claire to start praying for us as I drove.

The vet staff took the puppy from my car for me & I
just wept feeling so bad for the little guy. Left
for dead with all manner of traffic (me included) going
around him. They said he had a broken leg but it
could be fixed. They asked me if I wanted to put him down
or try to save him. I did what I would have wanted
somebody to do for my dog if he were laying there -
so $1,700 later (& one po'd hubby) the puppy came
through.

I picked up "Rainy" to take him home for rehab. I
had a hunch where he might have come from so I stopped
at this home. "Rufus!" the woman cried. So I found the
owner. I offered to nurse him for a couple of weeks
& return him home. She said she didn't have the money
to pay me & I told her it was OK, I was just glad we
found the owner. While I was there two boxers on the
front porch were mating. They said there were 10
pups the last litter. Hmmm...

"Brenda" (not her real name) said she was in between
homes & was just staying here with her mom until her
trailer became available. She said Rufus was her
son's dog, that he had been staying "with friends the past
week and a half". She said her place wouldn't have
any traffic. I brought Rufus Rainy home & my old BIG dog
went nuts. He cried & whimpered & slammed himself
against the garage door. Then he commenced to
marking all of the furniture. I called Brenda & she arrived
in 15 minutes to take him home, assuring me that she
could & would care for him. My husband laid down the
law with me that we cannot have another dog. He is
traveling on his job & Ivan is a LOT of trouble
while traveling. He is #90 and NOT friendly to strangers
coming into the yard so we always have to board him.

Brenda made & missed 3 appointments at the vet to
get Rainy's stitches out. Her appointment was paid for
(included in the price of the surgery) but she never
showed. Each time I called her I felt more and more
uncomfortable. She sounded impaired. Sometimes her
speech was slurred. Sometimes the things she said
were in-congruent with reality (once she said the vet told
her to give the puppy chicken soup!)

Today I called her & picked her and Rainy up and
took them to the vet. The puppy had lost 5 pounds!! - it
was starving. In addition, the sister who also lived
there had let it out today by accident. In the car
Brenda told me the sad story of what was going on
with her. Here's the Jerry Springer part. Brenda's sister
was staying in a house in the back & got busted for
meth. The police wanted to drug test everybody on
the property. Brenda tested positive to which she said
she has prescription diet pills that turned her drug
screen bad. The department of family and children's
services took ALL the children - including Brenda's
13, 15 & 17 year old. Her 15 year old just had
twins.
Brenda says she conceived at age 14 & she didn't
know she was pregnant until she was 7 mos. along. Brenda
is facing charges related to statutory rape of her 14
year old. Brenda has not worked "for months" and is
started a job at a fast food chain & moving into a
trailer. She will face a judge tomorrow to find out
if she gets incarcerated or gets the kids back.

And the puppy? The vet is holding it for 7 days - my
tab - to "get weight on him," essentially saving
it's life again. He needs a loving home. If he goes back
to this family, I fear we have saved him for a worse
death.

He is a boxer/ bulldog mix, very sweet & gentle,
about 5 months old & will be about #50 at full growth. His
features are very petite, so I'm not even sure he'll
be that big. It's mother is very attractive and
sweet.

Rainy had a compound fracture of his back leg. His
surgery required an internal pin & he is on
antibiotics. He sustained a stable fracture of one
of his vertebrae but is expected to heal without
problems there. He may have a slight limp but is a puppy and is expected to
have a normal life otherwise. During
his recovery he will need to be crated (I can provide)
and absolutely no jumping or rough housing with other
dogs. He is so sweet, he just turns over & shows his
belly when he is petted.

If you've read this far, God bless you. Please pray
for Brenda. If you or someone you know can give a
home to Rainy, please email me. Hubby has told me because of the dangerous
grounds this family lives on that I
can not have any further contact with Brenda or her
family.

I voted my conscience. If you are able to take on a
puppy for rehab, I'll do everything I can to make it
happen.

Carol

Zanesville, Ohio - URGENT! - Two pups with Broken Legs are being put down

At the Zanesville, OH Animal Shelter: Jolt and Shy are both 4 month old
pups (not littermates) that have broken hind legs. More information is below,
but both are going to require surgery and plates in their legs. They have had
xrays to prove this. They are scheduled to be euthanized next week.

Please, if you can, give them a chance! They are both wonderful pups!

*Email me at:
_jdmanfrin@hotmail.com_ (mailto:jdmanfrin@hotmail.com) (@hotmail.com) (at
hotmail.com)
if you can help.

Shy 17415
Shy is 4 months old and weighs 25.1 pounds. He was given the name Shy for
obvious reasons. He is a shy boy. He is calm and lovable. He likes kids, and
he also loves to play. We believe that Shy was abused, he becomes attached
quickly. Shy is also in a foster home due to a broken leg. He is in
desperate need of a good home where he can get the proper care and love that he
needs.

Jolt 17028
Jolt is a 4 month old Lab mix. He weighs 22.9 pounds. He is very lovable,
playful and loves to be around kids. He loves to lay in a bed, and wants all
the attention he can get. Right now Jolt is in a foster home because he has
a broken leg. Surgery will be required. He is in desperate need of a
home.
Other features: doc tail/ wht above & under nose

toy poodle needs wheelchair

my 10 month old male toy poodle needs a wheelchair. he is having his
right back leg amputated the day after tomorrow. his left leg is
suffering some knee problems and he may be developing the same disease
in that hip which is causing him to lose his right leg. my medical
bills are astounding. i just don't think i can afford a wheelchair on
top of his ongoing medical bills. does anyone have a used one that i
could buy inexpensively? also is using the bathroom going to be an
issue with a wheelchair? i have no experience here and need any ideas
or infor you can give me. thanks

my state is LOUISANA and my e-mail: kinkomojosmom@yahoo.com.ph