Please Help Ivy she was hit by a car

Ivy
is incredibly lucky to be alive right now. Believe it or not, Ivy was
run over by a car. She crawled up on a woman's doorstep and just wagged
her tail. She had apparently suffered all night long before she was
able to make it to the vet.


This sweetie has been through so much.



It turns out that Ivy broke BOTH rear legs (4 bones total). Ivy was
transferred to another animal hospital where she underwent surgery to
repair both legs. Everyone that meets her is absolutely amazed with how
sweet she is, despite being in so much pain.



Ivy has now been through THREE surgeries to repair her legs at the cost of $2300.00. We need your help to pay her bill.



Ivy is just one of many special medical need pups that we have put
back together. Our vet bills currently exceed $10,000.00 and as a city
shelter, we just do not have the funds to keep on going like this.


Although we are a municipal shelter, we try to save every dog that
comes through our doors no matter what their injuries or illnesses may
be. If we do not receive some major financial assistance soon, we are
not going to be able to continue to save as many as we do.



Ivy is currently living in a small cage at the vet's office because
we have no foster homes available for her. In addition to your
financial support, Ivy also needs a loving, indoor foster home. If you
live in the memphis area and can provide one, please contact us at
marionangels@yahoo.com


It feels like are always begging - and we know that economic times
are rough, but we believe in giving every dog a chance at life...please
support us in our mission. Thank you so much for caring about our dogs.

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Update 12/23/08



Thanks to Doggie Angel, Nancy, we now only have to raise $2000
instead of $2300 for Ivy's vet bill! Nancy kindly made a private
donation of $300 directly to the shelter.

If you can help, please visit http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-12-19.3882971438

10 mo. old Border Collie Hit by Truck

12/18
Ali finally got to come home today! She spent the past 8 days at The
Pet Hospital in Bessemer City. She was anemic from her injury so had to
have a blood transfusion from a sweet donor dog to enable her to have
her surgery. However, once the vet started the surgery, he found that
her femur was too shattered to repair so he had to remove her leg. It
was sad news for Christopher and his family but at least Ali will be
able to recover and hopefully, live a long happy life. Christopher
learned at tough lesson and knows now that he must be very careful and
always take Ali out on a leash unless she is in a fenced yard. The
Bostwicks want to thank the staff and Dr. Nuemzic for taking such good
care of Ali. The comments from the team were all about how sweet Ali is
and what a good dog she is. She will have some healing time but the
prognosis is that she will be back to her playful self in a couple
weeks or so and the Dr. bet Christopher that she'd be outrunning him
within a year!
Thank you for reading about Ali and every dollar donated is very
much appreciated. The bill ended up being a little over $900 so we've
updated the amount needed. It is a very busy and expensive time of year
but if you can help even just a little, Ali and her family will be so
grateful. Happy Holidays and Ali sends a big sloppy kiss and a Woof!!


Ali, a 10 month old Border Collie, belongs to Christopher.
Christopher recently lost his job and then couldn't afford his
apartment so moved in with his Granddad, but Granddad was allergic to
Ali. Christopher has been searching for a job but hasn't had a lot of
luck but has been finding odd jobs refinishing wood floors, his
previous profession. So, he and Ali went back home to stay for a while.
The whole family loves animals and Christopher, who was diagnosed with
diabetes as a young teen, was saved by the family's dog when he started
going into a diabetic coma.
Christopher took Ali out to potty before going to bed as he had
done where he previously lived with her - off leash -but something
caught her eye and she walked out into the road and a speeding truck
came out of nowhere, hit her, and drove off without even slowing down.

Ali was taken to the emergency animal hospital and fortunately,
only her leg was broken. But, her femur is broken in 5 places so the
options are to either have surgery to have a plate put in which will
allow her to heal and eventually, return to the happy, playful puppys
she is. The second option is to amputate. Both are costly but the
surgery has been quoted at $1300 and this cost has been verified by
another vet as being a fair cost.
So, we are trying to raise money to help Ali keep her leg and
mend her as well as Christopher's broken heart. His Mom is due to have
a baby any day now but she wants to help save Ali's leg, too, and is
paying for Ali's stay at the vet hospital this weekend to make sure she
is stable enough to have the surgery on Monday 12/15.
Thank you for at least reading about Ali and Christopher and if
you can help with a small donation, Ali, Christopher, the whole family
and all of us who care about them will be very grateful.

If you can help, please visit http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-12-13.9076678152

Kimba needs Surgery because of being Abused and Abandoned. Please Help!!

Please
meet my very special cat...Kimba (the white lion). He was Abandoned
last winter, when he was approx 3-4 months old . I rescued him and He
is now 1 year old. He has been my best friend and brought me nothing
but joy. He has been such a positive and happy part of my life,
especially since I've been battling a long rough road with some
personal hardships.


I recently rushed Kimba to the vet because he couldn't get up.
After an extensive examination and xrays (which I've already paid for),
the vet has determined he has 2 broken/crushed joints near the hip area
and said they've been broken for a very long time because the bones
(joints) have literally deteriorated and there are some fragments
floating around his hip area that are causing him terrible pain. (this
is enough proof for me that the idiots that abandoned him also abused
him!!) He is now on pain meds, because the pain is the ONLY thing
stopping him. During examination, the vet found that his tissues and
muscles have taken over the movement of his legs, replacing the joint
usage and thats why all this time (even throughout all his regular
check-ups) he's never shown anything was wrong and has been acting
normally. However, the bones have become so bad, the pain is now too
much for him to bare.


Unfortunately he can't stay on the pain meds for more then 30 days,
because they can give him a bleeding ulcer and he can die, as well as
he can die from the pain because he won't be able to eat or function
from it. The vet said the humane thing to do would be surgery to remove
whats left of the broken joints and fragments that are causing the
pain. She guaranteed if we get the surgery done, he'll be able to
continue to live and function normally....running, jumping, playing and
just being his lovable sweet self. If we don't do the surgery then he
will die from the meds/pain or I will have to euthanize him and I DON'T
want to do that!! He deserves to continue to live a happy life...where
he is loved and appreciated more then anyone can imagine!!


Please find it in your heart to help me give him back the happiness
he has given me. I'm still trying to get back on my feet, so I can't
afford to pay for the entire surgery. The total cost for both legs to
be done is $2600. I need to come up with at least half ($1300 ) and the
vet will let me make monthy payments after that........So PLEASE help
me!!! I don't want to let him down like those idiots did when they
threw him out.....and that was after who knows what kind of abuse they
did to him!!! So....please find it in your heart to give just one more
gift during this holiday season and contribute to help save Kimba. His
name so suits him....he is as strong as any "lion" I've ever seen to
endure what he's gone through!!


Wishing you a happy, safe and loving holiday season!! Thank you and bless you all!!

If you can help, please visit: http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-12-07.3025711775

Pancreatitis treatment for Kiki

Kiki was transferred to the Seattle Veterinary Specialists
(www.svsvet.com) from the VCA Five Corner. She had surgery last Sunday
for a pancreatitis, which led to sepsis in her system. Prior to the
transfering, Dr. gave us 3 options:




1. Surgery


2. Keep current treatment, which Kiki doesn't response to it.


3. Stop everything.





Since Kiki has always been a sweet dog since we adopted her from the
shelter in 2004, we decided to do everything that we could to save her.
Therefore, we transported her to Seattle Veterinary Specialists, where
the surgery took place. Before the surgery, they found fluid in her
stomach. Dr. Michael Mison was her surgeon. After the surgery was done,
Dr. did not know what caused the infection since Kiki has been on a
special diet food (the WD + Innova). Kiki is still in critical
condition. Therefore, she has to stay in the hospital for a while with
the additional amount of $1,200 - $1,500 per 24hr. We are running out
money for Kiki's hospital bill. We would greatly appreciate any
assistance through this difficult time. Kiki is currently staying at
the Seattle Veterinary Specialists in Kirland, WA.

If you can help please visit: http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-12-10.6225987503

Jezzy is Half-Way There!

Jezzy is a 25-lb. Australian Shepherd who loves to dance on her
back legs! She is around 2 years old, and was found earlier this year
as a stray at Ft. Hood, TX. She was due to be euthanized but one of the
vet techs couldn't let that happen, and took her home. She was not able
to keep her, however, so Jezzy made her way to Austin Aussie Rescue. From September though October, she participated in a training program at Triple Crown Academy in Hutto, TX.

On November 14, Jezzy went to daycare at Taurus Training and Doggy Play Day with her foster brother, Indy.
Somehow their leashes entangled getting out of the car, and in a freak
accident, Jezzy ended up with a serious spiral fracture to both the
tibia and fibia (upper and lower leg bones).

She had surgery on Monday, November 17, at the Central Texas Veterinary Specialty Hospital and we are now paying off our bills of over $2,000.
The good news is the surgery went well and the vet believes she has a
good chance for a full recovery. Her two-week checkup looked good and
her doctor was pleased with her progress. Jezzy still has five more
weeks of crate rest. Her foster family is dedicated to keeping her
quiet so her bones can heal properly. We did collect $850 from a previous Fundable and over $200 in checks.

We are asking for your help to contribute toward Jezzy's vet
bills so we can see her dancing again -- in a few more weeks! And, once
she gets the OK from the vet, Jezzy needs a permanent, loving home. See
Jezzy's Petfinder page here (includes a video). See more pictures here!

If you prefer, you can mail a check to:

Austin Aussie Rescue

PO Box 10426

AUSTIN TX 78766-1426

Your donations are tax-deductible - Austin Aussie Rescue is affiliated with South Texas Aussie Rescue, a 501(c)3 approved organization.

If you can help please visit

http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-12-12.2690126667

Destiny injured 8wk kitten found on tollway

Destiny
is an 8 week old kitten tortiseshell that most likely was warming
herself on someones car engine when they took off for work last
Wednesday. We found her stumbling around on the on Marengo on ramp for
I-90 with a bloody nose and mouth and injury to her rear end and tail.



She was taken immediately to one of our local vets and after
careful exam and xrays was treated for a degloved tail and shock. After
a week of hoping we could save the tail it 1/2 of it had to be
amputated this Saturday 12-13. Today 12-16 we had to take a little more
tail off. You can the picture of Destiny sporting her new look as of
today and as you can see she has the run of the clinic. Trying to get a
picture of her is impossible.


Animal Services and Assistance Programs Inc. is a not-for-profit
organization that provides free food, supplies, services and programs
to the animal welfare community. In the past 2 months we have shipped 6
truckloads of dog and cat food across the US and Puerto Rico with 2
more trucks to be delivered before Christmas. Our mission is to help
rescues and shelters help the animals in their communities. We provide
medical services to animals that are in need of placement to rescues
and shelters but otherwise would not be placeable due to the
prohibitive costs of medical care needed to make them healthy enough to
adopt.


When Destiny is well she will be placed with a local area rescue for adoption until then she will be with a foster home.

If you can help please visit
http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-12-16.0403888250

Vet bills and supplies for my 2 English Mastiff foster dogs!

I recently took in two foster dogs that were to be put to sleep if they did not find a home immediately. I am working through Dave Ramsey's debt reduction plan and have very little money to use on them, but I felt that I needed to stop two wonderful dogs from losing their life.

Unfortunately both girls are senior citizens for Mastiff's(6-8 yrs old), and both have serious health problems. Libby, the first girl is suffering from Cushings disease and also kidney failure. She needs medication and immediate help from a specialist to start living comfortably. She was kept at a puppy mill for a large part of her life, and now she needs some help! She is also partially blind after suffering with entropic eyelids her whole life and needs surgery to repair them to stop future pain.

Willow is my other beautiful foster girl. She has a torn ligament in her left front leg, and severe athritis in her hips and hind legs. She is also starting to see deterioration in her hind end due to pressure on her spine. She needs surgery on her front leg, supplements and medication for her other problems and time in a rehab facility. This is the sweetest dog you could ever hope to meet and she needs help!

Please if you have the ability to help at all, anything will help! They are limited to only $300 each of care from the rescue I am fostering them for, and they have already surpassed that limit. We need approximately $1,500 to take care of the surgeries, medicine and rehab for these beautiful dogs.

God bless everyone for reading this, and please help if you can! If you can also pass this on to others I would greatly appreciate it!

DONATE HERE

Oakley needs surgery, can you help?

Email neko15_2000@yahoo.com
Location Florida
Comments

Hi My name is Stephanie fell and I have a friend in dyer need! Here is her brief story

 

 

Oakley a 6 yr old American Pit bull has been throughh a rough road since March. In March of this year she tore her ACL(anterior cruciate ligament) while playing in her back yard.. After months of rehab she is still havingg problems with it. To make a long story short about a month ago after swimming to help rebuild the muscles in her ACL leg , she twisted wrong in the yard and preceeded to break her hock on her "good" leg. After weeks of splint and lots of money lost,she was sent to a refferal center after an x-ray revield that the bones were not healing at all. After the consultation the doctor told Sonya and Heather some not so good news. The bones were not healing at all and the only real option was surgery to rebuild the bones. Good news it can be fixed bad news is Sonya and Heather just paid alot of money out for BOTH of ther dogs, Oakley to have her ACL fixed and Yuckers ( the english bull who developed a mammary tumor and has a heart defect)  had to be spayed. None the less the surgery to fix her hock is going to cost around $3000 and they just do not have it. Right now Oakley is in a cast for the next 4 weeks to see if the bones will heal but the doctors are not optimistic.. So now My very good friends have to make a very hard decision. To try and get up the money to fix her leg surgically or to put their beloved pet to sleep.
I am asking if anyone cares about animals to please donate any spare change so that we can help Oakley out and have a wonderful LONG life ahead of her! Please help if you can ! 


PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP!

Thank you 

Stephanie Fell

Please help Paddie get her ACL fixed!

This is Paddie's whole story:





My golden retriever, Paddie, is four years old and has had
hypothyroidism for three of them. We got her from a family friend when
she was seven weeks old and have enjoyed her company ever since. Her
highest weight was around 120lbs. At this weight, she started getting
arthritis in her hips and the vet switched her food to Science Diet
Large Breed Light. She stayed with this change for around six weeks
until we took her back to the vet and discovered she had lost no
weight. Our veterinarian rechecked her thyroid levels and discovered
her thyroid was not working at all. With this, he put her on thyroid
medication, and changed her food to Prescription Diet R/D. Paddie has
been battling with her weight for almost two years, but, finally, at
her last check-up she weighed 85lbs! We are so proud of her for losing
this weight.


During her battle with her weight, however, we noticed her
arthritis getting worse. The veterinarian, my mother, and I all thought
the arthritis in her hips was getting worse since she was more active
with the weight off. The vet put her on Rimadyl for the pain in her
hips, hoping that it would make it tolerable. After a few weeks,
Paddie's limping had not improved, in fact, it had gotten worse. She
stopped playing and running as much as she had been doing,and had to
rest more and more often on our walks. Her limping on her back legs had
gone from only limping once a week and it barely being noticeable to
limping everyday and very distinct. Another thing we began to notice
was that she would limp harder on the right side than the left.



At our next trip to the veterinarian, we told him about her
getting worse. He had just finished checking her hips,telling us that
she may need x-rays to determine if she had hip disphylasia, when he
thought to check her knees to make sure they were ok. It was when he
checked her right knee that he found the problem.


She has a torn ACL.



The vet determined that she had more than likely torn it while
becoming more and more active when losing her weight. He also told us
that he had not caught it before because of her weight. This diagnosis
was given almost three weeks ago. She desperately needs this surgery as
soon as possible, but we do not have the funds on our own to make it
happen.


The surgery will cost $1200 minimum, though he said that with
larger dogs the surgery usually runs $1500-$1600. My sister and I are
both college students with part-time jobs, and with rent and our other
pets that need care we can hardly save any money. My mother is disabled
and has had both knees replaced, four total knee replacements on her
left knee, with another knee surgery coming up in the fall. My father
does have a full-time job, but a majority of his funds goes to medical
bills, mortgage payments, loan payments, and pet needs.


Our boxer, Teej, is on Prescription Diet W/D because he has a
condition where the urine in his kidneys crystallizes and forms tiny
stones that makes it very hard for him to use the bathroom. Paddie is
on the Science Diet Large Breed Light, and must continue this diet for
her weight, along with her thyroid medication and Rimadyl.


When we first found out she needed surgery as soon as possible, we
called our humane society to see if they were willing to help or could
point us in theright direction. They suggested United Animal Nations,
and also said that if we could not help her soon, that it would be
better to put her down. We cannot bear to do that. Paddie needs fixing,
not euthanizing, or leg amputation.


Paddie is the best dog I've ever had. She thinks she is a lapdog,
still, and loves attention. Her favorite activity is swimming, which
she cannot do right now because it of the pain. She loves the water,
regardless of if the water is in a small kiddie pool from Wal-Mart or
if she is getting to swim laps in a pond or lake! Paddie is one of the
happiest dogs I know and she dances every time she meets someone new!
She loves to run and sniff out critters that roam in the woods behind
our house, and now she cannot do any of this. Her limping has gotten
worse, she cannot run at all anymore, and she is not able to play for
long intervals.







As soon as I have the money to get the surgery done, she will have
it done! I will be posting a copy of the estimate that my vet has given
me for her surgery costs! Also if you want to make a donation with a
check, how to do so is listed at the bottom!



Any contributions you can give would be absolutely amazing! You
have no idea what it means to me, or to Paddie! Please help me help
Paddie with her surgery and get her back to doing all of her favorite
things!

If you can help please visit

http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-07-20.0274734907

Dog hit by car-needs surgery

My
beautiful dog Blondie was hit by a car on 7/16/07. She was hit very
hard and drug under the car. I'm surprised she is alive. She has broken
her pelvis in many places and needs surgery to walk again. I cannot
afford this surgery. She is a young girl who needs to run and play but
won't be able to do that anymore without this operation. I don't want
my dog to be crippled and confined because of my inability to pay for
this. PLEASE make a donation. Any amount will help! Thank you. Update:
Apparently you must make a donation of at least $10.00. I tried to
lower this but it won't let me. But please find it in your hearts to
donate. Maybe you won't be able to buy the expensive 6 pack this week
or that box of hair color but you will be helping a sweet girl! Note: I
lowered the amount that I need because if I don't reach my goal I get
nothing. But you can still contribute after the goal has been met. My
goal is 4,000. If the total at the end of the fund raiser doesn't reach
my goal, you pay NOTHING! And please don't be afraid of signing up for
Paypal. I have been a member since 2000 and have never had any
problems. Plus it's free!

If you can help please visit

http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-07-17.6443604728

Please help with Majors Surgery

Major,
my great pyreneese came to me last year in June, he was ten months old
and in very bad shape, to skinny and his hair was in big mats. Most of
the first months of his life he spend chained up in a way to little
back yard.
With lots of TLC he turned out to be the most wonderfull dog you
would ever wish for. A gentle Giant that lives in the house and enjoys
every minute of it.
And now he tore his Ligaments(ACL) in his knee, not even 2years
old.( We went for a walk on the 5th of July and somebody set of some
fireworks, Major went crazy, he is terrified of loud noise like that.)
The vet told me that we will have to send him to Dallas for surgery.
Nobody in our area can do this surgery on a big dog like my Major.
Right know i have to keep him confined to a very little space so he
cant move around to much. And he just got a little brother that want to
play with him sooooo bad.

We highly appreciate every bit help we can get, and may good bless you all



B. Anderson & Major

If you can help please visit:

http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-07-17.9817072672

Lambchop's Surgery

OK
everyone.....Lambchop had her second and hopefully final surgery!! For
those of you who don't know Lambchop.....she's a 1 1/2 year old 2 1/2
lb chihuahua who was rescued from a puppymill after being attacked by a
large dog and left for 6 weeks with untreated facial injuries. Her
upper jaw had been crushed and she had a severe infection. They closed
the hole that went from the roof of her mouth up into her sinus cavity,
and took out an inch long piece of her upper jaw bone that had broken
off and had been shoved up into her sinus cavity from the bites she
sustained. Then they flushed out her sinuses and sutured her all up.
She has a mouth full of stitches but is healing well and has never once
lost her zest for life :-) She still adores EVERYONE!!!! The bill was
$1700. So I'm begging everyone to PLEASE donate whatever you can to
help.....Lammie will appreciate it!! (and so will I) Thanks!

If you can help please visit:

http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-07-17.7592607559

My puppy needs Hip surgery.

My
puppy is only 5 months old, his a male pittbull , he was born with a
genetic bone disease and hip dysplasia. The vet said he needs sugery
and treatments or I will have to put him to sleep. Im not finacially
capable of paying for his surgery,and i feel his too young to die ,he
is so playfull and he's such a good and sweet dog , he's been house
broken since he was two months old , he loves to kiss and to put his
head on my laps to get pet , please help me keep him alive, he is to
young to die! Please help us . God bless you





Diana and Kilo

If you can help please visit:

http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-07-23.6711237237

Help me help my kitty 'Flea'

Everyone who knows me knows how much I love my kitty 'Flea'!! He is my pride and joy, the apple of my eye, my little ray of sunshine who brightens my every day... and for those of you who don't know me quite so well, just take a look at his MySpace page at www.myspace.com/fleakitty1 and you'll get the idea!!

Well, the other night, to my horror, as I went to give him a kiss goodbye on my way out the door to go to work, my little baby cried out in pain as I ran my hand down his back! I looked down to see that his tail was swollen to three times it's normal size right at it's base and that it was bent at a funny angle =(

I felt like dying just seeing him like that and instanly felt that I'd failed to protect him and keep him safe... like I was the worst Mommy in the whole world. I know he doesn't blame me, but I feel awful about it anyway =(

Today I took him to the vet and although I couldn't afford to get Xrays done, the veterinarian seemed quite convinced that his tail is not broken as I 'd suspected. He'd actually been bitten by another cat when he got out and ran off for a few hours two nights before that. Apparently it take a few days for a bite to become infected and swell up like that. My poor baby!!

If I thought that money was tight before, I had no idea just how much worse it could get! I spent $150.00 at the vet today and if Flea's condition doesn't improve in the days to come, I will need to come up with another $150.00 for Xrays... not to mention that he needs to get his shots and has yet to be neutered. I've been on the waiting list at the Upland Animal Shelter for free neutering services for about four months now, and they say it's possible I'll get in before the end of the year... but who really knows for sure.

My Vet Hospital charges around $200.00 for that service and they also provide pain medication and after care, which is nice. I'd like to get it done there if I can get enough of you to support my cause here! =)

So here is what I'm asking of you... If you find that my cause is worthy and/or you would just like to help me out with these expenses because you've seen and fallen in love with Flea too, won't you please consider making a pledge to help me meet my goal of raising at least $500.00?

Any anount you can pledge would be greatly appreciated, and get this..... if I fail to raise my minimum amount of $500.00 in pledges before the time is up, noone pays a penny! Only if I reach my goal amount will your pledge be processed. How cool is that?!

Thanks for your time and consideration in this matter, you have no idea how much this means to me!!!

....and Flea thanks you too =^..^=


===UPDATE = 7/20/2008 = UPDATE===

Thanks to everyone for helping out!

Let me just say that Flea is feeling and looking much better! Looks like Xrays wont be neccesary after all.

So far this seems to be going quite well! I just wanted to make clear that any money raised through this fundraiser will be used for the cause stated.

If I am able to raise more than the $500, let me assure you that I will use it to purchase pet insurance for Flea!

Anything beyond that will be donated to HOPE (Helping Out Animals Everyday).

I'll report everything to all contributors in am email when it's complete.

Thanks again, you guys are awesome!

Tonya & Flea

If you can help, please visit:

http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-07-19.2562165772

Please help Rama have surgery

Rama has a tarsometatarsal luxation of the left hind leg, the bones beneath his hock have seperated and the tendons are

torn. This kind of injury requires the bones to be fused together
to save the leg from amputation. The surgery will be performed
through a rescue org., and to bring him home, I have to pay off the surgery bill before an application is received for him.

Thank you, Karen

For your kind donation, here is Rama's story. - RAMA the Rescue Dog -



"I can't believe this is happening. Where's my mom, my brother?
What kind of place is this? I'm scared and just want to go home," Rama
thought. "My leg hurts so bad and I don't know any of these
two-leggeds. Where are my people," he kept asking, but nobody could
understand him. "What happened to the girl who helped me off the gate,
Thalia she was called," he thought. Later that day Thalia did come
back, after finding out the owner she returned him to had taken him to
the pound insted of the vet. You see, when Rama had jumped the gate,
his foot became wedged between the verticle bars of the 4ft gate, and
the rectangular steel fencing attached to it. Thalia, a neighbor, had
to lift him up to get his foot unstuck as the rest of Rama's body hung
over the gate off the ground. "Oh boy, oh joy," thought Rama when he
saw Thalia coming to get him and hopefully take the pain away. " Why
does my foot hurt so much?", he asked her. Not understanding dog talk,
she just told him everything would get better soon.
At the vets, Thalia found out Rama had a tarsometatarasal
luxation requiring the bones to be fused in that area. She sent out a
call for help and I answered and brought Rama home. Now he and I need
your help as the surgery will cost at least $2,000 and is a sum I can't
afford alone. The pain is gone, but the bones need fusing. "I'm a good
boy, right mom" Rama thought. Yes Rama you are the best!!

DONATE HERE

Dela's Luxating Patella Surgery

Please
understand that this surgery is MANDATORY for her to live a normal
life. Both back knees are so bad that she has been on an
anti-inflammatory since she was a year old and without the surgery she
will be totally unable to get up and down in another year. She is a
super sweet gal and would make a wonderful pet for a family but no one
will adopt her with her needing this surgery. It is not just your
typical small dog luxating patella but it is to the extent that
arthritis at 3 years old is already setting in and the longer we have
to wait the worse it gets. Our rescue group has been hit hard with many
unexpected expenses in the last few weeks - 6 heartworm positives, a
puppy with a broken jaw, a Jack who had been used as a "bait dog" who
came in with bites all over his legs - he also was heartworm positive
and unfortunately before he could be treated, he had a blood clot break
loose and died. We have a huge bill on Fraser as well. It seems that
poor Dela gets pushed back when all of these emergencies come up but it
has reached point where SHE is our emergency but due to decreased
adoptions, there is no money for this without help. PLEASE open your
hearts for her and the other dogs - every little bit is appreciated and
will go to helping these shelter dogs looking for their chance to lead
a wonderful life for the remainder of their lives. Thanks from the
bottom of all our hearts (two legged and four legged).

DONATE HERE

Vet Bill for Trixie's leg surgery

Our
little dog, Trixie, got out of the back yard last Monday night June 30,
because when Mary left, her arms were loaded with laundry and she could
not close the gate securely fast enough. Not unusual, but Trixie
usually returns very quickly, after making a quick tour of the
neighborhood. She did not return as usual, so I searched, and found she
had been struck by a car in front of my next door neighbor's house. We
are a family of four, my daughter Mary and her two children and I.
After months of unemployment, Mary, had found work about a month ago,
and we were recovering from serious financial depletion. I am a retired
teacher, living on very limited income. So when our little friend was
hurt, it was a serious blow to all of us, emotionally, and financially.

Trixie is about 3 or 4 years old, was a throw-away puppy, that we
took in. She is an excellent "mouser' and watch dog. She is rather
small, but very energetic, and well-behaved. We never spent much time
training her, as she just seemed to sense what we want her to do. The
oly "bad" behavior she indulges in is swiping some of the dry cat food
from the cat feeding dish if we aren't looking. She never chewed up
shoes, or went to the bathroom inside the house, unless there was no
one here to open the door for her. She surely did not deserve to be
injured by one of the young pick-up truck drivers who use out street on
week-ends and during summer vacation for a race-way. We have asked for
better police patrol, but our force is perpetually understaffed. So,
even since the high price of gasoline has somewhat slowed the local
teen traffic, we know that there is still one driver who is not
deterred from driving too fast in a residential area by injuring a
beloved pet.



Our little dog had a pelvic bone that is fractured in three places.
The vet says these breaks will heal themselves, but the leg is knocked
out it its socket, and just below the ball joint there is a break that
needs surgical repair. Our budget is so tight, but we will postpone
many needs and even paying some bills, in order to save our pet from
pain and perhaps euthanasia. I would rather have her put down that see
her suffer. However, we love her very much, and we are all
broken-hearted at the prospect of having to end her life to preserve
her from a painful existence.


She is very determined to return to normal! Even when under the
influence of pain medication, she tries to stand on all four of her
legs. I have her confined to a bed on a foam cushion between my own bed
and the wall, and surrounded by barriers to prevent too much movement.
However, she one night this week seemed to be trying to climb into my
bed! She is in good health except for the injuries in this :accident."
She has a good appetite, and we have kept her hydrated with a dropper
when she could not lap water on her own.



Trixie has had one litter of puppies, three very lively, smart
little ones who were adopted quickly. We planned to have her spayed
soon, but now any funds for that are going to this surgery. We have
applied for aid from United Animal Nation, however, and the perhaps the
spaying can be done at the same time as the leg surgery if that
application is approved.


We need some help here to save this good little pet friend. I have
a car that I can sell, and a small rent house that is up for sale, but
income from those assets is not yet available. My credit is stretched
to the limit from supporting the family during Mary's unemployment
period. The little dog is in pain and great distress now, and she is
definitely worth the sacrifice. Please help us with whatever is
possible.

DONATE HERE

Donations needed for dog with collapsed spinal disk

David Handy submitted the following Information:
Email david.handy@gmail.com
Location Fargo, ND
Comments

I am seeking financial assistance so my dogs can recieve medical treatment. Dixie (St. Bernard/Rottie mix) needs hip replacement surgery. Dixie is now recovering for Lyme's disease.

Priscilla needs treatment for a collapsed disk in her spine that has caused her to lose mobility on her left side.

I do not have the means to pay for the medical care they need. Both dogs are both taking medication to control their symptoms but need more evasive treatment.

I am employed and my partner is unemployed. He are barely able to pay our household bills and the veterinary bills for the dogs. We need financial assistance so our dogs can recieve the treatment they need.

Their vet is Dr. Kevin Dill at Animal Health Clinic in Fargo, ND 701-237-9310.

Thank you,
David Handy

Junior's Cancer Fund

Please Help

The tumor in his mouth is growing at a alarming rate.

Thanks to the kind people who help those in need here at Fundable,I was able to get Junior in to see a Vet.

I thank you people from the bottom of my heart. All of you are angels.

The Bad News......Junior has TWO cancerous tumors. One in his mouth and one on his anus

The vet is most concerned with the one on his anus,she fears it may
grow and cut off his anal passage,making it difficult if not impossible
for him to deaficate.
She would like to remove that one,problem is she thinks that if
going to put him under for operation then both tumors should be
removed.The tumor in his mouth is growing larger seems almost daily.

At his age the anathesia has to be VERY carefully administerd and that is what drives the cost up.

The operation will cost app. $1000.00 or so. I can handle some of the cost but to get this done soon I need some help.

I am hoping that once again some angels will help Junior. I am asking for $700.00 once I get that then I can schedule with

the vet a operation for him. If all goes well he could live a few more years as he deserves all and more.



other items the vet found ...he has body warts that are normal for a dog his age. no treatment needed.

She did discover he has a bad ear infection and that is being treated.

Also, he got a haircut to remove about 2 pounds of hair and now he looks half his size but is Soooo much more

comfortable in this Texas heat.

I am trying to find more work so I can help more with his expenses but times are very tight and not having much luck.

Thanks to any that help,you are all God's Angels for what you do

keith

If you can help please visit:

http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-06-23.6055815209

I WISH Financial Assistance to Help With Vet Bills For My Sick Kitty

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I am a disabled individual on SSI, who has been struggling monthly with
what the system provides. I have a wonderful 12 year old companion
kitty, Bandit, who has been diabetic for the last 2 and 1/2 years. He
has been up-chucking his food every now and again recently, and needs
to be checked out by a Vet. [He's previous one is no longer with us].

I
very much need your kind financial assistance in being able to get
Bandit a thorough Glucose panel [involves all day testing], complete
blood panel and tox screen, with liver enzymes, UA testing, possible
fecal testing; and whatever else a new Veterinarian would require, plus
medications.

Bandit means the world to me, and is more than just
a pet. . .he's therapeutic value is invaluable, and truly is beyond
description.

Bandit is my Baby; and because of huge Emergency
Vet Hospital Bill [over %3,500], I often due without basic necessities,
to make sure he is taken care of, and the huge monthly payment is made.
It is hard, what with two mortgage payments, Prop. Taxes, Prop Ins.,
Car Ins., meds that are not covered...and the list goes on.

Bottom
line is to get my Baby seen and evaluated; re-adjust his insulin if
necessary, a 'good' special diet that agrees with his tummy, and all
the other things he needs to manage his diabetes, so there will be more
happy, healthy, mischievous years left in my BBB![Big Beautiful Boy]

Thank you for reading. And, I want you to know I most greatly support any help you can offer!

If you can help please visit:

http://wishuponahero.com/wishes/?id=16037

Donations needed for MRI and possible surgery

Misti Colon submitted the following Information:
Email mistinedgar630@aol.com
Location Long Branch NJ


Dear People who we don't know but implore for help:

We are the Colon family in Long Branch NJ.  Our beloved PitBull
love machine, Boo Boo, who loves bunnies and birds and kitties and us
(and goodies) somehow hurt her cervical disc(s) in her spine, thus pinching
a vital nerve of her left leg.  We aren't 100% sure because she suddenly 
appeared injured and $1000.00 we didn't have but have spent later, we're told 
she needs an MRI and possibly surgery.  It has been weeks and we have tried 
medicines and crate rest but her left leg goes limp.  at times, she 
can "semi walk" but walks on the knuckle/joint above her paw.  Her 
paw and or toes get curled in and sometimes, she falls!

We have to carry her outside to pee and poo and she's not allowed
to walk on her own.  She's 50ish pounds and I anm 5 feet tall but I struggle
and carry her because I love her like a child.  My husband has a bad knee
and a hernia (we have no health insurance) and he carries her, too!
That's how much we love her!  We have cried and cried and neeeeed
your help!

My husband had surgery in Feb and just went back to work in
March.  He works at the Olive garden (for 15 years) and only makes
$14.90/hr. and never gets 40 hours but rather 35-36, somewhere in there.

I just started to work for a new job in Jan. 2008 and was let go
on April 20 because the company I worked for lost the contract with 
the hospital I was employed by.  I have no job but have been online
day and night.  I have an Associates Degree as a Human Service Professional
and in NJ without your Bachelors or Masters, you cannot get licensed
in socialwork, hence; most hobs only want to pay me $12/13/hr.
With $1300 rent, $125 budget electric, $110 gas budget, $311 car 
insurance, $10 AOL, $200 cell phones a month (have adhd teen)
and an old, 8 cylinder car, we really struggle and juggle.

We keep a very simple eye, don't have cable, never go out and have
a teenager and a menagerie of pets who we care for.  We are not 
eccentric collectors and out of responsibility in our natures as well as 
finances, we don't and won't have anymore pets. (2 dogs, 4 cats, 3 birds
a rabbit and a guinea pig)  (Boo Boo is one of our 2 dogs.)

We have never asked for your help but we're beside ourselves.

We found Boo Boo our beloved babydog (She's 7 in July.)
when we lost our baby daughter (I was 5.5 months pregnant.)
and we cannot even imagine her having to be euthanized.

PLEASE! PLEASE HELP HER!  BEING BEYOND WORDS GRATEFUL
AND BEING IN OUR PRAYERS FOREVER IF YOU DO, WE 
PROMISE FOR ETERNITY!

In God's love and through prayer we
sincerely ask,

Misti & Ed Colon
(732) 804-1748
49 Atlantic Avenue Apt. #3
Long Branch NJ  07740

Special Needs Kittens in New Jersey need Loving Home

Toby and Lucy are approximately 8 weeks old. They were both born

missing a portion of one of their hind legs. They get around well by

hopping. Toby is missing only his toes, but it seems to be painful

for him to put any weight on the rest of his limb. He may require

another amputation in the future. For the meantime, he just hops

around like Lucy. Lucy is missing her leg right below the knee. She

is slower to get around than Toby, but gets along just fine.



Toby is the adventurous brother. He is very curious and was always

the first kitten to figure things out. He learned how to eat dry

food when he was 3 weeks old! He also loves attention and has a

mighty purr!! He is also extremely patient and has a wonderful

temperament.



Lucy is the cuddler. She developed a tad slower than her siblings

because of her more significant disability. Because of this, she was

always sitting in my lap. Whenever I walk into their room, she looks

up at me with the cutest face that is begging me to sit down so she

can crawl into my lap. She is the sweetest girl with a calm and

loving personality.



Toby and Lucy need a family who will love them for who they are.

They need someone to constantly inspect their limbs to make sure they

don't develop sores that could lead to an additional amputation.

They also need a family that is financial able and willing to pay for

any additional surgeries if it becomes necessary. These two kittens

are precious and full of energy. They will make a wonderful addition

to any family!



Please email me if you are interested in meeting these sweet babies.

laura.ramsower@gmail.com

3-legged cat in search of loving home!

I am a very special kitty who is looking for someone very special to take care of me. I only have three legs and have had a bit of a rough life. My family had gotten some kittens and we didn't get along very well so they gave me up. I am extremely talkative and would love to have someone to chat with. Someone who could pet me and love me and brush me. I don't care much for other kitties or dogs because I think they will make fun of me and my three legs. I may need a little bit of an extra hand now and again and someone who can be a little sympathetic to me and my needs but I promise that the love I would give back to you makes it all worth it.

Email info@fancycats.org to help "Kelsey" find her way.

Marietta, GA Senior Blind Poodle needs a home

Gender: Male

Size: Small

Full-Grown: Yes

Primary Breed: Poodle
Mix

Secondary Breed: --Select--

Rescued From: Cobb County

Rescued How: Stray

Good with other dogs: Yes

Good with cats: Yes

Good with children: Yes

House Trained: Yes

Cherokee and Cobb county were working together to help
this guy before his time was up. He was turned in as a stray and, given
his age and blindness, no one - rescue group or public - was looking to
save him. Yet, something was special about this sweet soul and said he
wasn't ready to die. So, Susan, Director of Training, and Bill, one of
our many awesome volunteers, pulled him from the county just hours
before he was to be euthanized. Mo was transported immediately to our
vet, North Roswell, for a thorough check-up. Mo is in excellent health!
We immediately put Mo into a foster home where he is receiving the
special care and attention he needs and deserves. His foster mom
writes: "Mo is a confident, sprightly little guy who does not let his
blindness stop him from exploring and getting around. He listens
carefully for sounds and is very responsive when called. He loves to be
carried and seems to be happiest being in his human's lap. He is
energetic and likes to play. He weighs about 5 pounds and is estimated
to be 12 years old. The vet said that little dogs live long lives so he
will probably give someone companionship for quite a few years."
Though Mo is being cared for in a great foster home, he needs a
permanent home where he can settle and live forever.

If interested, please complete an
application
online.

Questions? Please
send an e-mail to
helpanimals@ourpalsplace.org.

Marietta, GA Abused dog with no ears needs a home

Gender: Female

Size: Large

Full-Grown: Yes

Primary Breed: Shepherd
Mix

Secondary Breed: --Select--

Rescued From: Douglas County

Rescued How: Stray

Good with other dogs: Yes

Good with cats: Unknown

Good with children: Yes

House Trained: Yes

The intake team at OPP monitors the county shelters and
euthanasia lists with the goal of rescuing animals before their
“death date”. Intake team member, Sandy Adcock visits and
monitors Douglas County. This is where she met “Emmitt” who
had been caught in a trap and turned in as a stray. Sandy was concerned
about Emmitt surviving another week in the county shelter because he
was starting to sniffle. If the county believes a dog to be sick, they
are more likely to euthanize. Sandy kept that from happening! Upon
Emmitt arriving to OPP and receiving a bully rub from one of our
awesome volunteers, we discovered that “Emmitt” is actually
an “Emmie”! This girl just wants to please! Even though
some cruel person totally cut off her ears and half her tail, she is
sweet and loving to every human friend she meets!

If interested, please complete an
application
online.

Questions? Please
send an e-mail to
helpanimals@ourpalsplace.org.

Marietta, GA Cowboy Blind Collie Mix Needs home

Gender: Male

Size: Medium to Large

Full-Grown: No

Primary Breed: Collie Mix

Secondary Breed: Husky

Rescued From: Owner Surrender

Rescued How: Other

Good with other dogs: Yes

Good with cats: Yes

Good with children: Yes

House Trained: In Progress

An important part of Our Pal's Place mission is to provide educational services to the community with the goal of ending the killing of animals in county shelters due to pet overpopulation. Part of our education includes the importance of spay-neuter. A fact that our Community Outreach Lead, Dee McGowan, provides is 10,000 babies are born on average every day and 70,000 puppies and kittens are born every day. This means that each baby born must have 7 puppies/kittens in order to provide homes for the animals vs euthanize due to overpopulation. A female Collie mix was not spayed and had a litter of 5 pups who now need homes. The father is a Husky mix. These pups are super,super cute!! They have been in a foster home since birth, are well socialized with cats, dogs and kids, and are almost house trained. Cowboy is the biggest of the litter and more dominant than the other siblings. He is quite a cute character! Because he was always in the middle (literally) of his litter mates, we never noticed that he was blind. After the majority of his litter mates were adopted and he was moved into a new room in our facility, we noticed he ran (literally) into walls and other objects. His blindness explains why he barks more when he is alone...he is calling for companionship and help. Cowboy is amazingly smart and very resilient. He does not allow his blindness to hinder his puppiness! Please come meet this cute guy!

If interested, please complete an application online.

Questions? Please send an e-mail to helpanimals@ourpalsplace.org.

Marietta, GEORGIA - RE: "Sniffles" - dog born w/no nose Needs a home

Gender: Male

Size: Meduim

Full-Grown: Yes

Primary Breed: Labrador Retriever Mix

Secondary Breed: Shar Pei

Rescued From: Douglas County

Rescued How: Stray

Good with other dogs: Yes

Good with cats: Unknown

Good with children: Yes

House Trained: Yes

Here is what Douglas County Volunteer Sherri sent Intake Team members about Sniffles: A really special guy that they are trying to get into rescue if possible...he is basically missing his nose and some of his upper jaw/front teeth. He seems to do okay in spite of it. The staff doesn't want to give up on him and are willing to hold off on putting him down if they can find a group that takes in special needs guys...they are calling him "Sniffles" as he does snort a bit. Does OPP work with special needs/have any connections or do you know of a group that DC can contact for him? I'm attaching photos...it's a bit shocking at first but he's such a sweet guy...a young adult Shar Pei mix that came in as a stray. He's been with someone for a while obviously as his weight was okay and he's not a puppy (he can eat wet food). He's afraid of being on leash at the moment but I'm going to see if I can get him to walk with me tomorrow or over the weekend. Sniffles is now in a great OPP foster home! We are appreciative of all of the public and fellow-rescue group support we have received. Sniffles has a great life ahead of him!

If interested, please complete an application online.

Questions? Please send an e-mail to helpanimals@ourpalsplace.org.

Dad Caring For Deployed Son's 2 Pets Has Too Many Dogs

This is not a request for help...it's a request for awareness. These limits on how many animals you can have is yet another reason so many animals are sitting on death row, scared and lonely in shelters instead of their own homes. When you own or rent and have the permission of the landlord you should have the right to have as many animals as you can properly care for. There are no restrictions on how many children you can have...why are furry members of a family limited?

This man took in his son's dogs while is son went overseas on deployment and now he risks losing those dogs to the shelter because of these limits.

County: Dad Caring For Deployed Son's 2 Pets Has Too Many Dogs

Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008 - 07:15 PM Updated: 10:55 PM

By Steve Sbraccia

General Assignment Reporter

WNCN-TV

STORY UPDATE: 4/17/08 County Officials Delay Action In Dog Dispute

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Henry Carroll got into trouble with the county when he agreed to look after his son's two dogs.

And it's turning into a dog war.

Carroll got into trouble with the county when he agreed to look after his son Adam's two dogs. Carroll's son is overseas fighting in Iraq.

The soldier is scheduled to return home in December, and his father says he is determined to make sure that when his son returns from his tour of duty, the dogs are waiting for him.

Carroll already had three dogs of his own. With five dogs, the county said he had two dogs too many.

“If my son's in Iraq, I can't watch his dogs according to the county,” Carroll said.

The county says with five dogs Henry's running a kennel, which he is not licensed to do. When he asked the county to clarify the definition of a kennel, he says he got several different answers.

“I said, 'I want to see the law I’m breaking; show it to me.'”

He said a county official gave him an ordinance, which defines a kennel as any place with eight or more where dogs or cats are fed, sheltered and watered.”

But he says another county document sent to him defines a kennel as any premises where four or more dogs are kept commercially or as pets.

Carroll got the Army to write a letter saying two of the dogs belonged to his son, but county officials didn't buy it.

They said, “Since Adam didn't sign it, it really might not be valid because it was signed by his platoon leader.”

Carroll now takes his fight to keep all five dogs to the Cumberland County Board of Adjustment. They meet Thursday night.

Meanwhile, he said if he's forced to give up any dogs it will be two of his animals. He said he's rather do that than break a promise to his son.

County Officials Delay Action In Dog Dispute

Thursday, Apr 17, 2008 - 10:57 PM Updated: 06:33 AM

By Steve Sbraccia

General Assignment Reporter

WNCN-TV

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.--- A Fayetteville man who wanted his day in court so that he could keep five dogs in his house, including two that belong to his son who is fighting in Iraq, didn't get a chance to plead his case. But he didn’t lose his dogs either.

Henry Carroll went face-to-face with Cumberland County and the county blinked.

Before he ever got a chance to utter a word at a public hearing Thursday night, county officials said they'd need more time to research the situation.

As a result, the county said no dogs will be removed from his premises for the time being.

County officials decided to defer action after the county attorney said he'd need more time to clarify issues between several county agencies.

“I didn't expect that,” said a stunned Carroll.

The ordinance limiting dog ownership to three animals has been on Cumberland County's books since 1972, but a shelter operator who was one of a number of people who came to support Carroll said that law's no good.

“It's a badly written law and similar laws have been held unconstitutional in many other states,” said Linden Spear, director of "The Haven" animal shelter. “We hope the county realizes it's a badly written nuisance law and repeals it immediately.”

The controversy started when Carroll's son, Adam asked his dad to watch his two dogs while he was deployed overseas in Iraq with the 101^st Airborne. Henry Carroll’s landlord said that he had no problem with that.

“He asked me if he could do it when he found out his son was going overseas,” said Mike Urian. “At the time I didn't see any violation. I didn't think the county ordinance would count possession as a violation. I thought ownership would be a violation.”

So for now, Carroll goes about caring for the dogs and waits for his next public hearing.

“I’m relieved.,’’ he admitted. “The burden ain't lifted yet, but I got more time to prepare for it now.”

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Peggy Sue the Bulldog only has 3 legs and needs a special cart

CLICK HERE to donate towards Peggy's cart

Peggy Sue was returned to Lone Star Bulldog Rescue because her family just could not give enough time to her. She only has 3 legs, but that doesn't stop her from trying to keep up with her bully foster family. She tries to hop and play in the yard, but since she has to put all of her weight on her only good shoulder, it is at risk of going out under her weight. She is such a sweet girl and very loving that we would hate to have to put her down sometime in the future, just because we could not afford to buy her a cart.We have found a cart that we can strap her in so she can have some relief from the constant pressure of trying to get around. With the constant influx of rescue dogs we are not even able to keep our heads above water with all of our vet bills so this is not even feasible right now. Please help Peggy Sue, she deserves to run and play!!
As always, we are a non profit organization 501c and all donations are tax deductable.

Sally's Chemotherapy and Treatments for Osteosarcoma

CLICK HERE to help Sally

Sally, is a Border Collie/Samoyed mix. She is vivacious and playful. She loves all people and all animals especially her wonderful brothers and sisters: 2 other dogs and four cats and a bird. All rescues She loves her mommy most of all.

Sally started to limp about four weeks ago. I took her to the veterinarian when the limp was getting worse not better and got the terrible news that she had osteosarcoma (bone cancer) on the upper part of her left front leg. The vet says her lungs and other organs are clear riight now but that this is a highly aggressive kind of cancer and her leg and shoulder had to be amputated immediately. She had her surgery on January 17, 2007 and started her first session of chemotherapy on February 3.

I borrowed all I could out of my 401K for care of my Sally which covered her surgery and the first chemo treatment. February 7th I lost my job of 21 years and am desperate to get the funds together for what she needs to live. Pleaase help me to help my girl to have her chance to die of old age instead of cancer.

Now after all this I found out yesterday that my bird Tidbit has cancer also....Please make a donation to save both their lives..

I am getting many requests to send checks instead so if you prefer you can send a check directly to the veterinary office where Sally is having the chemo done
** PLEASE BE SURE TO NOTE ON THE CHECK THAT YOU ARE DONATING FOR SALLY FIEDLER THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT SO THE MONEY WILL BE ALLOTTED TO HER CARE.**

NYC Veterinary Specialists
c/o David Gersholowitz, Hospital Administrator
410 West 55th Street
New York, New York 10019

A SallysPage is here on MydogSpace. There you will be able find updates on her progress, new pictures and she will also have a blog where you will able to ask questions or just send your love. Please know this is a work in progress. Please click on the link below. Or copy and paste the following link http://www.mydogspace.com/me/Softestpaws Bookmark this link and keep coming back to know more about Sally.
Thank you so much everyone, Margret, Sally and Tidbit
The target amount was able to be lowered thank you to those who sent checks directly to the veterinary office.
Many of you are asking for my email address it is: SoftestPaws@aol.com

Farrah needs surgery can you help?

Farrah was dumped at the shelter -the reason they gave for dropping her at the high kill shelter? "She cowers around company" The worst part is that after we rescued her it was discovered that she had been hit by a car and these people never bothered to take her to the vet afterwards. It makes me sick to think of her suffering with her injuries - with no one there that gave a damn about her. Farrah has seen an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Olds and her surgery will cost about $2841. We have already raised the money for her xrays, which have been done and the Rimadyl. Please help this wonderful dog finally have a normal, happy life.

CLICK HERE to help Farrah
Terrified in the shelter BEFORE we rescued her...


Farrah after being rescued, waits for her surgery...

Lexie has a shattered hip and needs your help

Shannon Sweeney submitted the following Information:
Email scottshannon@centurytel.net
Location Austin, Arkansas
Comments

Hello to all my family and friends.  I am sending you this email in hopes of tugging at your heart little bit.
 
This is Lexie, she is a border collie, pit mix.  She is in need of your help.  I guess I should say WE are in need of your help.  Financially.
 
HOW I GOT HER:
I was driving to my mom and dad's over a month ago and there is a slew about halfway there.  When I noticed this black dog would run to the road everytime I would go by.(Probably looking for her owners that dumped her).  It broke my heart but I drove past her several times for about 2 weeks.  One day, it was freezing out, I had Scott with me and I had asked him to stop because she was so pitiful by the road.  Well, of course he said "No... we have our own zoo at home."  So I shut-up.  So on  the way home from my mom and dad's we noticed her again and she had popped out of an old broken washing machine thrown out in this slew of a field.  I didn't say anything but that night Scott went back there and stopped to see if she was ok.  Well she was the sweetest thing and her teeth were knocked out and she was limping on her back leg.  He brought her home.  FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT KNOW MY HUSBAND...HE NEVER DOES THIS!!!
She was so skinny and pitiful but so happy and nice.  She is far sweeter than my own dogs.  So what do you do.......  Yes.... I am a bleeding heart for animals.  Come to my house if you don't believe me!
After tugging back in forth between, putting her down with a shot, or putting her down with a bullet, she grew on us.  You guys have no idea how loving this dog is.  So here is my dilemma.
VET BILLS!!
Here is what the Vet Said:
She is about a year old.  She has a shattered hip!  (Could be from a car or maybe from a cow that kicked her in the field she was living in )The ball and socket that is at the hip, the socket part is broken and because it was trying to heal on it's own it is causing "spurs" to form which are jagged and causing her lots of pain (she moans all the time).  She is in heat, oh yea we are having fun at my house, and she is heartworm positive.  She needs her shots and spaying.  He has been great in helping me care for her.
WHAT I HAVE DONE SO FAR:
I have contacted via internet many organizations for homeless animals and I have had luck in getting assistance.  The PBRC is going to donate $75 towards the spaying.  FRIENDS OF HOMELESS ANIMALS is paying for her heartworm treatment and helping with the hip surgery.  I have agreed to pay for the shots and the remainder of her spaying, and pain meds that she needs for a month before surgery.  I have started the Heartworm treatment today and have to take her back tomorrow for her second shot.  I have to keep her locked up and calm for a month in my garage to cure the heartworms.  Plus keep all the boy dogs in the neighborhood away!!!  In 30 days she has her spay and hip surgery.  I then have to continue to keep her calm and locked up so she can heal properly.  I have also agreed to be her FOSTER MOM until I find her a home.  She cannot be put on any websites for adoption until she is fully vetted, shots, spayed, and heartworm free.   
 
EXPECTED COST:
SPAYING $90
SHOTS:$70
HEARTWORM TREATMENT $150.00
HIP SURGERY including x-rays $350.-$400
 
WHAT I NEED FROM YOU!!!
DONATIONS, yes I am asking you all for some help.  Not a lot just whatever you can send. Believe me I really don't like to ask any of you for this but I can't do it all myself.   If you cannot send anything, I am asking for your thoughts and prayers to help me get through this.  Although I am receiving some assistance, for every dollar I can help out with  is another dollar that can go towards another dog or cat in crisis.  I promise I won't pick up another stray!  This baby is just the sweetest most loving thing.  She gets along great with kids and other animals, except my bulldog, he's just a jerk to EVERYTHING!!
 
If you can help Please send your donations to your choice:
Shannon Sweeney
525 Stone Ridge Road
Austin, AR  72007     I promise I won't pocket the money
 
High Hopes Vet Clinic
102 Rainbow Drive
Cabot, AR  72023
 for the account of LEXI/SHANNON SWEENEY/FRIENDS OF HOMELESS ANIMALS
 
if you have PAYPAL   www.paypal.com
the email address of FRIENDS OF HOMELESS ANIMALS IS 
FriendsoHA@yahoo.com
 
Lexi and I THANK YOU so much for your time in reading this, your donation, and/or your thoughts and prayers.
 
Love to ALL!!
 
Shannon

My Pet needs your Help for surgery

CLICK HERE to pledge your donation to help Marley

A
week ago, my 6 year old American Bulldog, Marley, was diagnosed with an
ACL injury to his right leg that requires surgery. This same dog
underwent cancer surgery in the Fall of 2007 and did quite well. His
litter-mate/sister, Roxy, had 2 ACL surgeries that cost me a lot, but
they are part of my family and we didn't hesitate to spend the money.


Depending on what the orthopedic surgeon decides, the surgery could
cost anywhere from $1500-$2500 for the standard ACL; $3,000-$3,400 for
the TPLO single plate; and approximately $3,400-$4,500 double plate
TPLO would cost. Due to his size and muscle mass, it is most likely he
will need the TPLO surgery.


Unfortunately, due to the previous surgeries for the illnesses and
injuries to Marley and Roxy, coupled with a recent divorce, finances
are tight. These dogs are our family and we will do anything for them.
We are hoping that pet lovers will understand our circumstance and help
us get the cash we need to repair his torn ACL, as his surgery is
tentatively scheduled for the end of March.


I set my goal at $500 because it would be a big help I would like
to raise more then that to cover the entire cost but any amount will be
a big help for Marley.



If you would like more information or are interested in helping,
feel free to contact me via email at HelpMarley@sc.rr.com. If the
donations received exceed the cost of the surgery, it will be donated
anonymously to the local animal shelter.

Soaker-T needs your help!

CLICK HERE to pledge your donation to help Soaker-T

Soaker-T
is an Olde English Bulldogge who was originally purchased for breeding
to "pay the mortgage" and is an OTI because he is cryptorchid and
requires surgery to correct this. In addition, we recently found out
that Soaker-T has hip dysplasia. He is not even 3 years old yet and is
uncomfortable when he sits. He is well-mannered and gentle, but has
snapped when his rearend was swatted by his former person. Soaker-T
will need therapy and medication for quite some time until it is
decided whether or not his hips will require surgery to correct this
condition. Soaker-T appreciates any donation, no matter how small to
help him get the surgery and therapy he needs.

Need help for surgery for Auzzy's Knee's

CLICK HERE to pledge your donation to help Auzzy

$20 Raised so far!

Our
dog Auzzy tore both the ligaments in his back legs. The surgery is
called Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy. The whole surgery is $5000.00
but we can get the other half on a payment plan. Times are tough right
now but things will get better and when they do we will help as many
animals as we can on this sight. Auzzy is only 6 years old and an
awesome dog!

Thanks, Mark,Jeanell and Auzzy DeAngelis

Need help for surgery for Auzzy's Knee's

CLICK HERE to pledge your donation to help Auzzy

$20 Raised so far!

Our
dog Auzzy tore both the ligaments in his back legs. The surgery is
called Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy. The whole surgery is $5000.00
but we can get the other half on a payment plan. Times are tough right
now but things will get better and when they do we will help as many
animals as we can on this sight. Auzzy is only 6 years old and an
awesome dog!

Thanks, Mark,Jeanell and Auzzy DeAngelis

Need help for Sally's Chemotherapy and Treatments for Osteosarcoma

CLICK HERE to pledge your donation for Sally

$1380 Raised so far!

Sally,
is a Border Collie/Samoyed mix. She is vivacious and playful. She loves
all people and all animals especially her wonderful brothers and
sisters: 2 other dogs and four cats and a bird. All rescues She loves
her mommy most of all.


Sally started to limp about four weeks ago. I took her to the
veterinarian when the limp was getting worse not better and got the
terrible news that she had osteosarcoma (bone cancer) on the upper part
of her left front leg. The vet says her lungs and other organs are
clear riight now but that this is a highly aggressive kind of cancer
and her leg and shoulder had to be amputated immediately. She had her
surgery on January 17, 2007 and started her first session of
chemotherapy on February 3.



I borrowed all I could out of my 401K for care of my Sally which
covered her surgery and the first chemo treatment. February 7th I lost
my job of 21 years and am desperate to get the funds together for what
she needs to live. Pleaase help me to help my girl to have her chance
to die of old age instead of cancer.


Now after all this I found out yesterday that my bird Tidbit has
cancer also....Please make a donation to save both their lives..



I am getting many requests to send checks instead so if you prefer
you can send a check directly to the veterinary office where Sally is
having the chemo done

** PLEASE BE SURE TO NOTE ON THE CHECK THAT YOU ARE DONATING FOR
SALLY FIEDLER THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT SO THE MONEY WILL BE ALLOTTED TO
HER CARE.**



NYC Veterinary Specialists

c/o David Gersholowitz, Hospital Administrator

410 West 55th Street

New York, New York 10019



Thank you so much everyone, Margret, Sally and Tidbit

Many of you are asking for my email address it is: SoftestPaws@aol.com

Help Valentino (Rescued Chihuahua) Get His Leg Surgery

Valentino is an
adorable little 1-yr old Chihuahua who was rescued from the Harbor
Animal Shelter (San Pedro) where his was a favorite amongst the shelter
volunteers. This little guy is quite a charmer (hence the name), but he
has an old leg injury that needs to be repaired so he can walk right
again!

CLICK HERE to pledge your donation for Valentino

$160 raised so far!

Before coming to the shelter, Valentino had broken his leg as a pup and
his previous owners never took him to the Vet to get it fixed (can you
imagine... who would let their puppy stay in that condition for all
those months?). Now Valentino tries to walk with a wobbly, crooked leg,
but really needs corrective surgery so he can have full use of it
again.

Thanks to a caring Vet specialist, leg surgery will only cost
$500 (a surgery that would otherwise cost $3000!). It was too good of a
deal to pass up, so we are collecting donations. So please help spread
the word :-)

If you would like to make a donation, it will all go towards Valentino's surgery .

If you do not have PayPal, you are welcome to send a check payable to 'Dogs Without Borders' to:

Dogs Without Borders

Attn: Valentino the Chi

P.o. Box 480296

Los Angeles, CA 90048

Also, please see below for our raffle prize info!!!! Thanks for reading!

Best Regards,

Roxanne