Update on Patsy & pups

Patsy and her pups have been *sponsored* by a generous donor! This means that they can go for free to an approved rescue.

Mom and four tiny babies abandoned in bathroom at Pymatuming State Park

I got a call this afternoon from the Health Care Director at the APL. The dog warden had just brought in a St. Bernard mix mom & her four puppies....they'd been abandoned in a public bathroom at a Pymatuming State Park! The babies are only about 4 weeks old, and the shelter wants mom & babies out right away to keep them healthy.











The shelter is overcrowded once again, and URI is always more common during overcrowded times. Young babies like this don't belong in a shelter, especially during parvo season (the shelter did have parvo a few weeks ago....no new cases in almost two weeks.....these babies haven't even touched the ground at the shelter but with new dogs in every day we don't want them to).

We'd like to see mom and pups get into a good rescue *immediately*....for now they're being kept in the intake area, and we'd like them to go right from there into a warm and safe house.

Mom is a very sweet young St. Bernard mix. She weighs about 40lbs but is underweight...should probably be more like 55 or 60lbs. The pups are chunky little things....big for their age.....they'll be good sized dogs. Three are yellow, 1 is black. Three are girls, one is a boy. All are adorable.












Mom has been hw tested and is negative, and has been given Frontline. Mom and pups have all been given their first round of vaccines. The shelter would like to be reimbursed $25 per dog for the cost of vaccines.

If no rescue steps up for these guys, we'd also be looking for someone to foster them for the APL.

If you are able to help Patsy & her babies, please contact Dawn as soon as possible at ashtabulaanimaladvocates@gmail.com Someone can meet you outside of shelter hours if needed.

thanks,
Dawn

p.s. this is the basket they were found in :(

Update on some special dogs

Thanks to all the generous donations we received for the care of Fiona, Brutus, and Candice, they were able to get the x-rays they've been needing for months!

Candice and Fiona's conditions are manageable with pain medication, and we'd love to find a rescue for them.

Updates on all three dogs:

Fiona:
She does have hip dysplasia, apparently pretty bad, but the vet feels
the pain is manageable with Rimadyl or equivalent. Technically she's
adoptable but it would have to be a very responsible adopter...someone who would make sure she had adequate pain control for life. I'd still love to see her go to a rescue. She is *such* a sweet dog. I visited her yesterday and she just broke my heart....that soft gaze, that nice low wag....happy, and a very very Good Dog. The vet concurred that there is no rott in her, and said she is likely a setter mix.

Candice:
Severe arthritis in the bad leg. She favors it because of that,
which has apparently caused the muscle wasting. Seriously though she
gets around *great*. The vet also felt a pop in her opposite hip but
could find nothing wrong there. She too can be maintained with meds,
but it's a matter of finding the perfect home that will be able to keep up with that. Not to mention keeping she & Corey together. I'd love to
find a boxer rescue for them.

Brutus:
His left hip is a mess :( There are pieces of bone missing. Must
have been fractured at some point and not healed properly. He also
has dysplasia in the other hip. The shelter will research treatment options.

Interested rescues are welcome to borrow the xrays to show to their own vets, so that they don't have to incur costs for additional xrays.

Donations for all three of these guys are still needed. We would like to pay for pain meds to keep them comfortable during their time in the shelter. And Brutus's treatment could be costly. Donations can be made via PayPal to ashtabulaanimaladvocates@gmail.com or by clicking this button:

I'm thrilled to say that we've received enough donations to heartworm treat Rugger and Mason! They have been both been neutered and will finish treatment mid-April. Both boys will be great candidates for rescue once they've been treated....spread the word! :)

Interested rescues can contact ashtabulaanimaladvocates@gmail.com for more info.


Thanks so much to everyone for pulling together to help these guys!

Dawn

Candice and Corey!

Candice and Corey are a bonded pair of senior Boxers. We'd really like to see them stay together....they are *in love*.

Both dogs are older adults, on the senior side, but they act like puppies! As you can see from their blurry pictures, they don't stay still. They are happy, happy dogs, and they love people. Both are a bit on the dominant side with people but have shown no aggression. They just want to be up in your face getting loved on all the time!

We'd love to find a Boxer rescue that would take both Candice and Corey and do their best to keep them together, or an adoptive home that would love to have them both.

Candice has a bum leg. She has significant muscle wasting and a swollen hock on her rear left side. It's unknown at this point whether it's painful to her, but it definitely doesn't slow her down at all. We are currently seeking donations to get x-rays of the leg and ankle to decide upon appropriate treatment. The cost of the x-rays should be around $125, and *all* donations are appreciated!

Candice on Petfinder: http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=10292246
Corey on Petfinder: http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=10292245

If you are with a rescue group and interested in rescuing Candice and Corey please contact Dawn at ashtabulaanimaladvocates@gmail.com

Donations for Candice's x-rays and treatment can be sent via PayPal to ashtabulaanimaladvocates@gmail.com or via this donation button:

(please only use this button to donate for Candice & Corey. The button to the left can be used to make donations to the APL for general operating expenses)

Rugger!

Handsome Rugger is 130lbs of heartworm positive St. Bernard. That costs a lot to treat! Everyone loves him but no one out here in this depressed rural county can afford his vet bills. We'd love to see him go to rescue, and are trying to raise enough funds to get him heartworm treated to make him a more attractive candidate for rescue.

I'm not sure of the exact cost of his treatment....it can be done at the shelter for considerably less than it would cost at a vet's office, but it will still be in the $150 to $180 range. All donations to his care are so appreciated!

We'd love to find a great St. Bernard rescue to take Rugger. He is an older fellow...I think 6 or 7? He did great on his SAFER, except that when really really pushed he did bite the hand during the food aggression test. He's not shown any food aggression in "real world" situations and is in fact known for his gentleness. As you can see in the photo he came in looking a horrid mess, just matted from top to tail. Some volunteers groomed him....it took a whole afternoon!....and he just sat there patiently the whole time. He's an awesome dog.

Rugger isn't showing up on Petfinder for some reason...

If you are with a rescue group and interested in rescuing Rugger please contact Dawn at ashtabulaanimaladvocates@gmail.com

Donations for Rugger's care can be sent via PayPal to ashtabulaanimaladvocates@gmail.com or via this donation button:

(please only use this button to donate for Rugger's care. The button to the left can be used to make donations to the APL for general operating expenses)

Brutus!

Brutus is a dear little beagle boy with several strikes against him. He's a middle-aged beagle in a shelter that is constantly overrun with cute little shiny new beagles. He has a mass on his tail that looks quite unattractive (though could be removed easily). And he has pain in his hips. The shelter he is at can neuter him and remove the mass on his tail, and possibly treat his hips as well, but they can't do the xrays that will help determine what treatment he needs.

What Brutus really needs is a rescue to come along and be his savior. If he can't have that he needs a few kind people to donate money so that he can get his hips xrayed.

Brutus is about 5 years old. Very sweet and friendly with people and likes most other dogs, though he can be grumpy with some male dogs. He has a very sweet little temperament considering the fact that he is believed to be in constant pain from his hips.














See Brutus on Petfinder here: http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=10286711

If you are with a rescue group and would like to help Brutus please contact Dawn at ashtabulaanimaladvocates@gmail.com.

If you would like to donate to Brutus's care you can PayPal donations to ashtabulaanimaladvocates@gmail.com or use this donation button:

(please only use this button to donate for Brutus's care. The button to the left can be used to make donations to the APL for general operating expenses)

Ashtabula Animal Advocates

Please note that the ACAPL Rescue Team has changed our name to the Ashtabula Animal Advocates. Our mission is still the same....to help the unadoptable animals of the Ashtabula APL by finding rescues and raising money for medical treatments that the shelter could otherwise not afford.

Mason!

Mason has those pleading eyes that make you want to do anything to help him. He is a young purebred Redbone Coonhound who is heartworm positive. The APL will treat his heartworm if he has a place to go, but so far no one wants him :(

He is very very shy, but warms up to people and places once he is familiar with them. He plays with his dog friend in their kennel, but as soon as a stranger approaches they stop (his dog friend is also very shy). He learns quickly what is a "safe" space....during SAFER testing he was out of his element, but his posture adjusted and he pranced along once he was in the familiar environment of the kennels. Mason will likely thrive when he is in a stable environment, and a submissive little boy like him should be no trouble at all. He did great on his SAFER test....when the tester did the gaze test she remarked that he had the softest gaze she'd ever seen.

Mason is a young adult dog in the 40lb range. He needs a rescue or adoptive home, or a sponsor for his heartworm treatment. Treatment for a dog his size should be under $100....I will try to find out for sure how much it will be. And of course no one person has to pay the full amount....sponsorships of any amount are *always* welcome!











See Mason on Petfinder at http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=10287609.

If you are with a rescue group and can help Mason, please contact Dawn at ashtabulaanimaladvocates@gmail.com. If you would like to sponsor Mason, donations can be made via PayPal to ashtabulaanimaladvocates@gmail.com. Please specify that you would like your donations to go to Mason's care. You can also use this donation button:

(please only use this button to donate for Mason's care. The button to the left can be used to make donations to the APL for general operating expenses)

Fiona!

Fiona is the kind of dog that lives to curl up at your feet and go to sleep. At least that's what she did when I met her (though honestly she deserves to be on a comfy sofa!) She is sweet as pie, despite the fact that she is in severe pain due to a hip condition. The shelter she is at does not have the funds to pay to have x-rays done, and the shelter vet has recommended she be euthanized due to pain. But you can see in her eyes that she wants to live, and she's not even too grumpy with her puppy cage mate when he jumps up on her. She's just the sweetest girl, but can't be adopted out in her condition.














What Fiona really needs is a rescue group to take her in, someone who will pay to get her the x-rays she needs, give her any treatment she requires, and do the right thing if it turns out that she is suffering and can't be treated. But lets not worry too much about that last option. She gets around good, is still pretty young (4 - 5 years old) and is small for a shep mix....44lbs. I have to believe she can be treated because she is just such a joy to be around and you can tell she just wants the opportunity to love and be loved.















If you are with a rescue group and can help Fiona, please contact Dawn at ashtabulaanimaladvocates@gmail.com.















If you would like to sponsor Fiona, donations can be made via PayPal to ashtabulaanimaladvocates@gmail.com. Please specify that you would like your donations to go to Fiona's care. You can also use this donation button:

(please only use this button to donate for Fiona's care. The button to the left can be used to make donations to the APL for general operating expenses)