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

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)