05.04.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:02 am by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Things are going to be hectic today at Deogi Dog Daycare, Spa and Resort. Lisa of Grooming by Lisa is coming by to “tidy up” our rescues. And we have several little boarders needing a lot of attention.
So, here’s a quick update on the status of funds for these little fluffers and the Bob and Leslie Nichols matching challenge.
Dougie total bill: $776.
Fund at 8:30 am Sunday, May 04 is at $270. He still needs: $506
Thanks Barbara Moran, Fur Kids, Amanda Lawson, Brandy Zender, Joan Samara, Diane Chamberlain, in memory of Kara, and Barbara Grabel for your generous donations. Dougie or Douglas as I call him when he is misbehaving, still needs $506 to pay off this Gulf Coast bill.
Can you help us with Dougie’s bill? Please CLICK HERE for paypal or HERE to send a check. Dougie says thanks!!
PAULA HAD A HUGE BLADDERSTONE.
Dougie total bill: $776.
Fund at 8:30 am Sunday, May 04 is: $150. She still needs: $400.
Thanks Chih-Yuh Kuo and Doug Cameron for your generous donations. But she stil lneeds $400. To donate for little Paula Davis, a very deserving little girl, CLICK HERE for paypal or HERE to send her a check.
BEELZABUB ALSO HAD BLADDERSTONES!
We had to do the surgery at a Banfield clinic there and the total bill, including the emergency room diagnostics, was $1950.
As of 8:00 am, Sunday, 5-4-2008, Beelzebub has $720 in his fund. Thanks Susan Gregory, Chih-Yuh Kuo, Cari Murphy and Joyce Ycasas for your generous donations.
H E L P! Cute Beelezbub needs YOU!! He still needs $1230 in his fund. To donate for his surgery,CLICK HERE for paypal or HERE to send him a check.
ROUX HAD TO HAVE HIS TAIL AMPUTATED!
Roux’s total vet bill was $550.
As of 8:00 am 5-3-2008, Roux’s medical bill is FUNDED! Thanks Susan Gregory, Susan Lewis and Joyce Ycascas!!
SIENNA HAD A TUMOR IN HER SPLEEN! YEAH IT WAS BENIGN.
Then, little Sienna Harris Turner - turned in just a few weeks ago, our vet found a suspicious mass on her spleen. Could be cancer, could be a simple benign tumor. We went ahead with the surgery and got a lucky break - benign tumor. GONE! Her bill was $783.
As of 8:00 am 5-3-2008, Sienna has $205 in her back account. She still needs $575 to pay off her surgery.
Thanks Grace Wu, Barbara Grabel, Wanda Kenyon and Nancy Carlson for your generous donations.
She still needs help with her bills. To donate for this sweet older girl, CLICK HERE for paypal or HERE to send her a check.
DOGS WITH HEARTWORMS!!
Then, there are the six heartworm patients, Cameron, Jonquil, Carley, Simon, Percy and Amy. They’ve been in the program for a couple of months, but with all that was going on, we delayed their treatment.
Cameron
Percy
Carly
Simon
Amy
Jonquil
We think their total for treatment should be around $2100 without complications. You know we HAVE to treat these babies!!
Status Sunday, 5-4-2008 8:00 am
The heartwork kids have $875 in their bank account right now, still have $1225 to go.
Thanks Marty Howard, Lorna Van de Weile, Anna Dee Lastick, Barbara Detweiler, Leslie Warrin, Wanda Kenyon, Christine Apple, Lael Ward, Impulse Devices and Elliott Lander and Spanky for your very generous donations.
We desperately need help with their expensive treatment. To donate for our April 2008 Heartworm fluffs, CLICK HERE for paypal or HERE to send her a check.
Thank you all for your consideration!
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04.27.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 12:45 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Of course, we have Dougie at Deogi Dog Daycare, Spa and Resort. He is becoming our adorable little mascot. Does he not look fantastic? He is thoroughly enjoying ruling the house here and telling all the other dogs that he IS the boss of them. He is still having a bit of trouble keeping food down - but other than that, this boy is doing so unbelievably well. He certainly would not be alive except for the great supporters of Lone Star!! And, thanks Lisa, of Grooming by Lisa, 6136 Richmond, for his new stylish haircut!!
Here he is with a little friend, Rudy the chihuahua, on the front deck.
And here he is playing with Cody, the poodle/maltese mix. Cody is a four month old puppy and gave Mr. Dougster a run for his money. (Click on the pictures to show a larger version.)
He is certainly enjoying himself these days!
DOUGIE NEEDS A TINY BIT OF HELP!!
Unfortunately, Dougie has been having trouble keeping his food down. He was spitting up almost every meal. So back to Gulf Coast we went to make sure something inside was not ripped. Thankfully, his surgery has held so now we are adjusting his feeding schedule and volume. We had them run basic x-rays as well as a special radioactive scan to see if his stomach was working correctly. His total bill was $776.
As of 8:00 am 5-3-2008, Dougie’s fund has $225. Thanks Barbara Moran, Fur Kids, Amanda Lawson, Brandy Zender and Barbara Grabel for your generous donations. Dougie or Douglas as I call him when he is misbehaving, still needs $560 to pay off this Gulf Coast bill.
Can you help us with Dougie’s bill? Please CLICK HERE for paypal or HERE to send a check. Dougie says thanks!!
Even though I haven’t published as frequently as normally, the dogs KEEP COMING in. We’re as full today as we were just a few months ago. And, as you know, typically we wait until we can raise the funds before we move forward with treatment, but Dougie’s and the rest of the dogs listed here could not wait on ME to have time to do the newsletter before they needed surgery or a procedure. Please forgive me, but we’re working 12-14 hour days 7 days a week and are ALMOST ready to hold our DEOGI grand opening for the public. These little dogs NEEDED surgery so we went forward. We do have three others - a little one, Gianna, who also needs surgery to correct a malformed leg, and Cubbi, a young owner turn in who has bi-lateral cataracts, and Wilma, a little breeder dog who is terribly shy, has cherry eye, but their cases are not URGENT like the others so we will wait until after we are square with the vets for the procedures already done before we move on Gianna, Wilma and Cubbi.
PAULA HAD A HUGE BLADDERSTONE.
First, Hey Paula! Received a call from the Houston SPCA that they had an owner turn in that was already on prescription food for a urinary tract problem and she was not going to make the adoptions program. So, this cute, sweet little three year old darling’s only way out the front door was Lone Star. As I was checking out with her, she urinated on the floor and it was almost totally red - really bloody. Turns out, she does have bladder stones and our vet did the surgery asap. Her bill was $550.
To date, Paula has $100 in her fund. Thanks Chih-Yuh Kuo and Doug Cameron for your generous donations. But she stil lneeds $450. To donate for little Paula Davis, a very deserving little girl, CLICK HERE for paypal or HERE to send her a check.
BEELZABUB ALSO HAD BLADDERSTONES!
We also took in Beelzebub Turner and his brother, Radar, from his owner in the Phoenix area. The day our foster mom picked him up, he also started urinating blood every couple of minutes. The foster mom rushed him to the emergency room and found another mass of bladderstones. I guess we need to change the name of our rescue to “Bladder stones ‘r us.” Now, Phoenix is not the cheapest place in the US to live. We had to do the surgery at a Banfield clinic there and the total bill, including the emergency room diagnostics, was $1950.
As of 8:00 am, 5-3-2008, Beelzebub has $720 in his fund. Thanks Susan Gregory, Chih-Yuh Kuo, Cari Murphy and Joyce Ycasas for your generous donations.
H E L P! Cute Beelezbub needs YOU!! To donate for his surgery,CLICK HERE for paypal or HERE to send him a check.
ROUX HAD TO HAVE HIS TAIL AMPUTATED!
Then there was little Roux from New Orleans. He is an 18 month old beautiful lhasa boy who we took in around the middle of March. His foster mom immediately noticed that there was something wrong with his tail and off to the vet he went. The vet sent him home with his tail wrapped (see above) but, once injured, tails are almost impossible to save - mainly because of all the use they get wagging. But, we tried — unsuccessfully. After multiple episodes of hurting and rehurting his tail, we opted to have it amputated. Roux’s total vet bill was $550.
As of 8:00 am 5-3-2008, Roux’s medical bill is FUNDED! Thanks Susan Gregory, Susan Lewis and Joyce Ycascas!!
SIENNA HAD A TUMOR IN HER SPLEEN! YEAH IT WAS BENIGN.
Then, little Sienna Harris Turner - turned in just a few weeks ago, our vet found a suspicious mass on her spleen. Could be cancer, could be a simple benign tumor. We went ahead with the surgery and got a lucky break - benign tumor. GONE! Her bill was $783.
As of 8:00 am 5-3-2008, Sienna has $125 in her back account. She still needs $655 to pay off her surgery.
Thanks Grace Wu and Nancy Carlson for your generous donations.
She still needs help with her bills. To donate for this sweet older girl, CLICK HERE for paypal or HERE to send her a check.
DOGS WITH HEARTWORMS!!
Then, there are the six heartworm patients, Cameron, Jonquil, Carley, Simon, Percy and Amy. They’ve been in the program for a couple of months, but with all that was going on, we delayed their treatment.
Cameron
Percy
Carly
Simon
Amy
Jonquil
Cameron is one of the dogs released by a hoarder in Montgomery County, Jonquil is a young little girl turned over by her owner BECAUSE she tested positive for heartworms, Carley is a stray picked up by the Houston SPCA with a suspected pyometra, Simon and Amy are also strays from Houston SPCA, Percy was picked up by another rescue and turned over to us when he was found to have heartworms. We think their total for treatment should be around $2100 without complications. You know we HAVE to treat these babies!!
Status 5-3-2008 8:00 am
The heartwork kids have $650 in their bank account right now, still have $1450 to go.
Thanks Marty Howard, Lorna Van de Weile, Anna Dee Lastick, Barbara Detweiler, Leslie Warrin and Elliott Lander and Spanky for your very generous donations.
We desperately need help with their expensive treatment. To donate for our April 2008 Heartworm fluffs, CLICK HERE for paypal or HERE to send her a check.
Thank you all for your consideration!
Below are the cases coming up hopefully next week. All of these things need to be fixed so that we can find them a good forever home.
Cubbi Lee - Cubbi was turned over to us when his owner, a client of our vet, passed away. Our vet knows we have a soft spot for these older dogs and would also do everything possible to “fix” him up and make him adoptable. Cubbi is a young six years old with mature cataracts. The vet believes him to be a great candidate for cataract surgery so we will try his fund raising as soon as we get the urgent needs one covered. He is adorable and very deserving.
Little Gianna was an emergency pick up from the Montgomery County animal shelter. They thought she was pregnant and just minutes away from whelping. Fortunately, she was not - she had just recently had puppies and was quite fat. At that time, we noticed that she limped a lot but thought it might be from the weight. It didn’t get better so we ended up getting an x-ray at our vet. He just shook his head in disbelief when he saw the x-ray - saying “where do you get these dogs?” What he meant was, “could Lone Star EVER get a dog that doesn’t have something weird going on.”
Gianna has a genetic problem with her front right leg. The bones are curving significantly outwardly. This is, of course, not a life-threatening problem, but it does need to be fixed or her leg amputated before she can be adopted. We really don’t want to amputate her leg and it looks like it is getting progressively worse. Here is what she looks like right now. She has a lot of trouble walking and limps severely.
Dr. Beale, at Gulf Coast, is THE person to do this surgery. But, we’re not going to raise the funds yet since this is not life threatening.
Wilma has just developed a little cherry eye. Not too hard to fix, so she will be on the roster next, too.
Stay tuned and as soon as we’re ok for Dougie, Paula, the six heartworm patients, Sienna, Beelzebub and Roux, we’ll let you know.
Thank you all. You all are so unbelievably great. We simply could not save all these dogs without you.
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03.06.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:03 am by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Wow, you all responded quick. All funding is close enough so all needs are met - today.
Stay tuned for status reports!!
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03.04.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:09 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
I’ve spent so much time trying to get our little doggie center up and running, that I have been very delinquent getting the message out to you that we need HELP! We are investing at least 12 hours a day getting everything set up at DEOGI Dog Center but in the meantime, there were dogs that needed “rescuing” and they desperately need your help now paying their bills!!
We have little Bridgette who still (as of 3-5-2008) needs $496 to pay her bladderstone surgery. Mae’s eye surgery has been funded. Miz Baybee still needs the entire $200.
Yes, little Bridgette tried to urinate about every 45 seconds the afternoon her “people” brought her to us. We immediately (thanks Sherry) rushed her down to SOVH for a vet appointment and what he found was just astonishing. Her bladder was stretched beyond recognition and contained dozens of bladderstones, one about the size of a normal bladder.
This is what the x-ray looked like when Dr. Moore first saw Bridgette. That bladder looks about 3x as large as a normal bladder and stuffed full of stones. Here is what was removed…
This mess of bladderstones was huge!! Can you believe this mess came out of one tiny little dog!!!
Obviously, she went into surgery immediately and for several days after surgery, it was touch and go for her. The wall of her bladder was so inflamed and thickened, we were worried that the stitches would pull completely out. Her bill was $850. We STILL NEED $496. HELP!
If you can help this little neglected and needy girl, please donate HERE for paypal or if you can send her a check, go HERE. Download the credit card authorization form here. And, thanks for your consideration. Without you, these dogs would not have been saved.
Miss Mae Mae says THANKS!!
And then they is our tiny little Mae Davis. Remember her? She was one of the Houston SPCA confiscations. After her heartworm treatment, she recovered fine. But about two months ago, her left eye started to swell and continued to get bigger and bigger. We took her to see Dr. Herrmann at the Animal Eye Clinic and he said her eye needed to come out. Unfortunately, about that time. she came down with kennel cough so we had to wait a month for her to get healthy again. Finally, last week, she was healthy enough for surgery. Her bill for the Opthalmology consult and surgery was $275.
Mae Davis just after surgery. She’s recovering well. In fact, she is much more lively than she was just before the surgery which tells me her eye was causing a bit of pain.
MIZ Baybee
Miz Baybee right after surgery. Thankfully, she can hear exceptionally well and just loves people. We still need the entire $200 for her eye enucleation. Please help little Baybee.
If you can help this little neglected and needy girl, please donate HERE for paypal or if you can send her a check, go HERE. Download the credit card authorization form here.
And now we have little old Dori Hill, who was horribly thin when we got her. So thin, in fact, the vet would not do any anesthesia but she desperately needed a massive dental. We wanted to wait to see if she could even make it through the surgery to ask for the funding and she did. But we need $750 to pay her bills!!
Here is what her foster mom wrote when facing the prospect of the anesthesia for this little baby girl…
As a volunteer for Lone Star Shih Tzu & Lhasa Apso Rescue, I was asked to pick up two little dogs being held for us in a local shelter. In the middle of a wall filled with cages, I saw what looked like a small bundle of rags in the corner of one cage. My eyes filled with tears; I could not believe this little dog was even alive. She was barely moving when the caretaker lifted her out of the crate, nd a horrible smell drifted over to me. As I held her, I was stricken by how incredibly thin she was; it felt like I was holding a small bag of bones. She would not lift her head and cringed pitifully when I put my hand up to soothe her.
The caretaker told me she had been broght in by someone who said they had found her on the street and kept her for a while but could no longer take care of her. The shelter caretakers thought she was around 9 or 10 years old, but she was totally blind; the fur matted over her eyes. I was tryly sickened; I hd never seen a little dog who was in worse shape. She was so weak, she could barely move. She had been starving for who knows how long. Most people would have simply had her put down to end her suffering, but I knew without a doubt as she curled her little body close to me and licked my arm, that she wanted to live and be once again someone’s beloved and treasured companion.
I named her Dori. I could tell that she had been groomed within the last few months because the fur on her body was not as matted as her face. I took her straight to the vet’s office to have her evaluated. Surprisingly enough, the doctor said her heart and lungs were sound and her bloodwork showed no disease except a raging infection in her mouth. Her teeth were almost crumbling…the doctor said he had never quite seen a dog’s mouth in such horrible condition. He immediately put her on antibiotics to clear up the massive infection so a thorough dental could be done. Most of her teeth would have to be extracted. Then it dawned on me that Dori was literally starving to death because of her teeth.
That was the most horrible experience I had ever encountered in my yers of work with the group and I was determined that this precious little girl was going to get well. After almost FOUR MONTHS of antibiotics, she has gained enough weight so that we can finally have the surgery she so desperately needs. She is having surgery at this moment and I am praying with all my heart that she will come through it with flying colors. She deserves a wonderful forever home and will give so much love to some lucky adopter. For Dori, no amount of suffering is too much if she can be close to her person and give back everything she has.
Dori came through the surgery and is now recovering nicely. BUT, we still need to pay her bill. Please help!
If you can help little Dori Hill, please donate HERE for paypal or if you can send her a check, go HERE. Download the credit card authorization form here.
Now we have little Apple Burke on whom we just found mammary tumors. She is in Phoenix where the costs are unbelievably sky high. To remove and biopsy her tumors will be $750.
If you can help Ms Apple, please donate HERE for paypal or if you can send her a check, go HERE. Download the credit card authorization form here.
You all are always absolutely the best when it comes to supporting these needy dogs. We just wish we could do more to show our appreciation!
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02.26.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:44 am by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Why do they always find us? Probably because of you! Someone knows that here, because you are there, these dogs will be cared for.
So, while we were getting the LSSTLAR mini shelter set up, these dogs desperately needed help!
The Engle dogs. Received an email in January - four older dogs need a new home. “Dad” has gone into assisted living and can’t take his dogs. Once we got Deogi Dog Center up and running, we were able to take them in. Here is what we got.
Bridgette Bardot Turner
Jackie Chan Turner
Cricket Marie Turner - yes, this dog does have a face - it’s just covered with mats full of, ahem, poop.
Spike Lee Turner
Although neglected, three of these dogs just needed cleaned up and lots of good food. Bridgette was another story.
Yes, little Bridgette tried to urinate about every 45 seconds the afternoon her “people” brought her to us. We immediately (thanks Sherry) rushed her down to SOVH for a vet appointment and what he found was just astonishing. Her bladder was stretched beyond recognition and contained dozens of bladderstones, one about the size of a normal bladder.
This is what the x-ray looked like when Dr. Moore first saw Bridgette. That bladder looks about 3x as large as a normal bladder and stuffed full of stones. Here is what was removed…
This mess of bladderstones was huge!! Can you believe this mess came out of one tiny little dog!!!
Obviously, she went into surgery immediately and for several days after surgery, it was touch and go for her. The wall of her bladder was so inflamed and thickened, we were worried that the stitches would pull completely out. Her bill was $850. HELP!
If you can help this little neglected and needy girl, please donate HERE for paypal or if you can send her a check, go HERE. Download the credit card authorization form here. And, thanks for your consideration. Without you, these dogs would not have been saved.
And then they is our tiny little Mae Davis. Remember her? She was one of the Houston SPCA confiscations. After her heartworm treatment, she recovered fine. But about two months ago, her left eye started to swell and continued to get bigger and bigger. We took her to see Dr. Herrmann at the Animal Eye Clinic and he said her eye needed to come out. Unfortunately, about that time. she came down with kennel cough so we had to wait a month for her to get healthy again. Finally, last week, she was healthy enough for surgery. Her bill for the Opthalmology consult and surgery was $275.
Mae Davis just after surgery. She’s recovering well. In fact, she is much more lively than she was just before the surgery which tells me her eye was causing a bit of pain.
If you can help little Mae Davis, please donate HERE for paypal or if you can send her a check, go HERE. Download the credit card authorization form here.
Then there is Miz Baybee Harris. She came to us as an owner turn in to a shelter - elderly “mom” that just couldn’t take care of her. Her eyes had been neglected. One was huge and the other shrunken. She is totally blind and the pressures continued to rise in the large eye so we had Dr. Moore remove that eye. He took pity on us and charged us only $175 for that surgery.
Miz Baybee right after surgery. Thankfully, she can hear exceptionally well and just loves people.
If you can help this little neglected and needy girl, please donate HERE for paypal or if you can send her a check, go HERE. Download the credit card authorization form here.
We are going to be working very hard to get all of the little dogs’ bills funded over the next few days. Our vet has warned me that there is at least one and possibly two very expensive surgeries coming up. Little Jackie Chan has had such massive infections in his ears that we MAY, it’s currently a MAY have to have them both removed. This is a Gulf Coast type of surgery too.
But for now we are concentrating on the ones that have had medical problems in just the past few weeks. So please help us help all of these little dogs!!
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02.18.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:27 am by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Thanks to everyone that helped us get so many little fluffers adopted in the Phoenix area!
The trip was long and exhausting, but it worked and more dogs now have good homes!
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01.23.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:03 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Yet another trek west.
Ok, our Phoenix “branch” has been hard at work and now we need to get 13 little doggies to them for adoption!!
Yes, that’s right. We need to transport 13 little doggies to their new homes.
We have volunteers ready and waiting to jump in their cars and vans to get these babies safe.
But, they need help! The total expenses estimated for this trip is just at $600. That includes gas - 2140 miles @ 18 mpg = 119 gallons x 2.99 = $3.55 fuel costs, van rental = $160, lodging for one night = $85.
Total is $600 which is under $50 per doggie!!
Please help us raise this money so we can send these babies toward a new home.
If you can help, please USE THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send them a check. If you want to use a credit card and don’t want to go through paypal, DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM HERE, and fax it to me at 281-754-4851. Please email me at TERESA@shihtzu-rescue.com to tell me that you faxed it.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 7:55 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Elvira Hill – adopted by Katherine Moore
December 1, 2007
Elvira now lives in Duncanville, Texas.
Zi Burke – adopted by Dorothy McDaniel
December 1, 2007
Clancy Davis – adopted by Peter and Elizabeth Wright
December 2, 2007
Tank Davis – adopted by Kim and Randy Ackman
December 4, 2007
Tank and his new family live in Glendale, AZ.
Special “thanks” go to our volunteers: Emily and Bea. Great job girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Audi Harris – adopted by Vic and Julie DeMaria
December 8, 2007
Audi will have one brother, two sisters and two foster siblings. Audi has wanted to live in this house FOREVER. Congratulations to all…….
Toby Ranger –adopted by Jackie and Gary Lindmark
December 8, 2007
Toby will have a black lab fur-brother, named Carl and a Lhasa fur-brother, named Bear.
Toby will live in Phoenix, AZ. GO TOBY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kamie Harris – adopted by Jenifer Hulfish
December 8, 2007
Kamie and her new mommy live in Phoenix, AZ. Way to go little Kamie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Flavia Davis – adopted by Don and Mavis Sargent
December 8, 2007
Flavia’s new name is Gidget.
Smiley Davis – adopted by Christine Schaefer
December 9, 2007
Augustus Davis – adopted by Eileen and Howard Coleman
December 9, 2007
Augustus’ new name is Gus.
Margo Mills North – adopted by Harold and Linda Krueger
December 10, 2007
Margo will be the only dog for now. She will live with her new family in Austin, Texas.Here is a little note from Margo’s new mommy and daddy: Well we have Margo in Austin. YES, we are going to keep her name, it suits her. She is doing great and adjusting to her new home. We love this little girl and are grateful to you and the Shih Tzu Rescue for giving us the opportunity to adopt her. We will send pictures occasionally to you and her foster mom Shannon. Right now she is in the middle of our living room thoroughly enjoying a chew toy. It is wonderful to watch.
Dale & Linda
Milla Mills North – adopted by Doug and Sandie Curb
December 11, 2007 Milla’s new name is Laela. Jazzy Oaks – adopted by Amanda BermeaDecember 13, 2007
Jazzy will live in Austin with her new mommy.
Kelsey Davis – adopted by Teresa Behm
December 15, 2007
Kelsey will live in Arizona with his new mommy.
Harrison Ford Christi – adopted by Nina Lamb
December 12, 2007
Ryson Ranger - adopted by Mike and Joyce Tate December 16, 2007Caleb Grand – adopted by Doyle and Peggy Streeter
December 16, 2007
Hooray for Caleb. I am sure he will continue to be a spoiled little man.
Barkley Turner – adopted by Amanda Lawson
December 19, 2007
Chevy and Beamer Grand - adopted by Brian Cline
December 28, 2007
Thumper Montgomery – adopted by Deanna and Beau Hinnant
December 29, 2007
Thumper will have a fur-brother named Peanut and two little boys to keep her happy.
Julius Davis – adopted by Hieu Lu
December 30, 2007
He will be the only child and I bet a little rotten too. Congratulations, sweet boy. You deserve the best.
Evan Allen Bexar - adopted by Julie Hendrix
December 31, 2007
Cullen Davis – adopted by Maria Vazquez and Chris Struve
December 31, 2007
Yvonne Burke –adopted by Robert and Patricia Walshe
December 6, 2007
Yvonne will now live in New Mexico with her new family.
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01.13.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:32 am by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Newley Davis - turned into the Houston SPCA because of severe skin problems. See below. He’s our little tzu-a-pei. Just kidding, but his face is so infected and swollen, he looks like a little sharpei.
What an unbelievable week we had! I have been trying to sit down and write a nice update on Case Turner and Naema Land, as well as little Garrett Mesquite and Yardley Turner but everytime I tried to get a minute, more problems happened. What’s up with that? One of the vets asked me how all these dogs know to sign up with Lone Star. I must say it makes me proud to be in this rescue. The vets know that we will attack all obstacles to save a dog, and this is thanks entirely to YOU. Being a bunch of volunteers who stick in rescue activities in our “spare” time, it is unbelievably rewarding to look at the little faces sitting below our chairs right now and know that our “spare” time has given these and many others a chance at life!
But, it just amazes and disappoints me to see how so many dogs just have not been taken care of during their short lives.
We’ve made quite a bit of progress helping these little guys, thanks to Emily Harris, Barbara Grabell in honor of Fiona, Fur Kids, Byron Ledger, Ashley Riebschlager, Janet Bello, Tricia Havis, Marty Howard, David Nay, Mary Bryson-Pfirman in memory of Bonkers Pfirman, Fur Kids, Cat Martindale, Joyce Hildebrande, Gay and Bruce Yancey in memory of Tyson, Davis Arnette in honor of Muffy and Hunter.
But we still need a LOT of help for the ones listed below!!
So, here we go…
Garrett Mesquite - this little Arizona boy is recovering nicely from his massive peridontal infection and broken jaw. This dog has totally changed his personality since he is no longer in pain. He is sweet and a lot more affectionate. But, his fund is only $225 short. If you can help this little boy, please USE THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send them a check. If you want to use a credit card and don’t want to go through paypal, DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM HERE, and fax it to me at 281-754-4851. Please email me at TERESA@shihtzu-rescue.com to tell me that you faxed it.
Yardley Turner, the little OTI (owner turn in) that had horrible bladderstones, is also recovering nicely. And this boy is the sweetest little thing ever. He is extremely lively and always wants to be with me. He is also a bit tubby and is now on a diet and exercise program - he’s actually enjoying the exercise, but not the dieting. His fund still needs $191. Please USE THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send them a check. If you want to use a credit card and don’t want to go through paypal, DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM HERE, and fax it to me at 281-754-4851. Please email me at TERESA@shihtzu-rescue.com to tell me that you faxed it.
Nemo Collins - here’s another little Arizona boy, a very young little boy, who just all of a sudden couldn’t stand up one day. His foster mom rushed him to the vet and they found some inflamation in his back - no obvious disc problem, just inflamation. With steroids and rest, he is recovering nicely. This boy has been pre-adopted by a wonderful couple in Arizona and as soon as the vet releases him, he’s on the way to his new home. His ER visit fund still needs $152. Please USE THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send them a check. If you want to use a credit card and don’t want to go through paypal, DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM HERE, and fax it to me at 281-754-4851. Please email me at TERESA@shihtzu-rescue.com to tell me that you faxed it.
Naema Land - this sweet senior gal was in pain so we opted to go ahead with her surgery Thursday. Her eye has been removed and she’s snoozing well. Once the swelling goes down, this girl will feel much better. Her foster mom said that if this sweetie never finds a forever home, she is more than welcome to spend the remainder of her life here. Her fund is still $510 short. Please USE THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send them a check. If you want to use a credit card and don’t want to go through paypal, DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM HERE, and fax it to me at 281-754-4851. Please email me at TERESA@shihtzu-rescue.com to tell me that you faxed it.
Case Turner - We went forward with Case’s MRI this week. His seizures have intensified and we needed to know if there was a growing tumor or possibly a cervical rupture or what. The results came back good news and bad news. The bad news is that he has a very, very, very rare condition called Lissencephally which is a genetic problem found PREDOMINANTLY IN LHASA APSOS (can you believe?). In this condition, the brain does not form correctly. It has limited or no “folds” but is entirely smooth. The pathways along which “signals” travel to tell the body to do things are missing, or in his case, very limited. Most dogs that have this condition die or are euthanized for severe neurological problems early in life. Case has neurological deficits in all four legs and some sight loss. When he has the seizures, which happen on average once a week, his neurological deficits increase and he cries in pain. The neurologist has put him on anti-seizure meds. We are very hopeful that these drugs will keep him seizure-free. If so, there is nothing to indicate that he cannot live out a relatively normal life. Please send all good energy and prayers to little Case Turner. His MRI cost $2603.00 and he has a follow-up visit in two weeks which will cost around $200. Please help on this one - we just did not feel that we could wait to get the MRI. Please USE THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send them a check. If you want to use a credit card and don’t want to go through paypal, DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM HERE, and fax it to me at 281-754-4851. Please email me at TERESA@shihtzu-rescue.com to tell me that you faxed it.
Then, darn, while we were waiting on Case’s results, Sonic Davis’s foster mom called to tell me that he had “crashed.” Now, you have to use the term “crash” very carefully when talking about health problems - “crash” means on death bed. When Sherry described what had happened to Sonic, she had correctly used the term. AAAHHH. Sonic was fine two hours before but now he was practically comatose and his gums, which should be a nice bright pink, were as white as a sheet of paper. She called me from the car and was afraid that he would not even make it to the vet. Thankfully, she got there and our wonderful vet revived him. He was on IVs and steroids and other meds and had a bunch of tests. The diagnosis-he has a massive liver infection. How in the world that happened, we have no idea. In November, his bloodwork was totally normal. So we’re wondering if he got into something at the dog park or somewhere and was poisoned. Test results pending. His total bill was just over $160 thanks to the fact that we were able to get him to our normal rescue vet instead of an ER. Thank you Dr. Walter and the folks at Stafford Oaks!! Please USE THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send them a check. If you want to use a credit card and don’t want to go through paypal, DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM HERE, and fax it to me at 281-754-4851. Please email me at TERESA@shihtzu-rescue.com to tell me that you faxed it.
And, then there is Mistletoe Capers. I’ve totally forgotten about her. She just has heartworms! We’ve started treatement but her bill should be around $350 when all is said and done. Please USE THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send them a check. If you want to use a credit card and don’t want to go through paypal, DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM HERE, and fax it to me at 281-754-4851. Please email me at TERESA@shihtzu-rescue.com to tell me that you faxed it.
And here is a sweet new one, Carley Davis. Urgent call from the Houston SPCA - sweet little girl with pyometra. And, she is a sweetie. Not only pyometra, but also a HUGE hernia - benign fatty tissue about the size of my fist - hanging off of her tummy. We had to x-ray to make sure it wasn’t a hernia of the diaphram. Thankfully, not. She had her surgery and is now a much, much happier dog now that the horrible infected uterus is G O N E. And, on top of that, Carley is EXTREMELY heartworm positive. So much so our vet wants to hold off for a momth or so and then take it very, very slowly. Her total bill for surgery was $449 and she’ll have another $350 for the split heartworm treatment. Yes, we desperately need help to pay her bill. Please USE THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send them a check. If you want to use a credit card and don’t want to go through paypal, DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM HERE, and fax it to me at 281-754-4851. Please email me at TERESA@shihtzu-rescue.com to tell me that you faxed it.
UPDATE: Monday:
Beyonce’s surgery is now scheduled for Tuesday. And, her total bill will be under $1200!
And, then, on Friday, my favorite little one-eyed foster, little Beyonce started urinating all over the place so on Saturday, I ran her down to the vet. Yep, looks like she has a huge bladder stone. And, she might have an infected ovarian stump. She also is not gaining weight although she eats twice as much as my largest dog. So, after tons of tests, she’s now scheduled for surgery on Monday. Her bill will exceed $1400 be just under $1200. HELP! Please USE THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send them a check. If you want to use a credit card and don’t want to go through paypal, DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM HERE, and fax it to me at 281-754-4851. Please email me at TERESA@shihtzu-rescue.com to tell me that you faxed it.
Then there is little Newley Davis. Turned into the Houston SPCA because of his skin problems. I have his records back to when he was purchased from a pet shop in Maryland as a puppy. He is now three years old and I can see from the records that he has been battling this skin problem the entire time. Interesting - we did a skin scraping and it came up DEMODEX mange. DUH. It looked and smelled like demodex. So, he will be on ivermectin for a few months and should make a relatively complete recovery. He has to keep the e-collar on because he mutilated one eyelid the first day I had him. We can’t afford for him to lose an eye, so poor boy has to live for a month or so with that e-collar on. And, drum roll please, the ivermectin cost is so small, it doesn’t even count. Aren’t you excited. Here is a dog with medical problems and WE DON’T NEED DONATIONS FOR HIM!
Oops and finally, Huckleberry Harris. No, he’s not a lhasa apso, and certainly not a shih tzu. But, our foster dad was at the shelter picking up a real lhasa and this boy just stared at him. Unfortunately, he hypnotized our foster dad and he couldn’t let this little mix take the long walk. So, here we are with an adorable, sweet terrier-mix boy with two cherry eyes. And, he’s blonde. My hubby teases me all the time that we’re turning into “blonde dog rescue” instead of shih tzu and lhasas. When we look at the dogs in our program, many are very light colored. Anyway, this boy is ours now and we’re going to take care of him. His cherry eye surgery was just under $200. Please USE THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send them a check. If you want to use a credit card and don’t want to go through paypal, DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM HERE, and fax it to me at 281-754-4851. Please email me at TERESA@shihtzu-rescue.com to tell me that you faxed it.
So as you can see, not even two weeks into the new year and the sick and injured dogs are coming out of the woodwork. We so need your help! We love helping these dogs - they are so deserving. If you can please help, but cannot decide which one need the most help, we will apply your donation across all of these babies! Please USE THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send them a check. If you want to use a credit card and don’t want to go through paypal, DOWNLOAD THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM HERE, and fax it to me at 281-754-4851. Please email me at TERESA@shihtzu-rescue.com to tell me that you faxed it. We get tons of faxes each day and we don’t want to miss this one!!
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Posted in Naema Land at 10:58 pm by Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue
Sweet little Naema has had a very rough couple of weeks and it is getting worse.
When we took this beauty in from the shelter, she had already had one eye removed, but seemed to have a tiny bit of sight in the other. Soon, Karen, the foster mom noticed that Naema was bumping into things, but since we were treating her with cyclosporine for dry eye, didn’t really think much of it.
Three weeks ago, Naema’s foster mom had to take her to the vet for some open sores. While she was there getting antibiotics, the vet noticed that Naema’s only remaining eye (her other eye had been removed before we got her) was very red, inflamed and seemed to protrude. So, he did a pressure test and guess what, her reading was over 85. For those of you that have dogs with glaucoma, you know that this is extraordinarily high. Normal is 18 or so. She must be in serious pain right now.
We put her on the normal glaucoma meds, timolol and methazolamide, but since she has no sight in that eye anyway, we were looking at either removing the eye or at the very least, injecting it with the chemical that kills the tissue that causes the excess fluid.
We had a followup visit with the opthalmology clinic today and her pressure was over 50 even on the eye meds, so we absolutely have to remove the eye. It is painful for her. Her appointment is Thursday.
Naema is only eight years old, so very adoptable, even if she is blind. She is a wonderful, loving little dog who deserves a good home where she will be cherished and loved regardless of her perceived disabilities.
Naema’s original bill at the clinic and pharmacy was just under $250, her and the visit to the opthalmologist today was $98.50 and the surgery to remove the eye is $380.
If you can donate for this gorgeous little girl, use THIS LINK for paypal, or THIS LINK to send a check. Download the credit card form HERE and fax it to 281-754-4851, but be sure to email me at teresa@shihtzu-rescue.com to let me know to look for it.
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