PLEASE HELP US HELP “ANNIE.” SHE IS A VERY SICK LITTLE GIRL! As of today, Annies bills have reached $2,308.01.If you can possibly donate to Annies cause we would all be so appreciative----especially Annie. Our goal to cover Annie’s medical expenses is $3000.Annie’s Story…Annie came into Florida Poodle Rescue (FPR) in January, 2013, as Chantel at 1 year 7 months old and 8 lbs. She was in very bad shape along with her 3 siblings; they had been thrown into Miami Dade Animal Shelter by a breeder and had all kinds of medical issues. She had anemia and what was thought to be flea related dermatitis but it was much worse; they all had compromised immune systems. Annie was found to have non-contagious mange which comes from the mother. IF she had been given antibiotics when she was a baby, it would have been eliminated from her system and she would now be a healthy dog; however, nothing was done until we got her into FPR. Now at 2 years of age it most likely cant be cured--but it can be managed. Annie and her siblings were thought to be malti-poos but when their hair grew out they were maltese/shitzu mixes and oh so cute; Annie and they became our WANNABE POODLES up for adoption---3 out of 4 have been adopted--- Annie was adopted but came back to us because of developing health issues which her vet thought was allergies, but it was more complicated than just an allergy problem. Annie has Generalized Demodetic Mange which affects larger areas of skin and often her entire body. She also has secondary bacterial infections that occur. Those cause this condition to be a very itchy and often a very smelly skin disease--this is a sign of a compromised immune system, heredity problems, endocrine problems and other underlying health issues which we are beginning to see. Annies treatment depends on a lot of things; her age of 2 years is a major factor which is working against her.You see with this mange there are mites that have 8 legs that live in and feed on her hair follicles. Yes, her body is infested with microscopic, elongated, 8 legged BUGS; they cause the skin to fester, blister and ooze and then scab over and the hair affected falls out--but that only happens when the mites are killed off and the scabs are falling off. Treatment consists of Ivermectin liquid (nasty stuff) daily and antibiotics if there is a bacterial infection diagnosed with the mange. In addition she has to have twice a week baths with strong medicated shampoo that forces some of the mites to the surface to kill them off. The raw areas of skin are then smeared with Goodwinol ointment which is massaged into the skin to kill the mites. Annie has been going through this most recent treatment since May. Every 4 weeks Annie has to have a painful skin scrape to see if the mites are still there (they show up in the blood at the follicles); if they are there but dead that is a good sign and we continue the medicines, baths and ointment application. Once we have two negative skin scrapes we can then go one more month of medicine and baths and then stop all treatment and see what happens; we did this 8 weeks ago...and she was looking great!! --- all of her hair had grown back in and she was even able to go the groomers to have her whole body groomed as opposed to just her head and tail which was her norm!. She was adorable--shes adorable anyway! Unfortunately 2 1/2 weeks later Annie started chewing her paws and scratching--the first sign for recurrence. So when the skin scrape confirmed live mites we knew we were starting at square one AGAIN.On October 15th at her 1 month visit the skin scrape showed mange back with a vengeance and the mites were live---this was not good. The medicine was adjusted and treatment continued. BUT 2 weeks into it she began refusing to eat and was very tired---we first thought it was a reaction to her increased medicine, but it wasnt that. Annies poor immune system along with ongoing anemia were adding to her medical issues and possibly more things were complicating her problems.Annies blood work shows that her pancreas and kidneys are compromised with their enzyme counts extremely high; she is a very sick little girl. Annie has been on IV fluids and medicines for 4 days in hopes of bringing the counts down. As of now, October, 22, after consulting with specialists and adjusting her IV fluids and medicines Annies pancreas count is coming down but her kidney count is still extremely high; she has lost 1 1/2 lbs. Our hope is that the kidney count will start lowering within the next 48 hours. Annie will be under veterinary care for some time in hopes of beating this; her next blood panel is October 24th. A two year old dog should not have to endure all of this because humans didnt take care of her correctly when she was born. Annie is a fighter and we are going to help her; but we cant do this ourselves; we simply do not have the money.This is where we need YOU; we need help paying her bills as they are definitely mounting because we dont know when she will be able to go home; each day her bills are increasing for her care. As of today Annies bills have reached $2308.01 and climbing.If you can possibly donate to Annies cause we would all be so appreciative----especially Annie. Our goal is to raise $3,000 to cover her current bills and those we know are yet to come. A Note For Those that Make Contributions to Florida Poodle RescueFundraising is the lifeline of non-profit organizations which depend largely on the generosity of their donors. Florida Poodle Rescue (FPR) is very grateful to the kind and generous individuals who have made and continue to make charitable, tax deductible, contributions. Every donation, no matter how small or how large is greatly appreciated and used in its entirety for the care of the dogs. It is through this support that FPR has been able to help well over 8000 dogs over the past 19 years. All funds raised by FPR for a specific dog go to help that particular dog. If any money that is raised for a specific dog exceeds the cost of the required surgery or treatment, FPR, like any non-profit organization, reserves the right to use those funds to take care of other dogs rescued by FPR. We sincerely appreciate our donors and assure them that all funds that are raised go for the care and placement of the dogs. There are no salaries or overhead costs as FPR is an all-volunteer 501 (c)3 organization.- See more at: youcaring/medical-fundraiser/help-save-little-annie-s-life-/99472#sthash.eMfzTGQi.dpuf
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 23:35:16 +0000
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