Good Morning! This is going to be long, but it is important to me. As many of you know, I have become involved in animal rescue. What you don’t know is what I see and do every day. These animals that get saved does not mean their care ends after the first vet visit. Dobbin alone was in the hospital for 6 weeks before he was ready for a foster home. The vets are great about trying to help us but they cannot give these services away for free. Besides the obvious medical care, costs continue to mount with ongoing medication, flea control, heart worm prevention, food, equipment such as collars and leashes, follow up vet visits. Dobbin, as an example, is a long term case who is coming along, but still has a ways to go. He will need a refill of his heart worm prevention and flea prevention along with another heart worm check next month. Also, now that I have his weight up and he is stronger I can confirm there is an issue with his hip that will have to be x-rayed just to be sure it is not going to be a problem later in life. It is probably a result of him getting hit by the car. It is also more than likely the reason he stumbles and can be so clumsy. Every rescue I know has a Dobbin on their hands. And of course, he has to eat. Did you guys know that rescues do way more than just saving dogs and cats off the street or from being put down in a shelter? I have seen people post that they need to rehome their pets because they are having a tough economic time and the rescue community jumps to come together to get that person food and funds for vet care to help them keep their animals while they work to get back on their feet. They leave food and blankets for strays they find in the streets while they campaign to find a rescue and foster to take them in. I have seen them get a fence built for a man who had a stroke and could no longer do that for himself so he could keep his dogs from getting loose. Rescues don’t just save animals. They give back to their community in the way of help and education. Rescues rely solely on donations and donations are way down in November and December because people are donating to holiday drives. That is okay. We understand, but it does tie our hands as far as taking in more animals. They do not get the grants like the big shelters do. It is heartbreaking to close their intake because they owe a big bill to a vet or can’t afford to feed just one more. For this reason I am posting some links for rescues I can definitely vouch for that I know need the help right now. One of them had to post for help just to feed her fosters the other day. One just lost her rescue discount because her vet was bought out and the new owner isn’t going to help anymore. She has a dog with hip dysplasia she now has to find another place to get the dog worked on. In the mean time she has to keep that dog on pain meds. One is trying to pay off a bill for a puppy she helped that came down with Parvo. Another has closed intake because her vet bill is so high she can’t take another dog in need to the vet until she gets her bill paid down. I am making this post public so it can be shared too. It is important to me to tell people how rescue works and enlighten people to the fact that care doesn’t stop once the animal is safe off the streets. It is an ongoing labor of love and we always need help. Since Dobbin is a long care case we have set up a Paypal account just for him. It will also be used for Boo’s care and any future rescues I foster as long as I have Dobbin. His Paypal email address is dobbindog@yahoo. In the Name of Zoey is the rescue that took on Dobbin’s massive vet bills and sponsors Boo. They were also the group who rescued the starving white dog, Zeke I shared on my page. His bills were massive too. Their Paypal account is ZoeyHelps2@aol. Heart Love Heroes is owned by the lady who helped me find and adopt Chester and contacted me about Dobbin before I ever met In the Name of Zoey. Her special weakness is the bully breeds and is known for not only getting them healthy, but also invests in behavioral assessments and special training for the harder cases. Her Paypal email address is Stacy.Elizabeth@icloud. At Home Houston Border Collie Rescue is who I fostered the pups, Lobo and Bailey for. She specializes in the herders and all of the quirks that come with them. She takes the problem dogs and works them into adoptable pets. She is facing some large medical bills this year for a few of her dogs. Her Paypal email is Athomehoustonbordercollie@gmail One woman I share her babies often on my page works closely with the animal shelter in Bay City. This particular shelter is small and underfunded so they do not have an adoption program. They can’t afford to keep dogs longer than the mandatory 3 day stray hold. All dogs not claimed have to be rescued or they are put down. Right now she has a hefty bill down at her vet for the dogs she has pulled to save their lives. You can call donations in after 1:00 PM. Ask for Devin at Foster Creek Vet. Their number is 832-363-1227 to make a donation straight to the vet bill from your credit card to Gayle St. John’s account. I have a few more I am waiting on contact info on and will share them too. Thanks to anyone who helps or even shares this with their friends. It would be great to see these people start the New Year off right.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:48:24 +0000
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