We hope you all remember little Sprout and his mama Cauliflower. They were part of the Summer Garden group that recently joined the CP family. You havent heard much about Sprout and Cauliflower because we learned at intake there was a good chance sweet, little Sprout had some major medical issues. Sprout relies on his mama Cauliflower to look after him, comfort him and play with him. They are really sweet together. Sprout and his mama have been well cared for these past two weeks while Sprout has undergone extensive testing. Unfortunately, our concerns were confirmed ... sweet, little 12 week old Sprout has a liver shunt. A liver shunt is a blood vessel that carries blood around the liver instead of through it. Because the blood bypasses the liver in dogs with shunts, toxins may build up in the bloodstream or kidneys. Additionally, the animal lacks the necessary materials to give it a ready source of energy and to help it grow. Sprout has been placed on a special homemade diet, medications and supplements that will not only be easier on his body, keep the toxins to a minimum, but also provide him with the nutrition he needs to help him grow and gain strength to prepare him for possible liver shunt surgery. The life expectancy for puppies who do not have the surgery is not good. However, for those lucky enough to have liver shunt surgery, survival rate is over 95% for dogs with shunts treated by ameroid constrictor placement, and long-term prognosis is better with this technique than with most other methods. Whats an ameroid constrictor you ask? It is a ring type device that slowly closes off the shunt over a period of weeks, allowing the liver to gradually adjust to blood flow rather than it all happening at once. Sprouts medical expenses to date have already been costly. It will be at least another month until we know if Sprout is a candidate for liver shunt surgery, and hopefully he is, but if that is the course that is taken, his care and surgery will put an extremely heavy financial burden on Col. Potter. This is on top of the regular care that each fur kid that comes into CP receives. Wont you please consider helping Col. Potter so that we can continue to help sweet, little 12 week old Sprout and the other CP Cairns?? Please send your donations for medical assistance to: CPCRN - Medical Fund c/o Danielle Rackstraw P. O. Box 1354 Menifee, CA 92585-1354 Sweet, little Sprout is growing and learning each and every day. Just yesterday we were told that Sprout had learned something new ... how to tip over the water bowl!! You can see that if you look carefully in the picture of Sprout and his mama, Cauliflower. Sprout and Cauliflower will be moving from their temporary digs with Monika R, to their permanent foster home with Ann and Wayne S this weekend. This little sweetheart is fighting desperately to gain his Cairnitude and hopes for a long, happy and healthy life. Hes very lucky to have his mama, Cauliflower right by his side, and of course all the love and support from his CP family. Please help Sprout on his journey ... CP Intakes
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 17:07:56 +0000
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