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Friday April 1, 2011

Gem of the Day: "Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul." ~Henry Ward Beecher~

Thank you to everyone who has been able to help so far with these two needs!
We have one more matching donation challenge
and updates for Munchkin and Macy!

"May You Sing Like No One is Listening"
(You will love this YouTube Video.
Many thanks to Pam Bach for sending this in!)




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To make a one time donation, or a monthly donation to Small Paws Rescue, you may use your major credit card securely, at this site.

If you've made a past donation by credit card, you may e-mail Susan Sebring at susan@smallpawsrescue.org to let her know the amount of your donation for the Bichons.

You may also call Susan on her cell phone at 785-224-7839

Susan is on Central Standard Time!
(Please leave a message and Susan will return your call if she is not available!)

You may also send a check or money order to:
Small Paws Rescue Inc.
3316 S. 72nd. W. Ave.
Tulsa, Ok. 74107

Click on the Bichon puppy to see AN UPDATED page 2 of the Small Paws Rescue Newsletter, including fostering and adoption information.

Dear Small Pawsers,

Welcome to our newest members of our Small Paws® Rescue Online Newsletter, especially to those of you who have seen us on Fox and Friends in New York City, or on Animal Planet on "Dogs 101."

Click Here to View Most Recent Appearance on Fox and Friends On Youtube!

Click here for backstage photos taken at the Fox New studios in New York City!

Welcome! We hope you enjoy reading about the Bichons and the people who love them!

If you missed our last newsletter, here it is.

This is our newest and last matching challenge for Munchkin and Macy.

The Heart Murmur Bichons


"Macy" will be our 77th Heart Murmur Surgery
7 month old "Macy" has a grade SIX out of a possible SIX heart murmur.
Discounted cost to repair her heart murmur will run right at $2000.00 at MedVet in Worthington, Ohio.
World renown cardiologist, Dr. Thaibinh Nguyenba, would be doing her surgery.


Click here to see a short movie of little Munchkin.
Three year old "Munchkin" has both a torn ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) AND a Grade 5 out of 5 Luxating Patella. He is in pain. He needs surgery in OKC , where he is being fostered. The surgery would be done by Dr. Skip Tangner at the Veterinary Surgical Center in OKC, as soon as we can raise the funding.
Discounted cost of torn ACL surgery, is $1087.00.

Are there any stragglers who can match this one last challenge for them? Thank you Sandy!

Subject: DONATION
Date: 3/31/2011 3:01:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: sandy@zirkel.us
To: pup3@aol.com

ROBIN, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE GOING THOUGH, I ALSO READ OVER ALL OF YOUR PAST HEART MURMUR BABIES STORIES AND CRIED LIKE A BABY. SO ME AND MY NEW ADOPTED BABY LITTLE ANNIE NOW NAMED KATIE WANT TO MAKE A CHALLENGE OF $50.00 TWICE TOTAL OF $100.00 TO ANYONE OUT THERE. I FEEL SO BAD FOR THE LITTLE ANGELS IN PAIN. MOMMA LOVGREN AND KATIE. >

Ok, time for updates.

I was hoping to have one earlier for you but the call just came in.

I just spoke to Dr. Skip's office, Munchkin came out of surgery about 10 minutes ago and he is doing great!

Thankfully it was only a PARTIAL tear of his ACL, not a complete tear.

It didn't involve the meniscus and it will be easier for him to heal!

He will stay in the ER tonight with 24 hour care and will go back home with his foster Mom, Flora, in the morning in OKC, OK.

Flora spoke to Dr. Skip when she first took him in, and she said, "WOW. That is a nice man! He was wonderful to me and to Munchkin."

Yup. He is. You all know that he is my hero and I trust him with my life and with the lives of my Chipper and Spunky Monkey, (btw, both are just doing great after recovering from Rocky Mountain Lion Spotted fever) so you know I trust him with the lives of these precious Bichons!

THANK YOU FOR HELPING MUNCHKIN!

And little Macy is going to be flying to Columbus, Ohio, with one of our flight attendants, Gretchen from Dallas, on Tuesday, where she will see Thaibinh, our cardiologist.

We love him and he loves us.

We are so blessed with these great Dogtor!

With your recent help, we were also able to schedule bladder stone surgery for a little Bichon in South Texas named "Bella".

She has had a hard row to hoe.

The cost for her surgery will be $700.00. We have authorized it to be done thanks to all of you!

From Glennda Bruce, Team Leader for South Texas:

Bella

"My name is Bella and I'm 6 years old. Small Paws Rescue took me in when I lost my home because my owner died from cancer. For such a young girl, I have lots of health issues. I have cataracts, my teeth are in pretty bad shape and my biggest problem is that I have a bladder that is full of stones. Initially the doctors thought I had a neurological problem with my back because I had a really strange walk and was hurting. Bladder stones are certainly easier to take care of than a back problem, but I need surgery to removed all the stones. Then I can be put on a special diet to prevent them from coming back."



We got this great picture of bladder stones which had been removed from one of our Bichons and it sure says a lot about why this is painful for them.

Many thanks to all of you who helped us to help these three Bichons, Munchkin, Macy and little Bella!

Have a wonderful weekend! All My Love and Gratitude, Robin

See Vet Bills Paid by Small Paws Rescue Inc. for the first 28 Days of March of 2011, totalling $32, 217.71 averaging $1, 150.63 per day.

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Companies Who Match Employees Donations  

From Small Paws Ebay!


Feedback Score Of 1887 100% Positive Comments.



"Small Paws Rescue Ebay is open!
Stop by and see what we have to offer.



I list new items as time allows so check back often. Please remember to leave SPR positive feedback on Ebay when the auction has ended to your satisfaction. Thank-you! Patti

Visit the Small Paws® Rescue Online E-Store where lots of items are on clearance and we have some new items as well!!


BELLA: Adorable 12" flopsie bichon toy, new to the E-store. She'd warm your heart with her cuteness and being so soft. $18.55 Check out the E-STORE for her and many new items. Fluff love, Rose-Manager


Let him enjoy his breakfast with you. 3x5 OVAL sticker. Check him out in the E-STORE of SPR. $5.99


"Small Paws Rescue Saved My Life."

Tyler's Online Bichon Bash for Small Paws Rescue!

Submit your story and picture of about your own Bichons and a donation is made to Small Paws Rescue for the entire month of March! Hurry and submit your stories and pictures!


Try GoodSearch.com as your search engine and as your online shopping portal!
Small Paws is signed up and each time you use it, either to search or to go to an online seller, funds are sent to Small Paws for the Bichons! You can buy those shoes at Zappos and those books at Amazon *AND* donate to Small Paws Rescue! Try it out! So far, Small Pawsers have done 102, 784 searches and have shopped to raise $1,967.51 for Small Paws Rescue!

How to Become a Much Needed Small Paws® Rescue Foster Parent!
See how we REALLY feel about our volunteers!

Prayer Reports and Requests

(God loves you more than anyone else ever has,
and more than anyone else ever will!)

Subject: Request for prayer
Date: 4/1/2011 5:21:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: rocougne@earthlink.net

Hi Robin,

While I'm praying as hard as I can for you to raise enough funds for the health care of the sweet babies in your care, I'm coming to you with a request for prayer for my 12-year-old baby girl, Buffy. She was diagnosed with diabetes today, and the dogtor is checking her out for Cushings. We're starting her on insulin tomorrow and I'm praying that she'll react positively to it.

On a positive note, Cher, our adopted rescue who has back problems and had had a flare up and stopped walking a few months ago, started walking again. She's happy and well adjusted, and always lets us know when she doesn't like an American Idol hopeful.

I appreciate the prayers.

Thank you,
Renee Gascon in Las Vegas





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"Trust, a Deadly Disease"
A MUST read, sent in by our Team Leader
to the Carolinas, Kathryn Smith
~By Sharon Mathers. Published 1988 in Canine Concepts
and Community Animal Control Magazine.~

Humphrey Sisco
Dec 26, 1993~ Aug 30, 2006

When I first saw this beautiful picture of Cheri Sisco's "Humphrey", I thought it was truly the epitome of what we do, and why we do it. I wanted to use this black and white picture of Humphrey, taken only days before his death due to congestive heart failure, to let those who may be new to Small Paws, know what we do and why we do it. Without Small Paws, Humphrey would have never known love. He would have died in a kill shelter, sick and alone. Because of Small Paws, and Cheri Sisco, he lived, he loved, and he smiled.

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