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Friday April 81, 2011

Gem of the Day: "I watch my dogs. They throw themselves into everything they do; even their sleeping is wholehearted. They aren't waiting for a better tomorrow, or looking back at their glory days. Following their example, I'm trying to stick to the present."
~ Abigail Thomas, A Three Dog Life~



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

If you missed our last newsletter, here it is.

Baby Macy is going to be having heart murmur repair next Friday after they have a chance to treat her enlarged heart with lasix. I just wanted to update you on baby Macy!

OK. We got trouble. Right here in River City.

I think we need some garlic and a cross to wave over Chicago, Illinois.

This is from Sara Pace, our IL. Team Leader.

These four will cost nearly $2000.00 to vet them.

Is there anyone who can help with vetting for the Chicago Four?

Yes there are more than these four who need help, but I don't want to send you running down the street in your nightgown, screaming that the sky is falling.

(Not that I know anyone who has actually done that.)

There were three and then we just added a fourth, last night, all from Chicago.

From: Sara Pace
To: pup3@aol.com
Cc: bonnie@smallpawsrescue.org ; pacess4@att.net
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 1:04 PM
Subject: New Rescues (IL)

Hi Robin and Bonnie

It has been a crazy start to the week. I got a call from 2 different shelters in Chicago, both very high kill. We ended up taking 3 bichons.

The third is Alicia Rose. She is a 2 yr old bichon. This shelter did vaccinate and spay her for us. She will need a dental. Her estimated cost is 350 dollars.

Eric and Leila have estimates for approx $600.00 each.

We do get a complimentary exam at no charge for each rescue. The prices are all very good and we get a 30% discount.

Sincerely,
Sara Pace, SPR teamleader IL and IN
pacess4@att.net

Vetting estimate $600.00

This is Eric. He is estimated to be 4 yrs old. He is a big boy, weighs 22 lbs.
Also rescued from being Put to sleep. He has been groomed. The doctors are treating his bloody tail with antibiotics.

The first we named Eric (Animal Control). He was found as a stray. They only hold for 7 days. His time was up. He is estimated to be around 3 yrs old. He will need neuter, dental and vaccinations. He also had a very bloody tail and bottom from Chewing. The vets office will groom him, check his anal glands and start antibiotics.

Vetting Estimate $600.00

Leila is a sweetie!
Leila is 2 yrs old and 23 lbs. This is Leila. Sorry the pic is blurry. Leila was very excited and hard to photograph! She is a 2 year old bichon-havaneese mix (that is what the vet thinks). Leila was do to be put to sleep. She is now safe and sound, thanks to Small Paws Rescue! Leila weighs 23 lbs and is in desperate need of grooming. She is very lovable and loves to play!! She does good with other dogs and has a very peppy, puppy personality.
Leila will need a foster home in 16 days. She will be spayed and vaccinated this wk. Her time was also up! She will be a beautiful girl once shaved and her hair grows back. She has a small hernia, that the vet
will repair when they do her spay. She will also need 16 day quarantine,dental and vaccinations.

Allie's Vetting estimate $300.00.

Alicia Rose is a 2 yr old, puppy mill dog rescued from high kill shelter. She is already neutered and vaccinated (they did it for me, for picking her up)..this shelter will do this for me, if we take them (very nice people). She only needs a dental and boarding, so will be around $350.

And then, last night, we got this.

Subject: Fw: Bichon from another shelter.
Date: 4/7/2011 8:19:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: pacess4@att.net

I just got this email. We have another one that will be coming into rescue. There is an intake facility in Chicago (not a good area). The dogs that are taken there either go into rescue or are euthanized. They are not a shelter that does adoptions. The coordinator that called me to see if I would take him. I told her I would get him Saturday. He is safe now that he is coming to us. She told me he is a surrender that was dumped because the family is moving and not taking him with them. He is 6 yrs old and neutered. Not sure if he is up to date with vaccinations. She will do his rabies and distemper for me, for taking him. He will need a dental and to be quarantined. His name is Tobias (Toby). Estimate for vetting will be $350-400.00

Sara<

We're also taking in an eight year old male near Houston TX. whose 85 year old owner is dying.

His son left this poor Bichon alone in the father's house, for a week, before other family members went to check on him.

He is so traumatized he screams every few seconds if someone isn't with him.

They told us they were considering euthanizing him if we didn't take him.

The family says they don't think this boy has ever been to see a vet and the father groomed him, so he never went to a groomer either. The two were never apart.

I imagine his vet bill is going to be on up there and his little mind is going to need help to heal.

So with the Chicago Four and little abandoned Max, I guess the word for the day is HELP.

Please help us to be able to help them.

Without us, they all would have assumed room temperature.

None of them would have deserved that. All My Love, Robin

Remember, The Small Paws Rescue Online Auction Is Coming May 13, 2011

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See Vet Bills Paid by Small Paws Rescue Inc. for the first 4 Days of April, 2011, totalling $7,989.98 which is an average of $1997.50 per day

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Prayer Reports and Requests

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

Subject: Prayer Request
Date: 4/7/2011 7:18:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: doglover55575@yahoo.com
To: pup3@aol.com

Dear Robin, I'm writing to request prayer for myself. Since I wrote to you a few weeks ago to let you know my computer was very ill, and in need of serious "medical help", I have been diagnosed w/ a serious, aggressive form of breast cancer. My testing has been fast-tracted; and I am scheduled for surgery next Tues. As a fellow believer in our precious Savior, I am requesting your prayers. I lost a sister to b,c, back in the 80s. I was adopted, as was she,but not by the same people; so I was fortunate to even be able to find out about her existence, and then tract her down. I got to spend one short weekend w/ her at the home of my twin brother, who God blessed me to find-and w/ whom I've had a great and ongoing relationship since. You have my permission to rewrite my request, w/ such details as you see fit. I love your writing style, and know you will do well!! I'm trusting that our Lord will bring me safely through this ordeal, but as I am not the most faith-filled believer who ever lived, there is a fair amount of fear. Please pray for me, my brother, also named DALE, [lol], my surgeon, Dr. Jennifer Manders, and the friends who love me, too. Part of me wouldn't mind going to Paradise to see all the dear little "fuzzy friends" that have gone on ahead of us, and my adoptive parents, and my niece; but part of me also wants to stay here to hopefully be more used of God, and be privileged to be taken up in the Rapture. I don't want those who love me to be pained by my early demise. Even 'though we've never met here, I truly am looking forward to meeting you in Heaven. I share your heart for animals, especially the Bichon babies!! You truly are a VERY SPECIAL LADY; and I hope you will not mind my ending this w/ love and gratitude for ALL you have been doing for the Lord, and His special little creatures, whom I firmly believe He specifically created to be our precious close companions to help demonstrate some of the depth of His great love for us. By the way, the e-mail you sent to me meant a lot to me. I was not expecting a reply; and your reply showed even more what a wonderful person you are!! Thank you so much for your prayers and concern!! Sincerely, Kathy Campbell


Subject: Update on Buffy in Las Vegas
Date: 4/6/2011 7:27:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: rocougne@earthlink.net

First of all, I want to thank you all for your prayers and support. I believe that this is what's kept her alive and well due to what she just went through.

On Monday, I went to pick up the prescription for the insulin and syringes. When I got to the pharmacy, a pharmacist with an attitude said that the tech had to confirm the prescription, which was done. When I went to pick it up, the same pharmacist said that they didn't have what the vet had ordered, but that she had given me the next best thing. Yesterday, when I went to give Buffy her shot, I realized that the syringe and needle were way too large. I was not happy, but I measured according to what I had been instructed. It hurt and Buffy spent the rest of the morning basically hiding from me. This morning, I took her to the vet for a glucose curve, and I showed him what the pharmacist had given me. He was furious, because her irresponsibility had caused me to give Buffy 10 times the prescribed dose. Luckily, she's OK, but her levels were at 95 24-hours after the shot.

Tomorrow I'm going to take her back to the vet for the glucose curve, and hopefully we'll be able to stabilize her.

My vet had told me that often pharmacists display an attitude when it comes to filling prescriptions for pets, but this ruthless and incompetent pharmacist could have killed my Buffy.

I talked to the pharmacy manager this morning, who was appalled (she's involved with a rescue organization) and promised that she's going to investigate the incident and let me know the outcome.

Robin, you don't have to use my story per se, but I would really appreciate if you could warn others about making sure that their pets' prescriptions have been filled correctly, so no one else has to go through what I just went through.

Renee Gascon in Las Vegas>






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~By Sharon Mathers. Published 1988 in Canine Concepts
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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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