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Friday Evening February 19, 2010

Gem of the Day: Click here to see a short video taken of Chipper, just last week.
He really is a blessing to his Dad and I on his 12th Birthday!

Chipper was mostly dead in December after having flatlined at Dr. Skip's after a routine bronchial wash procedure. Thank God he was there, as Skip pulled out all the stops to save his life.

The day we got Chipper, May 30, 1998, was my first experience with Bichons or with seeing a puppy mill. And the rest, as they say, is history.


Read Chipper's story of survival from a puppy mill.

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

Dear Small Pawsers,

Welcome to the newest members of our Small Paws Rescue Online Newsletter, especially to those of you who saw us live in New York City, on Fox and Friends, in December!

If you missed our last newsletter, here it is.
http://www.smallpawsrescue.org/newsletters/images/feb1910a.html

Magnum was attacked by something or someone.
He is now at our vet's office in the Dallas Ft, Worth area.
He still needs help urgently and he needs prayers that he survives the weekend.

We have this brief update from Vicki Furstenberg about our little Magnum, who was attacked by they don't even know what, and brought to the shelter three days later by his previous owner.

THREE DAYS LATER.

<Subject: update on Magnum
Date: 2/19/2010 4:08:06 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: Omalou@aol.com

I have not spoken to Dr. Lott directly, but he did leave me a message earlier. Magnum is still very critical. The injuries to his right hind quarters are extensive. Very extensive, .at least 60% of the thigh is involved. There is no skin left on that side. Dr. Lott is not sure if it was from the skin being torn off during the attack or if the tissue died and fell off. Extensive muscle damage. He can stand and walk a little bit. He does appear to be a little brighter today than he was yesterday. Magnum's liver enzymes are elevated, but that could be from the attack. At this point they are going to keep him comfortable with pain meds, antibiotics, and changing the bandages. They will do more blood work on Monday. Magnum is still not interested in eating. It's going to be a wait and see game to see how Magnum responds.
The good news is the x-rays showed no apparent bone fractures and he is heartworm negative. I have asked them to email me the photos they took. I hope I get them tonight.

Vicki Furstenberg>

We still have several of the following matching donation challenges open and unanswered, so we will run them one more time. (For instance, if a challenge is issued for $100.00 and you answer it with a matching $100.00 donation, we will have $200.00 to go towards vet care.)

And don't forget the Ohio Five.

We barely raised enough for them to vet only 3 1/2 of them, and that was before we learned they had kennel cough.

First, Live from Manhattan, in New York City, we have this challenge for $200.00 from Deborah Berger and her Bichon, Boris. Thank you so much Deborah.

Subject: Re: Urgent. Precious Bichon attacked and severely injured. Help needed now.
Date: 2/18/2010 9:05:38 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: normetski@aol.com

Hi Robin,
Hope you are on the road to recovery.
Who ever said a picture is worth a thousand words hasn't seen Magnum and the gang of 5 please issue a $200.00 challenge My heart breaks for all - but Magnum, this picture belongs in the dictionary next to cruelty, sadness and heartbreak. Tears are flowing and my stomach is in a million knots, please folks let your emotions guide you on this one.

Cordially, Deborah and Boris Berger>

Next, from our friend Sue Hodges in Southern California, we have this matching challenge for $100.00. Thank you so much Sue.

Subject: RE: Urgent. Precious Bichon attacked and severely injured. Help needed now.
Date: 2/18/2010 8:37:17 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: sue.hodges@klgates.com

Robin: Please issue a $100. matching challenge. Best of luck.

Thanks.

Sue>

And from Rosemary and Dennis we have this challenge.

<Subject: Re: Urgent. Precious Bichon attacked and severely injured. Help needed now.
Date: 2/18/2010 8:54:20 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: craftyladyr@gmail.com

Hi Robin,

Dennis and I (Hannah and Abby too) hope you feel much better very soon. I will issue a $100.00 challenge. Rosemary

Take care of yourself,
Rosemary>

And from the Villages in Florida, we have this challenge for $50.00. Thank you Lynne!

Robin,

I hope you feel better soon, it must be so frustrating for you to feel so ill and still be trying to save all these dogs.

Please issue a $50 matching challenge for Magnum from my dog Annie; I cannot believe that anyone would have left him for 3 days in this condition and it breaks my heart that people can treat a dog like this and make them suffer. Hopefully people will respond and we can raise the funds to save him.

Lynne McGibney
The Villages, FL<

And for the Ohio 5, we have this challenge from Claire.Thank you Claire, so very much.

Subject: somehow He always delivers
Date: 2/17/2010 10:02:19 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: lazyquilter@verizon.net

Hi Susan,

I'd like to put out a challenge for our 5 sweetest little ones. Tatter and Junie feel that since Ms Robin is so sick she can't talk, then it's up to us to talk for her. So $25.00 ea. from my two and that also includes loads of prayers and teaspoons of honey for the throat.

May this $50.00 be put to good use. Actually this works out to $1.00 an inch in snow for we here in Maryland. Soooo anyone that has 25,00 or more, at $1.00 an inch? per dog in the family or am I pushing it. LOL

We need to do this, and we all know we need to do this.

Blessings from
Claire, Tatter Tot and Junie>

And from Terri Halligen for the Ohio 5 we have this challenge. Thank you Terri! Terri will match up to five $50.00 donations. Is anyone there?

<Subject: Challenge for the 5 new puppy mill Bichons
Date: 2/17/2010 5:58:06 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: thalligan2000@yahoo.com

To: Pup3@aol.com

Hi Robin,
I sure hope you are feeling better soon. I'd like to issue a challenge to any one who has adopted a puppy mill Bichon. My very special Luke ( aka SPR Saunders) has been with us almost 3 1/2 years. He is still making progress but I doubt he'll ever get completely over his first 3 years, but he sure loves his mommy.
As a matter of fact I'll match four $50 donations.

I'll also match a $50 donation for Flopsy who looks so much like my heart dog Pooh who now resides at the Rainbow Bridge.

God Bless You, Terri Halligan .

That's the news for now, Please pray he makes it through the weekend. All My Love, Robin

Last Monday night we paid vet bills totalling $10,840.48 for
the SPR rescued Bichons across the country.
We've paid vet bills for the first half of February
of 2010 totalling $19,164.65, averaging $1279.64 a day.



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Patti

If you have items to donate to sell on Ebay, please email us! 

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

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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 83509 searches and have shopped to raise $1413.50 for Small Paws Rescue!



 
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 83509 searches and have shopped to raise $1,413.50 for Small Paws Rescue!

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