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Thursday March 17, 2011

Gem of the Day: "May you have:
A world of wishes at your command
God and His angels close at hand
Friends and family their love impart,
And Irish blessings in you heart."
~ Irish Blessing ~


This week, we paid vet bills totalling $14, 008.10, leaving us with a negative balance of about -$3300.00. We are hoping to be able to make that us this week.

See Vet Bills Paid For the first 15 days of March, totalling $totalling $22, 134.70 averaging $1, 581.05 per day.

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Dear Small Pawsers,

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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.

4 year old Dolly came into rescue about a month ago. We've been trying to hold off on her vetting until our funds were up some.
Now, she is in hurting and in pain and we need to help her.

This is the owner surrender form that came in with Dolly.

As you can see below, Dolly is a 4 year old Bichon who was what we call "Red Flag. At Risk."

At risk of assuming room temperature, if you get my drift, here.

She needed our help as her owner was out of options, and was talking about euthanasia.

<Name of Bichon/BichonMix in need of rescue:: Dolly
Is this dog a Bichon or Bichon Mix?: Yes
Dog's age:: about 4
Sex of dog:: Female
Has this dog been Spayed or Neutered?: Yes
Can you tell us why this dogs needs to be rehomed?: She was abandoned at a golf course in Houston, TX, about 3 years ago, and rescued by the course owners. They took her to the vet and found she needed surgery for bladder stones (dr. estimated her to be one year old). I adopted her a year later to be a companion to my male bichon and my elderly dad, and kept her on her special food, but she still has gotten more bladder stones, as well as kidney stones.
I cannot afford the surgery, and the vet says it will be better for her if she had it done before she has symptoms, such as blood in the urine. Dolly is about 4 and a half now, My dad has died, my husband has stage 4 breast cancer, and I don't have the emotional or physical energy to care for her anymore. I'd like to find a home for her where the people enjoy her and can get her the treatment she needs. If I can't find a home for her I will need to put her down when she starts showing symptoms.>

So, she has kidney stones, bladder stones, and she needs a dental.

The perfect storm. Triple effect.

Dr. Laura Castel, (thank you Laura for all that you do for these Bichons and for Small Paws!) our Team Leader for the great state of GA., writes this.

From: castel@mindspring.com
Reply To:
To: pup3@aol.com

" The estimate I am getting from my vet which gives the best discounts is between $848.51 and $902.11.

This includes all pre-op work-up including x-rays, stone removal of bladder and kidney, and a dental cleaning.

Maureen mentioned the other night that Dolly was starting to show signs of pain.

I know that there are a lot of other dogs in need right now but do you have an idea of when we can get her surgery done?"

This is one of the difficult things about rescue.

With each dog that we take in with medical issues, we need to be able to take care of those issues. To leave a dog in pain isn't right for them and it isn't right for us.

I know how I feel when one of my two boys is in pain.

I'd rather it be me, and I know that you all feel the same way about your dogs.

Dolly is ours now. All of us are her parents. We are all she has and she needs our help.

This is what bladder stones look like. Try to imagine these inside of the bladder of a Bichon, which when empty is about the size of a sewing thimble. :(

This is what little Dolly is dealing with now.

I know she isn't a cute young puppy, but she is a Bichon, so she is family.

You may never meet her. You may never hold her. But if we can pull together for her now, she will be a blessing in the lives of others who will.

And they'll know that her life was saved by you.

I'm coming to you now, on her behalf and thanking you in advance for helping us to remove this pain she is living with daily.

I'm happy to issue matching challenges for little Dolly.

All My Love, Robin

See Vet Bills Paid For the first 15 days of March, totalling $totalling $22, 134.70 averaging $1, 581.05 per day.

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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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