Heart Docs Extraordinaire, Sonya Gordon, D.V.M. (left) and Ashley Saunders D.V.M.
Wednesday November 9, 2005
Gem of the Day: Excellence is to do a common
thing in an uncommon way.
~Booker T. Washington~
Vet Bills Paid by Small Paws Rescue in October
of 2005 totalled $39, 224.83
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The Heart Murmur Reunion Page
Dear Small Pawsers,
Welcome to the newest members of our online
mailing list, especially if you have recently
seen us featured in one of our recent media articles or read about us in the book "Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul."
Small Pawsers everywhere welcome you with
open arms! We sincerely hope that you enjoy "Small
Pawsing and reading Small Paws!"
If you are new to Small Pawsing®, this may
look as if it is coming only to you but really
it is going out to fellow Small Pawsers all
across our country and in 17 foreign countries
as well.
Adoption information is posted below. Turn
up your speakers!
We have music for you!
If you missed our last newsletter, here it
is. http://www.smallpawsrescue.org/pup3/nov0805.html
I'll be sending you another newsletter soon,
telling you that...WE HAVE A BRAND NEW OFFICIAL
SMALL PAWS RESCUE SOLDIER, ANOTHER BICHON
MOM WHO HAS ADOPTED A BICHON FROM SMALL PAWS,
NOW STATIONED IN IRAQ!
I'll show you her picture and give you more
information soon!
Ok, I wanted to give you an update on our
three heart murmur babies who are recovering
from heart surgery at Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine AND to let you know that we have some darling
Christmas Bichon items on our Small Paws Ebay Page! We also have a CAR on our Ebay page!
This morning, Ashley, the little girl who
was moments away from death as they rushed
her into emergency surgery, is just really
coming to life! These babies don't know what
it is like to feel good! They have been sick
from birth! Once they feel good it is hard
to keep them down!
Little Miller, one of the males, have a very
hard time in surgery and almost didn't make
it. Dr. Ashley Saunders told me that this
group has had the worst hearts the staff
there has ever seen.
Heart Docs Extraordinaire, Sonya Gordon,
D.V.M. (left) and Ashley Saunders D.V.M.
Thank God we have the parents of these little
"badly put together" puppies, and
THAT puppy making machine is out of business
for good now.
Ashley said they had to stay in the operating
room forever, to sew up Miller's ductus,
it was so large. She said he had a really
hard time during surgery. but is doing well
now!
Little Matt, came through surgery alright
and he too, is doing well this morning!
We brought three in...and we will be leaving
with three. NO WHERE ELSE WOULD THIS HAVE
HAPPENED, I DON'T BELIEVE.
We have raised enough to do the heart murmur
repair surgeries themselves, since A&M
is giving us a one time 20% multiple dog
discount...but there are going to be extra
charges on this group...times three. Emergency
fees and ICU fees time several nights, will
all be adding up.
We also have some other expensive medical
things going on right now.
Each week we get stacks of vet bills. Sometimes
these bills are filled with the normal things
such as spays and neuters and teeth cleanings,
and then sometimes...well...we have other
kinds of things.
These are just a few of the things we have
going on now besides the heart murmur trio
in Texas.
This little girl needs a $1000-1500.00 surgery.
If we can raise the money for her surgery,
she needs a home! Might it be yours???
Coco
Fill out an online adoption application!
Subj: Coco
Date: 11/7/2005 11:50:37 AM Central Standard
Time
From: jenniferhaas@maximus.com
To: pup3@aol.com, kattnip08@aol.com
Robin -
I have been meaning to get in touch with
you to quickly discuss Coco. As you know,
Coco came into rescue via her original parents
who just could not deal with her allergies
any longer. We have taken her to a pet dermatologist,
switched her food and have had pretty good
results. However, Coco does continue to lick
her feet and chew at some bumps on her skin.
We took her back for the dermatologists to
look at her and she tested some of the bumps.
One of the bumps on her paw came back with
some funny looking cells and she is suggesting
that we have it removed. We received a quote
from a surgical oncologist that offices with
the dermatologist and the quote was from
$1000-$1500 for the surgery and removal of
two masses. I would suggest that we ask to
have her teeth cleaned at the same time,
as they are getting pretty bad. I am going
to contact Griffith Animal Hospital (who
we have dealt with in the past) and see if
they can quote me a price to see if we could
get it a little lower. Jason and I have had
this little girl since May, have had her
on Petfinder since August and have not had
any bites. She is older and does have some
issues (allergies, hard time seeing, etc),
but she is a sweetheart of a dog. If you
have any suggestions on how to get this baby
adopted, please let us know. We are going
away at Thanksgiving and Christmas --- she
will stay with my dogs at Thanksgiving with
a friend, but will need to be boarded at
Christmas if we cannot find her a home.
Hope all is well with you and let us know
what you think.
THANKS!
Jennifer Haas
Finance Director>
And the estimate to get this one out of pain
is right at $1000.00...yipes..bad teeth (
all of 'em) and bladder stones.
Subj: Zoey
Date: 11/7/2005 11:15:19 AM Central Standard
Time
From: Sharyn.Migdol@hcamidwest.com
To: Pup3@aol.com
Robin, the vet should be calling you shortly.
The vet just called me and little Zoey is
one sick little doggie.
She will need to have 80% of her badly infected
teeth removed! I knew this as soon as I saw
how black her teeth were and how horrible
her breath smelled. She is also filled with
bladder stones! She keeps having to pee and
last night in the dark, her urine looked
pink.
Sharyn Migdol
Secretary, Education Services>
Then, Shorty is having unusual bladder problems
(it's not bladder stones...they have ruled
that out already) and they have to do a special
dye contrast test to see what it is...and
he may need surgery on top of this.
Subj: Re: Shorty
Date: 11/7/2005
medlins@starpower.netwrites:
The next test they are recommending is the
$400. one, which is contrast x-ray. I just
talked to the vet some more and she said
that on further review of today's urine sample
that there were no irregularities but they
are sending it on for a more detailed culture
which is included in the $261. On the ultrasound
they saw what looked like an extra fluid
filled sac attached to the bladder (a diverticulum's,
I believe). She said this could impact her
constant peeing and who knows, may be part
of why she was given up. The $400 is just
for the next test. If it is indeed a fluid
filled sac (or diverticulum's) I think the
only thing they can do is surgery to correct
it and I didn't ask how much that would be.
Sandi>
Then we had an expensive EKG and we need
to test for hypothryroidism on little Beau.
From: Laura.Dunne@chase.com
To: "joanne raus" <joanneraus@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: FW: Re: heart rates
Update on Beau:
My vet, Dr Femino in Smithtown, NY (631-265-7170)
performed the EKG on
Beau this past Friday. He does indeed have
a very low heart rate, however
the good news is that it is not an irregular
heartbeat nor is it missing
beats and there are no blockages. Thank God!!!
The doctor did however ask us to bring Beau
in on Sunday so that he could
take blood to check for Hypothyroidism. This
is a condition where the
enzyme or hormone produced by the thyroid
is irregular causing the slow
heart rate. If this is the cause, he can
live a very normal life but would
need to take medicine to regulate what the
thyroid is putting out. If he
doesn't have Hypothyroidism, the Doctor would
like to perform an Atropine
test which is an injection of Atropine allowing
the doctor to see the heart
respond to the ups and downs (fast and slow)
of the injection. If there's
no issue there, it could be that he just
has a normally low heart rate like
you.
The possibility of needing a pace maker was
considered however an irregular
heartbeat would typically be one of the symptoms
to warrant one and his
heart has a steady normal beat. The only
thing that leads me to believer
there is something wrong is that although
he is active, he seems to have
low stamina for a boy his age because he
takes several naps during the day
and he lays down on the floor or his bed
to sleep after what I would
consider an average walk (around the block)
or play.
I should have the blood results today so
will keep you posted.
Thanks
Laura>
We need to go ahead and schedule these surgeries
and medical tests...but we need your help
to do that.
Last Monday night, we paid $7320.34 in vet
bills for one week's worth of vet bills.
In the month of October, we paid $39, 2224.83
in vet bills.
Vet Bills Paid by Small Paws Rescue in October
of 2005 totalled $39, 224.83
If you can help us to care for the over 250
Bichons (115 of them are ready for adoption
on our Petfinder's page. The rest are in different stages of treatments
and surgeries) that Small Paws has in rescue
at this time, this is how you may do that.
If you are new to Small Paws Rescue and have
any questions about who we are, they may
be answered in the following links.
Guidestar.com
Small Paws Rescue Mission Statement
Before and After Pictures
You may use your major credit card securely,
at this site. This is our own credit card
server. It is secure.
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover
Cards.
You may also call your credit card donation
in to Janet at 508-717-1841. She is on Eastern
Standard Time.
If you can't find a way to make your credit
card work online, and we have your credit
card on file already, please email Jill Kakahi
at jillkakehi@comcast.net and let her know the amount of your donation
to help these Bichons. Please, at the same
time, copy me at pup3@aol.com so we will know what is coming in for these
four heart murmur babies.
You may also send a check or money order
to:
Small Paws Rescue Inc.
3316 S. 72nd. W. Ave.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74107
Another way you can help is to become a monthly
supporter with an amount of your choosing.
This is how to do that, securely, with your
major credit card.
Make a recurring monthly donation here.
Another way you can help is to shop on our
Small Paws Ebay Page! where we have a 100% Positive Feedback Score!
Subj: Small Paws Rescue Ebay Page
From: spr.ebay@comcast.net
To: pup3@aol.com
Here's an update for the Small Paws Rescue Ebay Page!
New Items Added Wednesday 11/9, Ending 11/16!
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Bichon Sleigh |
Hand Painted Pill Box |
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Here's that Fiat Spider, Graciously Donated by Bill Adams! Ending 11/14!
The first batch of HOLIDAY ITEMS, added 11/06,
ending 11/13! 
Click an Item to Get a Description
| Bichon Ornament! | Bichon Stocking | Pet Massage! | Christmas Assortment! | Bichon Decorated Purse! | Reindeer Socks | Glass Blown Rose | Holiday Blanket! | Bunny! |
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Robin, please thank everyone for their generosity ... both for donating items and for bidding on those items. We have been able to maintain a fabulous selection on the Ebay page! We're always looking for items to sell on Ebay! Email spr.ebay@comcast.net with donations.
MISSION FISH 
Small Paws Rescue is a member of MissionFish, the non-profit arm of eBay. Ebay sellers may now designate a portion of their sales to go to Small Paws Rescue. You will be able to donate between 5% and 100% of anything you sell on Ebay to Small Paws, and it will automatically be deducted from your profit and given to SPR! They will also keep track of it for you for tax deduction time! You can go here and sign up, and you can also specify donations at listing time. Additionally, as a non-profit, ebay will now donate some of our smallpawsrescue lister listing fees, thus reducing the cost of our doing business!
FAVORITE SELLER
If you specify smallpawsrescue as one of your Favorite Sellers (left hand side of the page, light blue box), you will get automatic updates as we add some special items. We're a "Favorite Seller" because at least 5 Ebay members have selected us.
THANKS!
Debbie Corkindale and Patti Newlin, the SPR
Ebay Team
Another way you can help is to shop is in
the The Online Gift Shoppe of Small Paws Rescue Come see what Bichonly treasures await you!
Email Linda Langford at SPR_Gift_Shoppe@langfordhome.com with any questions!
"Robin, Please let everyone know that
we have some fall items for a limited time
only!!"
Fall Bandanna Collar Covers: $ 2.49 each,
includes shipping and Bikini's and Belly
Bands!
Date: 6/20/2005 3:43:51 PM Central Daylight
Time
From: SPR_Gift_Shoppe@langfordhome.com
To: pup3@aol.com
Robin,
Got Bichon?
Robin,
We have some great new bichon decals!!!!!
This decal is clear with a white design,
when you place it on your window all you
will see is the white. (the black is just
so you can see the image on this white back-round)
This is what they look like on a car!
The Decals are 4” round. They are made out
of vinyl for the outside of a window and
show up best on tinted glass. They are also
easy to apply!!
They are available on the new items page,
along with some cute rag quilts by Linda
Gonzales and some new and unique doggie quilts
from Rose. Also a limited number of Proofs
of the bichon painting picture are available
until we run out!!
And, look what we have for you for a donation
of $50.00 along with a user review!
"Hot Pink Fedora"
Good news Small Pawsers! You've seen the
note cards with Susanne Renaud's precious
painting, "Hot Pink Fedora". Well,
here is your chance to own a print! Each
8 x 10 print is done with a Giclee Printer
(to capture the highest quality in the original)
and each comes with a card of authenticity
signed by artist, Susanne Renaud! We are
excited to announce that with a donation
of $50.00 to help our heart murmur puppy,
one of these beautiful prints will be mailed
to you!
Just be sure to let us know in the remarks
section of your credit card order that you want one of the Bichon prints!
Subj: Hot Pink Fedora
Date: 7/4/2005 1:59:39 PM Central Daylight
Time
From: CynLynJ@aol.com
To: Pup3
Hello Robin,
I received my numbered print of Susanne Renaud's
" Hot Pink Fedora" and I am thrilled
to death!!! I have several Bichon paintings
and numbered prints but I can't believe how
beautiful this print is! It is the nicest
print I have ever seen. It can honestly pass
as an original. For Small Pawsers that are
undecided on buying a print, I have to tell
them to buy one quick before they are gone!!
Don't miss out, it is absolutely gorgeous!!
I am so happy I can't wait to take it to
the framers!! Susanne Renaud really outdid
herself on this painting! The colors are
breathtaking!!! If you Love Bichon paintings
don't miss this one!!
Happy "Hot Pink Fedora" Bichon
print owner,
Cindy Jones and the Fluffy Flour
Come on over and check out the new items...
I am adding new merchandise often!!!
Those wonderful Small Paws Rescue Blanketeers
sew faster than I can type the stuff in!!!
This is the link! http://www.smallpawsrescue.org/pup3/sub4.htm or... it can be accessed by going to the
first page and clicking on the license plate
frame.
Now available in The Online Gift Shoppe of Small Paws Rescue!
, brand new darling Bichon note cards! (5
1/2 " x 4")
The original of this print has been painted
especially for Small Paws Rescue, with all
rights reserved, by Suzanne Renaud, the famous
painter of many precious Bichons!
(Limited Time Introductory offer on Bichon
notecards...FREE SHIPPING!)
Linda
We also have a new fundraiser for you! Lonestar
Shih Tzu Rescue is our of our dear friends
in rescue.
LOOK what they have done! If you click on this link, and purchase one of the many beautiful BICHON
items, 50% of your purchase will come right
back here to Small Paws! The picture they have used is of one of our
heart murmur babies, Remember baby Daisy?!
They have everything from Bichon mugs, to
Bichon T-shirts, to Bichon Tote Bags to Bichon
Coasters....and they also have them in other
breeds as well! (ARE there really any other
breeds than Bichons?? HAHA!) Thank you Teresa
for this ingenious and helpful site for rescue!
They do guarantee that you will be satisfied!!
http://www.cafepress.com/dogsdogsdogs
Still yet another way you can help us is
to Sign Up As a Small Pawser With IGIVE.COM! A portion of your purchases from major upscale
retail stores will then come back to Small
Paws and the Bichons! See their most current stores and sales!
iGive.com Newsletter for Thanksgiving, November,
2005 Help Small Paws Rescue Inc.
Another way you can help Small Paws AND give
a Birthday or Anniversary gift, is to make
a donation in that person's name or honor.
Please be sure to include a note so that
person or family can be sent notification
via a beautiful Small Paws Rescue card!
Here's another way to help SPR....donate shares of stock! This is a win-win situation for everyone. No taxes on the donation (for either you or SPR) and no broker's fees. This is a great way to dispose of those miscellaneous shares of stock you've been holding on to and put them to good use!
And, if you can contribute to charities at
work, through United Way...how about choosing
Small Paws as your charity at your place
of employment?
I wanted to close today with this happy adoption
story. I hope it just blesses your heart
to know this is what you are supporting!
Anita, don't you worry! Your English is a
lot better than my Spanish! We understand
what you are saying....100%! All My Love,
Robin
Subj: DEAR ROBIN !! ABOUT ABBOT !!
Date: 11/8/2005 1:36:58 PM Central Standard
Time
From: familiawaldeck@cebridge.net
To: pup3@aol.com
TOBY on adoption day!
TOBY and his beautiful new Moma swim.
TOBY and the Christmas Tree!
Dear Robin, I hope you are okey with all
your precious Dogies.
We are so happy with our little sweet boy
Abbot, now his name is TOBY. He is so sweet
and very nice Dog, all the times he is playing,
and so happy. He love to walk and enjoy for
everything. He is absolutly the light of
our lives, and really good company. Toby
is very very spoil and adorable Dogi.
Now we live in Kingwood, Houston, because
my husband was transfer, and all of us enjoy
a lot life out side, especially Toby. We
love Toby, and we are so so happy with him.
He is so smart, and so funny. All the times
travel with us, and he is wonderful traveling
Dogi. He is like my little son and we take
care of him very very much, and all our life
is around him. We are so happy, and very
greatful, thank you very very much.
Big hug and Regards.
John and Anita Waldeck
(Sorry for my bad English)
Always remember...
No matter what you have done, or where you
have been, God loves you more than anyone
else ever has and more than anyone else ever
will.
Robin Pressnall
Executive Director
Small Paws® Rescue
Gospel CD: It's A God Thing!
Singing for Small Paws®
The Heart Murmur Repair Bichons Reunion Page
Small Paws® Rescue: Bichons Available for
Adoption
Small Paws® Rescue: The Gift Shoppe
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