September 30a, 2004
Gem of the Day: Turn on your heartlight. Let it shine wherever
you go.
Let it make a happy glow, for all the world
to see.
~Neil Diamond~
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12 Week Old Daisy
"Daisy" was born 7/12/04 with a grade six heart murmur. Without life saving PDA repair surgery, she will die.
We need your help to be able to save her life.
The Heart Murmur Reunion Bichons!
Small Paws Rescue Information About Our Programs
Dear Small Pawsers,
Welcome to the newest members of our online mailing list, especially if you have recently seen us featured on the syndicated cable program, Animal Planet, or in other recent media articles!
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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 14 foreign countries
as well. Adoption information is posted below.
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http://www.smallpawsrescue.org/pup3/sept2904.html
As many of you know, there is no one else in the country who has this much experience in doing heart murmur repairs for their breed.
In the past six years, Small Paws Rescue has taken 21 Bichons in for heart murmur repair surgery.
Now, we have another little one who desperately needs this surgery. "Daisy" is in Roanoke Virginia and we persuaded her breeder to turn her over to Small Paws, as opposed to euthanizing her.
Ok, we don't have much time. This baby has a grade six PDA (patent doctus arteriosus ) heart murmur.
They grade these on a scale from 1-6. A grade six is the largest one you can have.:(
This is the same surgery that we did for baby Marcy, the story that is seen monthly on Animal Planet.
IF we can raise the funds needed for Daisy's surgery, I will fly there to Roanoke Va. to pick her up on Monday morning, fly her back down to Austin, Texas that same night, then get up early the next morning and drive on over to Texas A&M, where we have had so many previous successes.
The Heart Murmur Reunion Bichons!
We have a tentative appt for 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday Morning at the Small Animal Clinic of Texas A&M University. I have to see if we can raise these funds first, before we can actually take her in.
Daisy weighs only 3.3 pounds. Texas A&M has coiled Bichon puppies for us all the way down to 2.5 pounds, so this is no problem for them. You see they use a coil procedure where a tiny coil, (they call it a Texas Heartworm!) is inserted through the femoral artery, and gently guided up to the heart while being watched on a video machine, (fluoroscopy) where they can see it. It is then guided INTO THE HOLE IN THE HEART, causing an actual blood clot to form, thus FILLING IN THE HOLE! The blood clot then becomes permanent tissue and stays there forever, filling in that hole! How cool is THAT! It is not an invasive procedure and they wake up from the surgery ready and rarin' to go with maybe two stitches! They then have a normal life with a normal life span!
After we lost nine month old Mikey, from heart murmur repair surgery, up in New York City, I promised you all that if we ever had another one come in, in any other part of the country, I would fly there and pick the baby up, and then fly it back down to Texas A&M.
Thanks to our Fairy Dog Pilots, I'll be doing this again, this coming Monday IF we can raise the $2000.00 it will take to save this precious little life. That's what the surgery runs,
If you have donated before to Small Paws Rescue with your credit card, please just e-mail me with your name and the amount you want to give, and we will do it all for you, automatically!
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 call your donation directly into Christine Broderick at 707-292-8020. She is on Pacific Time. Please leave your name and the amount of your donation IF we have your card on file. If not, leave your name and number, your email addy and the amount you want to donate, and she will call you back!:)
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 not only have two Star Trek collector
plates, we also have this beautiful handmade full/queen quilt!
Beautiful handmade oriental type quilt with two matching pillow shams. Measures approx 92" x 92". Suitable for a double or possible queen bed.
Another way you can help is to shop is in
our Online Gift Shoppe. Come see what Bichonly
treasures await you!
The Online Gift Shoppe of Small Paws Rescue
We have several brand new items in our Online Gift Shoppe!
Subj: new GS items
Date: 8/16/2004 5:24:21 PM Central Daylight
Time
From: shrkrask@comcast.net
To: Pup3@aol.com
We have some new items in the shoppe for
folks: Sun visors.... SPR "I Flunked Fostering 101" buttons...both
items perfect for Bashes!
...and for those of you who missed Chris
Johnson's ebay quilt...we have some new ragamuffin
quilts featuring her Bichon patterns!
Pictures are attached and you can attest
to the fact that the visors are extremely
comfortable!>
"I Flunked Fostering 101" Buttons!
Chris Johnson's Ragmuffin Quilts in different Bichon Patterns!
Small Paws Rescue Visors! They are very comfortable!
Another way you can help is to Adopt a Vet Bill! Choose to adopt the vet bill of one of our
rescued Bichons!
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!
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?!
Subj: United Way Contributions
Date: 9/1/2004 8:17:29 AM Central Daylight
Time
From: ck1512@sbc.com
To: pup3@aol.com
Robin--
I know I don't take the time to thank you
for all the hard work you do for Small Paws
Rescue, but please know that all the great
people involved with the organization are
always on my mind (and in my prayers). That
being said, I wanted to let you know that
I just received the first notice from my
company, SBC, that it is time to "re-up"
for our United Way Contributions. Last year,
I doubled the amount I contribute and designated
Small Paws Rescue as the recipient. It took
a little work because Small Paws was not
yet listed in our choices.
Please, in your next email, ask everyone
who already contributes to United Way to
direct some (or all) to Small Paws. The information
needed is on your website. If each of the
5,000 volunteers only designated $5 per month,
just think of the amount of money that would
pour in!!!
Thank you, again, for all you do.
Chris King
Midland TX>
And, do you shop at Igive.come? You can shop at your favorite upscale stores online, and SPR will receive a percentage of the sale!
Ok, we need to know what to do here...if we should go ahead with the plans for this baby. Please let us know what to do...time is running out for baby Daisy. Tuesday is the soonest they can see her. Oh man...I hope we can pay for this by then! Love, Robin
Executive Director
Small Paws® Rescue
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Singing for Small Paws®
The Heart Murmur Repair Bichons Reunion Page
Small Paws® Rescue: Bichons Available for
Adoption
Small Paws® Rescue: The Gift Shoppe
Small Paws® Rescue: Visa, Master Card, American
Express, Discover Card
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