Our Flake's Fund has been very busy lately. Maybe the story of one of these recipients will hit your heart just the right way, or maybe you'll know someone who would be willing to take on a special new friend. A veterinary hospital just isn't the best place to grow up, especially for our first case.
"Dagwood" is a pedigreed Standard Poodle puppy who is 12 weeks old. He is the prettiest apricot color with crazy curly puppy fur. He came to us at 3 weeks of age when his breeder noticed he wasn't nursing, was very listless, had a high fever, and had respiratory (breathing) difficulty. I suspected he had pneumonia, maybe from aspirating (breathing in) milk into his lungs. This owner just didn't have the time or money to put into caring for one special needs puppy , what with a big litter of healthy pups at home. We did some blood work and chest x-rays, and started him on some liquid antibiotics. We also started tube-feeding him to get nutrition into him right away. He needed his strength built back up if he was to survive. My nursing staff went above and beyond the call of duty, taking this tiny, runt of the litter puppy and giving him the intensive nursing care he needed around the clock for several weeks. They truly saved his life. His temperature normalized, his breathing became more normal and he began to take a bottle instead of having to be fed by a stomach tube. He had a few set backs and needed tube feeding during these set backs, but over all they never let him lose weight again. He has since been dewormed and started on his vaccines, eats regular puppy food all on his own, is well on his way to being house trained, and today he is getting neutered! He is a happy, goofy little guy who really needs a good home. Standard Poodles are way cool dogs, easy to train, and love to swim and retrieve. No, you don't have to trim him up with pom-poms all over him (unless you want to!)
"Twitchi" is a beautiful calico kitten, brought in by a good Samaritan who found her by the side of the road literally twitching or seizuring. She had such a high fever we were sure she would have brain damage, but so far, so good. She will need a special human who can take time with her because, not surprisingly, she is pretty shy. I think she would love to fine someone with a welcoming lap to cuddle on all day long! She does fine with all the dogs and cats she sees here on a daily basis, and boy, does she love her food. She is quite vocal when dinner time comes around and Kristina, our hospital attendant, hasn't dared to fill her bowl yet. She is FeLV and FIV negative, has all her vaccines current and was spayed, so she is ready to go to her new home.
Flake's Fund does good work, as you can see from these 2 examples. If you know anyone who might be interested in adding them to their families, have them give us a call for more information. We will really miss them, so would enjoy a visit or updates once in awhile :)
Peace,
DrReneigh
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