11/06/2023
On Wednesday evening, an older dehydrated dog was found on a road, rope tied around her neck and grotesquely broken arm. On Thursday we took her in for X-rays and determined that not only was this a very old injury, but likely caused by an IED of some sort, and her front legs and chest are full of a mixture of shot pellets and shrapnel, and a minor but recent pelvis fracture. Something else curious popped up as well: a puppy. On Friday morning she went into labor and had a single healthy boy puppy, whom she has doted on lovingly nonstop. Unfortunately the remaining puppies in the pregnancy appear to have died quite some time ago and her body is reabsorbing the fetuses, a rare and not always safe condition. We will let her rest a few days and monitor her closely, then need to fully spay to remove the fetal remnants and fluid filled uterus. Weāve name her Isolde, and her baby boy Rory.
Also on Wednesday, we brought in the tiny paralyzed kitten Tristan, paralyzed from the pelvis down. Weāve helped him regain the partial use of one back leg and his tail so far, and are hopeful his youth helps him heal.
On Thursday afternoon we were told about a critically injured dog on someoneās farm, immobilized and covered in maggots. Despite extraordinary measures of care, we had to euthanize this old girl, Samantha, on Friday morning. An autopsy later revealed her body to be one long overbred with larger dogs, riddled with necrotic tumors in her reproductive and lower gastrointestinal tracts. Looking into her eyes to say sorry as we sedated her before euthanasia cannot give her back a life used only for cruelty.
That same morning, we were told about four newborn kittens thrown in a garbage can. We collected them and luckily one of our new cat mothers adopted them. We will be following up with the owners of the house whose trash can they were found in. Though much cruelty goes unpunished, we donāt intend this to be among that majority.
Just this morning, yet another orphaned kitten was found and thankfully adopted by our new mama, and one of our veterinarians brought in a small orphaned girl puppy with mange, poorly fed and limping. We are grateful to Dr Iqbal for the early morning attention and saving her life.
This week has been one of many losses and many new rescues and we are exhausted. We cannot do this alone, and the expense of this work adds up quickly. We desperately need your help to continue to be the resource weāve become. Please help us close the enormous gap to first place on My Giving Circle and look at the many wonderful items on our first online auction. We need you now, just as these animals need us and little Rory needs his mother to get healthy.
