Many Waters Rescue & Sanctuary

09/05/2023

07/28/2023

Sharing for Yorkie Rescue of the Carolinas. Adopter must live NC or within 100 miles of Salisbury NC.

https://www.facebook.com/100058004650442/posts/678839620726187/?mibextid=cr9u03

07/15/2023

07/15/2023

Earlier this week our Cadence “Cady” transported to her foster-to-adopt home in New York. It just so happened that our friend and the director of our partner German Shepherd rescue, Stephanie Lorraina who lives near our adopter and introduced us to her, was just an hour from us in South Carolina and so she kindly transported Cady. On the way they stopped to see our friend Adrienne Lelli who is also a GSD mama.

Cady is settling in well. She has a “brother”, Ghost who is also a rescue and there is a cat (she is good with them!) and two birds. Her foster to adopt mama Tess Burck works from home and Cady has already made it clear she prefers to be with her in her home office during work hours!

Cady was very happy to see the abundance of toys, especially balls which she loves to chase and retrieve. She has given the squirrels a run for their money and made friends with the Chihuahua who lives next door. Ghost is still making up his mind about her but we think he will come around especially since Cady doesn’t overwhelm him.

We rescued Cady from the Colleton County SC shelter in memory of Lyric, another GSD who we had rescued from the same area and who we lost to acute liver failure in February. I gave Cady a musical name in memory of Lyric.

When she first came to us, Cady was aloof and somewhat anxious, always on high alert and on patrol. We think she was mourning her former owner. Gradually she settled in and became a happy dog. Which is all been to her benefit since she’s making a smooth transition so far to what we have will be her forever home. 

07/06/2023

Courtesy share. Located in Greenville SC. Contact OP for more information Or apply through the link at the bottom of the post, to foster or adopt.

06/24/2023

06/24/2023

Beautiful Cadence was a Very Good Girl today at the veterinarian to get her health certificate to travel to New York next week. She will be going to a foster to adopt home and have a brother who’s an American Bully from GA, also a rescue, a kitty friend (she is great with cats!) and two birds. Her soon to be mama recently fostered, for our sister rescue in NY, a challenging German Shepherd so I know she can manage Cady who’s a dream!

We rescued Cady and another female GSD, Cleia, from the Colleton County SC shelter about 4 months ago in memory of Lyric another female GSD who also came to us from that county and who we lost to acute liver failure in February. All three of them are about the same age and all are/were lovely dogs. I named Cadence in memory of Lyric, another musical name.

I have high hopes this will be Cady’s forever home. Her new mama works from home which is great and she’s looking forward to having an errand buddy as her other dog isn’t fond of car rides.

Cady is a very hard one for us to let go but I feel very positive and committed that this is what is right for her and her soon to be family. And I hope to have visiting rights!

Thank you Tess Burck for opening your home and heart to Cadence.

Thank you Michelle Sineath Scott for letting us know that Cadence and Cleia needed rescue.

Thank you Stephanie Lorraina for letting me steal your foster, Tess, to adopt this great girl! 😬

06/18/2023

Happy Father's Day to all fathers, and also to everyone in a fathering role.

06/18/2023

While you're out walking your dog talk to other pet owners about if their dogs are on heartworm preventive.

06/15/2023

PEANUT in Newberry SC needs an adopter or foster.

A year ago 3 small female Chihuahuas were surrendered to us when their owner passed and the family was going to take them to the shelter. All three have heart murmurs but for ChaCha (age 15) and Peanut (age 13) they are very mild. ChaCha is also in early renal failure so she’s definitively going to stay here for life as will Diamond (13) who has a more serious murmur (unless there is someone who would like to hospice foster her!)

Peanut weighs 6 pounds and is otherwise healthy and acts a lot younger than she is. She’s only on one medication for her heart which is not expensive. She is becoming depressed and really needs a person or family of her own. At the least it would be wonderful to get her into a foster home for a while. 

Peanut is spayed, heartworm negative and on heartworm prevention. She is microchipped. We have realized she is allergic to flea bites and are switching her flea prevention to Bravecto (each dose lasts 3 months) because of this. Her vaccines will be updated soon and she will receive a 3 year rabies before placement as well as a DHPP booster.

She takes Vetmedin (Pimobendan) to protect her heart, twice a day. She eats kibble softened in warm water with about a tablespoon of canned food mixed in, also twice a day. Her medicine is mixed right in with her food so it’s not difficult to give to her.

She is potty pad trained from her previous home but will also potty outside. She’s very well behaved at the Veterinarian and for nail trims, not a snarky or snappy dog.

She can be dominant with her sisters and she does love to chase cats; I don’t think she would hurt one but if she was to live with the cat they would need to be able to stand up to her.

Once Peanut gets to know you she is quite snuggly. She loves to burrow under her blanket.

Her adoption fee is waived due to her age.

Our foster and adoption process includes an initial telephone conversation, a written application, reference check, home visit and contract. For adoptions we do a minimum three week foster to adopt placement and do not finalize the adoption until everyone is satisfied that it’s a good match. We always take back our dogs if for any reason in the future they cannot remain with the foster or adopter.

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06/13/2023

Cadence aka Cady is the best girl. Here she is politely waiting for a bite of my sandwich. Not being pushy or bothering the two Chihuahuas on my lap.

SO glad we rescued her. Making plans to send her to her foster-to-adopt home in New York. She’s a practically perfect dog and I will miss her like crazy but she’s going to a friend with German Shepherd dog experience and hopefully it will turn into an adoption. If not she will always be able to come back here.

06/04/2023

15 year old Cha Cha, a hospice/sanctuary dog with us. She loves to snuggle.

06/01/2023

“Lemme outta here!” - Sterling, 8.5 month old formerly feral kitten.

05/28/2023

Newberry County SC

05/26/2023

Courtesy post. Kitten foster needed just until June 10. Contact Percy's Angelic Cat Rescue. All supplies provided.

https://www.facebook.com/100087230393953/posts/203641992553479/?mibextid=cr9u03

05/26/2023

Sharing a post from Lamina Foundation about this precious dog they have. Please contact them directly if you are interested in fostering or adopting.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/upstatefosterlink/permalink/2374971169341411/?mibextid=cr9u03

05/18/2023

In the past 7 months we have lost far too many of our personal pets and the ones we care for at our rescue’s sanctuary. I haven’t posted about all of them because it had just been too hard. But I do want to memorialize each of them as each was precious.

We were privileged to be Joey’s caregivers for three years after rescuing him from a horrific hoarding situation in Guatemala. He was a Xoloitzcuintli and lived in that place for 11 years with over 400 other dogs, some cats, rabbits and a starving horse who was kept on a dog pen. 😡

Joey had terrible elbow and hip dysplasia and bad knees. The first year he was with our rescue, he lived in the house we rented in Guatemala, that we used to care for dogs until they were adopted. Then, with the help of frien, he flew to the US and became part of our family and our sanctuary here in South Carolina.

I think of it like him being in a prisoner of war camp at that other place. And when we got him out of there we made sure he never wanted for anything.

Joey loved his food. At mealtime which takes a while to prep since we care for around 40 dogs and cats at any given time at our sanctuary, he would get up from his bed in the front of the house and hobble through the living and dining rooms into the kitchen where he would “serenade” us with the most ear splitting noises that sounded like a mourning goose. Or something.

Being Guatemalan and almost hairless, Joey was quite cold natured. He loved to take sun baths and his dappled grey skin would turn almost black if he got sun so we most kept him in shorts or sweaters and used sunscreen as necessary. He had a large wardrobe and his Ernie one was one of my favorites. Each time he got a clothing change he also got a spa treatment with coconut oil to keep his skin soft. I think he loved that but would probably not have admitted it, if he had been able to talk!

He had no interest in toys but he did love to snuggle on his bed or any of the other dogs’ beds. While he could be quite fierce about defending his space (and all of the other dogs from tiny to huge always deferred to him) he quite liked snuggling with the other dogs and the cats. And sometimes with me.

Joey rarely sought petting but accepted it. When he did seek it, it was by pushing his nose into your hand. He was not a fan of the kisses I sometimes bestowed upon him and I got bitten (without injury) a couple of times for foolishly doing it.

As someone who deals with chronic pain and the effect of some serious orthopedic injuries myself, Joey inspired me. We gave him the best of supplements and pain medicine but I know at times he was not feeling well. Even when he blew out one bad knee and then the other (surgery was not an option due to his age and health; he was at least 17) he found a way with our help to keep going.

Finally earlier this year he let us know he was too tired to continue on. At that time he had been unable to walk for a few weeks so we carried him to and fro so he could still go outside, and supported him so he could potty with dignity. When he stopped eating, was sleeping almost constantly and no longer enjoyed life, we helped him to the Bridge.

Joey was a LOT of work and as I mentioned he was not a dog who was ever really affectionate. But we loved him and did our best to make up somewhat all the bad years. I hope Joey felt we succeeded in that.

I miss him but I picture him running free at the Rainbow Bridge, perfectly healed and as I live in hope that I will one day be reunited with him, I try to remember what an example he was to try to make the most of what is given to us.

I love you Joey JoJo.

05/15/2023

Bono the Chihuahua and Cleia the German Shepherd at the veterinarian for bloodwork and 12 month ProHeart injections for heartworm prevention.

05/13/2023

Happy Mother’s Day weekend!

05/12/2023

I (Caroline) am blessed and honored to have Kay Bratt as a friend. She is always thinking of others and how to help them even though she is always very busy with her work as an internationally bestselling author, dog rescuer and humanitarian.

If you haven’t read her books they are fabulous and I hope you will read them. She writes on many themes including ones involving dogs. Kay and her husband share their home with darling, rescued Yorkshire Terriers and she is a board member of Yorkie Rescue of the Carolinas. You can follow her work and life at her author page Kay Bratt. I first met Kay through the international adoption community; our children were adopted from Guatemala and our nieces from China. While living in China for several years, Kay volunteered at an orphanage there, giving direct care to the children and fiercely advocating for them and the medical care they needed.

Kay is a beautiful, slim, blond woman with a lovely voice. That’s what you see first about her but getting to know her you quickly find that she is a powerhouse when it comes to helping others and she does not give up, finding kind and creative solutions to help.

Now to the reason for this post. Recently Kay lost her beloved Yorkie, Riley Radcliffe “The Professor” to renal failure after doing everything humanely possible to give him as much time as possible. Even in mourning sweet Riley, this angel on earth is thinking of others and thus she created a fundraiser that you can read about in the shared post below, to benefit the animals we care for at Many Waters Rescue & Sanctuary.

We would be grateful for more donations in honor of Riley and for shares of this post. In the comments I will also link our Amazon wishlist. And please do check out Kay’s books - I have devoured and completely enjoyed each one I have read and I know you will too!

Thank you!

https://www.facebook.com/100058004650442/posts/640502871226529/?mibextid=cr9u03

05/11/2023

Me: Cady it’s time to go in so I can let other dogs have their turn to come outside.

Cady: Don’t wanna. Ball!

Me: Yes I know you love to chase your ball and bring it back to me to throw over and over again but it’s time for a break.

Cady: BALL! Look I will dig for it and show you how I prance with it!

Me: Um, by the state of our yard, you and the puppy have been very busy digging! And tearing up more stuff for me to clean up!

Cady: Ball! Throw Ball! Ball Ball Ball!

Me: how about we compromise and you have a treat and leave Ball outside for now?

Cady: (Eying treat in my hand and clearly considering her options; note she LOVES and will work for treats). Nooooo thank you. Ball!!

I go back to my chair and throw the ball some more. Because even though she is pretty happy playing with it by herself, life is short.

Cady was mildly interested in playing with balls when we rescued her a couple of months ago; she has always been crazy about stuffed toys, the moreso if they squeak! I’ve been trying to see if I could develop a fall drive but not in a way that makes it anything but fun for her. When I throw it I say, “Get it!” And when she does I say, “Bring it!” Now she occasionally will play with it for a while on her own but Leslie brings it to me and either drop that beside me on the ground, drops it on my lap or sometimes she throws her head up to launch it at me! I really don’t care if she retrieves it or not but I’m happy that it gives her joy.

She has completely transformed since we rescued her from the shelter, from very anxious, hyper alert and I believe, looking for her former owner. She still has a lot of independence but she has definitely bonded to us and I’m so happy that she is good with the other dogs and with the cats. 

I named her Cadence in honor of Lyric, another two year old German Shepherd who we had rescued as a puppy, who we lost in February to acute onset liver failure.  of course as with all of our animals, she has multiple nicknames, mostly Cady and Cay-cay. She is a Good Girl.