Chiquita Chihuahua Rescue

11/17/2024

Prayer Circle Please!!!
Drove with a fury to the Blue Pearl Emergency vet in North Scottsdale with Munchkin. This evening, shortly after she declined to eat any dinner, Munchkin had a sudden onset of rapid respirations and mild generalized weakness. Over the course of an hour, her condition worsened and I listened to her lungs and they sounded like they were full of fluid. Odd thing is there has been no coughing, (past or present), which is usually present with heart failure or with a lung infection.
She has been fostered in the rescue for the past 5 years. Other than the semi annual upset tummy, she has never had any medical issues and has been on no medications. She has a gnarled ear, a gimpy leg , a teeny chin and no teeth . She’s typically very social and spunky. Shes the favorite of everyone who meets her.
She was admitted immediately as critical.
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4:30 am update:
Despite attempting an additional steroid dose and a Hail Mary dose of Lasix, Munchkin continued to decline. She was assisted to the Rainbow Bridge in my arms just before 3am. Run free, you sweetest girl. You will be missed by all, including your “momma Tika”, who bathed you every day and napped with you.

10/29/2024

UPDATE YOUR PETS’ VACCINATIONS!!
LOW COST OPPORTUNITY!
NOVEMBER 2nd:
Great prices for vaccinations in North Phoenix. November 2 : at Halo animal rescue on Bell Road. Limited hours. Get a nail trim for $20 more while there!

08/07/2024

Good Morning from the “Uptown Chihuahua Corral” 😂 in Anthem. We didn’t have any of the crazy microbursts or heavy storms up here in Anthem last night; Just a wee bit of rain. The heat has been incapacitating this summer, and thank goodness we are more than halfway through this 🥵 season. Only 7 weeks until October when we can all enjoy much more time outdoors.

All the pups are doing well!

Ivy is available for adoption or foster; I will make a post specific to her before the end of the week.

The dogs have almost finished their final bag of the donated Lotus Small Bites. We are heading back to See Spot Shop tomorrow, Thursday, to purchase some more. I will post the store details below in case anyone wants to phone in another bag to donate to CCR.
That last Lotus donation blitz was incredibly helpful!!!

The dogs are feed using the 12.5 pound bag of Lotus small bites, chicken and brown rice. **Ask if Lotus has a $5.00 off bonus you can use this month.

See Spot Shop, Happy Valley Road, Glendale
623-594-0807

Stay tuned for the info on Ivy and perhaps another chi or two may be available for foster or adoption!

Have a great Wednesday!

07/31/2024

07/24/2024

Good morning, CCR family!
Zazu is scheduled for his dental surgery tomorrow but I am going to cancel and reschedule for a future date because CCR needs to have this long outstanding vet balance that hasn’t been zeroed out in a year to be paid off first!
Please contribute whatever you can. Share to social media and friends and family! Share to your Chewie the Chi friends!

Donations can be phoned in for the Chiquita Chihuahua Rescue account to Daisy Mountain Vet: 623-551-8387

Alternatively, donations can be sent to Zelle (PM for info) or
PayPal: [email protected]. Choose “friends and family” to avoid additional fees removed from your donation.

Enjoy a couple of photos recently received from some long time ago adoptions including Gomer Pyle, Dolly, Mia, Gizmerelda, Leela, Millie, and Olive. They live in: Tampa,
Newfoundland, Puerto Rico and metro Phoenix!
CCR has an international family ❤️ 🐾

06/15/2024

Good news for both Ivy and Zazu from their latest blood test results!!
Ivy had her initial labs in December when she came from the Humane Society of Yuma, and when one of her kidney values was slightly abnormal. This week, her results were perfect!!! So this clears this little tiny, toothless senior for adoption!!

Zazu had a slightly abnormal liver value on his initial/pre-dental labs. His repeat testing was also normal!! Zazu is scheduled for his dental surgery on June 27th, and it is anticipated that he will have digital dental X-rays, a thorough cleaning ,and needs a few extractions. 🙏 🐾 🦷 Then, Zazu will be considered for adoption.
Enjoy their adorable photos and please note our vet balance is over $2400!!
(NOT including Zazu’s upcoming dental surgery).
**Donations can be phoned into Daisy Mountain Vet using a credit or debit card…Please confirm that it is for the Chiquita Chihuahua Rescue Account.
623-551-8387.

**Automatic monthly donations of any amount are appreciated for food and supplies and can be arranged using the rescue’s PayPal account: [email protected]: link below:
Linktr.ee/chiquitachihuahuarescue

**Also check out our Chewy.com and Amazon wishlists !

Thanks as always, and keep yourselves and your pets cool this weekend!

06/03/2024

You’ll find out at the end which dog is responsible for the “heavy panting soundtrack 😂
I finally have a moment to give a huge SHOUT OUT to our beloved CCR Family who called See Spot Shop and donated bags of Lotus dog food. A total of 5 ! 12.5 # bags were donated!!!! What a tremendous help to the organization. Thanks to Laura, Jenni, and Barbie. All CCR adopters!!!
This video was taken when the dogs were out for one last play time before I had to get ready for work on Saturday. Only 7:30 am and thank you, Arizona: Already HOT 🥵 HOT 🥵HOT 🌞.

05/31/2024

These busy seniors need some of their Lotus food. We always purchase our Lotus at See Spot Shop to support a local, small business- AND because their distributor gives the 13th bag purchased for free.
If anyone would like to call them to either contribute money to the CCR account at SSS (under Roberta Gottlieb/Chiquita Chihuahua Rescue), or purchase a bag of food for us, it would be greatly appreciated. The dogs eat about one bag of this a week, in addition to their canned food (thanks to a supporter, at the moment we have a good supply of canned food). I will be stopping by later today. The contact info for See
spot Shop is included in the photos below.

Health update:
Zazu had one mildly elevated liver enzyme, so he will be having more extensive blood work done this coming week. I am still siting to hear from Kirstin to see if we should repeat the labs on Ivy before making her adoptable.

And….
Will someone please tell these dogs that it’s 95 degrees out?!?! They act like we live in the tundra regardless of the Arizona temps!

05/27/2024

Just a special needs girl playing with her tiny stuffed ball…. With an audience of course.
(The background noise and British accent is from one of the plane spotting channels I follow: Big Jet TV from Heathrow.)

05/25/2024

Update on Zazu:

Zazu is a perfect gentleman and has been doing very well with all the dogs here. He really does seem to remember me! 🤯 and responds to “Zazu”. He even “talks” to me!

He had a great vet exam on Thursday.
No abnormalities, no heart murmur, etc.
He weighs 9 pounds and we updated all of his vaccines. His blood test results should be back by today, Saturday.
Zazu’s missing some teeth and a few more (But not all) need to be removed, so he’s scheduled for a dental surgery on 6/27. (Assuming his kidney and liver blood results are normal).

The updated Chiquita Chihuahua Rescue account balance at Daisy Mountain Vet is:
$ 2,355.51. (Zazu’s pending dental surgery scheduled for June is not included in this amount that is due.) The office accepts donations via phone using a debit or credit card: 623-551-8387.

Donations can also be sent to Chiquita Chihuahua Rescue via PayPal:
[email protected].

Enjoy the photos of this wonderful
senior skipperke/chihuahua mix! and stay tuned for more updates next week. I will also post additional info about Ivy at that time.

05/21/2024

ZAZU aka “Charlie” is here. His Dad was emotional parting ways with him and I began crying too. Lots of hugs. (There’s one teeny senior girl there he also needs to rehome, so after Zazu gets settled I may go back and get her.) There are 2 chihuahuas that he feels is manageable for him that will continue to live out the remainder of their lives in his home.

Zazu enjoyed the ride home in the car and was perfectly behaved in the doggie car seat. He met everyone here and seems to remember Cosmo!!!! and was smitten with Ivy.
I brushed a couple of mounds of fur off of him and gave him a pseudo bath with Earth Rated Bath wipes. (The real bath will be tomorrow).
Zazu has his vet appt scheduled for this Thursday morning, when he will have a physical, lab tests and get scheduled for a dental surgery.

I found my original paperwork and adoption info on Zazu. Apparently, his birthday is 1/30/2011. He was an owner surrender to the Maricopa County shelter when he was 2. And his name was already Zazu! Maybe his first parents were Lion King fans???
Well, that’s how he ended up with CCR in January 2013. He was adopted once in early 2013, then returned to CCR a year later. Roberta H. and her husband adopted Zazu in July 2014.
CCR never asks or expects someone to pay us a fee, when their personal circumstances require them to surrender either a previously adopted CCR dog, or any other dog in their home. It’s my philosophy that difficult personal / family /financial situations happen to everyone at some point in their lives, and I always respect their choice to transfer their dog to a responsible rescue, where they know the animal will get lots of TLC and appropriate vet care. People should not pay a “fine” (in my mind) for unfortunate circumstances, when many of them are already struggling financially.

We desperately need funds for our vet account balance. It’s already over $2000,
not including the labs and dental surgery that Zazu needs. Donations can be completed by phone, just please be certain to specify that it’s for the Chiquita Chihuahua Rescue acct.
Daisy Mountain Vet: 623-551-8387

Enjoy the photos of Zazu! And stay tuned for updates. Also: Senior Ivy is doing well and I will find out if she needs repeat labs (She had very mildly elevated kidney values), or if she is well enough to be placed for adoption. Her skin is completely healed and she is an easy peasy little gal.

05/20/2024

Pedigree dog food recall:

Mars recalls one lot of Pedigree dry food. See a complete list of all dog food recalls and FDA warnings since 2009, by Dog Food Advisor.