I got to see the dogs today and I can’t tell you how therapeutic that was. It really made my day to see them again. I’ve missed them so much. We met down by the water and I spent nearly an hour with them. I think it was good for them too. All they knew was I disappeared over a month ago. Both of them have been struggling with that. At least now they know I’m still alive and I’m ok. Hopefully that will help them Over the course of the next few weeks. Both of my physical therapists and my case manager came to meet them.
As for me… I’m getting stronger every day. I walked further today than the other days and was balanced. Last week I was stumbling all over the place but today I was more collected and stable on my feet. This is a core requirement for transplant. If you’re too fraile you won’t qualify. Milestones and I need to get better but I feel like I’m on my way.
There’s been a lot of interest surrounding these guys so I wanted to give an update to our amazing community for those who have been following this story that the 3 pyrs are safe in rescue.
Dad is recovering from neuter surgery. He’s super sweet and very people friendly but sadly is searching for his goat. We are working diligently behind the scenes to recover the goat as we feel the added stress is incredibly hard on him. Dad is heartworm positive.
Puppies are both doing fine. One is absolutely sticking close to dad is for sure mentoring as a LGD. The one with the badger marking isn’t interested in working and would be more of a companion. We estimate they are between 4-5 months old.
We will keep you all posted on their status as things evolve. We want to thank the community for advocating for these guys.
Ok. I need some guidance here.
You may recall me mentioning Milo, the 18 month old Saint Bernard who has hip displaysia.
Milo was diagnosed with this a year ago and has been living in pain every single day of his life just making the best of the hand he was dealt. He doesn’t complain. Doesn’t cry. And even though he has every reason to be combative or aggressive, he’s the sweetest dog you’ve ever met with a lovable disposition that will melt your heart right down to your soul.
Despite his bad hips he’s a happy, playful and outgoing puppy. And he is still a puppy. He’s super social with both humans and other dogs. Still … not a mean bone in his body.
We sent Milo to our orthopedic team at Blue Pearl for a workup and waited for the results and the collaboration as to what treatment would be necessary to give this boy a decent quality of life.
They referred Milo to the University of Florida small animal hospital. Milo needs a bilateral total hip replacement and that surgery is so advanced even Blue Pearl can’t do it. Milo doesn’t have any hip sockets. At all. (See xrays). The estimated cost will be $10-12k per hip done several months apart to allow for healing. Doing both sides at once is not recommended. And the reason it’s so high is because giant breeds generally need a custom implant to accommodate their larger bone structure.
We have 3 options:
1. Fix Milo and give him a life free of pain and many adventures.
2. Maintain Milo on pain medication until they no longer work.
3. Euthanize. (You know I can’t do this)
I’ve never backed away from a challenge and I’ve always said that if their quality of life will be good, I’ll go the distance. But we are potentially talking about upwards of $25k. Not all at once, but that will be the total cost. If we did the surgery Milo will live a normal, PAIN FREE life after recovery. He will run and bounce and play like a normal dog. And he’s young enough that he has a full life ahead
I need an emergency foster for this boy.
Watson is only 70lbs and super sweet.
His foster had a death in the family and needs some support.
Can anyone take him and keep him safe?
Location: Florida
Name: Watson
Age: 4 years
Sex: male (neutered)
Breed: Great Pyrenees
Who can resist that cheeky look? Or the batting of those flirtatious eyes sporting that deep, Egyptian eyeliner as he dares you to pet and cuddle him? He definitely has Pyrsonality for days!
Watson was picked up by animal control as a stray and turned into the shelter, so we don’t know much about his past but we’ve definitely gotten to know him a bit better since he’s been in foster care.
His foster mom adores and dotes on him as every Pyr should have and he’s gotten quite comfortable with his affluent life indoors. He’s quite affectionate and loves to cuddle, is a bit on the quiet side and is smaller in stature at only 70lbs. We actually wonder if he could be a maremma but barring a DNA test we can’t be sure.
Watson would be best in a home alone with a less active family as an only dog or with mature, low energy dogs as hyper friends make him nervous. He has not been cat tested but doesn’t appear to have much of a prey drive. He enjoys long afternoon naps, slow walks and endless snacks.
Watson is heartworm positive but is already 2/3’s of the way through treatment, which is covered by the rescue with an appointment set for 11/20 to finish treatment. He is up to date on vaccines and neutered.
If you’re looking for a pocket Pyr that wants to be your best friend, please fill out an application on our website. We’ll connect you with his foster mom so you can ask all the questions about his sweet pyrsonality.
Www.campchaosrescue.org
Location: Tampa, FL
Name: Seabreeze
Sex: female
Age 4 years (DOB June 8, 2020)
Breed: St Bernard
Seabreeze is one of the 9 St Bernards we took in last month. At intake we noticed her coat and nails were long overdue for some professional attention and she was a bit underweight. She has since been maintained on a high quality diet and has been doing well on that.
The ear and eye infections she presented with at intake have since been treated with no further complications. And all vaccines have been brought current. She is also heartworm negative. Seabreeze is currently in line to be spayed but will be ready for a loving forever home shortly following surgery.
Seabreeze wasted no time settling in and making the transition. Within days she was running around the back yard playing happily, appreciating her freedom and making friends with the resident dog.
She has been a gentle soul, respectful of cats and would do very well with a semi active family and a playmate for companionship. At 4 years old she still has plenty to offer a family but all of the juvenile challenges are a thing of the past.
If you would like to learn more about Seabreeze please fill out an application on our website at www.campchaosrescue.org
YOU DID IT!!
You shared his story and you SAVED HIS LIFE!
This is what happens when you SHARE posts for ANY rescue! You save lives!
Not us. You! You did this!
Good job rescue family!
🎉👏❤️❤️🥳🙌🏻🍾🥂
#rescued #ittakesavillage #rescuedismyfavoritebreed
This is one of the dogs from the neglected saints we took in. His name is Riptide and he’s 6 years old, born April 2, 2018 and approximately 130lbs.
Rip has spent his entire life being neglected. His sole purpose in life was to produce AKC puppies for profit. As a result Rip never learned to co-exist in a home with other dogs harmoniously. He’s fine in passing but after 6 years without love, affection and kindness from a human, Rip doesn’t want to share. He’s trying to make up for what was withheld from him his whole life.
Saints are an affectionate breed. They NEED their people. Rip never had a person all to himself and that’s the only thing his heart desires. He craves human touch and affection. He needs security. His whole life has been turned upside down and he doesn’t understand why. It’s obvious he was kept separated and his only value was the seed he sowed.
He would be an amazing companion for someone without other dogs. We’ve had him in foster homes with other dogs and it didn’t go well. Because he was ‘evidence’ in a court case, he had to stay at the county shelter. Now that the case is over we need to get him out as he is not safe there.
Rip loves to cuddle. He’s housetrained and relatively quiet. He does pull on a leash a little but he’s learning. He is up to date on vaccines but will have to be neutered before permanent placement.
Please. If you give him a chance he will give you his heart… his whole heart. This dog has suffered a lifetime of neglect at the hands of greed. Don’t let his story end like this. He deserves better. And he needs a hero.
Apply for Rip at www.campchaosrescue.org
I can’t say all of the things that I want to say because I’ll probably end up on a list somewhere or at the core minimum Facebook jail.
You don’t want to see this but unless you see it you won’t know it’s happening. And if you don’t know it’s happening it’ll never change. We need you to help us change this.
This is what backyard breeding looks like. This is the ugly truth that many don’t see because those perpetuating it have it carefully hidden behind lies and deception. You think you’re getting a well bred puppy raised in a loving environment but you’re not. You’re getting the product of a domestic slave whose only value is the amount of puppies it can produce.
And this is how they end up.
This what happens to dogs that are used for profit but their emotional, physical and medical needs continuously neglected. They use them over and over again, litter after litter while maintaining a facade of dogs raised with love and care. And you draw that mental picture in your mind. They post pictures, carefully cropping out the background so you can’t see the filthy environment in which they’re forced to live.
‘Our puppies are bred with great care and attention to detail. We take pride in providing the best possible start in life for our puppies, with a focus on health, temperament, and socialization.’
This is a direct quote from their seemingly legitimate looking website. Where was that focus on health when it came to the money makers that were used to produce litter after litter of AKC puppies? All 9 of them weren’t taken care of. All 9 of them NEEDED a vet. All 9 had issues that could have been prevented with a little bit of attention, hygiene and care.
This was an AKC breeder and they so proudly bragged about that through all channels. Where was the AKC? And why don’t they have an interest before putting their stamp of approval on every single puppy registered with their organization?
What’s the biggest takeaway? NEVER
Ugh. So here it is. I’ve been waiting for this news and I was so very hopeful that this pup wouldn’t be as bad as I expected. But he is. It’s bad. Like bad, bad.
Milo saw our rescue vet, Dr Kristen Hillard at Town N Country Animal Hospital in Tampa, FL yesterday and left with a lot of pain medication, anti inflammatories and a sedative to keep him calm. Why? He’s got severe hip displaysia in BOTH hips. One of which you could clearly hear the bone grinding against the bone.
He’s 18 months old. Just a baby.
Pain is all he knows. His vet records show that he was diagnosed a year ago but nothing has ever been done to help him. Not a single thing. For the past year he’s just been cruising along through his day not knowing what it feels like to not hurt when he runs, jumps and plays - gets up from laying down. To him, pain is just normal and being physically limited because of that pain is normal.
It’s not normal. Not even close buddy.
We’re going to fix him. There’s an absolute definite he’s going to need surgery on one hip but it’s looking like both hips will need correcting. They are typically done one at a time, with the worst one being first up.
Milo has an appointment scheduled on Tuesday for a full workup with the orthopedic surgical team at Blue Pearl in Town and Country, FL. This workup typically runs $800-$1000 for all the testing and images they need to make a determination on how best to give Milo a pain free life. (Can you tell we’ve done this before?)
And he totally deserves that.
We would like to get him on the surgery table asap before more damage is done. That’s going to require us to raise a bit of money to make this happen for him. We have taken in quite a few dogs this month and many of them needed extensive vet care. This has depleted much of our funding, leaving not enough for a severe orthopedic case like Milo.
I’m asking to please help us give this baby the life he deserves. I’ve set up an allocation
