Life of a Foster Dog

Life of a Foster Dog We foster for Operation Kindness (www.operationkindness.org)
and other rescue groups in the area. Adopt, don't shop! Fostering saves lives!

From trash to treasured....the life of a foster dog!

08/14/2023

If you have the means....they need help!
My heart breaks for all the people and animals suffering. 💔

Maui Humane
https://www.facebook.com/MauiHumaneSociety?mibextid=2JQ9oc
So many pets and families that need to be reunited. There was little notice of any of this....they have animals coming in daily needing medical attention. Every little bit helps.

Maui Food Bank
https://www.facebook.com/MauiFoodBank?mibextid=2JQ9oc
Providing food for survivors, those struggling, and volunteers who all need to be fed and helped in any way during this crisis.

Pacific Whale Foundation https://www.facebook.com/PacificWhaleFoundation?mibextid=2JQ9oc
They lost a boat and a lot of their folks have nothing left; no home, no nothing. Yet they've donated their remaining ships to relief efforts....moving critical communications, water, food, medical supplies where it's needed.

If you can, please consider supporting one or all of these organizations.....they need our help!

To protect & save the lives of Maui’s animals; accepting all in need, educating the community, ins

Happy 3rd birthday to the Disney Litter!
08/30/2022

Happy 3rd birthday to the Disney Litter!

Great news! George recently had a recheck of all his labs. He has not been on any prescription medication and is only ta...
05/23/2022

Great news! George recently had a recheck of all his labs. He has not been on any prescription medication and is only taking milk thistle. I'm happy to report that everything is within range and his numbers are actually a little bit better than they were 3 months ago. As long as he's doing well and feeling good we will move to a 6 month lab recheck.

Our miracle man has been completely off all prescription medication for well over a week now without any issues! 🎉 The o...
03/18/2022

Our miracle man has been completely off all prescription medication for well over a week now without any issues! 🎉 The only thing he's taking daily is a liver support we get from Chewy. George will go in for repeat blood work in about 4 weeks to check his liver function and his red blood cells. Thank you for all the positive thoughts, continued prayers and love sent George's way the past 8 1/2 months. 💖

01/17/2022
George had a great follow up appointment with Dr. Encarnacion at MedVet Dallas. His packed cell volume is 42%, was 40% o...
01/14/2022

George had a great follow up appointment with Dr. Encarnacion at MedVet Dallas. His packed cell volume is 42%, was 40% on 12/22. We will decrease Cyclosporine to once every other day for 3 weeks and if doing well then discontinue. Ursodiol and Denamarin will continue daily. Lab work to be repeated in 6 weeks if no issues.

We appreciate every single thought, prayer and positive vibe sent George's way. Keep it up! We can finally see the light at the end of the very long tunnel. 💞

George had a good post-op appointment with the eye specialist today. His left eye looks great. Goodbye cone of shame and...
01/11/2022

George had a good post-op appointment with the eye specialist today. His left eye looks great. Goodbye cone of shame and eye ointment! 😁

It was recommended that we keep an extremely close watch of his eyes and follow up with any changes. Otherwise he will be seen in 4 months for a recheck.

Thank you very much for sending George lots of love, positive thoughts and prayers. 💖

George's 3rd eyelid Histopathology report came back today....Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The dreaded "C". 😭 Conjunctival sq...
01/10/2022

George's 3rd eyelid Histopathology report came back today....Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The dreaded "C". 😭 Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma is an uncommon tumor in dogs. Complete excision can be curative so thankfully the entire 3rd eyelid was removed. The risk of metastatic disease is low but large case series have not been studied.

Dr. Eng said that it's so rare, especially for the 3rd eyelid, that she's not sure what caused it or if the prolonged use of immunosuppressant medication for his IMHA played a role. We will talk to the internal medicine specialist on Thursday and hopefully continue the weaning of the immunosuppressant medication.

Please continue to send George love, positive thoughts and prayers. He's been through so much the past 6 months.

Today was much longer, more stressful and way more complicated than anticipated. The mass on George's 3rd eyelid has gro...
12/30/2021

Today was much longer, more stressful and way more complicated than anticipated. The mass on George's 3rd eyelid has grown significantly since his initial evaluation with the eye specialist last week and was more involved than expected. Dr. Eng had to put George under complete anesthesia and remove the entire 3rd eyelid today, which wasn't planned. The tissue removed will be sent out for testing and we should have the results back in 1-2 weeks. His IMHA condition makes prescribing medication difficult for fear of a relapse. We only decided on a topical ointment and pain medication for now. George is not feeling very well this evening and has to wear the cone of shame for 2 weeks until his follow up appointment with Dr. Eng on January 11th.

We appreciate the continued positive thoughts and prayers for George. Thank you! 💕

George will be going back to the eye specialist early tomorrow morning to have the rapidly growing mass to his 3rd eyeli...
12/28/2021

George will be going back to the eye specialist early tomorrow morning to have the rapidly growing mass to his 3rd eyelid removed. It's only been 7 weeks since a tiny pin dot showed up. Please send George prayers and positive thoughts for an uneventful and successful surgery. We pray that the pathology report doesn't come back with the dreaded "C" word. George is still on immunosuppressant medication for IMHA.

George had a follow up appointment with Dr. Encarnacion at MedVet Dallas last week. His packed cell volume was 40% (prev...
12/06/2021

George had a follow up appointment with Dr. Encarnacion at MedVet Dallas last week. His packed cell volume was 40% (previously 43%). Since his PCV is remaining adequate the Prednisone was discontinued. His 3 other medications will remain the same.

A moderate heart murmur was detected. George also has an unknown growth on the 3rd eyelid of his left eye. We are going to watch the heart murmur and he's scheduled to see an eye specialist in several weeks.

Please continue to send George lots of prayers and positive thoughts as his medical journey continues. 🐾 💖

Great news!!! Look at those beautiful pink gums!George had a follow up appointment with Dr. Encarnacion, internal medici...
11/12/2021

Great news!!! Look at those beautiful pink gums!

George had a follow up appointment with Dr. Encarnacion, internal medicine specialist, at MedVet Dallas yesterday. His packed cell volume has increased to 43%, it has been 38% the last two visits (normal is 35-55%). George gained 0.2 pounds this past month and now weighs 60.2 pounds. He is more active, trotts around the yard and has even started hunting with Rhett again. I'm so thankful for his continued progress.

Prednisone will be decreased from 1/2 tablet daily to 1/2 tablet every other day. Liver medications and immunosuppressant medication will stay the same. We will continue the slow weaning of medications to hopefully prevent a relapse.

Thank you so much for the continued prayers, positive thoughts and good vibes being sent George's way! We appreciate everything!!

George update:George had his follow up appointment with Dr. Encarnacion, internal medicine specialist, at MedVet Dallas ...
10/14/2021

George update:

George had his follow up appointment with Dr. Encarnacion, internal medicine specialist, at MedVet Dallas this week. He's doing well. His packed cell volume is maintaining at 38%, it was 38% at his last visit (normal is 35-55%). George gained just over 2 pounds this past month and is now up to 60 pounds. The Prednisone is being decreased from 1/2 a tablet twice a day to 1/4 tablet twice a day. The liver medication, immunosuppressant medication and kidney medication will stay the same until his next appointment in a month. We will continue the slow weaning of medications to hopefully prevent a relapse.

Thank you very much for the continued prayers, positive thoughts and good vibes being sent George's way! We appreciate every single person who has taken the time to think of George over the last few months. Thank you again!! 🙏

George recently had a follow up appointment with his internal medicine specialist. He's doing well and is making progres...
09/23/2021

George recently had a follow up appointment with his internal medicine specialist. He's doing well and is making progress. His packed cell volume is maintaining at 38%, was 36% at his last visit (normal is 35-55%). George gained another 2.8 pounds. He's up to 57.8 pounds. Prednisone is being decreased from 1 tab twice a day to 1/2 a tab twice a day. The immunosuppressant, liver and kidney medication will stay the same until his next appointment. It was explained that the slow weaning of medications is important to help prevent a relapse.

Please keep the prayers, positive thoughts and good vibes coming! George has fought so hard and continues to do so. We appreciate every one! Thank you!!

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