21/05/2026
I think I was afraid to tell you about him because our cleftie frenchie babies have had such a bad track record recently. But now, this little firecracker is a whole 10 weeks old.
Meet Ashtray!
He was born at my clinic on March 12th via emergency csection. The owners elected to surrender him to rescue instead of euthanize.
Ashtray's dad's name was Ash, so my coworkers felt we had to honor his heritage and carry on the family name 😅
Because of your generosity, I had enough formula on hand for the entire duration of his tube feeds and didnt have to ask for a damn thing for his care. Thank you, so very very much for that. It means a world of difference.
He is lovably flawed. As of last week, Ashtray is off tube feeds and completely on solids. He has no issues eating or drinking whatsoever. Life is a grand adventure he refuses miss out on! He wont need corrective surgery. Hes vibing and thriving just as he is.
AND THEN we have had 2 other medical babies come and go during my social media hiatus. Incredibly, both were surrendered for the same thing. Re**al prolapse. If you arent familiar with what it is and want to know, have a quickie with the Google. I wont subject you to those photos without your permisson.
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So first, Grumpy Cat, now known as Gertie, had 2 re**al prolapses and 2 failed procedures.
The typical treatment of a re**al prolapse is a minor surgical procedure where we reposition the colon within the body and place a suture called a 'purse string' around the opening of the a**s. The purse string creates a smaller opening, with the goal of this procedure being the re**um is allowed the time to relax and settle into its normal place.
Gertie's breeder had exhausted their funds and had asked a friend if they knew of a rescue who could help. She was surrendered to rescue for continued care. Gertie had a full corrective abdominal surgery called a colopexy, where essentially, her colon is sutured into her inner body wall so it cant 'fall back out' so to speak. Gergie's surgery was funded in full by a social media influencer I know personally, who saw the same worth in this little life as I did.
Gertie has since been adopted by a wonderful family who is fully prepared for the potential of medical complications in the future. Although at this point I dont imagine there to be any.
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Then, there is sweet Ducky. He had 3 failed re**al prolapse corrections INCLUDING a colopexy before he was surrendered. But even after surgery, he was having terrible bloody diarrhea and losing weight. His family had a overflowing plate of personal emergencies and they knew they were financially and emotionally unable to do any more. After a series of tests, we found he has pretty severe food sensitivities. He is now on a specialized prescription diet, which has been going very well! He also has a whole buttload (ba dum tss) of stubborn intestinal parasites that have finally been eradicated.
Ducky, now Oogie, has begun to slowly put on weight. His bloody diarrhea has stopped. His foster family fell head over heels in love within mere hours of him joining their family. His adoption was officially finalized 2 weeks ago.
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Ashtray already has a few applicants, but I am still taking backup applications for his forever family! If you're interested, you can fill out my preadoption application. His adoption will be the same amount as all my other puppies. Enough to cover his vaccines, chip, neuter and medical care.
So anyways. Hey. I'm still here, doing what I will always and forever be compelled to do. Trying to do good, even on a tiny scale.
Thanks for sticking around. Im glad youre here too ❤️🩹
Adoption application is linked below!
https://form.jotform.com/223323664848159
