FOURTEEN Happily Ever Afters 🥹🏠❤️
That’s right, we had fourteen fosters in 2024 get adopted and are now living amazing lives🎉
To think that EVERY SINGLE one of them would have been euthanized simply because they are special needs is heartbreaking 💔 but our biggest goal going into 2025 is to continue raising awareness about these special needs animals!
Every success story is another living proof that they deserve a chance at life and that the community we have connected with will continue to grow every day!
We want to give a HUGE thank you to all of our incredible adopters🙏🏽❤️ thank you for loving our fosters just as much as we do! Adoptions are always hard on our hearts, but knowing they are going to the most amazing homes makes it all worth it!
Here’s to 2025 where we hope to make an even bigger impact and help show more and more people that taking a chance on special needs animals is worth it all ❤️🐾
🎄🐾 Christmas Eve 2019….I was called in to assist with an emergency C-section. We checked the babies for clefts as they were born and lo and behold this little man was the last out and had a cleft lip and palate. I had already talked to my clinic I worked at about educating clients about cleft care and tube feeding and I was so excited to be able to finally give someone hope! Unfortunately the breeder was not able to care for him and the tube feeding was too difficult for her. So little Pablo (now Lucas) was my special gift under the tree that night 🐾He was the easiest puppy and I’m grateful he was. He set the bar for my confidence and abilities. He thrived and was proof these puppies absolutely deserve a chance to live 🙏🏼5 years and so many puppies (and kittens) later. It’s still hard to wrap my brain around it all. And now to be running a nonprofit that is specifically dedicated to these babies is beyond humbling!!Please join me in wishing Lucas a Happy 5th Birthday 🎂 and have a very merry Christmas Eve. I’m happy to be home and not working this time around 😜Also, it wouldn’t be my life if I didn’t bring home a new precious neonate🩷 We will introduce him once we are settled in for the holidays.
Every donation MAKES a difference 🐾❤️
Today is Giving Tuesday and I know your feed is FLOODED with amazing organizations asking for your support 🫶🏻 but we would be immensely grateful if you chose us as one of the organizations you support 🙏🏽❤️
This video shared just a small glimpse of the fosters who have come into our care this year 🐾 all of which would have been euthanized if they hadn’t come to us 😞
Thankfully, we were able to say “YES” to caring for them thanks to YOUR incredible generosity 🙌🏻 each and every time we have asked for the support, whether it be for supplies, vet bills, transport, etc YOU all were there ❤️
But there will always be more animals who need our help! Currently we are fundraising the remaining $2,900 towards Ernie’s MRI to evaluate his potential hydrocephalus 🧠
And today is the BIGGEST giving day of the year and we have the potential to have your donations go even further 😱
So how can you help?!
⭐️ Donate using the link ‼️THIS OPTION GOES FURTHR‼️: http://www.giveamador.org/product/techs-for-clefts
⭐️ Donate using the link on this post
⭐️ Order from our See’s Candy Fundraiser (open until Dec 5th) 🔗 link in bio!
⭐️ Order a holiday bandana using the link in our bio titled “Bandanas for Ernie”
⭐️ Donate directly using Venmo/Paypal: @techsforclefts or Zelle: [email protected]
And lastly, we just want to thank you all SO incredibly much for all you have helped us do this year 🙌🏻❤️ it’s been an immense busy year and we hope to do even more next year thanks to all your help!
Let’s find Leonie a home for the holidays 🏠🎄❤️
Leonie had an unfair start in life 🥺 she spent the first 6-7 years of her life locked in a basement with minimal human interaction and then left at a busy New York Shelter for a few months before finding her way to us 🏙️
She has now been with us for a little over a month, and is officially ready to find her forever family 🏠❤️
You also may have noticed that her nose is a bit unique 👀👃 Leonie has what is called a bifid nose, meaning her nose is completely split down the middle! This is purely cosmetic, causes her NO issues, and in my opinion just makes her all the more beautiful 🥰
Leonie is a special girl and while she has settled in well with us, she is going to need a family that understands sometimes she needs her space and a quiet corner to decompress!
So let’s make a Christmas miracle happen and find this sweet girl her forever home 🙏🏽🎄🏠
About Leonie 💗:
⭐️ estimated to be about 6-7yrs old
⭐️ fully vaccinated
⭐️ spayed
⭐️ sweet girl who loves scratches behind her ear
⭐️ Enjoys her personal space. While she won’t be the kind of cat to cuddle in your lap, she loves to bump up and rub on your legs for scratches
⭐️ Is NOT fond of being stroked and would prefer to only receive head scratches
Who is the perfect home for Leonie?🏠:
⭐️ NO kids - because she is VERY particular on how she likes to be pet and handled (understandable given her first few years of life) she needs to be in an adult only home
⭐️ Would prefer a home with no dogs or one who is very respectful of cats and their space
⭐️ Lived with other cats in the past and tolerates my resident cat, but she would also enjoy being the sole focus of your attention
⭐️ Needs a family willing to giver her time and space to trust them
⭐️ New Family MUST live within 3 hrs of Worcester, Massachusetts
We know this won’t be easy finding a perfect home for
🚨SALE🚨Help Ernie get an MRI 🧠
It’s Black Friday, and on this day full of sales and shopping, we hope you choose to shop small with our Bandanas for Ernie campaign 🐥 🧠❄️🎄
Usually our bandanas are $15 each, but today we are offering 15% off when you order TWO! So instead of 2 for $30, you will get 2 for $25 😱‼️ (Prices include shipping)
Bandanas are DOUBLE sided 😱 slide over the collar so not adding another thing tied around their neck 👏🏼 make PERFECT gifts for your pets or the pet lovers in your life 🎁 AND help support a good cause ❤️
All of our bandanas are handmade by an amazing volunteer who donates ALL of her time and fabric so that 💯% of our bandanas sales go directly back to our fosters 🙌🏻🎉
We still have about $2,900 left to raise towards Ernie’s MRI and I am REALLY hoping we can make a dent in this number today with bandana sales 🙏🏽
How to order ‼️👇🏼
⭐️ Click here : https://forms.gle/P6Vj3fT4B9nhNLFK8
⭐️ Fill out the order form
⭐️ Send payment using Venmo/PayPal: @techsforclefts or Zelle: [email protected]
Not interested in bandanas, but want to still help Ernie? Consider shopping one of our other fundraisers 👇🏼
🎄 Wreath & More Fundraiser - add some holiday cheer to your home and order using this link and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to us! https://threeriversfundraising.com/fundraiser/vtcaa-w24/
🍫 See’s Candy - grab your holiday candy for guests or to give as gifts by ordering using the link in our bio and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to us! https://www.yumraising.com/secure/veterinarytfc_techs_for_clefts_candy_fundrais43/CouJoh5874/
🎁 Donate directly using Venmo/PayPal: @techsforclefts and Zelle: [email protected]
And one last thing I ask, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE share this post 🙏🏽 sharing helps us reach more people who might be able to help our pups!!
OPALINE IS ADOPTED😘A huge thank you to @lcogo for connecting her family with me. Opaline is now Dottie😍 she lives with a human sister and has a big sister Lola (who looks like she could be her mom!)This has been one of the quicker adoptions for me! Let alone one of the shortest stays a puppy has had at my home🥲Opaline came to us just shy of 3 weeks ago. She had prolapsed her rectum and her breeders made the right choice to give her a chance 🙏🏼 there was no guarantee that her surgery would work and we would be looking at a colopexy which would be very expensive. Thankfully the suture worked and she’s been perfect since!We can’t wait for many more updates on Miss Dottie and her new family. 🐾🩷Your donations help us say “yes!” when we get requests to help these puppies. Consider donating to our organization next TUESDAY DECEMBER 3rd for #givingtuesday. We are participating in our local #amadorgives where there are matching/incentive funds. Just text TECHS4CLEFTS to 44-321 and follow the prompt!
Last night was so amazing 🥹 when you look around a room and realize everyone is there to support YOUR organization. 🙌🏼 I will always be humbled by this y’all. My friends, coworkers, local Petco peeps, adopters, and total strangers came to have fun and hang out. A huge thank you again to Nicole Baird Alleyn for this adorable project and setting it all up and to Blue Stone Public House for hosting the space! If you’re local to Ione, Ca you HAVE to stop in and treat yourself to a taco bowl 🤤 plus there is local 🍻 on tap! We have to plan another one next year!
Help get Ernie his MRI 🧠Introducing “Bandanas for Ernie 🎄🐾❄️” a fundraiser to help us reach our $4,500 goal to get Ernie his MRI! Ernie is a 10 wk old French Bulldog with suspected hydrocephalus aka fluid on his brain 🧠💧 at the end of January, he will need an MRI to fully see his brain and what is going on in that head of his! These bandanas are handcrafted by a local volunteer and donated to us at @techs4clefts so that we can sell them and 💯 % of the proceeds come to Ernie 🙌🏻🎉Each bandana is double sided with a holiday pattern of your choice on the front and a second more “general winter” pattern on the back 🎄❄️ they are designed with wide openings at the top to fit your dogs collar THROUGH them so the don’t fall off or act as another item wrapped around their neck! These make the best holiday outfit for your pets and are also AMAZING gifts for animal lovers 🎁 order yours now so that you can be sure to get your first choice of size and pattern! EACH bandana is $15 and this INCLUDES shipping 📦 please note, bandanas will NOT be shipped until payment has been received How to order 👇🏼⭐️ Go to this link https://forms.gle/P6Vj3fT4B9nhNLFK8 ⭐️ Fill out the order form with your choices for size/pattern and your shipping information ⭐️ Send payment to one of the below options:Venmo/PayPal: @techsforcleftsZelle: [email protected] you aren’t interested in a bandana, but would still like to help Ernie we have other fundraising options as well! 🍫 See’s Candy Fundraiser: order your holiday supply using the link in our bio and a percentage of your order will be donated to @techs4clefts 🦃 Donate on giving Tuesday December 3rd, using the link in our bio and your donation will be matched!💰 Donate directly using our Venmo, PayPal, or Zelle detailed above 👆🏼
Meet the fosters 🐾❤️The last two months have been a bit busy to say the least 😳 so we figured we should do a foster round up and reintroduce you to all of our current special needs foster animals! ⭐️ Fletcher : a 9 week old Great Dane with a cleft palate! He is absolutely thriving, growing like a weed, and ready to find his forever home in Massachusetts! ⭐️ Ernie: a 10 week old French Bulldog with suspected hydrocephalus 🧠 he is a tiny guy at only 19 oz!!! He had a neurology appointment today and for now he looks great 🙌🏻 we will potentially be doing an MRI on him at the end of January which will cost $4,500 😬⭐️ Leonie: a 6 year old bifid nose Domestic Shorthair from New York City 🏙️ she was kept strictly in the basement at her old home so the world was a bit scary at first but she is settling in well! Her nose is purely cosmetic and in my opinion just makes her that much more cute ☺️ she is now spayed and we are evaluating how she does with dogs and other cats before posting her available for adoption! ⭐️ Kuromi: 6 month old cleft palate Persian with a special unicorn horn (bone and brain matter 😱) and polycystic kidney disease 🦄 Kuromi is a special little gal who requires a lot of TLC ❤️ that being said she is a happy girl who is looking for a forever family in California who understands that just because she is special doesn’t mean she should be loved any less! ⭐️ Opaline: 8 week old English Bulldog who was surrendered to us because she had a prolapsed rectum 🍑 after an emergency surgery, she is now back to her normal adorable self! She is currently working on socializing, potty training, and growing but she will soon be available for adoption!!And that’s a wrap! Did you know them all?! Or did you meet someone new today?! Thank you all for being here to support us and our fosters 🙏🏽❤️ without you all we would never be able to help fosters like those in the video! Follow along and see w
🧠 CT SCAN RESULTS FOR KUROMI 🧠 On Tuesday we took our spunky little cleft girl, Kuromi, for her CT scan. Since we have had her in our care, she has had a bony protrusion from her head. It’s grown as she has grown, but has not caused her any discomfort. Her results show that this protrusion is part of her skull. It’s not a tumor or a growth but it’s how her head was formed. There are two spaces that the skull does not cover her brain😬The internal medicine specialist and the radiologist have not seen a malformation quite like this, but congenital defects have no rules and we are well aware of that as we continue to care for more and more of these amazing animals 🩷👉🏼This is absolutely why we push for these diagnostics. The more veterinarians that our foster animals see, the more veterinarians that can learn about them and gain knowledge. That’s what it’s all about!So what does this all mean for Kuromi? We are going to monitor her, get her a little bigger, and then access for adoption! There should be no reason this special girl can’t find a home that can accommodate her needs. For now she has made some big milestones. She can drink on her own, and she happily eats food from a spoon 🥄 She hesitates to eat from a dish of any sort and we’ve found with the CT scan that she has pharyngeal narrowing. We believe this is why she won’t eat kibble. So it is much easier for her to eat chopped up canned food elevated with a spoon and she can lick it 👅 Kuromi is perfectly imperfect and we are so happy to be on this journey with her. Thank you all that donated so we could get this taken care of🙌🏼
OUR FLUFF TROUGH FUNDRAISER IS LIVE🙌🏼From now until July 28, @flufftrough is donating 20% of their sales to our charity! 👉🏼You MUST enter our code TFC2024 at check out 👈🏼You will not see a discount on your order, the code will mark the sale for them to run a tally of how many of our supporters ordered. I personally have raved about Fluff Trough for years. We got our first elevated dish from them in 2020 for Frank (aka Bolt). He even did a modeling shoot for their website! I recommend it to all of my adopters and I have purchased 5 of my own 😍Our personal dog had neck problems and she benefited from the ergonomically correct design. So much less strain on her neck 🙏🏼Brick has used his since he was a tiny tot. And with his severe BOAS, it helps him not regurg his food. We even have an XL trough for our Aussie, lifts so that it’s tall enough for her, the water hole stainless steel insert, the binge blocker AND the lick mat insert 😮💨😂 I’m telling you it’s the best. So we are so honored to have our fundraiser with them!If you’ve been waiting to get a new dish, don’t wait any longer! Use our code TFC2024 and help our rescue at the same time 😘#flufftrough #flufftroughdining #flufftroughfundraiser #techsforclefts #cleftpupapproved #loyalcustomer #smallbusinesssupport #dogapproved
