Crippled Critters Need Your Help

CYNDI
Cyndi came to us in mid-June.  Her owner passed away around Christmas time and his house has fallen into bad repair - overgrown grass, misc. items strewn about the yard, etc. Neighbors finally called the code enforcement officers to see what could be done about the eyesore house.  When the officer went out he found that the dead man's dog was still there, hiding under the porch.  She was scared, HORRIBLY matted, filthy, and blind.  The poor girl had survived the winter and had survived the winter and had been eating the neightbors cat food to survive. She was very grateful to be finally be rescued!

MISS MARTI
After four years of being chained to a tree Marti was rescued but has been diagnosed as heartworm positive. Now, she needs another hero to sponsor her as she begins treatment for heartworms. The cost is estimated to be about $300 to treat her. Once Marti finishes her heartworm treatment and housetraining, she'll be available for adoption to a loving, INDOOR, home.

Thank you to Georgia Military College of Madison for their fundraising efforts on Marti’s behalf. They raised over $500 for her care! Thanks also to the many people who sent in a donation to help with Marti’s extensive vet bills!

TAVA
Tava is a 4-year-old Bird Dog mix. After spending over six months in a cramped kennel at Animal Control, Tava finally found her way into a foster home when the shelter decided her time was up. Unsurprisingly, Tava had a bad case of heartworms. The very laidback, sweet girl needed sponsors to cover the cost of this very expensive treatment.

Thank You to Angela O’Connell and Elise Faust of Family Chiropractors in Madison for sponsoring Tava’s heartworm treatment!

BLACKIE
Blackie is an adult Black Lab mix. She and her house-mate “Lady” were abandoned at Animal Control when their elderly owner was forced to move into a nursing home. Blackie’s leg was broken when she was much younger and it has healed in an awkward position. Though she uses her leg, she will likely require occasional anti- inflammatory medication on cold and rainy days. Blackie also has heartworms and is currently undergoing treatment. We are seeking a sponsor to help pay for x-rays, pain medication and the cost of her heartworm treatment.

Thank You to House Of Ice for paying Blackie’s vet bill!

LADY
Lady is an adult Golden Retreiver mix. She and her house-mate “Blackie” were abandoned at Animal Control when their elderly owner was forced to move into a nursing home. Lady’s leg was broken while at animal control and she required weekly bandage changes for four to six weeks. We also learned that Lady had lung damage from a past heartworm infestation. Lady needed a sponsor to help pay for multiple
x-rays, antibiotics, cough medication and bandage changes.

Thank You to United Bank of Madison, Action Expediting, Inc. and Newell Goff for paying Lady’s extensive vet bills!

CLEO, BARNABY, BUNNIE, MAISEY
Due to an incredibly dry summer, we have experienced a sudden rash of puppies sick with the Parvo virus. Thankfully all four puppies survived this often deadly virus and are now recovering in foster homes. Treatment for Parvo includes hospitalization, several days of IV fluids, expensive antibiotics and antivirals, and extended time in foster care. The vet bills for each puppy this type of condition will total several hundred dollars for each puppy.

We are seeking sponsors to help cover the cost of the treatment. Please consider making a donation to help Cleo, Barnaby, Bunnie or Maisey.

UPDATE: Our heartfelt thanks go out to Sarah, Richard and Avery Draut for their sponsorship
of Barnaby.

NIKKO
Nikko is a 4-year-old Australian Shepherd. He was picked up as a stray by Animal Control and after several weeks was brought into foster care. A trip to the vet revealed that poor Nikko had a bad case of kennel cough, Erlychia and heartworms. Nikko needed a sponsor to pay for expensive heartworm treatment.

Thank You to CIC, Inc. for paying Nikko’s entire vet bill!

CHELSEA
Chelsea is a two-year-old double merle Border Collie. Her handicaps are the result of an irresponsible breeder. Chelasea is deaf in both ears and blind in one eye. She needed a sponsor to help pay for a special vibrating training collar and to enroll her in a training class so she could begin learning sign language.

Thank You to Kellee Greene at Mont Royal Kennels for donating training classes for Chelsea! Chelsea is now living the high-life with a Mom who is home all day and another young dog to romp and roll with in a spacious fenced back yard.