Low Cost Spay/Neuter Programs Available

LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS

St. Louis, MO/Metro East Illinois Area

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1.     SNIP Alliance (Spay/Neuter Illinois Pets)  Aids the public, shelters, and rescue organizations in referrals for low cost spay/neuter surgeries. Call 618-488-2656.

2.     Bethalto Spay Clinic, Bethalto, IL  Call 618-377-2420. Prices according to weight.  Dr. Pam Clary

3.     Four Hearts Foundation-male cats only-once a month-cost $20.00

Belleville, IL.  Call 618-623-9956 and leave a message.

4.     Metro East Humane Society-prices vary ($50.00-$75.00) for public

Farm Spay/Neuter Program $25.00 for S/N, rabies and microchip-must qualify as a farm

8495 State Route 143, Edwardsville, IL 62025

Call 618-656-4405.

5.     Nooterville-The Big Dog program is for dogs over 39 pounds at the time of surgery and is available for all residents of the Bi-State area.  Call 314-776-7729 and leave your phone number and a volunteer will call you back. Financial eligibility required.

6.     Operation Spot (OpSPOT).  March and Sept. ($10.00) spay/neuter surgeries at participating veterinarian clinics in St. Louis and Illinois.  Call 314-995-8678 for dates, an appointment and locations or visit www.opspot.org.

7.     St. Louis Veterinary Clinic, 1611 Grand BLVD, St. Louis.  Call 314-773-6400 for an appointment.  Dogs under 60 pounds-$59.99.  Cats-$39.99.  Vaccines-$15.00. 

8.     909 Vets-Call 314-909-8387 for instructions.  Local vets participate with prices as follows:  Male Dogs-$50.00, Female Dogs-$60.00, Male Cats-$30.00, Female Cats-$40.00. 

9.     Low cost spay/neuter OpSPOT  Spay/Neuter Waggin’ mobile clinic in Granite City at the America’s Central Port  starting again in March, 2013.  $10.00 for dogs under 55 pounds and cats.  Thanks to a generous grant from PetSmart Charities in cooperation with Partners For Pets, OpSPOT and SNIP Alliance.  Call 618-550-SNIP (7647) for information and an appointment starting in Feb. 2013.

10.    East St. Louis, IL and surrounding communities-Gateway Pet Guardians transports animals to Carol House Quick Fix Pet Clinic.  For information call 314-664-7398 to sign up.

11.   Carol House Quick Fix Pet Clinic, 1218 South Jefferson, St. Louis, MO.  Call 314-771-7387 (PETS) for an appointment.  Dogs-$59.00, Cats-$39.00. 

Wellness Clinic every Sat. from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM-No appointment necessary-rabies, dog and cat booster shots, heartworm tests, FIV/Felv cat tests, Microchip, Nail trim, wormer available as priced.

12.   State of Illinois Animal Population Control Program

Must receive social security disability or food stamps to qualify for $15.00 fee.  For an application call your county health department-Madison County at 618-692-8954; St. Clair County at 618-233-7703.  For further assistance call SNIP Alliance at 618-488-2656.

Is that a Dog? The Story of Marly.

Last Friday I got a call from Madison County Animal Control.  A dog had come in that was in terrible shape and needed help.  I was cleaning the shelter so I couldn't get there til after noon.  When I got there John said he had an all day project for me.  A man had found her and another little dog (another story) runnign loose near a road.  He said they were strays. 

When I looked into the kennel run I wasn't sure what I was looking out.  A little dirty, matted mound of hair mess was wandering around the kennel bumping into things.  Her eyes had pus running out and one looked like it had ruptured.  The AC guys said they had trimmed some of the hair off her eyes because you couldn't see her eyes.  Right out the door we went and headed to Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital. She was wagging her matted tail as we headed out the door. 

I gave her a Capstar to kill the fleas when I got there.  They were crawling.  When I walked into the vet office a collective "Oh!!" went up.  One lady was eyeing me like Iwas a monster for letting her get in that shape until someone asked where she came from.  We went into the room and I started looking her over while the tech got some info. 

The hair on her legs was like a thick concrete legging around them.  It was hard and dirty.  Her left eye was in terrible shape and all I could see was pus.  Her teeth were in terrible shape and she looked to be at least ten years old.  She had a large marble size mammary tumor.  Her nails were long and curled under.  Her ears were about 5 inches long and encased in hard matted hair.  There were long plugs of ear wax coming out of her ears.  I have to say in the ten years I've been doing this she is one of the worst cases of neglect I've see.

Dr. Randla came in and checked her out.  Very soon she was whisked to the back for some work.  And I mean some work.  There were 3-4 techs working on her for 2 hours.  The hair was so hard you couldn't cut thru it.  There was two girls with clippers slowly inching the crud off of her. Dr. Randla came back between patients and worked on her.  They called her Marly because of the terrible dreds she had.  Through all of this she just laid there and let them work on her.  One time she cried because her skin was so raw under the concrete.  Finally she got in the tub and had her first bath in a very long time.  She loved it.  Her eyes were cleaned, nails trimmed and ears cleaned.  Wow!!  There was a dog in there! 

Today when I stopped by Horseshoe everyone was asking how Marly was.  This is why we use Horseshoe-they went above and beyond to help this little mess of a dog.  Everyone jumped in to save her when others might have thought it was hopeless or not worth the effort.  Thanks guys!

Marley is doing great! Her eye is looking much better and I hope it will heal and she won't lose it.  She loves her little coats and eats like a piggy.  Soon she will get a dental and have the tumor removed.  Tonight she is going to a foster home!!  Here are a few pictures of her transformation.

Little Miracles

About 8 weeks ago we pulled a very pregnant little dog from the pound.  Two days later she came down with parvo.  Midge was taken to Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital and treatment was started.  The vets researched and there was very little information on pregnant dogs and parvo so a conservative treatment was started.  The next morning, hooked up to IV's and very sick, Midge gave birth to 9 puppies.  She was a good momma and tried her best to clean the babies and then vomit.  The techs stood there with her and took the babies and cleaned them so she wouldn't be sick.  There were two babies that didn't make it right away, they were very weak.  Then we lost a third.  The rest were very healthy and eating well.  No one was sure if the pups would get parvo or what to do.  Some of the meds that Midge needed were not good for the babies but if Midge didn't make it the chances of the pups making it were slim.  It was decided to treat Midge aggressively and hope for the best.  The next day Midge was better.  On Monday she and her babies got to come home.  The next five weeks would tell if the pups would make it.  We watched them like a hawk.  We made it to the 5 week mark!! The are now 8 weeks old and ready to find their new home.

Midge with Parvo and new babies

November Recap/December 2012 Calendar

November was a very busy month with December promising to be busy also.  Trivia, on Nov. 10th, was a fun evening with much needed funds raised for the shelter.  On Nov. 17th, Partners For Pets walked in the Granite City Christmas Parade and handed out over 1000 fliers about the low cost spay/neuter clinic offered in Granite.  The clinic has ended for the fall but will start again in March. Nearly 350 dogs and cats were spayed or neutered since August with the mobile unit at the Americas' Port!  Big thanks to OpSPOT and SNIP Alliance for their hard work and collaboration with Partners For Pets to make this happen.  On Nov. 23, Partners For Pets was at the Holiday Magic event in St. Louis.  The best news-we did 71 adoptions for the month!! Woo Hoo!!

December Calendar

Dec. 1
Adoptions at Glen Carbon, IL and O'Fallon, IL PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM
Santa Paws Pictures-Glen Carbon from 11:00 til 4:00 PM-$10.00 per picture-$5.00 goes to P4P
Pet Pictures at Hooters in Fairview Heights from noon to 4:00 PM.  $15.00 donation to P4P.

Dec. 2
Adoptions at Glen Carbon, IL PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM
Santa Paws Pictures-Glen Carbon from 11:00 til 4:00 PM-$10.00 per picture-$5.00 goes to P4P

Dec. 8
Adoptions at O'Fallon, IL PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM
Santa Paws Pictures-O'Fallon, IL from 11:00 til 4:00 PM-$10.00 per picture-$5.00 goes to P4P

Dec. 9
Adoptions at Glen Carbon, IL PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM
Santa Paws Pictures-Glen Carbon from 11:00 til 4:00 PM-$10.00 per picture-$5.00 goes to P4P

Dec. 11
Wang Gang Restaurant, Edwardsville, IL-eat at Wang Gang all day and 10% of proceeds benefit P4P.

Dec. 15
Adoptions at O'Fallon, IL PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM
Santa Paws Pictures-O'Fallon, IL from 11:00 til 4:00 PM-$10.00 per picture-$5.00 goes to P4P

Dec. 16
Adoptions at Glen Carbon, IL PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM
Santa Paws Pictures-Glen Carbon from 11:00 til 4:00 PM-$10.00 per picture-$5.00 goes to P4P

Dec. 17
Dinner at Ravanellis' Restaurant in Collinsville from 4 til 9 PM.  Have a delicious dinner and 10% will go to help the animals at our shelter!

Dec. 22
Adoptions at O'Fallon, IL PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM

Dec. 23
Adoptions at Glen Carbon, IL PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM

Dec. 25
Merry Christmas!!

Dec. 29
Adoptions at O'Fallon, IL PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM

Dec. 30
Adoptions at Glen Carbon, IL PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM

Please remember the animals at our shelter for Christmas.  Adopt, Foster, Volunteer, Donate!  Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Lost Dog

LOST YOUR PET?  WHAT TO DO?

A beautiful pit pup was at the pound.  Today was his last day.  Luckily, he was rescued by Partners For Pets Animal Shelter. P4P staff goes to Madison County Animal Control several times a week to check for dogs and cats that have run out of time and are about to be euthanized.  There are beautiful, healthy dogs and cats that have come in as strays and surely belong to someone.  So why hasn’t someone been looking for their pet?

Many times people don’t know where to look and don’t act quick enough to find their pet.  They don’t realize that their pet can end up at Madison County Animal Control all the way from Godfrey. Tragically, if the animal is not claimed or a rescue group doesn’t pull the animal it will be euthanized.  There are just too many animals to be rescued.

On Tuesday, one day after the pit pup would have been euthanized, the pup’s owner posted a picture on Lost Dogs of Illinois and a P4P volunteer spotted him.  The family was in Wood River and had checked all the local places but not Madison County AC as it is in Edwardsville. 

The same week a disabled woman called P4P and had been told by animal control P4P may have pulled her dog from the pound.  P4P had pulled the dog the day the dog would have been euthanized. The woman called animal control a day too late.  She also lived in Wood River.  P4P had pulled her little pet.  Luckily both dogs were reunited with their owners.  Both dogs and families were very happy. 

It could have been a very different story.  Partners For Pets and Metro East Humane Society are the only two shelters that take animals from Madison County Animal Control.  Last year 3689 dogs and cats were taken in at animal control.  Only 335 were reunited with their owners.  Local animal controls took 1348 animals they picked up to Madison County AC.  The animals come from all over Madison County which stretches from Highland to Granite City and Godfrey to Collinsville.  

People need to realize when their pet is missing to call Madison County Animal Control right away at (618) 692-1700 and let them know.  Dogs only have 5 business days and cats 3 days to stay.  Provide a detailed description to the officers and better yet, go by there to look.  Animal Control does their best to reunite the pets but there are so many there.

Other ideas to find a lost pet:

Call your local police department and animal control.

Call local Veterinary offices.

Post fliers in the area the pet was lost and at local businesses.

Put a name tag on your pet with your phone number.

Microchip your pet.

Post your lost pet on FaceBook on lostmydoggie.com, helpmefindmypet.com, petamberalert.com, fidofinder.com, and lostdogsofillinois.com .  Rescues forward them.

Call local animal shelters and rescues.

Post on Craig’s List.

Put an ad in the newspaper.

Don’t give up!  Pets have been returned after many months!     

  

Partners For Pets (P4P) is a not for profit animal rescue shelter in Troy, IL.  They only pull dogs and cats from animal control facilities that are about to be euthanized.  Sick and injured animals are rescued and given medical care.  Last year P4P rescued and rehabbed 939 animals. Adoptions are held every Sunday from 11:00 to 3:30 PM at the Glen Carbon PetSmart.  Check our website at www.partners4pets.petfinder.com to see our adoptable pets and for information about P4P.       

November 2012 Schedule

We made it through October with lots of fun events and adoptions.  Total adoptions for Oct. was 58 dogs and 21 cats for a grand total of 79 animals saved that would have been euthanized.  We also held two spay/neuter clinics in Granite City in collaboration with OpSPOT mobile unit and SNIP Alliance with 113 spay/neuter surgeries done.  Think of all the animals saved by this clinic.  Awesome!!!  Partners For Pets also participated in the Purina Pet Project, United Pet Group Rescue Round Up, FCB Bank Howloween Pet Party and Collinsville Chili Cook Off,

The schedule for November:

Nov. 3
Adoptions at Glen Carbon PetSmart from 11-3:30 PM
Adoptions at O'Fallon PetSmart from 11-3:30 PM

Nov. 4
Adoptions at Glen Carbon PetSmart from 11-3:30 PM

Nov. 10
Adoptions at O'Fallon, IL from 11-3:30 PM

TRIVIA!!!!!! Silent Auction, 50/50, television raffle.  Held at AmVets in Madison, IL.  See the website or FaceBook for details.

Nov. 11

Adoptions at Glen Carbon PetSmart from 11-3:30 PM

Nov. 17

Adoptions at O'Fallon PetSmart from 11-3:30 PM

Spay/ Neuter Clinic in Granite City

Granite City Christmas Parade

Nov. 18

Adoptions at Glen Carbon PetSmart from 11-3:30 PM

Spay/Neuter Clinic in Granite City

Nov. 23

Holiday Magic at the Edward Jones Dome with Purina

Nov. 24

Adoptions at O'Fallon PetSmart from 11-3:30 PM

Nov. 25

Adoptions at Glen Carbon PetSmart from 11-3:30 PM

Pretty Bell

Belle and her Pilot Friends-Pilots For Paws

Belles' back

Pretty Belle

This beautiful girl is Belle.  She e is guessed to be a 2 year old collie mix. Belle was rescued from a kill shelter in Lafayette TN.  She was days away from being put to sleep.  Belle was found with most of her back burned.  No one knows what happened to her.   She was in extreme pain,  very uncomfortable, but yet extremely loving, always happy to give you a gentle kiss or lick.  There was a plea trying to get a rescue group to take Belle.  That's when Elaine with Border Collie Rescue sent an email to me.  What a face.  I asked how would she get from Tenn. to Illinois and  Elaine said she knew someone.  I told her if they could get her to Illinois, that we would take her.  That is where Pilots For Paws came in. They flew Belle to Illinois so that she could have a second chance.  What a great group of dedicated pilots that fly animals in need to safety.  She seemed to enjoy her flight to the Troy airport.  Great example of different rescue groups working together to help the animals.   When she arrived her back was still open and she was on antibiotics.  It is healed and looks great now.  It is still tender and she rolls over on her back when I try to look at it.  Last week, Joan gave Belle a bath and groom.  She looks beautiful and felt so good. Big thank you to Elaine with Border Collie Rescue and Pilots For Paws for getting Belle to us.  She is now ready for adoption!! 

October Schedule

Can't believe it is already October.  Another busy month. October is adopt a shelter pet month. We are starting out with a bang the first Sat. of the month-4 adoption events in one day.  See our FaceBook page for details for the Rescue RoundUp and Purina event.   Here is the October schedule:

Oct. 6
Adoption Events:
Rescue Roundup at United Pet Group, 4014 Lakeview Corporate Drive, Edwardsville, IL  9:00-2:00 PM
Purina Pet Project, Purina Farms, Gray Summit, MO.  9:00 AM til 1:00 PM
Adoptions at PetSmart-O'Fallon, IL from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM
Adoptions at PetSmart-Glen Carbon, IL from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM

Oct. 7
Adoptions at PetSmart-Glen Carbon, IL from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM

Oct. 12-Friday
Spay/Neuter Clinic at Granite City Americas Port with SNIP and OpSpot Mobile Unit. Volunteers needed.

Oct. 13
Howloween Pet Party at FCB Bank in Troy from 9:00 AM til 1:00 PM.  Food, Vendors, Pet Parade and Costume Contest, Adoptions!
Adoptions at PetSmart in O'Fallon, IL from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM.  Volunteers needed!

Oct. 14
Adoptions at PetSmart in Glen Carbon, IL from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM.

Oct. 20
Adoptions at PetSmart in O'Fallon, IL from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM. Volunteers needed!

Oct. 21
Adoptions at PetSmart in Glen Carbon, IL from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM

Oct. 27
Spay/Neuter Clinic in Granite City at the Americas Port.  Volunteers needed.
Belleville Halloween Parade with Metro East PetLover Coalition-more details to come.
Adoptions at PetSmart, O'Fallon, IL from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM.  Volunteers needed!
Chili CookOff in Collinsville.
Pit Bull Awareness Day

Oct. 28
Spay/Neuter Clinic in Granite City.
Adoptions at PetSmart, Glen Carbon, IL from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM.  

What Do You See?

It's not what you are looking at that matters.  It is what you see.  Henry David Thoreau

Allie with the worst case of ringworm ever.

Allie almost all better!

P4P September Schedule

September is going to be a very busy month.  If you have any questions regarding the events or would like to volunteer please email me at lisawp4p@aol.com.   So here goes!

Sept. 1     Adoptions at Glen Carbon and O'Fallon, IL PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM. We need volunteers at both events.

Sept. 2     Adoptions at Glen Carbon PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM

Sept. 8     Adoptions at O'Fallon PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM. Volunteers needed!

               

Sept. 8   Troy Fest from 9:30 AM til 2:00 PM.  Volunteers needed for set up and to man the booth.

Sept. 9     Adoptions at Glen Carbon PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM.

Sept. 15   Adoptathon- Adoptions at O'Fallon PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 4:00 PM.

                         

Sept. 15  WalMart Table Fund Raiser-from 9:00 AM til 2:00 PM.  Volunteers needed to help.  We will

              hand out wish lists to customers and ask for donations as they shop the Collinsville store. There will

             also have a booth with adoptable dogs and info.

Sept. 16   Adoptathon-Glen Carbon PetSmart from 11:00 til 4:00 PM.

Sept. 22   Strut Your Mutt-Queeny Park, St. Louis.  Sponsored by Best Friends Animal Society.  Sign up      

                to join the Partners For Pets pack and walk.  See the Facebook page for details and how to sign

                up.  P4P will benefit from all proceeds if you sign up with P4P.

Sept. 22  Adoptions-O'Fallon PetSmart from 11:00 til 3:30 PM. Volunteers needed!

Sept. 23   Adoptions-Glen Carbon PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM.

Sept. 29   Adoptions-O'Fallon Petsmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM.  Volunteers needed!

               

Sept. 29   OpSPOT Mobil $10.00 Spay/Neuter Clinic in Granite City.  Brought to you by Partners For

                Pets, OpSPOT and SNIP Alliance.  For information call 618-550-SNIP.

Sept. 30   Adoptions-Glen Carbon PetSmart from 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM.

Sept. 30  OpSPOT Mobil $10.00 Spay/Neuter Clinic in Granite City.  Brought to you by Partners For

                Pets, OpSPOT and SNIP Alliance.

August 2012 Review

August was a busy month with 80 adoptions!  We had one after another sick dog-and I mean really sick.  Kurt was our miracle dog and survived parvo, pneumonia and liver failure.  His vet check was today and he looks great.  Daffodil was another with parvo and serious intestinal complications.  So far so good.  We had the puppy with the worst case of ringworm ever.  I think we had about 12 heartworm treatments.  Stevos' broken leg mended and he was adopted.  Yet another bladder stone surgery with ChiChi.  Yikes!  Our vet bills are thru the roof.

On Aug. 22, Norma Caraker donated her tips from waitressing at Sgt. Peppers in Edwardsville.  Much to our surprise she collected $1102.00 in tips to help the animals at our shelter. Way to go Norma!!  Jack and Jenny started the Barkley and Ali Fund to help the sick and injured animals at our shelter. Anyone can donate to the fund to help with our vet bills. You can donate thru PayPal on our website at www.partners4pets.petfinder.com.   You can also send a donation to our address, or call our vet, Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital at 618-344-7949 and make a payment directly to our bill.  

Our first low cost spay/neuter clinic was August 25 and 26 with the OpSPOT mobile unit in Granite City at the Americas Port.  The clinic was made possible through a targeted spay/neuter grant with PetSmart Charities.  Partners For Pets, OpSPOT and SNIP Alliance are all working together to bring this much needed service to the GC area.  This weekend we spayed and neutered 57 pets!!!!!  Amazing what you can accomplish when everyone works together.

A lot of very nice work has been done at the shelter in the last month or so.  Dominick must have read my mind and fixed the hose holder and put a metal plate between the gate so the little dogs couldn't get through.  He made new crates to hold the newspaper, put up some shelves and metal sheets between the pens to cut down on the barking to name just a few things.  Bill fixed the door, put in a gate between the dog runs, put up more metal plates and they have been working on the shed to straighten it up.  Todd put 12 tons of new chip rock out in the dog yard.  It was really hot.  He also fixed that draining AC that was making the dog run wet and yucky and now it drains out of the pen.  I'm sure I missed some things fixed but to say the least-Thank you!

Barb, Danette and Sarah are doing a great job with the care of the animals in the shelter.  The dogs and cats are very happy.  With all the sick animals and adoptions Nev has been going non-stop taking care of the vet runs and getting everyone ready for adoption.  It takes a huge amount of work to get an animal from the pound ready so it can be adopted.  All the care, paperwork, phone calls, laundry, supply ordering, etc that it takes to keep the shelter going is amazing.  To get an animal from the pound to adoptions takes a lot of teamwork and gigantic effort from a lot of people.  I will have to do a story on all the people that make P4P possible.  I think you would be amazed at the number of people that work to help the animals at the shelter.

September will be a very busy month.  Have a good one.  Lisa    

June Medical Disasters/Miracles

   June has been a busy month.  P4P had lots of dogs and cats with medical problems.  It started out with Frank.  Got a call from MCAC that a coonhound was there and injured.  Could we come and get him. Even though he couldn't use his front leg Frank was very happy to go with me.  Xrays confirmed he had been shot and the front leg broken.  Dr. Ervin fixed Frank and then adopted him! He is recouperating with Dr. E and family. Cost of surgery: $1100.00

   Next was Nala the kitty.  A very nice person saw her with a collar around the top part of her chest right under her front legs.  The collar had grown into the cat and was embedded.  Off to Horseshoe Lake AH to have it surgically removed.  The collar had been put on when she was young and was almost pinching her in half.  She is doing great but she will have a terrible indentation where the collar was.  She is a very happy girl.
Cost of surgery: $200.00

Archie was a very cute puggle with a broken hip.  He also had heartworms!!  Arch had to have his hip repaired first and was done at HSLAH.  After he healed from that he got the heartworm treatment.  Poor boy.  He is doing well and should be ready for adoption soon.  Cost of surgery:  $450.00.

   Then there was Stevo.  MCAC picked him up and he had been hit by a car.  Off to HSLAH again and another fractured leg repair.  He had pins put in and is recovering at a foster home.  He is doing well. Beautiful dog and so sweet. Cost of surgery:  $1100.00

   Max ate some glasses and really hurt his intestines.  Luckily the glasses passed thru but almost killed him in the process. Max was surrendered to us and taken to HSLAH.  Exploratory surgery was needed to make sure there was nothing stuck.. He had a terrible infection, wouldn't eat and was in alot of pain.  It was touch and go but he is on the mend.  Cost of surgery: $450.00

   Nila, the dog, had a bladder full of stones.  The only option was surgery and she is now doing great.  She got adopted this weekend!  Cost of surgery: $550.00

    This year has been terrible for heartworms.  We have treated over 30 dogs for heartworms this year.  Just this month in June we have treated Quentin, Hoss, Orchid, Dreyfus, Roz, Fred, Archie, and Lilac.    Thank goodness we can get imiticide to treat them with no problems now. Cost of treatment:   Each dog costs from $60.00 to $250.00 to treat depending on the weight.

HSLAH called to say a pit pup was being surrendered by the family because it had parvo.  The pup was about 12 weeks old and had been sick for a week.  Not a good prognosis.  She spent a week at the vet and then came here.  She was so thin and still having diarrhea.  Her appetite was pretty good but everything she ate just came right back out.  We treated her for coccidia too. On Saturday she was back at HSLAH for diarrhea.  Dr. Randla prescribed a new med and food to try.  It worked!!   After three weeks she finally has turned the corner.  In just three days she has put on weight and is acting like a puppy.  That pup is one tough little girl.  I call her Pooh but no one seems to like that name.  Cost of treatment: $650.00.

Seeing a hurt, hopeless dog or cat at the pound turn into a happy, healthy pet:  Priceless!!


Thanks to all who donated to help them.  P4P depends on the generosity of people to help make them well. We could always use donations to help the sick or injured.  Every little bit helps. We have PayPal or our address is PO Box 445, Troy, IL 62294 if you would like to donate to help a rescue at our shelter.  

Frank with his bullet wound

Franks' x-ray showing the bullet

Fred with heartworms

Stevo with his broken front leg

Nala with the collar wound.

Yes, it went all the way around.

Pooh the Parvo Pup.  Isn't she cute!

In Memory of Raymond

Dear partners 4 pets, It’s been many years but for those of you who remember Raymond adopted from Petsmart Florissant about 7/8 years ago I have to share some very sad news. My Raymond left me at age 12. His hips finally gave out on him but he was still full of life, he just couldn’t stand any more, not even with help. I will miss him so much. Thank you for bringing him into my life. Judy

Thank you for adopting him and giving him a wonderful life.  

Fourth Annual Fur Ball-July 28!

Hogs For Dogs Poker Run This Weekend!!

HOGS FOR DOGS POKER RUN


Please Join Us!

Fundraising event for Partners For Pets Humane Society.
All proceeds benefit homeless animals.
Pre-registration by June 16, 2012
or
Registration from 10:00 to 11:45, first bikes leave at 11:00,
last bikes out at noon.
Run starts at
Ted’s Motorcycle World,
4103 Humbert Rd., Alton, IL, 62002
ends at
The Hideout Bar & Nightclub
3304 W. Chain of Rocks Rd.,
Granite City, IL, 62040
Raffles, prizes and giveaways, 50/50 drawing, silent auction,
prizes for best and worst poker hand
For 618For questions or registration contact Angie Turcott at 618--560560--97889788
$20 Driver (includes 1 score card)
$10 Passenger (includes 1 score card)
Additional score cards $5 (limit 4)
All vehicles welcome.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Rain date: Saturday July 7th
Sponsored by:
The Hideout Bar & Nightclub
Granite City, IL

April Events/March Update- 101 Adoptions!

   March was a great month.  Very busy.  Adoptions for the month were 101!!! We had the Dog Wash at Four Muddy Paws and washed 60 dogs.  Ravanellis hosted us on the 5th for charity night at the restaurant.  On the 17th the luck of the Irish made for a great roadblock in Troy.  The Troy Community Expo was nice.  Last night was the fund raiser at Schon on the Boulevard for P4P.  It was a fun night.  Several grants were written.  Several were received!!  All in all a good month.
   April will be busy too.  P4P will be at the Troy Park on the 8th for an Easter Egg Hunt from 10 AM til noon.  On the 13th the Paws and Clawz Marathon will be held with Stephy representing P4P.  April 14 and 15th will be the Low cost spay/neuter clinic in Granite City.  P4P, SNIP Alliance and OpSPOT teamed up to bring the mobil unit to the Granite City area to provide low cost spay/neuters.  The response was overwhelming and another two day event is scheduled for May.  Both events are reservation only and all have been filled.  We are planning more and will keep you updated.  On April 21 we will have a road block in Glen Carbon.  AS always the Adoption events will be held each Saturday at O'Fallon and each Sunday at Glen Carbon from 11-3:30 PM.  This Saturday we will be at the Glen Carbon and O'Fallon Petsmart both from 11-3:30 PM. 
   This has been heartworm month.  We currently have 8 dogs, I think, with heartworms.  A few doggie disasters.  Lloyd had his hip surgery and he is doing great.  A bit of a bad start when he opened his incision while I wasn't looking.  Bummer.  Elton the Yorkie had a bladder full of stones and had to have them removed.  Poor boy-I'm not sure how he was going to the bathroom. When they went in to remove the stones his bladder had ruptured and had to be repaired.   He had a bit of a rocky start after the surgery and couldn't pee due to swellling but he is making up for it now.  Mamma Mia is going back to her adoptor mom after her mom had back surgery and couldn't care for her.  Mia really perked up after hearing her Mom's voice on the phone so I'm sure she will be so excited to get back home.  We lost little Horatio who had been in hospice care with Bob and Cindy.  It is amazing how attached you can get in such a short time.  He was a great little guy and is greatly missed. 
   The dogs have been loving the warm weather.  Compared to last year the heating bills have been great so very thankful for that.  I think we will have a shelter day soon so I will keep you posted.  Take care and have a good month.

Update for Feb., 2012

Wow! February flew by and was very busy.  Sorry I haven't been posting the updates weekly as usual.  So here goes for the month of Feb.  WE ADOPTED 77 DOGS AND CATS TO NEW HOMES!!  Really good month.  We were able to pull that many from the pound to save them from being euthanized. 

Some updates on our rescues with problems.  Mouth the kitty hit by a car is doing great.  She was spayed yesterday and Dr. Mollet feels her fractures in her jaw are almost healed.  Her broken tooth and root were removed during the surgery.  Horatio, our little old guy chi with the tongue hanging out, is also doing well.  He is now in a foster home with Cindy and enjoying the good life.  All the heartworm treatment dogs are doing well-Nimitz, Cheyenne, Cindy, Marcy, Peg, Mater, Ned, and Jackson.  We took in a puppy that had been hit by a car with a fractured leg and dislocated hip.  So far so good.  All the parvo pups made it!  So good month!

All of our events for Feb. were great!  Adoptathon went well at Glen Carbon Petsmart-we did 26 adoptions that weekend.  The Silent Auction at Ravanelli's as well as the dinner was great.  Big thank you to Cindy and Ravanelli's for helping the animals at our shelter.  Trivia was outstanding!  The house was packed.  Next time we need a bigger place.  We raised much needed funds to pay for the medical care of our dogs and cats.  Big thank you to all who attended and helped make this Trivia great.  Thanks to all our sponsors too!  The show of support was awesome! Big thank you to all the people that made this happen too-especially Jennifer, Adrianne, Sandy, Lisa C, Jo and Sue.  It was really great!

Big thank you to Adrianne for applying for and getting a grant from Enterprise for our shelter.  It will really help!  Awesome!

Big thank you to Kathi for signing us up with Microsoft for her volunteer hours.  For every hour she walked Microsoft donated to P4P. 

Big thank you to Tom for picking up the donations in all our donation boxes.  We had a secret donor in one of the boxes.  Someones wrapped 6-20 dollar bills up in a one dollar bill and put it in a donation box.  What a great surprise. 
March looks to be a busy month too.  See the blog post for March Events.   

P4P March Events

March will be a busy month.  Spring is right around the corner! Please join us at these events by participating or volunteering to help the animals at our shelter. 

Adoptions
O'Fallon Petsmart-every Saturday, 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM (we need volunteers here)
Glen Carbon Petsmart-every Sunday and 1st Sat. 11:00 AM til 3:30 PM

March 5, 4:00 PM til 9:00 PM-Dinner at Ravanelli's, Collinsville-10% of the evening will be donated to P4P. Carry out too!!  Please join us for some delicious food!

March 10, 10:00 AM til 3:00 PM-Dog Wash at Four Muddy Paws in Edwardsville-$15.00 will get your dog washed by P4P volunteers.  Enjoy some snacks, wine and soda while you wait.  All proceeds benefit P4P shelter.

March 17, 8:00 AM til 2:00 PM-Roadblock in Troy.  Volunteers needed! Stand at the 4 way stop in Troy with our buckets for the rescues.

March 27, 5:00 PM til 7:00 PM-Troy Expo at the Triad High School.  Sponsored by the Troy, Maryville, St. Jacob Chamber of Commerce.  Information booth to let people know what we do.  Volunteers needed.

March 30, 4:00 PM til 9:00 PM-Schon across from the Galleria.  Join us at this great boutique filled with art, jewelry and beauty items.  $10.00 donation to enjoy great food and wine to support our shelter.  Mike and James put on a wonderful evening to help support our rescues.

Fun Time at Trivia Night

Full House at Trivia Night!

Katie and Finess keeping score

Having fun at Trivia

The Trivia Night to help the animals at our shelter was a huge success.  There was a huge turnout and the Venice Social Club was full with some really wonderful people who came to play and help support P4P.  The hall was sold out!  The silent auction was full of many nice items.  The 50/50 drawing was donated back to P4P by some very nice people.  The money will go to help with the medical care of the animals at our shelter and to support a low cost spay/neuter program.  Big thank you to Venice Social Club for having us.  Thanks to our sponsors.  Big thank you to Jo, Sandy, Lisa C, Adrianne, and Jennifer for putting this event together so well.  Thanks to all our volunteers who came and worked. We couldn't do it without you!  Watch for a fall Trivia night.  

Dinner at Ravanelli's Restaurant in Collinsville

Ravanelli's Restaurant in Collinsville, IL will donate a portion of the proceeds to Partners For Pets to help the rescues at our shelter.  On Monday, Feb. 20th from 4:00 PM til 9:00 PM a portion of any food purchased will go toward P4P to help with the medical care of many of our rescues.  Please join us for some great food and fun.  The more the merrier!  You can also check out our Silent Auction in the lobby at Ravs and bid on lots of great items.  Hope to see you there!

What is Partners For Pets?

 In a nutshell, here goes... 

   Partners For Pets Humane Society, (P4P),  was founded in 2002 to rescue dogs and cats at  animal control facilities or “pounds” that have high kill and low adoption rates.  P4P does not take animals from individuals.  We only take animals from the pound as they have a very limited time and are in danger of euthanasia.  I realized, after a trip to the pound to find some kittens for my kids, that all the animals I left behind would be dead in a few days.  They only had, at most, 7 days to get out.  The animal control did few adoptions and there was no rescue groups taking the animals.  Buckets of collars were on top of the gas chamber where the animals were euthanized.  Since 2002, P4P has “pulled” over 7000 dogs and cats out of the local pounds.  In 2010, we adopted 1102 animals to new homes.  In 2011, we rescued and rehabbed 939 dogs and cats.     

   P4P is a not for profit, 501 c)3), tax exempt charity registered with the Internal Revenue Service.  We are licensed as an animal shelter with Illinois Department of Agriculture. An existing building on a private property outside Troy, IL was converted to the shelter we use today.  While it is not particularly pretty or fancy it serves it purpose to keep the animals safe until a permanent home can be found.  The shelter can hold 36 dogs and 12 cats at one time.  The purpose of P4P is to help the animals. 

   P4P has 24 licensed foster homes.  Volunteers sign up to keep a dog or cat in their home until the animal is adopted.  Foster homes are so important to help the rescues at our shelter.  It provides one more place for a pound dog or cat to go when the shelter is full and a quiet place for a scared animal.  All expenses to foster is paid for by P4P such as food, vet bills, and the foster license.   

   Our shelter is not open to the public so adoptions are done each weekend at the O’Fallon or Glen Carbon Petsmart.  All of our animals are listed on our website at www.partners4pets.petfinder.com to help get them adopted. Adoptions can be arranged during the week by calling our main number at (618) 540-PETS (7387).  P4P also participates in the cat program through the Luv-A-Pet adoption center at the Glen Carbon, IL PetSmart store.  A total of 10-15 cats and/or kittens are kept during the week at these locations.  

   Each week a P4P staff or volunteer goes to one of the animal control/shelter facilities in the metro area and "pulls" dogs and cats as space permits.  As soon as a space is open we get another from the pound to go in that spot.   Priority is given to sick, injured, frail, and terrified animals.  Cranky dogs and cats are also given a chance.  Animals that have used up their time and in danger of euthanasia are also pulled.  A dog with a broken leg that is trying to bite due to pain will be taken immediately to the vet for care.  A puppy with parvo will be treated and in most cases cured.  A 5 pound chihuahua that is terrified and trying to eat everyone in site will be pulled and taken to a quiet place at the shelter to calm down.  An elderly dog with multiple medical problems and no hope for recovery may be taken so we can sit with it when it has to be euthanized instead of dying at the pound.    

     The rescued animals at the shelter are immediately vaccinated, wormed, and provided some TLC.  As soon as the veterinarians schedule permits or as needed, the animals are provided medical care such as heartworm/FIV and FELV checks, microchip, rabies vaccinations, health checks, and spay or neuter.  Any other medical care that is needed is provided such as heartworm treatment, dentals, parvo treatment, antibiotic therapy, fracture repair, hernia repair, eye surgery, bladder stone removal, etc. 

   Partners For Pets works with two great vet clinics-Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital and St. Louis Veterinary Clinic.  Both vet clinics are very rescue friendly and do what they can to help the animals at our shelter for a reduced cost.  Both do low cost spay/neuters for our rescues since we do between 15 and 20 spay/neuter surgeries a week.   

     P4P has one, full time shelter manager/adoption coordinator and 3 part time shelter staff to care for the animals at the shelter.  All other positions, including the director, is volunteer.  We have 40 or so great volunteers that help at the shelter and adoption events, write grants, do fund raising, help with paperwork and accounting and foster animals. Funding to care for the animals is obtained from adoption fees, donations, grants, fund raisers and alot of prayers.  We receive no city, state, federal or county government funding.  

  

  

Update-Jan. 16-29, 2012-33 Adoptions!

   Several events coming up in February.  Ravanellis restuarant in Collinsville is having a Silent Auction to benefit Partners For Pets during the whole month of Feb.  There are about 30 items to bid on such as a Kuranda dog bed, Keurig Coffee maker, Ravs Pie of the Month and many baskets.  Please stop by, grab a bite to eat and vote away!
   Trivia Night will be Feb. 25 at the Social Club located between Pontoon Beach and Collinsville.  Doors open at 6:30 PM.  To reserve your table of 8 please call Jennifer at 618-616-3332.  There will be a 50/50 drawing, silent auction and pet photo contest.  Tables are $120.00 and includes beer and soda.  Bring your own snacks.  Prizes for winners. 
   Feb. 11 and 12 will be Adoptathon at the Glen Carbon Petsmart.  Partners For Pets will be there both days from 11 AM til 3:30 PM.  Please come adopt!
   P4P adopted 33 dogs and cats to new homes during these two weeks.  Awesome!  Dogs that were adopted were:  BB, Layla, Mango, Bentley, Buckwheat, Tonto (with us since June), Rugrat (with us since June), Marsha,Gomer (sadly already returned), Casper, Lena, Bizzie, Perdita, Mable, Titus, Diesel, Maize, Penelope, Loris, Hawkeye aka Buddy, Rocky, and Max.  Kitties were:  Hud, Shayla, Roseanne, Emerson, Elliot, Jenny, and Annie.  Thanks to all who helped at adoptions.  Big thanks to Nev for getting them ready for adoption.  Huge amount of work! We were able to pull many more from the pound due to great adoptions and foster homes. 
   The week of Jan. 16 saw 5 dogs get treated for parvo.  Yuk!  Argyle was pulled from the pound with parvo and was treated at Horseshoe.  Three pups came from a fellow rescuer with parvo and were treated by P4P.  One 9 week old pup came down with it at a foster home where he had been born.  Not quite sure about that one.  Anyway, glad to say all survived and are doing great.  Whew!

Buddy

Orson

Loris

Penelope

   
 

Trivia Night-Feb. 25

Please joing us for our Trivia Night to help the dogs and cats at P4P's shelter on Feb. 25.  It will be at the Social Club located at 4168 State Rt. 162 in Pontoon Beach.  Doors open at 6:30 PM with Trivia starting at 7:00 PM.  Tables of 8 are $120.00 and Mulligans may be purchased for $10.00-one per round.  Draft beer and soda is included and a cash bar is available.  Bring your own snacks.  There will also be a silent auction, raffle, and 50/50 drawings.  A Pet Photo contest will be held so bring a picture of your best friend.  To reserve a table call Jennifer at 618-616-3332 or jennandjohn1997@hotmail.com. Come have some fun and help rescue an animal.

The Kindness of People or One Person Can Make a Huge Difference

   Rescue is hard.  I have met some of the worst people in rescue and also some of the very best.  It is hard not to be angry with people at times.  The people that dump their pets; the people that try to hurt or sabatogue you when you are just trying to help some animals; the people that don't understand everything that goes into rescuing this one animal; the people that think that rescue is a waste of time; the people that hurt an animal; and on and on.  Really though, those people that are stinkers are few compared to the people that are really great.  It's just that we tend to dwell on the bad experience.  So instead, I want to dwell on some people that have done things out of the kindness of their hearts.  Instead of wasting any thought on the people that aren't very nice, let's focus on the ones that are kind. Here are a few that I think are just great!

Acts of Kindness

• Bing, who is 82 years young, comes every Friday morning to the shelter and picks up the dirty laundry and brings back the laundry that is done for the shelter animals.  Until a month or so ago she was also washing 5 or 6 dogs at the shelter until she hurt her knee.  She always has a kind word to say and is always positive.  We all look forward to seeing her every week.  
• Terry and Sue, who are neighbors of the shelter, just donated their van to us.  They have always been supportive of the shelter even though they are within barking distance, which can be a bit loud at times.  They are always encouraging and promote P4P.  
• Stephanie worked all year raising money for the animals at our shelter and raised $500.00!  She took the money and bought all kinds of supplies from kitty litter to neosporin for P4P.  She delivered a  whole van full of goodies for the shelter.
• Jenna D, a vet tech at HSLAH, took our little pit pup, Bates, home to care for him.  Bates was severely injured and was most likely used as a bait dog.  He had over 100 puncture wounds and one of his ears and ear canal was severed.  Jenna took him home out of the goodness of her heart to give Bates extra special care.  She worked on his back leg infection in the hopes he would not have to have his leg amputated. He didn't!
• Sue and Walt took Kisses under their wing to help her recover.  Several weeks ago Kisses had a severely broken leg and had to have it amputated.  Even though they volunteer for SpotSavers, their group went above the call of duty to help this girl.  Kisses is rehabbing at their home.  
• Lisa K. saw a picture on the internet of a dog at a pound in Springfield that was going to be euthanized.  Even though she had not been involved in rescue and wasn't sure how to go about it, she felt compelled to help this dog.  As I said, rescue is hard.  After asking a lot of questions and hanging in there when the going got tough, 13 dogs were rescued that week that would have been euthanized. And she is helping more! 
• Melissa makes hats.  She makes alot of hats and they are really cute.  Each one she makes she donates the proceeds to help the animals.  This year she sold 286 hats and donated the money to P4P!!!  Hats off to you girl!
• Every person that fosters a dog or cat saves two lives-the one they are fostering and the one we can pull from the pound since we have a spot open due to their fostering.  While you might think fostering a dog isn't that big of a deal it is to the dog or cat they are fostering and to the one that got out of the pound instead of being euthanized.
• Tom made it his mission to set out donation boxes and pick them up when they are full.  He manages to pick up a nice amount of change and dollars each week for P4P.  It is amazing how much just some change adds up to each month.
• Margie took a vacation day from work and drove her own car to Louisville, KY to get one of our dogs that ended up at the pound there.  Many attempts to get a transport fell thru and it was do or die, literally.  So Margie, being that kind of person, drove all the way there and back in one day to get Gordon.  Wow!
• Rebecca took one look at Kelsey Mae's emaciated,  heartworm positive, tired, old body and took her home to heal.  Kelsey came to us from the Springfield pound with 12 other dogs.  She was very shaggy and after she was shaved we all gasped.  There wasn't much dog there.  A few more days and she would have been dead.  Slowly but surely she is getting better.  She is finished with her heartworm treatment now.  
• Denise got a call from a vet office that said a severely emaciated boxer had been found by a hunter while hunting.  Could we take her?  Scarlett was so emaciated she could barely stand.  She had no life to her, weighed 30 pounds and had a very badly infected foot.  Denise took her home to take care of her and she is doing great. Within a week she had gained 8 pounds and the life had come back in her eyes.  Now she is up to 50 pounds!
• Chris started collecting donations at her work to help the animals at our shelter.  She and her co-workers raised $182.10!  The power of a few is great!  She also collected a huge bag of toys for the dogs.  Chris is a very quiet person but her determination to help is heard loud and clear.  Thank you!
• Danielle and Hannah are two, 15 year old teenage girls.  Both girls worked together for a year and a half to raise money and supplies for the animals at our shelter.  They babysat, had lemonade stands, did odd jobs, had a piggy bank, and held a rummage sale to help P4P rescues.  On the Sunday before Christmas they came to Petsmart with a whole truck load of supplies-40 bags of kitty litter, toys, treats, towels, food, and a check for $250.00!  They can't even drive yet and they are out there working to help save more animals.  They are an inspiration.  
• Joan comes on Friday mornings to the shelter to groom our dogs.  Sometimes it is a huge undertaking as we get some real messes.  She never seems to mind and knows that it will make them feel so much better.  The most disgusting dog with matts, dirt and grunge turns into the cutest little dog.  They are so happy and excited to get all cleaned up.  Another shelter once commented that we only adopt out the cute little dogs.  Well, you should have seen them before Joan got ahold of them.  Believe me, they were not cute nor would anyone adopted them in that shape. 
• Katie's Kookies 4 Pets are being made by a 7 year old girl that is determined to help the animals at our shelter.  She sold over $100.00 and gave it to help the rescues at our shelter.  What a cool kid!! 
• Crystal, another HSLAH staff, saw Ritchie and ws determined to help him.  He had some slipped discs in his back and couldn't walk.  The decision had been made to put him to sleep because he was at the end of his rope.  He was in pain and the discs could not be fixed.  Crystal called to see if she could try some hydrotherapy and massage.  She knew a massage therapist that would donate her time.  Along with some medications Ritchie is much improved-up and walking.  Pain under control.  She was his guardian angel.
• When the momma dog of nine, 5 day old puppies abandoned them two days before Christmas my heart sank.  Bottle feeding puppies is really hard and there were 9 of them. Great timing too.  We had hours to figure out what to do and to feed 9 puppies.  Within hours the 9 pups were divided between 4 surrogate moms.  Lisa K, Beth, Jan and Pam all pitched in and the next few weeks of botle feeding puppies every 3-4 hours started. I'm happy to say all pups are doing great and are now 6 weeks old.  Thank you to the 4 sleep deprived people that saved the pups and the day!
• These are just a few examples of the kindness of people.  There are many, many more.  The volunteers, staff and fosters for P4P spend countless hours helping to save the dogs and cats in our shelter.  Every day I am reminded what great people they are to spend their time helping the animals with P4P  They come to help at adoptions, open their homes to foster, help clean the shelter, take pictures of the animals for the web site, answer the phone, look over the applications, do the bookwork, write grants, set up fund raisers, work at fund raisers, take the animals to the vet, go to the pounds, want to help the ones with parvo etc, and provide the support and encouragement needed to carry on. Each person does their part to help and the pieces make a whole that is really awesome.  And really works to help rescue dogs and cats out of the pounds.  Thank you!   
      

Silent Auction at Ravanellis

Ravanellis restaurant in Collinsville is hosting a silent auction at their store to benefit the animals in our shelter.  There are 30 baskets or items to bid on.  Some of the items are a Kuranda dog bed, Keurig Coffee Maker, Dog Stroller, and many more baskets.  Please come check out the silent auction.  It will run thru the month of February so lots of chances to bid.  Big thank you to Ravanellis! 

Please Help Argus!

Argus at Horseshoe in Iso

Argus was at the pound and Nev had tagged him last week.  When she called today to see if he had been picked up, the AC officer said no and that he was very sick.  They thought parvo.  Did we still want him?
If not they needed to put him down.  Now Argus is not a small dog.  He is a plott hound mix and about 10 months old.  Hmmm, what to do?  Off Nev went to the pound with a parvo test , hoping it was not parvo.  It was.  Hmmm, what to do?

Usually we treat the parvo puppies and small dogs here but this is a big dog.  Little hard to contain one that big.  But he was still wagging his tail even though he was sick and that is always a hopeful sign with parvo.  So we asked for help from Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital.  Sure, come on down.  Off Nev went with Argus to HSL.  It will be touch and go for a few days so keep you fingers crossed and say some prayers. If you would like to help with his vet bill just call Horseshoe at 618-344 -7949 to make a donation.