Partners For Pets Update-Aug. 30, 2015

SHELTER UPDATE AUG. 2015

Dear All,  I am going to start working on the Blog again to try to keep everyone up to date.  It has been very busy here the last 10 months working on the new shelter and trying to get that up and running.  We have also had so many sick and injured animals here it has been hard keeping up with that and making sure they are well.  But I think it is important for everyone to know how things are going and what we have in the works.  So here goes!

We have had many disasters in the last 10 months.  There has been Petey aka Jack, who was dragged by a car and had some terrible wounds to his back and feet. After several months of care I am glad to say he is doing wonderful and has been adopted by Kathleen who adores him.  Petey was the welcoming committee and we miss his cute little face but are so happy for his new life. Mathilda had to have an emergency C section and then the babies had to be bottle fed.  Piglet was the only one of 3 that made it and both the pup and Mom were adopted.  Matheny had to have several weird growths removed from his nose and was finally just adopted.  We have had numerous broken legs and fractured pelvis's.  Lazarus, the kitty, was severely injured by a blow to the head.  He was one I wasn't sure we were doing him a favor but Dr. Ervin kept saying one more day and after months of care he is doing great.  

Piglet

Piglet Adopted

Lazarus and his family

Petey aka Jack-love that face!

Some of our current rescues are Bianca who was found at the pound with mats so severe they were cutting off circulation to her legs.  It caused huge wounds to the bone but they are healing and she is doing fine.  Dixon was a matted mess but is looking fine now.  Ashlyn was in a house explosion and had burns to her ears, nose and eyes.  While she did lose part of her ears they are almost healed and there is no permanent injury to her eyes.  She is a beauty and so happy.  Cookie had large bladder stones that had to be removed but he is on the mend.  Miss Ellie Crinkles was almost bald but looks beautiful now.  It is amazing how injured or sick some of the animals we get in are.  They are always so appreciative of the care and seem to know you are trying so hard to help them.  Our shelter staff and volunteers are wonderful and do everything they can to make them well.  The foster homes are also so important to help them heal.

Bianca before

Bianca in her foster home

Miss Ellie Crinkles before

Miss Ellie Crinkles

Dixon Before

Dixon after

I know it seems like we have a lot of events and fund raisers.  We do.  Sometimes I look at the FB page and all I see are fund raisers and I'm sure people are wondering where are all the animals. Hopefully, we can make a few changes to not bombard people all the time.  What you may not know though is that we count on these fund raisers to take care of all of the animals we take in.  Partners works very hard for every penny we take in so we can.  Our vet bills are always huge but it is because we always take the sick and injured dogs and cats.  Many times it is their only ticket out of the pound. If we don't raise the funds then we can't take them and help them.  So your help, support and donations are very appreciated and you are making a huge difference for the animals.  

Some of our events coming up are Hawgs for Dogs which is Sept. 13 and Cosmic Bingo Sept. 18. We also have a raffle for a 55 inch TV to raise funds to care for the animals at the shelter.  You can sign up or get more information on our web site or on Facebook.  If you can't come please share with your friends.  We happily accept donations too! 

The new shelter is coming along.  Todd and crew are working hard and could always use some help. The cat area is almost finished and we hope to move the kitties there soon.  The cats will be in shock as they are going from a room the size of a shed (and not even that wide) to a large room and a sun room.  It will be amazing.  The dog area will not be ready for some time and is dependent on the funds we can raise to finish the project.

New cat room.


  

Thank you for all you do for the animals at our shelter!
Lisa McCormick, Director/Founder

Bianca's Rescue

A little black and white shih was sitting at the pound with seriously matted legs. No one could tell there were any problems except she needed a good grooming. When Nev went in to pick her up the smell was awful.  When Nev dropped the other dogs off at our shelter that she had pulled from the pound she got the little dog out to show me.  The smell was like rotting meat.  The mats were hard and encased her legs.  There was no way to tell what was under the mats and it probably wasn't going to be pretty. What was very strange was that the top part of her was pretty clean and appeared groomed.  From the belly down was hard, dirty mats.  You could tell she was in terrible pain but she never tried to bite.

Bianca and a new friend

Bianca was taken directly to Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital where they went to work on her. Dr. Randla was afraid the mats had acted like a tourniquet and was very worried that the leg or legs were rotting.  Slowly but surely they worked on her and got the mats off.  Two of her legs had large sores to the bone.  She wouldn't or couldn't use her back leg and it was iffy if that leg was going to be saved.  Bianca began to get cold laser therapy and antibiotics.  After a few days she began to use the leg and Dr. Randla was thinking the leg would be fine.  She was discharged to a foster home where she had her very own vet tech taking care of her.   Talk about a miracle!   Her legs are fine.  the wounds are almost healed.

Partners For Pets can rescue animals like Bianca only with your help.  You can make a huge difference to these animals with a donation, fostering or adopting.  It seems every week we get a dog or cat in terrible shape that needs our help.  If you would like to make a difference in Bianca's life and help with her care you can go to our PayPal address partners_for_pets@yahoo.com and make a donation.  You can also mail a donation to Partners For Pets, PO Box 445, Troy, IL 62294.  Thank you!!

Shelter Update-April 20, 2014

It has been a very busy two months at the shelter with sick and injured dogs and cats.  We got two litters of 10 pups from the pound and 16 out of 20 broke with parvo.  Ugh!!  Amazingly 14 out of the 16 pups pulled thru with a lot of care and prayers.  We also had two other pups and two adult dogs that came from the pound with parvo.  We lost one of those very fast.  Not a very good start to the spring with parvo.  Thank goodness for Cerenia-an anti nausea medication that we have been using for over a year to help the parvo dogs.  It has made all the difference in the world. 

We also had 3 dogs with severely injured legs that required amputation.  Whisky and Scotty were hit by cars.  Ibby was the little dog with the rubber band around her back leg.  All are doing great and are getting around well.  This has also been a rough start to the year with many, many heartworm positive dogs-at least twenty treated so far this year. So far all are doing well. 



Ibby

Whisky

The momma beagle, May, that had 7 babies and then became seriously ill was adopted!  Shortly after giving birth she began to vomit and had dark green diarrhea.  She couldn't feed the pups so bottle feeding started.  May even had surgery because of the possibility of a bowel obstruction but there was none.  Finally after two weeks she turned the corner and began to eat and drink on her own.  They aren't really sure what was going on with her.   Only 2 of the pups survived.  They were also sickly.  Feldman is one of the survivors and I really don't know how he made it.  He tried to die at least 5 times-had pneumonia, had to be tube fed and given fluids.  He also had a terrible eye infection before his little eyes even opened so he lost the sight in one eye.  The two brothers that survived should be ready for adoption soon. 

In March we did 98 adoptions-70 dogs and 28 cats.  Total adoptions thru March are 345!!  So far in April we have done 53 adoptions!  Our little Sylvie finally was ready for adoption.  She is the cutest older French Bulldog.  Sylvie had a skin problem, bad teeth, heartworms and a cherry eye when we got her.  All that was taken care of and then she all of a sudden developed a large hernia.  Poor girl!  Luckily for her, we are persistent and didn't give up.  She got adopted to a great home. 

Next Sunday-April 27 is our 5K Walk, Run or Wiggle at Troy Park to benefit heartworm awareness.  Stephanie Freeman is in charge of the event and doing a great job!!  Several months ago Stephanie helped to rescue Moe aka Chester who had heartworms.  She wanted to do something to help with his treatment and ended up helping many of our rescues with heartworms.  Even with a major scare Stephy has made this a great event for us.  Several months ago, Stephy was involved in a very bad car accident and is very lucky to be with us.  She has a broken knee, ribs and bad cuts on her face but she is one tough cookie.  Come join us for the event and say hi to our little miracle-Stephy.  Way to go girl!! 

We have a lot of events coming up to help us pay for all the medical needs of the animals we rescue so check our Facebook page or the web site for details.  We rely on these fund raisers and donations to make sure we don't have to turn any away.

All Month-Origami Owl Fundraiser.

 

April 22-Trivia Night at Global Brew in Edwardsville to benefit Partners For Pets.  Entry is free so come on out and support our shelter. Extra points if you bring an item to donate to the shelter!

 

 

April 26-Photo exhibit I'm a Rescuer with Motley Dog to benefit three shelters-one being Partners For Pets!

April 27-5K Run, Walk or Wiggle!

 

 

April 27-Trivia Night at Global Brew in O'Fallon, IL

May 2/3-Adoptathon Sat. at Glen Carbon and O'Fallon Petsmart.  Sunday-Glen Carbon

May 6-GIVE ST. LOUIS DAY.  The St. Louis Community Foundation is hosting a day for everyone to donate to their favorite charity in the St. Louis area.  Partners For Pets is one of the Charities listed.  All kinds of prizes given away that day.  More info to come. 



May 8-Movie "The Big Lebowski" and great unlimited food and drinks from Wang Gang and Cleveland-Heath at the Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville to benefit Partners For Pets!

 

May 9-Randy's BBQ in Highland, IL Car Show and BBQ Specials-we will have some dogs and have a 50/50 drawing.

May 17-Fur Ball!!!  This is a fun time with food from Ravanellis and music by the Ultra Violets.

June 22-Hawgs for Dogs Charity Fun Ride

 

 

 

Thanks to all for your help and support!!

Lisa McCormick, Director

Cuddles Goes Home! aka That is One Lucky Dog

Cuddles

 

On 3/10/14 I got a call from a volunteer that there was an old chow at the pound that had been turned into the pound by Hawthorne Animal Clinic.  The date the dog came into animal control was 3/7/14.  She was worried about the dog and thought he was sick or just old so we flagged the dog.  Nev went to see the dog and felt he was very old and sad.  It is always sad to think an elderly dog will spend its' last days alone and afraid so many times we pull them to give them a good end to their life by finding the right home for them or hospice.

 

On 3/12/14 the stray hold was over and Nev picked the old dog up.  She took the dog to Horseshoe for a check to make sure it was OK.  Everything checked out OK.  At that time we thought it was a boy dog and called it Edwin.  Mind you this is a very furry dog.  We all kept saying what a nice dog he was and in pretty good shape for as old as he appeared.    We even talked about how there had to be someone looking for him and checked the lost dog sites with no results.  We also talked about how the owner may have called animal control looking for him when he was at Hawthorne and missed finding him.  Little did we know that is exactly what happened.

 

When the dog got to the shelter it was very depressed and wouldn't walk.  All it wanted to do was hide its' head.  On Thursday we gave it a bath and tried to cheer him up.  On Friday he was still very depressed acting and couldn't stand very well.  We were all really worried about him.  Fearing this might be the end, I took him back to Horseshoe. 

 

When we arrived at Horseshoe, he suddenly perked up and walked around wagging his tail.  A few x-rays confirmed some arthritis in the back so we got some pain meds and back to the shelter.  Instead of going back into the main shelter we fixed up a nice pallet in the front room so he could walk around and stretch.  That seemed to really help his mood.  We took him out for some walks to limber him up.  Another volunteer came by and saw him and made a request for someone to foster him.  That's when he went into foster with Jessica. Jessica said he was doing well and enjoyed being in a home. 

 

Then a miracle!!  Animal control called today to say someone had come in looking for the dog.  Nev immediately called the man and it was his dog!!  Under all that fur, Edwin was really Cuddles, a girl. 

 

The man said they had a house fire and had to move into a hotel while the house was repaired.  The family dogs were staying in the garage since the hotel did not allow dogs.  The bigger dog had knocked down the door during the night when burglars stole a trailer in their driveway.  The family had searched everywhere for Cuddles.  He said she was 17 years old and they had her since she was a pup.  Their daughter, who is now in college, was 4 when they got her and she was devastated. 

 

We were told Cuddles had been found in a lake by the fire dept. and taken the dog to Hawthorne.    The man said he had called the pound right away looking for her but they said she wasn't there.  He said he didn't know to call Hawthorne.  Luckily he decided to go to the pound and talk to the staff there today.  They told him that a rescue group had taken a dog matching her description and they would call us.  What a great phone call to get!!  Nev immediately called the owner and it was a match.  They were so excited!  Jessica made arrangements to meet them and get Cuddles back to the family.  She said Cuddles was so excited to see her family.  Cuddles used up a few lives in the last few weeks.  Whew!!   

Shelter Update March 1-9, 2014 Whew!!

The last few weeks have been very busy at the shelter.  I didn't get a chance to update last week so here are the adoptions from March 1 and 2.  There were 11 dogs adopted which included Kennedy, Cindy, Sweetie, Murdock, Annie, Madison, Sammy, Maggie, Scout, Rudy and Malcom.  The nine kitties adopted were-Jinx, Mavis, Cash, Lex, Barney, Josie, Strawberry, Magee and Hope. 

This last weekend we had 25 adoptions!  The dogs adopted were Bridgette, Pele, JJ, Carly, Fran!, Tootsie!, Queenie, Camilla, Yoko, Paragon, Heidi, Glimmer, Victor, Bizzy, Flynn, Carly 2, Polly, Happy, Sissy, and Rocky.  The kitties were-Tara, Fabio, Sassie, Gus and Annalise. 

Trivia was great!!  It was a very fun night with 42 tables participating. Thank you to all who helped pull this off and to all the people that came to support the shelter.  We raised some much needed funds for the shelter.  As you can see below we can use it!

Nev did some amazing work pulling dogs and cats from the pound this week.  With a lot of help from people putting out pleas (thank you Lisa K2), fostering (many) and rearranging the shelter (thank you Danette, Anita, Sherry and Austin) she did not have to leave anyone behind.  It got a little hectic trying to juggle all of these animals and get them the vet care that many needed.  This is her list of what we took in this week: 

I took a 1-2 year old female short haired tabby named Nora.
(Possibly pregnant)

A 10 month old choc lab female named Amelia.  Fostered.

A probably 10 year or older red, male chow named Edwin.

A deaf, emaciated 3 year old white boxer named Leto. In foster.

Another deaf, white 2-3 year old boxer named Herc with a broken pelvis. Hit by a car. In foster. (Yes there are 2)

Yesterday from St Clair county I pulled 2 female- 5 week old lab mixes. The black
one is Salina and the brindle one is Marlene.

Also from there we got a choc and white border collie mix female named Kileen.
She's at Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital being treated for parvo.

A momma dog named Jezzy and her ten 6 week old puppies.

NOW FOR TODAY

From St Clair county I got a male, tan 10 week old shepherd/chow mix named
Rupert that has sarcoptic mange.

An 8 week old black lab mix female named Rainy.

A 2-3 year old shih tzu/ chi mix black and white female named ibby.

And a 4 year old yellow lab male named Otto. In foster.

I also pulled a 1-2 year old black mama cat with 5 babies. They are going into
foster.
I think that's all.....or at least I sure hope so. :)

Way to go guys!!!

The two deaf boxer boys.  Both came in at different times to the pound.  The one on the left, Herc, was hit by a car and has a fractured pelvis.  The one on the right, Leto, is emaciated.  

Since last week we took in quite a few animals that were sick or injured.  Some of those included: Sloan a pit pup with demodex mange, 9 shepard/husky mix pups and 5 came down with parvo (all made it!!), the two boxer boys, BB a shepard mix that was hit by a car and has a fractured pelvis-on cage rest, A pretty aussie mix with two golf ball size bladder stones that required surgery-doing well, a pup with parvo from the pound-doing well, a black and white kitty with a leg injury, a 110 pound St. Bernard with larangeal paralysis-he went into respiratory distress and died on the way to the E Clinic, and Buddy a shep mix with a injured leg that had to be amputated-in foster. 

Here is an update of the ones I posted that were sick or injured a few weeks ago.


Gave heartworm treatments to Bouzer, Clarice, Viper, Ace and Travis-all big dogs with heartworms at $3.50 a pound. All are doing well.
Had emergency surgery on Sable with a prolapsed rectum-she is doing great and gets her stitches out Monday. 
Got treatment to try to save Bart, a shihtzu, eye.  Check up today and his eye does not have to be removed.  Vision may be poor but it is healing. 
Had a final check on Polly for a broken hip and pelvis-all healed.  ADOPTED!!
Had 2 vet trips and surgery for the momma beagle with 7 babies to rule out an obstruction.
Gave fluid and antibiotic therapy to the momma beagle. Momma is doing fine now. 
Bought puppy formula to bottle feed 7 beagle babies.  Only 2 of the babies are still with us. 
Got treatment for a dobie pup with parvo. He didn't make it.
Giving treatment now for GiGi with parvo. Gigi is doing great!
Treated 5 dogs for kennel cough.  All are doing fine.
Treated 4 cats for upper respiratory infections. Doing fine.
Treated Sherbet for a severe skin infection. She is looking better!
Took Brice to Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital after he had a seizure. He has epilepsy.  On medication and in a foster home.  Doing great!

Ruby's Journey Very Graphic!!

RUBY

     We received a call from Animal Control that a dog had been picked up in Mitchell, IL on New Years Day.  Some kids had been walking and smelled something bad.  They found a very emaciated dog with her front leg severed in a ditch.  They called the police who then called Animal Control to pick her up.  Due to her severe injuries it was discussed that maybe she should be put down but thanks to a very caring AC officer she was saved.  We got the call about Ruby and took her to Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital.  She was in shock and very cold.  Her blood count showed she was severely anemic due to blood loss.  She had to be stabilized first before any surgery could be done to remove the leg and infection.  Due to the low blood count it was too risky to put her under.  The next Monday her leg was removed and Ruby went to a foster home to heal.  Within a week she had gained 8 pounds and was doing great.  It was a miracle she survived.   

 

So what happened to Ruby for her leg to be missing?  A reward was offered for anyone to come forward with information.  A report was filed with the Madison County Sheriffs' Department but to date no one has any information.  The unthinkable that someone could do this to a dog is a little hard to stomach.  There has been a similar case in New York recently. 

 

 http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/2014/01/02/ruby-severed-leg-mitchell-illinois-vet-bills-reward/4297585/

 

http://www.bnd.com/2014/01/07/2993437/looks-intentional-kids-find-stray.html

 

The outpouring of caring and concern was just amazing.  All the well wishes and support for Ruby was wonderful.  Slowly but surely she got better and started acting like a happy dog again.  Ruby got a second chance at life thanks to the caring of a lot of people.  The New Year started out with a bang and hasn't slowed down!  Thanks to all who helped Ruby with donations and care.  Thank you to Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital for always being there to help our sick and injured animals.  Thank you Jessica for a great foster home for Ruby to heal.  Good job everyone!!

Ruby rescued and on her way to the vet.

 Ruby at Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital

 After surgery at her foster home

 

Ruby on the road to recovery 

 Playing and happy with her foster family kid!

 

 Ruby all ready for adoption!

 

 

 

ADOPTED!!  Look at that smile!

Shelter News Feb. 17-23, 2014



Ruby Adopted!



Fantastic adoption weekend!  There were 31 adoptions this weekend!  Look who got adopted this weekend-Ruby!!  Ruby was the pittie girl that was found with her leg severed.  In spite of a reward offered, no one came forward to  give any information on what happened. So glad to see Miss Ruby smile.  Thank you to her wonderful foster mom, Jessica for helping with her recovery.

The dogs adopted this weekend were :  Blackberry, Nikki, Duke, Max, Bear, Ruby, Shiloh, Maggie, Blue, Sukie, Beltran, Athena, Prarie, and Angus.  The cats were:  Rosie, Cookie, Tessa, Pesto, Quinta, Josie, Sunshine, Dreamy, Sadie, Chloe, Chip, Singn, Bella, Simon, Banks, Runky and Brandy. Several dogs went into foster homes and several on trial.  Good weekend.  Thanks to all who donated bleach last weekend and alcohol donations for the booze barrel for Trivia this weekend.

The 5th annual Wash, Wag and Wiggle Dog Wash at Four Muddy Paws in Edwardsville was a huge success.  We washed 119 dogs in a 5 hour period.  Thank you to Jenn for all her help getting this done as well as Katie Hughes.  Thank you to all who came and helped. I know I was tired that night.  Thanks to the generosity of Four Muddy Paws much needed funds were raised.  Everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather, eats and wine.  Wang Gang brought some delicious food.  Thanks to all who donated food and drinks for the event. I have never seen so many big dogs at one place in my life!  Clean dogs too!

It seems to be raining puppies here at the shelter.  We took in 3 very cute chi mix pups from the pound this week.  Our very pregnant beagle had 7 babies.  Mom and babies are doing well.  We also took in 9 Shepard/husky mix pups this weekend from the pound.  Earlier in the week we got a lab mix momma and her one baby.  There is also a 4 month old dobie pup and hound pup fresh out of the pound.  Our pretty brindle momma and babies are doing fine this week.  We also have a litter of 11 pittie pups that should be ready for adoption soon.  I am a little nervous about kitten season fast approaching although it seems we have had kittens pretty much all winter.  If anyone is interested in fostering some pups please fill out a foster home application on our website.

Polly the shepherd is doing well and will be getting checked for her broken pelvis this week.  Brice our big pointer boy has been having seizures and had an emergency run to the vet today.  Doing better tonight but will need anti seizure meds.  Sherbet the little bald pup is feeling much better after several days on antibiotics and prednisone.  She also got a great medicated bath and got all that dead skin off.  Heartworm treatments are continuing and more will be treated this week.  We have 8 being treated. 

March 8th is our Trivia Night at the St. Gregory's Armenian Hall in Granite City.  You can sign up on line on our FaceBook page at Partners 4 Pets or the website at www.partners4pets.petfinder.com.  Tables of 8 are $120.00.  Beer and soda is included.  There will also be a silent auction, raffle for a 55" Television, 50/50 drawing and lots of attendance prizes.  Please come and support the shelter.  Have a good week.  Lisa McCormick, Director