A very nice week. Good adoptions, nice foster homes, rescues from the pound-all is well! Thanks to everyone who helped to make it possible to rescue these animals. It is a very long list of people and each one does their part to help. It might be for a few hours but every minute helps another animal out of the pound and into a new home. Each person has something to contribute and I appreciate every ones effort.
Thanks to every ones effort we found homes for 18 dogs and cats this week. Dog adoptions for this week were: Diamond, Francine, Roddy!!, Sabina, Hersey, Pistol. Christian, Clint, Xena, and Shotzey. Kitties were much better this week with adoptions for Willa, Simon, Evan, Tayla, Bear, Jade, Valerie and Trudy. A grand total of 18 adoptions. Diego and Camilla went on a trial. We were able to pull 7 from the pound last week and have several tagged at the pound to come to us this week due to good adoptions and foster homes. Nikki, Rocky and Gizmo went to a foster home.
Gizmo has been at the shelter for so long. I really don't know why. He is so cute and a sweet dog. He really looked down in the dumps. While our shelter is nice it is not meant for the dog or cat to stay for a long time. Sometimes we get some that stay with us for a while and that is why foster homes are so important. On Friday, Joan came and spruced Gizmo up with a beautiful groom job. He felt so much better. Then Sue started talking about taking him home. He couldn't wait to get out of the shelter and hopped right in the back seat. Off he went with Sue for some home cooked meals. I think his first meal was chicken and dumplings. Sue says he is doing great and a very good house guest. Thanks Joan and Sue for making his day! We have about 9 dogs that have been at the shelter for at least 4 months and could really use a foster home.
Diamond was a rescue that came to us with Parvo. She was very sick and I wasn't sure she would make it. She is a tough little cookie and after 4 days she began to finally feel better. Today she got adopted by a family with a little girl that wanted a friend. Diamond will be in heaven.
As soon as Killian the little Pom is feeling better he will be going to a foster home too. He had a rough go of it the last few days with a terrible upper respiratory infection with a touch of pneumonia. He has been getting breathing treatments and I'm glad to say tonight he is much better.
Kelsey Mae came up positive for heartworms. I really wasn't too surprised given the shape she was in when we got her. I saw her today and she is a different dog. She has life in her eyes and has gained at least 8-10 pounds. She is a happy girl. As soon as she gets a little more weight on we will start her heartworm treatment. Rebecca, her foster mom, reports she is doing great at her house and will stay there during her treatments.
Tom took our van and updated the phone number, 540-PETS, on the side of the van. Take a look next time you see it. It looks great. He also checked the oil and got it changed. Thank you Tom!!
Several of P4P people went to the open house at the new St. Louis Co. Animal Control building. We have been working with them at the Seven Hills facility for at least 7 years and the changes they have made is amazing. In the last two years, under the direction of Becky Smail, the difference is night and day. Their attitude is about helping the animals out of AC into rescue or adoption. This new building will help them even more to take care of the animals, do adoptions, provide medical care, work with rescues and further reduce their euthanasia rates. It was really exciting to see this new building and I want to thank them for all their hard work to make this happen. Good job!!
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