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.