Partners4Pets: 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.