“Casey” Seabrook

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“Sydney” Irvin

Friday Evening, May 2, 2025

Dear Small Pawsers,

We have some wonderful matching challenges for Chevy and Ivanka.

First, from Mary Hurley, at fuffernut@yahoo.com, we have a very generous challenge for $2000.00 to be met in whole or in part.

Mary will match up to $2000.00! Mary, thank you so much for loving these Bichons, for so many years now!

“Hi Robin – please issue a challenge for $2000.00.

Mary” 

Is there anyone out there who wants to be a part of Mary’s challenge?

And from Joyce Jorgenson at joycepressley@aol.com, we have this most generous challenge for $1000.00 for Chevy and Ivanka!

Thank you so much Joyce. Thank you!

“I would like to make a matching donation of $1,000.00 in full or in part for our hurt little dogs because I know the Small Paws family steps up.”

Would anyone like to be a part of Joyce’s challenge?!

Next, my dear friend, Vicki Taylor, in North Texas has issued a challenge for $500.00, in honor of her beloved heart dog, Cruiser Taylor, whom she lost recently to cancer.

Cruiser was just one of those dogs who wraps his entire paw around your heart.

The day he left us was a sad one for everyone who knew him.

Vicki is currently fostering her 76th Small Paws® Rescue dog.

She’s been with us since the beginning.

The very first day Vicki met Cruiser.

One of her last days with him.

Is there anyone who can match Vicki in her memorial challenge for Cruiser?

Thank you Vicki, for ALL that you do!

Lastly, we have an update on little Chevy who had an “impaction”.

After two days of IV fluids for hydration, and canned dog food, HE WENT!

And it was mostly plant material, as they suspected. He was probably on the street for a while.

He’s still in the hospitalization ward, still on IV fluids, but he is going to make it!

His bill will be around $2000,00. Maybe a little more for an extra day of IV fluids.

That’s the news for now!

Thank you to the challengers and to anyone who can meet their challenges!

All My Love, Robin

Dear Small Pawsers,

We have the following matching donation challenges for Chevy and Ivanka!

What is a Matching Donation Challenge?

First, from my sister-friend, Barbe VonNetzer at forest0000@aol.com, in OKC, OK, we have this challenge for $100.00. Thank you Barbe and Randy!

“Hey Rob, just ready your email Lordy !! I want to issue a $100 challenge towards these pups.. please do that for me. Good luck! Xo Barb”

And from Kim Keogh at kkeough@challiance.org we have this matching challenge for $250.00! Thank you so much Kim!

“For dogs described in the 5/2 fundraising email. $250.00 challenge. Thanks for saving Chevy! Kim”

And from Judy DeAngeles, at judyadea@gmail.com, we have this matching challenge for $300.00! Thank you Judy! I hope that someone is blessed enough to match you!

“Hi Robin,

They are all cute and need the help of SPR. I will issue a $300 challenge. Judy”

So that’s where we are now.

Thank you all for supporting this Magnificent Obsession we call Small Paws® Rescue!

All My Love, Robin

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Friday Morning, May 2, 2025

Dear Small Pawsers,

Welcome to our newest subscribers! We hope you enjoy hearing about the Bichons and the people who love them!

Wednesday night, we learned of a 2 year old male Bichon mix in a shelter near Dallas.

“Chevy” was scheduled to be euthanized at 11:00 A.M Thursday, YESTERDAY for medical issues above and beyond their capabilities.

He was already IN THE EUTHANASIA ROOM. Oh My God have mercy.

Chevy has an impaction of some sort. Basically, he’s seriously constipated.

Yesterday, one of our long time volunteers, Thomas Goebel, drove to the shelter, and took Chevy to one of our City View vets.

Chevy has a microchip. The shelter tries to reach his owners but to no avail.

The vet called me yesterday afternoon.

His hair is matted close to the skin. His back end is red, inflamed and sore. She said he has a large piece of stool that he needs to pass, but it’s too dry.

They took new x-rays to see if it had moved any since the day before. They will take more x-rays, today.

They put him in Hospitalization with continuous IV’s for rehydration. And, they are feeding him canned dog food.

They said he is matted to the skin and has been on the streets for some time. They said that impactions like this are usually caused by a dog eating plants, because of the their being no food available.

The estimate to pull him through this is for between $1500.00-$2000.00. This will include his 10 days of quarantine.

This was about as close as it gets to one losing their life, if not for Small Paws® Rescue.

Next, we have a 15 month old female, also near Dallas. “Ivanka” came to us because her owner was very ill and could no longer care for her.

(PLEASE do not ask about adopting her yet. We are dealing with a serious Cardiac issue now.)

Ivanka came into rescue with an odd 3rd heart beat. It’s an irregular heartbeat. Our primary care vet found it and we cancelled her appointment to be spayed.

We have an appointment with the Cardiologist at MedVet Grapevine.

In order for them to do an Exam, Echocardiogram, and basic blood work, it will be $1800-2000.

That’s just the estimate for the diagnostics.

So for both Chevy and Ivanka, we need to raise right at $4000.00. (It’s always at the high end of the estimate, it seems.)

Plus, we’ve taken in 3 dogs in the last 2 days.

We have “Barely In Time Chevy” from the shelter, one is coming in from Florida, and one just came from Ohio.

Abby is a 15 month old “Teddy Bear” (1/2 Shih Tzu and 1/2 Bichon). She came to us when her owner went into a memory facility, and is no longer able to care for her.

Their family had her in boarding for 4 weeks.

We were contacted by the adult son, who now has Power of Attorney for his mom.

Abby is very sweet and will be up for adoption soon in Northern Ohio.

So, that’s where we are.

I’m here and will issue all Matching Donation Challenges.

Help is needed.

All My Love, Robin

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