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Small Paws is offering a "Share the Love"
adoption fee special, through December 31, 2009
All adoption fees through that date will be 50% off!
To adopt a Bichon 7 years old or under the adoption fee will be $75.00.
To adopt a senior Bichon, 8 years old or older the adoption fee will be $37.50.
Let's "Share the Love" and get some of these babies into loving homes!

Wednesday Morning December 16, 2009

Gem of the Day:
"Look, Daddy. Teacher says, every time a
bell rings an angel gets his wings."
~Memorable quotes from "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) ~


"Jingle B."
Jingle's Bells are just not working.
He was like a model for Murphy's Law. If it could go wrong, it did go wrong for this little guy. Scroll down to see why he was out of options in a shelter in Florida, before Small Paws came to his aid. Now, he needs a bladder stone removed, as well as several rotten teeth pulled. All of his vetting is estimated to run between $1000.00-1200.00. He is in pain and we need to help him as soon as we can.



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Click on the Bichon puppy to see page 2 of the Small Paws Rescue Newsletter, including fostering and adoption information.

Dear Small Pawsers,

Welcome to the newest members of our Small Paws Rescue Online Newsletter!

Especially to those of you who saw us on Fox and Friends, last Friday. Welcome!

If you missed our last newsletter, here it is.
http://www.smallpawsrescue.org/newsletters/images/dec0909.html

Thanks for all of your well wishes last week, when SPR appeared on the Fox News Network in NYC!

Many thanks to Bill Adam and Randi, who hosted me during my stay.

And thanks to Deborah Berger and her Bichon Boris, and to Bonnie Margolis and her Bichons Rosie and the scene stealing, serial Bichon waver, Gabriel!

And thanks to Joe Ceniccola, foster Dad of "Giovanni" and to Joanne Raus, the Team Leader to the Northeast, and my right hand during all of this!

Everyone at Fox News was just lovely to us!

We met Judy Laterza, who is the Executive Assistant to the Chairman at FOX News Network. She really loves what we do!

Ok! Here are some pictures behind the scenes as well as the segment that was shown on Friday morning!

Fox & Friends Co-Host, Steve Doocy, and Your's Truly, in the green room of Fox News in New York City. Steve is a VERY nice guy who loves dogs!


Here we are backstage in the green room. Bonnie Margolis holds Gabriel,
(the now "world famous" Bichon waver) while Rosie made her self comfortable in the chair.

If you missed it, click here to see Small Paws Rescue on Fox & Friends
on the Fox News Network in NYC, as well as several more
behind the scenes pictures!!

Ok, back to the Bichon Business at hand!

Down in Tarpon Springs, Florida, we have a little guy named Jingles.

He really seemed to be falling apart at the seams, literally, after a previous surgical incision had come open at the shelter where he was a guest of the county.

Maybe his medical issues are the reason why he ended up in the shelter.

The shelter repaired the incision that came open, but they really couldn't help him anymore than they did.

If we hadn't taken him, he would have assumed room temperature, if you get my drift, as he is not adoptable until his medical needs are addressed.

This is what Vicki Inglee, our Florida Co-Team Leader, tells us about Jingle. His bells aren't ringing too clear, right now.

He is presently at the:
Westlake Animal Hospital
39564 Us Highway 19 N
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
727-938-1575
Dr. Waterman is Jingle's vet.

Subject: Letter from Jingle's Vet
Date: 12/11/2009 2:36:13 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: vette99@tampabay.rr.com

"Jingle B" presented for an exam and quarantine boarding on 12/8/09.

Jingle has had a prescrotal urethrostomy surgery performed at some point in his life, meaning that an external urethral opening was made on his prepuce, so that urine will exit through this hole before it reaches the natural opening. This is most often done when a male dog has repeated urethral blockages from bladder stones. It provides a larger opening at a wider part of the urethra so that small stones are able to be voided with the urine rather than becoming lodged in the urethra.

According to the animal shelter's records, the surgical site had been traumatized and the urethra was protruding, so a repair was performed at the shelter. Jingle has external sutures and some inflammation around the surgical site but it urinating normally through the new opening.

A complete blood cell count, chemistry panel, and urinalysis were performed on Jingle. The chemistry panel was within normal limits. He has a moderately elevated white blood cell count, which could indicate infection or inflammation in his body. This could be due to periodontal disease, his recent surgery, a urinary tract infection, or other unknown cause. The urinalysis showed significant amounts of red and white bloods cells, indicating inflammation in his bladder. However, no bacteria were seen in the urine to indicate infection.

Editor's Note: This is what bladder stones look like. These came out of a Bichon, who is doing well today. Trying to get one of these to pass is sort of like trying to get a peanut to go through the eye of a needle.
A peanut with spurs.
(OK men, you can do this, don't leave us now.)

An abdominal x-ray was taken and a single mineralized bladder stone was visualized. This stone appears to be too large to be passed through the urethra, so will need to be removed surgically.

Based on his physical examination and lab work, Jingle needs a dental cleaning and a cystotomy (bladder stone removal). An approximate estimate for these two procedures is $1000-$1200.

Jingle needs your help. He hurts and doesn't understand why all of this has happened to him, and then, he found himself homeless to boot.

We're coming into the time of year when lots of people will be traveling to visit family and friends for the Christmas Holidays.

Of course, as you have witnessed over the past 11 years, this is when medical emergencies happen.

Jingle needs your help. If you can help him, this is how to do that,

I'm here and willing to issue matching donation challenges for this precious little boy, who still smiles despite everything that has come his way. Bless his little heart, and bless your's for helping him. All My Love, Robin

See vet bills paid so far in December of 2009,
totalling $9, 308.81

See Vet Bills Paid by Small Paws Rescue Inc.
For November of 2009 Totalling $37, 807.07

See Vet Bills Paid by Small Paws Rescue Inc.
For October of 2009 Totalling $34, 340.54



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"Small Paws Rescue Ebay is open! Christmas is fast approaching. I am listing new items every few days so check back often! Thanks, Patti"

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Date: 10/5/2009 3:49:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: glbruce@att.net

Now is the time to book your spot(s) for the holiday gift wrapping at Barnes & Noble Bookstores. They have everything you need already set up so it is very easy to do. They let you bring literature about SPR and have a donation jar. We have done it in San Antonio the last two years and got about $150 -$200 in donations (one year we also did it at the Borders). It is a lot of fun and a great way to let the public know about SPR. This is something that even one person can do, but the more the merrier. It is only for a few hours. If anybody has any questions, let me know.

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When I first saw this beautiful picture of Cheri Sisco's "Humphrey", I thought it was truly the epitome of what we do, and why we do it. I wanted to use this black and white picture of Humphrey, taken only days before his death due to congestive heart failure, to let those who may be new to Small Paws, know what we do and why we do it. Without Small Paws, Humphrey would have never known love. He would have died in a kill shelter, sick and alone. Because of Small Paws, and Cheri Sisco, he lived, he loved, and he smiled.

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