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Tuesday Morning September 18, 2018
Gem of the Day: "If you can't fly then
run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't
walk then crawl, but whatever you do you
have to keep moving forward."
~ Martin Luther King, Jr. ~
This is an update
on our little Hobbit,
currently
at the Animal Care Center of Plainfield, a 24 hour
Emergency Care Hospital in Plainfield Il
14411 S. Rt. 59
Plainfield, IL 60544
(815) 436-8387
7 year old "Hobbit" was found
in a box with wounds to his hind quarters
and legs. (Open wounds with live maggots
crawling in them). His core body temperature
was only 93. It is now up to 99.9 which is
within normal range!
His glucose was down
to almost zero when
we brought him in
and it too, is back
in
normal range.
He is probably going to need to stay at least
one, possibly two more nights at the ER as
he is having trouble keeping his temperature
up. He chills easily. His infected wounds
still need IV antibiotics as well.
After he gets out of the Emergency Hospital,
as soon as he is well enough, his teeth must be cleaned and he is probably going to lose
several of them. They are hand feeding him
soft wet food as his teeth hurt too much
for anything else. Then his normal vetting
begins which runs about $1500.00 with quarantine
and that in depth dental.
We have two matching
challenges for little
Hobbit.
First, from Linda
Venezia at cam159227@aol.com
we have this challenge
for $200.00. Is there
anyone who can match
her so we can take
care
of little Hobbit?
<Robin- from me,
Molly Marie and Anabelle
Gia: A matching challenge
of $200 for precious
Hobbit!????
Linda Venezia>
And from the Sunshine
State of Florida,
we
have this challenge
from Deborah Berger
at
normetski@aol.com,
and her Bichon, Boris
Berger.
<Robin, please issue a $100.00 challenge
for Hobbit. He needs all of us.
Deborah>
So that's where we
are. Saving one precious
life at a time.
(It's what YOU do
best!)
All My Love, Robin
~~~
His testicles and
hind quarters were
infested
with maggots. They
are infected and
inflamed.
He is in pain.
He's trying so hard.
His blood glucose
numbers
were almost zero.
Now they are up to
70.
Maximum and minimum
blood glucose levels,
should ideally be
between 100 and 250
mg/dL.
He seems to be saying
"Thank You"
to Julie for saving
him.
For them to be able
to work on him to
get
him stabilized, in
ICU, he needs our
help.
I can hardly stand
it to come and ask
you
again for help, but
this little guy just
wasn't in our plan
when last we typed.
This is the estimate for the next 24 hours
of care for Hobbitt
for $703.15.
(The vet told me
she thinks he will
need
48 hours of care
but her computer
only lets
her give an estimate
for 24 hours.)
So we are looking
at about $1500.00
to try
to pull him through.
From Sara Rhodes
(Pace):
Sara Rhoades <pacess4@att.net>
wrote:
Hi Robin
I am sending you
a picture of a Bichon
or
a Bichon mix. He
looks from the pic
to be
on the small side.
He was found as a
stray
and someone left
him in an open crate.
He
is urine stained,
has severe flea dermatitis
with open wounds
on his legs, tail
and buttocks,
along with MAGGOTS
crawling all over
his
wounds and bottom.
Thank you for letting
me put a hold on
him and he is going
to need
vetting, labs, grooming,
neuter, dental,
quarantine, and God
knows what else!
Our
rescue pups have
been needing so much
lately
and costing so much
! We rarely get a
rescue
that hasn't been
neglected, abused,
sick
or malnourished.
It is so sad.. some
days
I can barely stand
it! Some days I ask
my
self, Sara, why do
you keep doing this?
All
the sadness, heartbreak
and anger at the
people who did this
to these poor babies.
Well, I will tell
you why I do, because
if
I don't than who
will? If we say,
"oh
someone else will
do it" then
what happens
to these innocent
souls? I have made
a promise
to help them, so
they can find love,
trust
and a happy forever
home . Yes, being
a volunteer,
foster, donor is
what I am, through
sad,
heartbreaking and
happy situations!
I am
a Small Paws Volunteer
and thank God everyday
that we have this
organization!
Thanks you Robin
for starting such
an unbelievable
rescue! You not only
are my friend but
have
been my mentor! You
take many dogs that
many
would not!
I just want to say
that I feel so blessed
to be a part of this
great organization!
With Love Sara
I am here and will
issue matching challenge
donations for this
precious little dog
that
looks like a cross
between a Bichon
and a
bunny. Our precious
little Hobbitt.
All My Love, Robin
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