Poppies, Pansies, Petunias?

We got a note from one of our volunteers this week.  Many of our volunteers bring their friends and family into volunteering or raising money for FBRN.  Here's one example:

"My niece, Ashley, hand makes these beautiful flowers and sells them on Etsy.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/earthangel02?ga_search_query=earthangel02&ga_search_type=seller_usernames

They can have various attachments such as pins or hair clips. For ever three orders that mention "Frenchies" Ashley will make a flower donation to FBRN to go towards an auction or sale! Order up! Holidays are right around the corner!!!

She also takes custom orders!"

There you have it!  Pretty accoutrements for your hatpin, headband, earwarmers, lapels, and what have you!  And if you mention Frenchies when you buy you'll be helping plump FBRN's pockets!

Thanks, Ashley!

The Frog Princess 

TEX RITTER FOUND!

Tex was found late last night running on a road.  The Good Samaritan who found him took him home with her, and he slept in her bed last night!
As soon as she left work she took Tex to the vet to be scanned, and he is back home now.
Whew! 
This calls for treats all around, declares
The Frog Princess

MISSING FBRN GRADUATE, AUBURNDALE FL

 

FBRN graduate Tex Ritter is missing in Auburndale FL.  He is not wearing tags.  He was last seen Monday night when his family put him out into their unfenced yard at approximately 9.30 pm.  The home is less than 1000 feet from the intersection of Old Lake Alfred Road and Stadium Rd.  

If you have friends in the Auburndale area, please ask them to watch for Tex, who is a puppy mill survivor, and not accustomed to life outside the mill or a home setting. He may be hiding under shrubs or near building foundations.  

Please spare a good thought for Tex Ritter, and if you can help, please do!

phone:  863-224-5443

 

Cheyenne with Binkie

One of our commenters wanted to see a photo of Cheyenne with her blanket.  Your wish being our command, herewith the photo:

Obediently yours,
 The Frog Princess

Anybody Wanna See Puppy Pictures?

Last week a Frenchie girl was surrendered to FBRN.  She'd been found a month or so ago by a Good Samaritan who papered his town with posters and advertised and did all the things he had to do to find the Frenchie's owner.  No luck.


This is Destin.  We think she looks sad.  

It was hard to know how long she'd been out on the streets.  She was filthy, emaciated, terrified, and she was simply a pitiful vehicle for parasites, inside and outside.  But, thank god, no heartworm.


This is Destin in the midst of surgery.  


Last week the Good Samaritan looked us up and surrendered her.  Her foster mom named her Destin, for a pretty town in Florida.

On Destin's first visit to the vet, her foster mom pointed out that Destin was funny-looking.  We worried that she was full of worms--which she was--but who'd've guessed that she was full of puppies--which she also was!


This is the first male puppy, a brindle.  There were 3 boys and 3 girls.

At least four little puppy skulls and tiny bodies were swimming around inside this girl!  That's quite a cargo for a dog who was emaciated and homeless for at least a month of her pregnancy.  We were worried for her.

 Second and third puppies:  a pied girl and another brindle boy.


But the vets and staff at Coral Veterinary Clinic were wonderful, and our volunteer got plenty of advice from our breeder volunteers about how to make Destin comfortable and how to know when it was time.  And this morning, it was time!

We wish you could have been reading the volunteer email list this morning.  Rarely has there ever been such tension, excitement, joy and delight amongst our volunteers.


A chubby little pied girl!  Can you see her curly tail?

Destin is doing very well!  Four of the puppies are doing very well.  Two of the puppies are not doing as well as the others, so we are keeping a good thought for them.  We don't know whether they are all Frenchie.  They all have little curly corkscrew tails, so maybe not.


 We heard everyone in the clinic except the receptionist came in to help with the babies!



We hope you will join us in sending good thoughts and well-wishes to the puppies and their mamma!  And while you are at it, please send some warm wishes to the volunteer who signed up to foster one dog, and wound up with seven!

A little morsel of life.  An "item of mortality."  Wish her luck.

Thanks again to everyone at Coral Veterinary Clinic!  If you'd like to send a donation to help with the costs of delivery and the babies' needs as they grow, you can go to our PayPal link and tell us it's for Destin and her babies in the little box for comments on your checkout page.

What an accomplishment for Destin, bringing all these puppies into the world, even without prenatal care and even though she was starving herself.

Mom and babies: Two brindle boys, one pied boy, 3 pied girls.

Amazing that they all survived, marvels

The Frog Princess

Cheyenne Summer

While summer winds down across the nation, Cheyenne Summer is just winding up!  She's growing accustomed to life inside a house after years of producing puppies.  Her foster mom loves her!

"Cheyenne had her spay stitches removed yesterday and my vet pronounced her to be in excellent health.  Her ear/yeast infection is rapidly clearing and is expected to be gone within the week.  Her foot yeast infection is also responding well to the medicine and the related stains are fading.  She has neither type of mange and with a good diet, her coat is starting to shine.  She doesn't like her teeth brushed, LOL.

It has been rewarding to see this dirty, cowering little dog come out of her shell.  She loves people -- all people -- and greets visitors at the door with her entire little bottom wagging.  She has learned not to jump on them and we've been working on hand signals and she's learned sit and stay, but her "stay" doesn't last long.  She loves my husband and will ignore me to snuggle with him when he comes home from work.  When he's not there, she follows me all day long and doesn't like it if I'm out of her sight. 

She gets along extremely well with both of my English bulldogs and she and my male play constantly.  Her only problem with other dogs is that she hoards toys and guards them.  She snarls and growls and pretends to snap, but this is only posturing and she never tries to bite or fight.  I am working on this by telling her "NO" and taking her toys away for a short time.  It's working.  She has no food aggression whatsoever and doesn't care if I put my hands in her dish while she's eating.  If she does finish first, she tries to steal food from my other dogs.  I watch this carefully and let her know it's not okay.  My dogs aren't food aggressive, but if she goes to a family where they are, this might be a small problem.  I feed her last so they all finish pretty much together, but it's hilarious to watch them run to the other's bowl to see if they left anything.

Adoptee applicants should be made aware that she has one funny little quirk.  She likes to suckle blankets - all blankets.  Whether it's a blanket on the bed, couch, or laundry, she will steal them, bring them to the middle of the living room rug, scratch and place them until she makes a binky type wrinkle and then suckles.  She had blankets everywhere and I tried giving her baby receiving blankets, but she doesn't like those.  She wants REAL blankies.  So, I took an old blanket and cut it up and put the pieces all around the house and this satisfies her blanket cravings.

She's doing very well with potty training and always goes to the door, but doesn't make any noise, so I have to be vigilant.  If she does go, it's right in front of the door and not her fault.  I don't know how to make her bark or scratch.  Hopefully this will come in time.  I don't think she will go in her crate, but she's in it so seldom I don't know for sure.  She spent so much time in a cage, I don't have the heart to put her in it.  She sleeps on our "doggie" couch behind a baby gate and loves it.

I give nightly wrinkle sponge baths to my bulldogs and Cheyenne gets hers also.  She loves them.  Today she gets her first real bath since her stitches are now gone.  With her temperament, I know she will love this too."

The blanket suckling may be from having been taken from her own mom too soon.  We once knew a kitten rescued as a tiny little kitten who would suckle on any exposed skin you left lying around on the couch or bed.  The toy guarding may have to do with puppies that were taken from her.  It's hard to know.  But she's a dog who has learned very quickly, and so what if she has some funny little quirks?  As long as she doesn't swallow any fabric, it's a harmless compulsion.

It's not like she's staying up all night buying stuff on QVC or sniping French bulldog collectibles on eBay.  Not that we'd know anything about that, hurriedly adds

The Frog Princess

Triple scoop!

What's your favorite Frenchie flavor?  Here we have Darwin (brindle), FBRN grad Maggy (fawn), and Harvey (fawn pied).

One of our volunteers dog-sat for another foster mom who was out of town over the Labor Day weekend.

She sent this photo and said:
"We are in Frenchie Bliss this holiday weekend. Darwin is in our company while J is back east for the weekend. Harvey, Darwin and our Grad Maggy are enjoying each other and a little couch time in the attached pic. Darwin is a doll. He is truly a six year old puppy, just sweet as can be."

Chocolate caramel swirl, butter pecan and dulce de leche?

We'd like a waffle cone with a scoop of each! screams

The Frog Princess

What's It All about, Alfie?

Well, here's a tale of sorrow and woe.  And then happiness!  And then some more sorrow.  And then hope!

Alfie's first people thought Frenchies were outside dogs, so Alfie spent the first few years of his deaf life on a rope tied to a tree.  People--do not make the mistake of imagining that a Frenchie is an outdoor dog. A Frenchie is not an outdoor dog.  In our opinion, no dog is an outdoor dog and certainly no dog should ever live outside tied to a rope, lest something truly horrific along the lines of this (warning, graphic and sad)* should happen, but since no one asked us, we'll keep that to ourselves.


When his first family was persuaded to give Alfie to a rescue, he was placed in a home with children.  His family absolutely adored him, but Alfie was wont to nip at the children.  With regret, but knowing they were doing the right thing for Alfie and their family, his adopters surrendered Alfie to us.

We know the boy is deaf or hard of hearing.  We suspect he has hydrocephaly, on account of the domed head and widespread eyes.  He reminds us in that way of Mr. Gibbs, who has become a well-known boulevardier and obedience school graduate in his hometown in New Jersey.

The vet says that he shows no significant neurological symptoms, so we are happy about that--the eyes are a little offset, but his vision appears to be ok.


A procedure got some press several months ago when a  pediatric surgeon from the Mayo Clinic helped out in a surgery on a hydrocephalic French bulldog puppy, did you see that?  Very interesting!

Alf may have some hearing loss and he may be a bit wall-eyed, but he's a superior snuggler, he is potty trained and he already knows some commands.  What he really needs is to overcome all those months in the backyard, get some confidence and learn some socialization.  He should be fine and at the head of his class in obedience school in no time!

We find those single quotation mark eyebrows strangely mesmerizing confesses

The Frog Princess

*It appears that there is a movement afoot to legislate against tethering in High Point, NC, according to this article
For more information on the anti-chain/tethering movement and where you can find out about laws being considered in your state, see this page on the the Dogs Deserve Better website.

Who Doesn't Love a Rubber Chicken?

Pippi Longstocking is a newcomer to FBRN.  Her spinal surgery didn't have the hoped-for results, so she's looking for a special adopter who can handle the needs that come with a partly paralyzed frogdog.

We hear the girl has so much energy there is just no slowing her down--even without a working pair of back legs.

Her favorite thing?  A rubber chicken.

We ourselves love a good rubber chicken and a pair of Groucho glasses.  These are the two best novelty items ever invented, in the informed opinion of

The Frog Princess

Kees, Kees! Hug, Hug!

Heavens above!  Once more the skies have opened and the gods are pitching Frenchies at us like little big-headed, bug-eyed lightning bolts.  75 Frenchies since June 23rd.  Of those, about a third were from just 3 states: 13 were from Texas, 9 from Florida, 6 from New Jersey.  My friends!  It is madness around here!

One of our devoted foster parents got the call that a stray Frenchie, nearly hairless from allergies and skin infections,  but well-behaved, was in danger of being euthanized at a local shelter.  She donned her cape and rescue boots and golden lariat and off she went!  Here's what she had to say about her new foster, Kees:

"I went to pick up Kees at a County Humane Shelter about 1 hour from my house. He had been seen as a stray in town for a while and was picked up by Animal Control and held at their Shelter for 7 days but no one came looking for this pretty Pied boy! He was micro chipped  but the chip has never been registered.  He has severe allergies for starters. He has a cough, a runny nose, an eye infection and needs to be at least 28 lbs or so, he is 20 lbs and in some places his spine pokes through his skin. What can I say about the odor??? Stench!!!

My husband is a good man! We took his brand new truck so we would have room behind the seat for a kennel for Kees. It is in the 90's here and Kees was hot so we turned on the air but it would have been easier with the windows open! My husband is now outside trying to air out his new car! I am sure Kees is not housebroken, he looks like a back yard dog to me!!! He even has a bald spot from some collar. I know I should have waited until he sees our Vet tomorrow, but we could not breathe, so we have given him 2 baths with some Oatmeal shampoo I use on Vinnie, the water in the tub was mud.

We were not planning on fostering right now, we are going away in 2 weeks on vacation and again in October. He just needed to be brought into our Rescue.  He has a place to lay his skinny head for now. He seems sweet and knows language because when I talk to him he turns his head sideways to see what I am saying. We have tried all dog names known to men to see if that is his name? He is calm and friendly.

About the shelter: Amazing!!! Huge, brand new. Looked like a Hospital, large round reception desk, computers, Staff everywhere, amazing kennels for the dogs, about 300 of them! They told me they do euthanize but try to place as many with Rescues as they can! It was the prettiest shelter I have ever seen, Vet on Staff! Kees received his shots and was neutered before I could pick him up, no dog leaves there unfixed.

I walked him around our whole property to show him the horses and he followed me everywhere, came when called, went inside when told, is a dream on a leash!!! This dog had a home at one time.

Long letter but we can all be proud that we make room for Frenchies like this, out in the street, starving! He is not eating at all. I will ask our Vet for advise tomorrow."

Kees really did get lucky.  First to be picked up by such a lovely shelter, and then to be offered to rescue rather than euthanized!  We love to work with shelters, and we are so grateful when shelters will work with us!

That boy needs some food he isn't allergic to, stat!  We know we can find it--it might take a little while.  We found Kees a new foster mom--you can see photos of the handoff above.  No word about the condition of the new truck.  But that is dedication for you!  That is the kind of selflessness we see every day in FBRN, boasts

The Frog Princess

Darwin

Last month we brought you Rooster Cogburn, and it seemed impossible to us that the gods could send us any frog more fabulous.



And yet today we find that still more pulchritude has plopped upon our virtual porch.



This is Darwin.  Sure, Darwin might have been a better name for a beagle, but what's in a name?


Here's what his mom had to say about this giant  of the sciences:

"Darwin has been one of our easiest fosters. He is such an adaptable little guy. He is always so happy and has a big smile to prove it. He went to the vet today and everyone was just in love with him, and he did really great-- he was completely calm and even tried to give the vet kisses while he was looking in his eyes.

He listens very well and is always looking to see what we are doing and what he needs to be doing.
I would love his new family to be very patient with him. This seems to be the first time he has ever lived in a house and he is a very curious boy, so he often wants to explore the house--he looks under the bed, crawls under the coffee table, etc.




 His new family will need to treat him like a new puppy and teach him how to be loved by a family and how to live in a house! He is so sweet and good natured!  I know it will be easy for someone to love him!"

Easy? Easy?! Someone?  Someone?!  The entire reason humanity has evolved to this degree is in order to adopt and to adore a dog the likes of Darwin!

People will naturally leap to select this french bulldog, and if you are interested, you should make haste to apply for him as soon as he is available, goads

The Frog Princess

Hitchcock Comes Home

Poor Hitchcock!  He was having a lot of pain from a problem with his hip.  Now that he's had a Femoral Head Ostectomy he's feeling a lot better--running and playing already!  Maybe you remember, this is the guy who got hurt when he fell into the grease pit at a local auto garage?

Here are some photos from Hitchcock's time recovering at the vet's.  The first photo was Day 1 after surgery, still feeling a bit groggy.  You can see his big scar.

And here's a photo of Hitch with his favorite vet tech, Heather, just before his release from durance vile.  Well, maybe not so vile.  He had a chance to make good friends with a beautiful vet tech, how vile could it be?

And the little boy in the photos whose name is Tim was waiting to hear about his own dog, who was spending some time in ICU.  He had a Pringle's can with some change in it for the vending machine.  When he shared with the foster mom that he was going to use it to adopt Hitch, our foster mom said he should maybe save it for his own dog's bill.   Tim gave her a look and told her it was *his* money and he could spend it the way he wanted.

You tell her, Tim.

That's a kid after our own heart, declares

The Frog Princess

A letter from camp

Well, camping, anyway.  FBRN grad Nicolette, now called Edie, got to go camping earlier this month.


Do you think this thing has any fleas in it?

After seeing these pictures, we are thinking a weekend by the river would be very nice.  Very nice.

Here's the note her mom sent:  ""We went camping with the pup this weekend... We had so much
fun—she was great! And adorable, as you can see by these photos :)"

The Pacific northwest is really a great place to be if you like the out of doors.  And Edie looks like she has taken to it like a true Duck!

Or Husky.  Or Beaver.  Or Cougar, or whatever the hey your team may be!

Fun in the beautiful woods can wear you out, but you certainly do sleep well at night!

It's been far too long since we've enjoyed a nice angel on horseback--or s'mores, as we've heard them called--around the campfire.  It's time to get out in the forest! resolves

The Frog Princess

Rooster Cogburn

We hesitate to show you these photos for fear of the resulting avalanche of inquiries about him.  He's not yet on the website, but he will be next week.  He only just arrived in foster care yesterday.  Here's what his foster mom had to say about him:

 "Meet Rooster Cogburn, the newest foster at our house.  He arrived yesterday, full of himself, barking his head off at any other dogs he could see and just as sweet as pie with me.

 He is a big boy, nearly 30 pounds and has some manners that need to be brushed up on.   He is slowly getting used to the idea that the other dogs live here and he is a guest and so he is calming down, although he has not been formally introduced to anyone else.  He is a brindle pied boy with a black patch on his eye – thus the Rooster Cogburn name from True Grit – is utd on shots, HW preventative, and flea meds but needs to lose the family jewels.  That will be happening tomorrow morning. 

Rooster is a sweet boy and we will be introducing him slowly to individual members of our pack after a few days.  For now he is enjoying some time in a crate usually reserved for my oldest son’s Rhodesian Ridgeback, Gus, when he visits.  Rooster is going out with me on a leash, seems to have nice potty habits and has play time with me only right now – he LOVES the toy basket.  I’ll keep you posted on this doll."

Ladies and gentlemen, please try to contain yourselves.  We know that a face with this magnitude of mmm mmm Umm! is hard to look upon without doing that crazy stuff people do when something they want is due to be released.  We don't want to hear about anyone sitting in front of the computer in a lawn chair, getting food dropped off to them by friends and family, sleeping in a Sponge Bob Squarepants sleeping bag they swiped from their kids, just waiting for the moment they can apply for  Rooster Cogburn.  It's going to be just a little while, so you all can go on and go to work and be about your business and try not to think about him.

Meanwhile, we'll be foraging in the storage room looking for that Cinderella sleeping bag from a few years ago.  Yes, and a little cooler would be very useful, mutters

The Frog Princess

Shoeless Joe is Fine and Dandy!

We just got an email from Shoeless Joe's family!  The volunteer who received the email said:

" R and his wife adopted Shoeless Joe in Weston, MA earlier this summer. I'm happy to report that they LOVE him and feel like he is old family by now. He loves his new yard and loves his new people. I don't think we will be seeing Joe on the adoption page again! Home run for Joe--third time's a charm!

They are taking him to a very special surgery-only vet office that is around here. The place is called Vetcision and puts most human hospitals to shame. They just want to see if anything can be done for his esophagus and breathing problems so he can get excited and stay excited without having to take a break.

I'll keep everyone posted on Shoeless' vet visits. "

Oh, Shoeless Joe, how we have loved you from the first time we saw you! 
The boy has a hankering for the open road, and that's all there is to it.  We trust his new family can keep his feet from traveling now that Joe has entered his elder years. 

He's the cream in our coffee, the beef in our stew, the nubbin on the bulldog, oh Shoeless, we love you! from the poetaster of the day,

The Frog Princess

Gulf Coast 10: Here's Marshall

FBRN received ten little travelers this week in Texas.  Marshall was one of them.  He's a perfectly delicious redheaded lump of love.  Here's what his foster mom said about him:



"Marshall is a wonderful little boy. Very sweet and well behaved. Shy at first and pancakes to the ground when approached. Very cute because he is so excited he wiggles, but he is flat on the ground. At first I thought he might be feisty, but he just didn't like the other boys he came into rescue with. He is good with all my dogs (male and female) and with my cats.

He is crate trained and knows how to use a doggie door. We are working on marking in the house and he is wearing a bellyband for now. He had a neuter and dental with 2 teeth removed. He is on antibiotic and ear meds. He had some sort of skin condition and has some hair loss that is growning back. The anitbiotics he is on should help with that and we are monitoring it. He is learning to play with toys and is really so well mannered. I just cannot believe it. He will make someone a wonderful companion."


These dogs came to us when their breeder was hurt in a car wreck and couldn't care for the dogs as well as she'd like. 

By the way, have you gotten an eyeful of the new homepage this week?  Our webmaster really did herself proud.  We just love it! crows

The Frog Princess

Low Lifes Take Advantage of Frantic Owners

This weekend one of our recently adopted dogs was abducted in Florida and later returned for the reward money.  These kinds of abductions are increasing across the country.  However, for those owners who believe their dogs have simply gotten loose from a backyard thanks to a careless child, workman or gardener who didn't close the gate, there are options to help find lost pets.
These options include companies that claim they'll call all the neighbors and vets within a certain area.



Joi was abducted over the weekend and returned.




While some of these companies may be legit, here's an article on one guy who appears to be taking advantage of people's fear and grief.
Even in the midst of your anxiety over a lost pet, don't compound your problems by trusting just anyone.  Check with the Better Business Bureau if you can.  If it's not open when your pet goes missing, follow the directions on our website, and check out options advertising in your area when the BBB is available.
And think about putting a spring device like this one on your gates so they close quickly and securely, when careless children or workmen are going in and out.

The Frog Princess

People Food for Your Frog!

One of our readers suggested this article would go well with the Strange but True homepage on the French Bulldog Rescue Network site this week.
We agree!  All of these foods appear regularly in our diet and we are glad of it.  Bananas are a special favorite, but if you smear a bit of peanut butter on a bite of banana, we'll follow you anywhere proclaims
The Frog Princess

Ask Frog Princess: Does FBRN Pay for Pet Owners' ER Care?

Helene asks, "Does the French Bulldog Rescue Network ever help french bulldog owners who can't pay for medical emergency care for their pet Frenchie?"

Hello, Helene!

The short answer to your question is "No."  From time to time someone writes the website and asks for information on organizations that offer help to families in need and we send out this list that one of our volunteers found awhile ago now. We don't know if it is current.  Given the current economy, we hope that there are additional, possibly local, venues for assistance.

Adorable iMax looking for the right home.
 

The following was posted by the Arizona Animal Rescue Coalition

American Animal Hospital Association http://www.aahahelpingpets.org/ home/

"The heartbreak happens all too often a pet owner is unable to afford treatment and their sick or injured companion animal pays the price. If the owner is elderly, disabled or on a fixed income, the cost of care may be too much of a stretch for their pocketbook. Perhaps they have been victimized by crime, property loss or a job layoff and are experiencing a temporary financial hardship making it too difficult to afford pet care. And some animals, brought to clinics by Good Samaritans, don't have an owner to pay for treatment. Whatever the situation, the fact remains the same: When sick or injured animals are unable to receive veterinary care, they suffer. Through the AAHA Helping Pets Fund, veterinary care is possible for sick or injured pets even if they have been abandoned or if their owner is experiencing financial hardship."

Ouzo cuddles with a friend.

 Angels 4 Animals www.Angels4Animals. org

 "Angels4Animals, a non-profit organization and a program of Inner Voice Community Services, has a mission to serve as the guardian angel of animals whose caretakers find themselves in difficult financial situations. At Angels4Animals we believe that animal owners should not have to say goodbye to the animals that they love. Our work is accomplished in conjunction with veterinary clinics across the country, eager to assist as many animals, and their owners, as possible. Our services range from financial aid to complete treatment to those pets and pet owners in need."
 

 Care Credit www.carecredit.com

 A credit card company for health care, including veterinary care. "CareCredit, the leader in patient/client financing, has helped more than 3 million patients/clients get the treatment or procedures they needed and wanted. With a comprehensive range of plan options, for treatment or procedure fees from $1 to over $25,000, we offer a plan and a low monthly payment to fit comfortably into almost every budget."

Brinks and a boy.

 Help-A-Pet http://www.help- a-pet.org/ home.html "Our efforts focus on serving the elderly, the disabled, and the working poor. For lonely seniors, physically/mentally challenged individuals and children of working parents, pets represent much more than a diversion."
 

 IMOM http://www.imom. org "Mission Statement: Helping people help pets. To better the lives of sick, injured and abused companion animals. We are dedicated to insure that no companion animal has to be euthanized simply because their caretaker is financially challenged."

 The Pet Fund http://thepetfund. com/ "The Pet Fund is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit association that provides financial assistance to owners of domestic animals who need urgent veterinary care. Often animals are put down or suffer needlessly because their owners cannot afford expensive surgery or emergency vet visits. Companion animal owners must often make the difficult decision to put an animal down or neglect urgent medical needs because of the costs involved. The purpose of the Pet Fund isto work towards a future where decisions about companion animalmedical care need never be made on the basis of cost."

Albee finds a sunbeam.

 

United Animal Nations http://www.uan. org/lifeline/ index.html "The mission of LifeLine is to help homeless or recently rescued animals suffering from life-threatening conditions that require specific and immediate emergency veterinary care. We strive to serve Good Samaritans and rescue groups who take in sick or injuredanimals. In certain cases, LifeLine can also assist senior citizens and low-income families pay for immediate emergency veterinary care."

 Injury Specific:

HandicappedPets. com

http://www.handicap pedpets.com/ Articles/ help/
 
 Brand new boy Bucho

"From time to time, HandicappedPets. com recognizes a caretaker of handicapped pets that need some special attention, and a little extra help. There are those who are so selflessly dedicated to their animal families that they give up a little more than they can afford."
 

And that is the list we found a while ago on the Internet.  Of course, there may be local support organizations for people who are in economic straits, and the more determined to find them you are, the more likely it is that you'll find them.  
Earlier this week, ASPCA announced that with other animal welfare groups, The Gulf Coast Companion Animal Relief Program has been launched to help families whose lives have been crushed by the BP oil catastrophe to keep their pets.  This program covers routine health care for pets, including spay/neuter.

Madelyn Rose working the camera!

One option mentioned above for emergency care is the CareCredit card.  Some of our volunteers have used this credit card--which is very handy, because if you pay on time, the first year is interest-free--but they warn that a late payment can result in a high interest rate being applied to the remainder of the loan's payoff period.   It may make as much sense to use a standard credit card depending on your situation and ability to pay, but of course you should weigh the risks and benefits.

The Frog Princess

Lookit! Porter Post-Op! Now 100% Tumor Free!

Yesterday we gave you an update on Killian Red and today we have a photo of young Porter, post-op!

This is the boy who was flung in the yard to survive the Louisiana summer heat while his family went on vacay.

The tumor was benign!  Thank heavens, those needle biopsies can be wrong from time to time!  But his tumor is gone and so are a few of his teeth and some of his poor jawbone.  But look!  You can see his tongue instead of that enormous tumor.  Isn't that a pretty picture?  Porter is feeling fine as fish hair, as they like to say in some parts of the southern US, and he is looking so handsome! 

Thank you to all our generous supporters and sponsors for making his surgery possible. 

It won't be long before he's going to be prêt-à-porter and the day we start taking applications for him it's going to be worse than the basement wedding gown sale at Filene's.  You watch and see, foretells

The Frog Princess