Donations Needed for Special Needs Huskies

MaPaw Siberian Husky Rescue has some pretty special gimpies that need some pretty special care. In order to get that care, they need help getting some donations.

Callie is a 10 month old husky who suffers from horrible seizures. MaPaw is making sure that she’s receiving medicines to control these seizures, but she needs additional tests run to make sure the seizures aren’t being caused by an underlying problem.

Jasper was treated for heartworms, but then had a bad reaction to the treatment. His emergency medical care and after care have been very expensive, but well worth the cost of a gently kiss from such a handsome husky boy.

Dawkin is only 11 months old and going blind. His owners could not afford to have him treated, let alone evaluated, so he was relinquished to MaPaw. Thanks to the rescue, he received intraocular implants in both eyes and should have a long life of seeing his forever home parents, having fun, and enjoying the world.

All donations to MaPaw are tax deductable, so won’t you take a few moments to click on the link? The smallest amount means the biggest reward to a husky that needs medical care!

Please Help Lily

Poor Lily was hit with a lawnmower and her uncaring owner left her to suffer for a day without seeking help for her.

Lily is now in the loving care of the Humane League of Lancaster County and they have provided her with extraordinary medical care for her horrific wounds.

Due to copyright restrictions, I am unable to post her picture, but you can see Lily on their web site. If you scroll down, there is a form to print out, fill out and send in with your donation.

Please help this poor puppy get well again, and help her find a loving home where horrible things like this will never happen to her again.

Poor Maximus

I hope somebody sees poor Maximus for the beauty he is inside, and can’t see the one eye, and the fact that his former adopters (who returned him through no fault of his... they were clearly unprepared and unwilling to accept a husky as a husky and wanted Maximus to be something else) SHAVED HIM!!!!

Please... don’t shave a northern breed dog. Don’t shave them.... it doesn’t make them cooler, it makes them miserable, please, please DON’T SHAVE A NORTHERN BREED DOG!

Ok, now that I got that out of the way, if you want a sweet, patient, one eyed, now shaved and hopefully his fur will grow back Siberian Husky... please consider Maximus.

To see poor Maximus and learn how you can adopt this sweetheart with no fur, please go to the MaPaw blog and learn all about him.

Update on Raye!

Colleen has sent out an update on Raye, who could still use your donations. Things are certainly looking up for our special senior:

Hello all,

Some of you may remember the blind Sibe/Shep senior girl who was left tied to a bench in front of the New Rochelle, NY shelter on a cold winter's night...

Well, she had quite a few health issues and a real nasty run of bad luck but that's behind her now and she's quite the happy camper here ☺

She's doing so well, in fact, that her "wish list" will be posted to petfinders early next week.

Yes, this very sweet, easy going senior girl is now fully vetted, feeling good and ready to look to a happy future and her very own forever home.

Her blood work initially showed a number of abnormal values, low glucose being one of the most major concerns. This was brought under control though and day long tests a little over a week ago showed normal values.

And so dentistry, which had been postponed, proceded and though 4 teeth had to be removed, Raye now has a happy mouth with pearly whites ☺

Um, what else? Oh, for one, she is no longer "lumpy"...masses were removed, only one of which is likely to recur. That one was spindle cell and though not life-threatening, has tendency to come back....
(wasn't great news but certainly could have been far worse and I am optimistic a caring family will love her anyway...)

Raye also saw veterinary opthamologist and most likely cause of blindness is retinal dystrophy, either progressive or sudden (PRA or SARDS). I am leaning towards PRA as tests showed one eye might be reacting to light... also, she adjusts very well to new surroundings, suggesting to me that she has had time to adjust to vision loss.
In any case, her eyes are comfortable and she has good mobility...she learned yard here almost immediately and has no trouble locating and negociating the steps (four) to and from.

All in all, Raye has a bright and hopefully lengthy future ahead of her... lots for this sweet senior to look forward to.

Lastly, some of you have written asking how you might help Raye (thank you so much!). She is under the auspices of Animal Rescue coalitions of Nova Scotia. Information on ARC can be found at:
http://www.animalrescuecoalitions.com/

CCRA charity # (non-profit status, Canadian equivalent of US 501c) is on the contact page.

ARC's vets are listed at http://www.animalrescuecoalitions.com/help.html
(Raye, as do all my kids, is seeing Dr. Troye MacPherson, at Westwood Hills Veterinary Hospital)

Donations, of course, are welcome☺ and can be sent either to ARC (a must if you request a receipt) or Westwood Hills vets. Please specify though that funds are for Raye.

Anyway, please join me in wishing Raye all the very best as she sets out on the next leg of her journey through life...

May it be a very happy one!

Colleen and kids
Nova Scotia, Canada