Shih Tzu Rescue
| Faith's Story |
| In the last week of March, 2004 an amazing journey took place. Thanks to the cooperation between Small Paws Rescue and ourselves, two Shih Tzus, in horrible condition, were rescued from a puppy mill. Many volunteers came together and many miles were crossed. Their journey began in Nebraska and ended with an airplane ride to Texas. Only two days after they arrived, Faith gave birth to two beautiful puppies. |
| We named the mom to be Faith. She was 9 years old - can you believe she was still being bred! She was severely malnourished. Her teeth were so rotted she could not chew the cords as her two adorable puppies were being born. Two days after the puppies were born we discovered mites, a common condition in puppy mill dogs. Faith scratched all the time. She would scratch raw spots in her skin, it was very bad. We would bathe her every other day to give her relief and she would always look at us with those big beautiful eyes as if to say thank you. Through it all she has never gotten upset at anything we did. Her determination and dedication to her babies is amazing. |
| Faith's mouth with teeth rotting away. Imagine how painful to have a mouth in this condition. |
Despite the very rough start, good
food, medical attention and love
bring wonderful results.
food, medical attention and love
bring wonderful results.
| Because of the horrible condition that these dogs were in, the have had extensive medical care to bring them to a healthy state. Here are the issues that Faith & her babies, Sara and Sophie have had to deal with so far. Faith has had a bladder and kidney infection, lyme disease, sarcoptic mange, huge mammary tumors and several seerely infected teath. Bladder and or Kidney Infection The puppies, Sophie and Sara have had sarcoptic mange, worms and an upper respiratory infection. |
| Update May 2004 - The puppies have been weaned and so now it is time to try to help Faith get back to the healthy and pain free life that she deserves. She has been having some discharge from her uterus which probably means that an infection is setting in. In her weakened condition, her body is having a difficult time recovering from the birth. She needs to be spayed & have her teeth cleaned. Just when we thought things were going to turn the corner for her, MORE BAD NEWS - We have discovered that Faith has 7 mammary tumors. She will need extensive surgery. She will be spayed and have a total mastectomy. When she recovers from that we will try to fix her teeth. |
| Faith's Angels Peggie and Doyle Streeter Robert & Lynda Leazure - In memory of Pebbles Kara Saenz - In honor of Daisy Anne MacPherson Jennifer Danvers Cynthia Hinson Wendy Barnum Patty Fulenwider Cynthia Kohn Ann Ervin Diane McCormick Di & Keith Fuzzy Pawz Rescue Calendar Fund Audrey Crist Dianne Boege Pamela Glass Christine Apple Shera Dean Jennifer Danvers Jennifer Cassidy Kim and Joe Nuzzo - in honor of Pizza who is our princess and our joy Carrie Nemeroff Dawn Bly Patty Fullenwider Wendy Barnam Pat Kelter Anne Laquidara Elizabeth Long Connie Vaughn Barbara De Angelo Dawn Bly Christine Apple Traci Tran Kim Love - in memory of Jack Cynthia Kohn Lynne Berkstresser Vicki Rooney Joana Laake - In Memory of Susan's Mother Lowell Laake - "lover or little white dogs" Tammy Counce Just because..Love and Well Wishes..Thank you for helping these little Angels.. Nancy Jo Twitty In memory of Lady Jane Walke Leslie Nichols Colleen H Zenah In memory of Miss Wooky Joana Laake In Memory of Susan's Mother. |
| Update December 2004 Yea! We finally recieved enough donations to cover Faith's medical expenses! Thank you to all our "Faithful" donors! |
| $1935 |
| Needed |
| $1935 |
| Donated |
| UPDATE - 5-24-2004 Kristi called and said Faith did real good today. She was under for a long time but has come out of it and her vet called a few minutes ago to let her know Faith was up, her tail was wagging and she was drinking. They are going by to see her in the morning before work. He had to do a complete chain removal of the left side including lymph nodes and 2 on the right. She's double stitched on the inside and stapled on the outside. Now she can walk and they won't chafe on the ground. He said it looked real good but he won't have the results back till tomorrow. She was spayed and she still needs dental work and her ears flushed. We have been working on them since we got her but they need more than the regular stuff. We are very happy that she has this chance and can't thank everyone enough for seeing that she gets it. |
| FOREVER FOSTERS Lady Jane's Legacy |
| The Forever Foster program is dedicated to several of our foster dogs who have now gone to the rainbow bridge. |
| Lady Jane Boogie Tiffany Princess Fifi Phoebe Paige |
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| The Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue (LSSTLAR) is an all volunteer organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing of abused, abandoned and neglected Shih Tzus and Lhasa Apsos. We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization which means your donations may be tax deductible. Copyright 2004, Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue all rights reserved |
| Lone Star Shih Tzu & Lhasa Apso Rescue |
| Forever Fosters are dogs that no one wants to adopt. They might be seniors and considered too old by most adoptive families. Some have terminal medical conditions and consequently, no one wants to adopt them for that reason. But we feel that they deserve a loving home despite their problems. So these special ones become "Forever Fosters." This means that they live the remainder of their lives with their foster family but in the Lone Star Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso Rescue "Forever Foster" program. The foster family provides a loving home for the little dogs to live out the remainder of their lives. But the little dogs need YOUR help with their medical bills. Each of the "Forever Fosters" needs a sponsor for their veterinary bills. CLICK HERE to find one YOU can help. |
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