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JulieBug (1/10/09)| Julie Bug (aka Jubie) has been heartworm treated at a cost of $200. Her next procedure will be an evaluation by our orthopedic surgeon ($125) for a badly luxating right patella ($800-1500). She will be worth her weight in gold when she's finally ready for adoption - but SO worth all the effort!! |
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MayaPiddlepot (01/24/09)UPDATE: Maya is back home with her foster family, playing and eating like she was never sick! He bloodwork is looking good, and she is beginning to "aquat" to pee. She will see the surgeon again on 2/16/09 for more bloodwork and an ultrasound - to make sure her kidneys are fully recovered. The final bill for her surgery & treatment was $2,500 - though our wonderful surgeon knocked another $4,300 off the real total!!
Update: Poor little Maya has had a hard week. Two days after her surgery she began to feel bad, and an ultrasound showed that her kidneys were funtioning at only a fraction of their normal rate. This could have been the end for Maya, but her doctors put her on IV fluids until her kidneys began to work as they should. She remains in the hospital, but is feeling much better today (2/1/09). Tomorrow she will have bloodwork done to make sure that she is well enough to go home.
Update: Maya had her surgery on Tuesday, January 27th. She's having to stay the week in the hospital, so the doctors can check her blood levels every day and keep her catheter in (which prevents strain on the incision in her bladder). We don't have a final cost yet, but should know when she gets to come home on Friday (1/30).
Maya Piddlepot has a birth defect that causes her to leak urine constantly; her ureters (the two tubes going from her kidneys to her bladder) are both attached to the wrong place (her vagina). Surgery can be performed to correct this condition, but it is very expensive.
Maya has had a very exciting life for a 15 week old puppy! She was born in Michigan, and was with a rescue there until just recently. But they didn't have a surgeon or the funds to have her birth defect corrected. So they contacted Ratbone, and we agreed to take Maya. Because the distance was so great, the MI rescue contacted ARF (Animal Rescue Flights.org) - an organization of pilots and other folks who love to fly and love to help rescue animals - to help get Maya to Florida.
January 23, 2009 was the day for Maya's Big Adventure. Scott P. flew from Chicago (IL) to Grand Rapids (MI) to pick her up.... then back to Chicago to catch a flight to Jacksonville (FL). Maya and Scott arrived in Jax at 4:30 pm, and were met by her new fostermom. Maya went to her new temporary home, and Scott got back on a plane to spend some down-time with friends in another state. Thank you, Scott!
Maya will see her surgeon on Monday (1/26/09) for tests and to schedule surgery. We expect the total cost will be between $1,500 and $2,500. Please consider helping us with little Maya's surgery! |
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WEEZIE (Florida) (March 2007)| Little Weezie Ratbone and her siblings were being fostered in New York state until it was discovered that Weezie had a birth defect that needed a specialist's care. After flying to Florida, Weezie was examined by our surgeon and we found that she had a detached ureter (the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder). One ureter is connected to the bladder, but the other was too long, and attached to the vagina. This caused Weezie to dribble urine all the time. Click her picture for more info. |
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AUSTIN (Oregon) (December 2007)| Austin required major invasive surgery to remove a foreign body wedged between the small intestine and the large intestine, which was punctured in several places. Although he was given only a 20% chance of surviving the surgery and raging sepsis, he has pulled through. Click his picture for more info. |
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MOXIE (Washington) (January 2008)| Moxie was hit by a car left on the side of the road for 24 hrs, then dropped off at a Texas shelter, unable to walk and snapping in pain. At the shelter she was found to be heartworm positive so naturally was deemed completely unadoptable and no other rescues would take her, so she was due to be euthanized. But the shelter didn't count on Ratbone Rescues! Click Moxie's picture for more information. |
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Monty-Jack has gone home! (California) (08/06/08)Update! Monty (Jack) was reunited with his family. They had been looking for him since he went missing but the shelter told them he had been euthanized. Luckily, they didn't give up and were finally able to track him down with Ratbone Rescues. We were able to have a happy reunion with them in Lodi at Monty-Jack's fostermom's house. They were so excited and thankful to Ratbone for rescuing their dog that would have otherwise been put to sleep. What a happy tail and thanks to all of those who donated to the raffle. His family is going to have the eye surgery done once Monty-Jack settles back in to his "forever home". You can also check out the story in the local newspaper http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2008/08/07/news/2_dog_080807.txt
On June 28, 2008 Monty Ratbone was rescued from the Monterey County shelter in Salinas, CA by Ratbone Rescues. Prior to coming to the shelter, he was mauled by wild animals. He sustained bite wounds to his neck and face. The severe trauma of the attack combined with a disorder where the ligaments that hold the lens onto the eye are weakened caused his lens to detach and move forward in front of his eye. |
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