Yuki is fostered in Texas

This little girl's name is Yuki Layla. Yuki Layla is a Cairn Terrier mix. She was picked up by an animal control truck, badly injured. Yuki Layla had injuries behind her front legs on both sides, and on both hips. Most of them were punctures, and small wounds, but there were two larger open wounds on her left side which had to be stitched closed. They were long gashes which went all the way down to the bone, barely missing her lungs.

Yuki Layla’s injuries are only a part of this sweet girl's problems. She also was found to have whipworms, tapeworms, coccidia, and unfortunately, heartworms. This little one was in dire straits, and in serious need of help.

Yuki is now safe with us, and on the right path to a much better life. CRA showed up just in time for her, and we will be with her every step of the way.
 

Update – April 2010



I am happy to say that Yuku Layla has come a long way since entering foster care. Physically, her wounds have healed nicely. She completed her heartworm treatment just after Christmas and can now run and play like a real dog. Yuki Layla has been spayed and is up to date on all her vaccinations. She is now on monthly heartworm preventative, so she no longer has to worry about heartworms.

Yuki Layla is definitely a morning girl. She wakes up happy and is discovering her silly side. In the mornings, and when her foster mom comes home from work, Yuki Layla runs and runs all over the house and back yard. She now asks for attention. She likes other dogs and is learning to play with both dogs and toys, although both seem to be new for her. Most of the time, Yuki Layla is a very reserved little girl who sits quietly nearby, content to just be in the room. She still gets nervous about being held, but is relaxing more and more quickly. She is more comfortable with women than men. We’ve seen a lot of growth and change in Yuki Layla since she first arrived. She is as sweet as her face implies.

However, not all of Yuki Layla’s wounds have healed. We don’t know how she got her physical wounds. While she has healed nicely, the heartworms did a fair amount of damage to her heart and lungs. Most of the time, this goes unnoticed. But, every now and then, you hear a bit of a wheeze when you pick her up. The emotional damage was more pronounced than the physical damage. Yuki Layla is just learning to trust. As stated earlier, she is more comfortable with women, so the men in her life need to be patient as they slowly earn her trust. Teenagers make her very nervous, and she has nipped at a few, so we think it best that she be adopted to a home with no children.

She loves other dogs, but she is still trying to learn self-restraint. She is quick to join an assault and was involved in a devastating attack on a small dog in her foster home. While we have no way of knowing exactly what happened or why, we are reasonably certain that Yuki Layla was involved on some level. At this time, we do not leave her unsupervised with other dogs. When we are home, she has the run of the house and yard and she gets along well and enjoys the company of other dogs. When we cannot supervise her, she is separated by a baby gate for everyone’s safety. She wants badly to be part of the pack, but her social skills are not what they should be. While we want her to have the chance to run and play with other dogs, we prefer that she be placed in a home where she will be the only dog.

Yuki Layla truly is a sweet little girl. She has suffered some hard knocks in life, but she has not given up. She has so much potential, but she is only know getting the chance to be a real dog. Like many rescued dogs, we believe that Yuki Layla is worth taking a chance on. She will grow and change and blossom for many years to come and she will be fiercely loyal to person who chooses to love and care for her. Yuki Layla’s past is not her fault. She was a victim of circumstance and irresponsible humans. Now, she needs a loving human who will patiently earn Yuki Layla’s love and trust.

If you find yourself looking at this sweet little face and wanting to give her a chance, please contact her foster mom at dana_bts@yahoo.com.

 

Yuki's adoption fee is $300.00

Bev & Jim are my very special Angels.

Archie

Archie is fostered in WI

UPDATE 7/24

Archie is on a low dose of Rimadyl for the bone spurs and arthritis in his hind quarters. He has not slowed down one bit, he actively follows FM around all day at work and in the evening at home. Archie is a trusting soul and lets anyone pick him up for a good scratch, kisses or just plain good loving.

If you’d like more info about Archie  email her  foster mom at dpcopper@tds.net.

Archie is a breeder release. He is a 10 year old Yorkshire terrier and weighs 7 lbs.

What a lover this boy is! Loves people, adores being picked up and pet. He gets along with all the dogs at foster mom's house(8)and although he is the smallest, he is the mightiest! He is first in line for dinner, and first to get tucked in bed very night.

Archie has sensitive feet and does not do well on cold concrete or grass. He wears a belly band most of the time because he likes to mark his territory, he's a man's MAN!!! Archie also has arthritis in his hind quarters, so steps are out of the question. Who wouldn't want to carry around this sweet bundle?? Archie lost the last of his teeth at his last dental, but it hasn't slowed down his appetite!

Archie is looking for that special mommy and daddy (no children) who will love him and that will understand his needs. He will do well with another dog in the home, but would love to be the only baby.

Archie's adoption fee is $175.00

Christopher and Daniella are Archie's Angels

Scotty

Scotty is fostered in Missouri

Scotty has an immature cataract affecting his left eye. It is almost to the mature status. There are some pinpoint cataracts within his right eye as well. Due to Scotty not having learned the menace or blink response, they cannot tell if he has sight in the left eye. They were not able to look all the way to the back to the left eye due to the cataract. He also has some haziness to the left cornea. They believe that this is a developmental abnormality called epithelia dysmaturation and it may clear over time. Scotty has persistent papillary membranes, which are remnants of the iris (colored part of the eye) which normally regress at birth and in Scotty's case have remained in strands. In Scotty's left eye these membranes reach from the iris to the iris, this should not create a problem for his vision. Scotty has multiple of these strands in his left eye along with some iris to lens strands. The cataract is caused by iris to lens strands that are still attached or have regressed. In his right eye the membranes appear to have been attached to the back of the cornea and when it regressed it left a pigmented spot on his cornea that is out of the line of sight so should not cause problems. He has a few iris to iris strands in his right eye. These strands can contain a blood vessel.

He has starburst on his right lens that causes pinpoint blind spots but this should not cause a problem.

At this time Scotty is still too young and his eye is small. So they are advising us to put in anti inflammatory meds in both eyes and to return in 6 to 8 weeks unless we see significant changes in which he would need seen immediately. They also want to monitor his right eye as of right now they cannot rule out that the cataract is going to progress to the point of needing surgery.

So we know that he will definitely need surgery on his left eye and possible on the right eye.

For one eye it is 1500 - 1900 and to do both at the same time it is 2400 - 2900.

Initial vet examine with our rescue discount was $207.39. 

The second appointment was on March 31, the left eye can have surgery at any time but they still do not know what the right eye is going to do. 

The cost of the revaluation on 3 /31 was $80.

Scotty went to his appointment with the ophthalmologist today, June 28th.  They checked his eyes and the right eye still only has two microscopic cataracts and the PPMs are all detached.  So we left Scotty at the University of Missouri-Columbia Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital for him to have surgery to remove the cataract on his left eye and replace the lens in that eye tomorrow, June 29th.  As with all surgeries there are risk involved.  His aftercare will require multiple drops in his eyes 4 - 6 times a day.  Also he will be required to where a cone for the next 3 - 4 weeks with restrictions on activity.  Scotty is a very active little boy so this is going to be rough on him but hopefully it will  pay off and he will be able to see like a normal dog.   We had to leave a $1300 deposit towards the surgery today.

The cost of the surgery with the discount was $1812.49

He can see for the first time since we got him.

He had his one week check up on 7/07 and they said he is progressing very well.  The cost for his check up was $77.60.  He is still on his 6 medications a day.  After 2 weeks he will only be on the 4 types of eye drops. 

Scotty had his 3 week check up on 7/21.  They said he is doing well.  There was a little inflammation in his left eye but the pressures were fine.  They have taken him off 2 more of the eye drops. He is still on the prednisone eye drops as they have to be reduced slowly and he is still on the anti-inflammatory eye drops 2 a day in the left eye and once in the right eye every other day.  He is to be rechecked again in 4 weeks.  His cost for the recheck was $77.60.

Please help by donating towards his vet bills.  Any funds received above the cost of his vet bills will be used to assist the other dogs. 

Scotty was born on 10/24/09.  He is a very active yorkie boy.  He currently weighs 9 1/2 pounds so he is not a little boy.  He has been neutered and once he recovers from his eye surgery will be ready for a home of his own. Please note: Scotty will continue to need semi-annual or annual checkups with an opthalmologist.

Scotty's adoption fee is $450.00

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