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RoaringRiot

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My wife and I are pretty involved with a local dog rescue. We spend a lot of time fostering dogs, going to adoption events, helping people find dogs, and educating them on having their dogs spayed or neutered. Outside of sports it's definitely one of my passions.

Our current foster is a 7 month old puppy. When we got her she was is really bad shape. We have had her for about a month now and in that time she has really come to life. She's really cute, got an amazing personality, and loves my wife and our two dogs.

We found out last week that she has heartworms and is going to need treatment to save her life. We have committed to making this happen for her, but the treatment is very expensive. We've set up a Go Fund Me page to try and help offset some of the costs of the treatment. If any of you are willing to toss a couple of dollars to help save her, we (and she) would be very thankful.

http://www.gofundme.com/oucws4

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We're very involved in animal welfare out here in Eastern NC and the organization we work with here is not a rescue, but we do have relationships with vets and clinics and rescues all over so we can fund the health care of animals in need. Sometimes a vet will give you a break if they know you're fostering and trying to save the dog for a future home.

 

I hope enough people will contribute to make this happen. I don't do Facebook, otherwise I would have sent this on...

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My GF and I went through this with one of our dogs. He was a very active dog and the hardest part was keeping him still for several months while he hacked and spit up some nasty stuff. All we could let him do was take him out on a leash and let him use the bathroom, then right back to being locked up so he wouldn't move much and this went on for many months. The process is not only expensive but a hard one to go through for the dog and the people caring for them. Best of luck to you and your foster pup and good on you for doing this., 

 

 

 

 

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My GF and I went through this with one of our dogs. He was a very active dog and the hardest part was keeping him still for several months while he hacked and spit up some nasty stuff. All we could let him do was take him out on a leash and let him use the bathroom, then right back to being locked up so he wouldn't move much and this went on for many months. The process is not only expensive but a hard one to go through for the dog and the people caring for them. Best of luck to you and your foster pup and good on you for doing this.,

First...thank you very much for the donation. Very much appreciated.

Also....did your doc prescribe any sedatives? Keeping her still in the crate for 4-6 weeks is going to be a huge challenge.

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First...thank you very much for the donation. Very much appreciated.

Also....did your doc prescribe any sedatives? Keeping her still in the crate for 4-6 weeks is going to be a huge challenge.

 

Yes. Our Rottie/Husky/St. Bernard/Dobie rescue was run over by a Chevy 1500 pickup truck right after his 1st birthday. While I now own a wing of the Greensboro Veterinary Clinic, the surgery included a couple plates, screws and a 7" rod inserted down thru the top of his right rear hip.

 

We were prescribed a minor sedative and we had to keep him crated if we weren't home for upwards of 7 hours at a time. We had to sling him under the belly and basically carry his back half while he walked on his front legs outside when he needed to go. This went on for about 6 weeks before we could let him walk on his own. But no running, no "vaulting," no jumping up on his back legs, etc. for a total of 3 months in the crate.

 

We basically used half the sedative because we wanted him to know we were there with him rather than just keep him unconscious all the time. Just sitting next to him on a blanket for hours at a time kept him calm and we're inseparable now. Thankfully, the wife and I had the ability to significantly alter our schedules to spend time with him. 

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My wife and I are pretty involved with a local dog rescue. We spend a lot of time fostering dogs, going to adoption events, helping people find dogs, and educating them on having their dogs spayed or neutered. Outside of sports it's definitely one of my passions.

Our current foster is a 7 month old puppy. When we got her she was is really bad shape. We have had her for about a month now and in that time she has really come to life. She's really cute, got an amazing personality, and loves my wife and our two dogs.

We found out last week that she has heartworms and is going to need treatment to save her life. We have committed to making this happen for her, but the treatment is very expensive. We've set up a Go Fund Me page to try and help offset some of the costs of the treatment. If any of you are willing to toss a couple of dollars to help save her, we (and she) would be very thankful.

http://www.gofundme.com/oucws4

 

My wife is very active with the animal charity/volunteer groups in Guilford Co.

 

Ill forward this on to her.  With her network of ppl Im sure she can get you over the hump.

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The health of any loving, giving being that brings joy to others - a cause that is always worth supporting. There are likely many adopters on this forum, but it really takes a massive commitment (financially, emotionally, physically, etc.) to be a foster. Thanks - glad you asked to share the burden this one time. Hope she recovers relatively quickly and is back to herself soon.

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First...thank you very much for the donation. Very much appreciated.

Also....did your doc prescribe any sedatives? Keeping her still in the crate for 4-6 weeks is going to be a huge challenge.

 

No problem and no he didn't have a sedative but as others have said, I know they can prescribe something to keep them calm.

 

He is an outdoor dog and likes live in the fenced in back yard and I think just bringing him in the garage was enough to keep him calm because as bad as it sounds, I think he was depressed to be in there. Not to mention he was sick - like really sick and didn't have much life in him which is not like him at all. 

 

He was my GF's dog at the time (ours now) and I didn't think he had a chance to make it but never said anything. He was in there for at least 3 months and probably more because it was all winter from what I can remember. That was 3 years ago and he is doing great, just got tested last weekend at his yearly physical and is worm free doing great! Best of luck to you guys!

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