"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."
~ Immanual Kant
Home for Hercules!
Dear friends and supporters,
We have an emergency situation with our sweet Hercules and are putting out an ALL CALL rally to help him.
Hercules is our sweet older boy whose elderly owner was no longer able to care for him. Herc is blind and hard of hearing, however he is potty trained to use his training pads in the mornings and he also eliminates on his daily walks outside.
He has become very attached to his foster mom and loves the security of being near her at all times. Unfortunately her living situation has changed and she will no longer be able to keep Hercules.
Our current temporary foster homes are filled to the brim and Curly Tail fears moving Hercules into another “temporary” home will break this sweet boy’s spirit.
We are putting an all call notice out to try and find Hercules a Forever Foster home to avoid having to move him again.
Because Hercules is blind and deaf it takes him a long time to acclimate to his surroundings and we do not want him to move again only to lose another home.
Can you find it in your heart to take this sweet boy in and let him live out his Golden years with the peace and love that he so deserves?
Herc would do best in a one level quiet home where his warm human is around often to comfort him.
Please contact Jill with inquires regarding Hercules jill@curlytailpugrescue.org
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Stabilizing Sammie
January 25th 2010Upon
intake to his foster home Sammie was on 5 units of insulin after every daily
meal. Sammie's insulin levels were never correct because
of the Cushing’s syndrome, which made him go from too much insulin, leading to
seizures or not enough insulin leading to hypoglycemia where he would be weak
and stumbling around. Sammie also had chronic diarrhea which led him to
be undernourished and skeletal. Once the Cushing Syndrome was confirmed,
Curly Tail had to handle the fact that it could be dealing with one or two possible
scenarios:
Scenario A.
Primary
Cushing syndrome where there is a small tumor on his pituitary gland that is manageable
with medicine
Scenario B
Secondary
Cushing syndrome where there are tumors on the adrenal gland and is almost
always malignant.
Further tests were performed: Sammie's
first test was a cortisol stimulation test to confirm the diagnosis of Cushing’s
syndrome. Sammie had to have three different shots staggered throughout
the day and his levels of cortisol needed to be measured. Unfortunately
the test did not go well and Sammie had to spend the night in the
hospital. During that visit he also had his glucose levels checked.
This latest visit was very costly at
upwards of $1000. He had to stay overnight at the vet's facility (not the one we normally use in NYC or MA), had batteries of tests run and blood work sent out for multiple rounds of testing. They confirmed the diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome and as a
next step he will need an ultrasound (approx $300 alone!!) to determine if his Cushing’s syndrome we
are dealing with are the Primary or Secondary scenario’s noted above.
We will know more about Sammie’s diagnosis and prognosis
shortly. Please stay tuned..
In addition to his diabetes and Cushings, Sammie also has
cataracts in both eyes which have left him virtually blind. At this stage we are opting to not perform surgery on his eyes b/c it is a risk and not worth the little amount of vision he may regain. He gets around perfectly as you can see him in action at our NYC Curly Tail Meet Up! Click here for videos: Sammie's Page
Thank you for all of your support! It is only with the
kindness, compassion and generosity of supporters like you that allow us to be
able to help pugs like Sammie who would otherwise be facing grim alternatives. Stabilizing Sammie
Future updates and posts can be found on his personal rehab page: Stabilizing Sammie
January 19th 2009
Sammie came to Curly Tail because the family who owned him wanted
to 'retire'. They felt that Sammie was a heavy burden to take care of
in the future. Curly Tail was aware of his diabetes and took him in
regardless of his condition. Upon further examination of his previous
vet records Curly saw vet notes listed as a 'guarded condition'.
We did not know what that guarded condition was but we set off to find
out! We knew pretty quickly we had our next big rehabilitation case
with Sweet Sammie.
Upon first exam of
the vet, where Sammie had a full set of blood work done, it was concluded that Sammie could possibly have Cushings
Syndrome. Cushing's Syndrome (also called
hyperadrenocorticism or hypercorticism) is a hormone disorder caused by
high levels of cortisol (hypercortisolism) in the blood. Because of
the Cushing Syndrom, Sammie's diabetes had not been under control.
We will keep you updated on Sammie's condition as we work to stabilize this sweet boy with the cutest overbite ever.
He will need several rounds of blood work, daily insulin shots, COSTLY
medication for the Cushings Syndrome and an ultrasound. Curly supplied
his foster mom with urinalysis test strips so
in addition to administering his insulin shots 2x/day, she can gauge
his levels on a daily basis at home. He is also on an Rx diet to help
maintain further balance.
We have already started providing
Sammie with the care he needs...it will be a costly endeavor but this
sweet boy with the big personality is worth it!
Please help us, help Sammie and Chip In:
Stabilizing Sammie
Future updates and posts can be found on his personal rehab page: Stabilizing Sammie
 From
left to right: Cat (NJ Foster Coord), Strummer (Intake Coord), Drea
(Webmaster), Casey (Fundraising Coord), Amy C (Training Coord), Joesph
(Meet Up Coord) In front: Toni (Photography Coord) Curly's NYC Pug Meet Up Jan 2009 - A Great Success!!!!!
Slideshow and video to be posted soon!
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