"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."
~ Immanual Kant
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Mill Rescue - Clem's Litter
Puppy Mill Rescue - Fall '09
Flannery's 1st cab ride to the vet! Big NYC boy!
11-13-09 Flannery's playdate with Curly Rescue Pug, Butter
11-08-09 Puppy has a name!
We decided to name our surviving puppy, Flannery. It is Patrick's last name and without his never ending patience and support of Curly Tail's most neediest pugs taking over his home....little ones like Flannery may not have had the chance they now have. Flannery's nursery literally took over Patrick's home office and he allowed us to do so with love and grace.
Click here to Chip In: Clementine's Litter of OneThis is still a large expense for
a rescue like ours. We are not
breeders and do not have the set up, medical know-how or ability to do
what most breeders do on their own. We had to rush Clementine &
her pups to the ER facility. Even though we lost of the litter, we still have our medical bills from the ER situation, the nursery set-up, clem's care post delivery & her pups care.
The Nursery - Week 1
Clem comes home to Drea on 10.11.09 - with one remaining puppy
The sad news......we had a very difficult week.
10-11-09
We
lose the last little girl. Drea and Dr. Solomon that with one
remaining puppy, we will bring him home and see if there is a shot at
saving him.
10-10-09
We lose another male pup during the night.
The ER facility is discouraged b/c they were on hourly watch and seemed
to be weak but hydrated and eating.
10-09-09
We lost 2 more of the litter overnight in our ER facility.....no one knows why. (a boy and a girl)
10-08-09
We lost the 1st puppy before we even made it to the doctor's office ( a little boy)
These are the items we started to purchase to bring Clementine & her litter safe to Drea's Apt in NYC -
...while they were still being cared for at the doctor's.
We began with the basics and had to learn what we needed as we went along.
Our visit to Dr. Solomon's office with Clem and her new born litter - almost 4 weeks ago tomorrow (11/04/09)
Update 10- 21-09
We
have to focus on Clementine and her litter for a bit because we were
very unprepared to whelp and raise a litter of pups at this time. A
very large portion of our efforts have been dedicated to saving
Clementine's premature litter.
On
the night of Oct 7th, Clem's foster mom Carrie went to her evening work
shift as usual, kissing Clem goodnight and wouldn't return home until
4:30am. This night, Carrie came home to a crate of squealing slick
little pups.....Clem gave birth to her litter alone, without any
medical or professional support. Drea arrived at Carrie's by 7:30am,
having already alerted the ER staff at Dr. Solomon's office at CVC re:
their expected arrival, with their unexpected litter. With carriers, hot water bottles and lots of fleece in hand, Drea & Carrie set to work....not entirely sure of what to do or what to expect.
There
were only 4 pups at 1st glance and Clementine was being a perfect mom.
At this stage we were relatively calm. She had cleaned her pups,
appeared to have handled the birth well and allowed the little ones to
begin nursing. Drea & Carrie set up the carriers to keep the pups
warm during transport. Clem allowed us to take out the pups one by
one....and then we heard a squeal from the back and found another
little pup, cold and alone. Once we realized there were possibly more,
we started to move faster to clear out the crate and look for any other
pups....we found one more but it was mostly likely minutes too late.
The pup was still warm but seemed already gone & lifeless.
Click here to Chip In: Clementine's Surprise Litter
People
congratulated us on our new litter. However, an unexpected litter,
with premature puppies, is a HUGE undertaking & medical expense for
a rescue like ours b/c we are an in-home foster network. We are not
breeders and do not have the set up, medical know-how or ability to do
what most breeders do on their own. We had to rush Clementine &
her pups to the ER facility who we always turn to, Dr. Solomon's Staff
at CVC in New York City. And as usual, this is only the beginning of
this litters sad story.....
please visit soon for upcoming posts & slideshows of their story
Puppy Mill Rescue - Fall '09
Update 10-19-09:
We have had an incredible journey so far with this round of puppy mill dogs......
It has been heart wrenching, heart warming, joyful, frustrating, and exhausting all at the same time. As always, we share our experiences with you, the people who care and support us through it all.
Things are not what they seem -
When we first made plans to take in the pups, the rescues involved all come together and we collectively pool our funds to provide vetting and the amounts are determined based upon the # of dogs each rescue is taking in. We paid over $1000 to get our dogs treated for flea/tick infestations, UTD on their vaccinations, heart worm tested and dewormed. One of the most important parts of the mill rescues is getting these dogs spayed and neutered for obvious reasons.
We realized things were not right when we first examined our pups and could not find a single spay or neuter scar on any of them.....then we realized many had fleas.....and then we saw many of them vomiting and pooping piles of worms out. Something had gone terribly wrong.
We immediately started have our dogs treated with gentle baths to help alleviate flea infestations b/c we were afraid to administer stronger medications b/c we were not sure of what vetting had actually been done. We were given documents that proved vaccinations were provided and that the dogs were heart worm negative but there was nothing to indicate they had been dewormed or that they were spayed at the veterinary clinic that they had been seen by.
Approximately 2 weeks after intake, we realized we were never going to get the itemized bills of the vet work we paid for and were promised. So we began scheduling spaying and neutering appointments for our various dogs. The group in MA were seen by our vets 1st and other medical work was provided such as extensive dentals to treat the severe dental disease (like sweet little pear who had 11 teeth extracted), hernia surgery for poor Kiwi (which we discovered needed to be done when they went in to check for her spay) and then we received the next very important message:
CLEMENTINE HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO A LITTER OF PUPPIES..........?!?!??!!?!?
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Meet Clementine, Kiwi, Blackberry, Honey Dew, Pear, and Apple. These pups are safe in Curly Care and have begun treatment for their various medical needs. These little pups are the most adorable, loving, GRATEFUL little angels. They are all acclimating amazingly well in Curly Care and want nothing but to be held and given love, affection and of course the healthiest & tastiest meals possible.....we agreed.
Click here to read: PM Rescue Story
PM Rescue - Fall '09
General Expenses so far:
- Transport & Basic Vaccinations = $1,475.00
- Foster supplies & food = $985.00
- Vetting cost for spay, CBC, fecal/giarda tests, dewormer and 2 wk injectable Rx - $400 per dog / 6 dogs = $2400
- Rx foods for Kiwi - $90
Running Total for these 6 puppies = $5,850.00
Apple - Demodex Mange Case, Her sickly paw next to a young healthy paw.........
Please visit our Curly Tail Pug Rescue Blog, Success Page or Rescue Story Page for final updates on our Rescues.
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