She is lovely. She is sweet. She loves children and adults. She loves to go for walks and loves to go for car rides. She was someone’s breeding machine, neglected, used and abused. She is free now and looking or her own forever home. Please read her story here and contact us for adoption information.
Sweet Ginger
She is lovely. She is sweet. She loves children and adults. She loves to go for walks and loves to go for car rides. She was someone’s breeding machine, neglected, used and abused. She is free now and looking or her own forever home. Please read her story here and contact us for adoption information.
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Poor Bella is facing yet another obstacle on her way to her dream of a loving home of her own. Her first guardian allowed her to run free until she was picked up by animal control. Then she was entangled in a lengthy legal battle that finally resulted in her finding safety in Silver Rescue. After weeks on Petfinder.com, she and her perfect family found each other. Then she tested Stage 2 heartworm-positive. If any dog deserves a break, it is Bella. A friendly, smiling girl, she is good with kids and plays happily with other dogs. Her great temperament and long velvet ears make her highly adoptable, but until she is free of heartworms, she has to wait to have a family of her own to love. Bella has no choice but to undergo the rigorous, expensive cure that will curtail her activity and prevent her adoption for many weeks. The longer-term but less expensive treatment option is no longer effective because of the development of a strain of Ivermectin-resistant heartworm. Just $500 stands between Bella and the fulfillment of her dream, but with other animals to care for, we can’t manage it on our own. Can you help? Please mention Bella and call in your tax-deductible donation to: Grassmere Animal Hospital 615-832-6535 or use PayPal and SilverRescue@gmail.com or Snail Mail to: Silver Rescue P.O. Box 111888 Nashville TN 37222 Thank you so very much! Bella and Karina Freckles is a sweet, loving boy. All he wants to do is please his person, go to walks, play ball, snuggle on the couch and watch TV with him. He is a lover. He is loyal. He is good. For more information click here. Alex is my first dog, my heart dog. Five years ago, open sores that would not heal appeared, and a lymph node in his leg swelled to the size of a golf ball. One his toes swelled to twice its natural size. Both the node and the toe were amputated. We feared cancer and worried that the entire leg would be amputated. Was he lucky it wasn’t cancer? I’m not sure, because his ultimate diagnosis was Blastomycosis, relatively rare condition caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis, which is commonly found in decaying wood and soil. Spores are released into the air and can be inhaled by dogs or people. Once the spores enter the lungs, they turn into large, thick-walled broad-based budding yeast that multiplies and affects the lungs and skin. Other organs can also be affected; infection in the eyes can cause rapid and permanent blindness. Blastomycosis is deadly if not treated. The treatment of choice is anti-fungal medication. There is no test to determine whether he was cured, so I have kept a close vigil for five years. Even as his muzzle grayed a bit and he took on the dignified air of an older dog, he has been remarkably healthy. Then one day I noticed swelling in his leg and a sore that did not heal. My nightmare has returned: Alex has Blasto again. There’s no way of knowing whether he was completely cured five years ago, or whether the pathogen has been lurking all along. I have no idea where he might have encountered Blastomyces dermatitidis. Was it in my own yard? On a hike in the woods? On one of my trips to Florida? The fungus has been detected throughout North America with the highest prevalence near water, such as in the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, and Tennessee River basins. However, it is also in the central and southeastern United States, Canada, India, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Africa. Alex often has to patiently take a back seat to my rescue animals who demand more attention. As a reward, he gets to accompany me on my travels, and he loves the adventure. Before his first diagnosis, Alex and I transported a dog to a foster home in Little Rock, Arkansas, a one-way trek of about 350 miles. We decided to visit my brother, who lives just north on a wonderful 30 acres of woods, fields, horses, dogs and cats. As an urban dog rescued from the streets, Alex had never seen a horse before, much less up close and personal. He was scared at first, but he trusted me when I said it was OK, and he did fine. We went further into the Ozark Mountains and Alex loved our hikes. He was, and still is, my best-behaved dog, learning soon after his rescue to walk safely off leash. He was in heaven on the trails – exploring free, with no restraints. When we came across a small herd of deer, he took a step forward, looking at them and then at me: “Please let me chase them, Mom!” He reluctantly obeyed my command to stop. Good boy! We had the time of our lives, but could this be where he contracted Blasto? A month later, my sister visited from Florida, bringing some of our mother’s ashes. We planned a trip to Waterloo, Alabama, which has a pretty little graveyard overlooking the Tennessee River. Mama always told us she wanted to be buried in north Alabama so her ghost could fly over the graveyard and river to haunt the townspeople. Of course, Alex came along on a wonderfully rainy, gloomy day. We sprinkled some of Mama’s ashes over her own mother’s grave and then into the river. Afterward, we walked along the riverbank while Alex happily splashed in the water. We were there when I first noticed the swollen black, blue and purple toe. I thought he had stubbed it on a rock in the river during his goofy play. Now I worry about Alex’s ability to fight Blasto again. He is now 12 years old. The sore on his leg has healed and the swelling is gone. He’s been back on his medication for about six weeks but he hates taking it. At first I could fool him with a pill pocket, but then he figured it out. No matter how much he loves a certain food, he will not eat when the pill is mixed in. Now I have to pry his mouth open and stuff the pill down his throat. It’s not easy: he clamps his jaws so tightly that it takes courage to stick my hand in between those teeth. I give him lots of hugs and kisses, and with another six weeks to go, he has gradually become more cooperative, leaving my hand intact most days. I hope and pray we can make it through this again. If not, my heart will break. To learn more about blastomycosis, click here. For months I’ve been looking for a new foster home for Trudy. For her safety I couldn’t tell you that the foster home she was in turned nasty and dangerous with over 40 dogs in a too small a house and the fostermom, well lets just say ‘not a very nice person.’ Yes I shouldn’t have put her there but in the beginning all seemed good. A kind person finally came along and offered temporary shelter for Trudy but that’s all it is. Trudy is at least safe from harm, thank God, but she doesn’t have much longer there. The landlord is not happy about her being there and once again we are scrambling to find another foster home. Would you please help me again to put the word out and cross post her to try to find her a foster home? Please also look for it on the Silver Rescue FB page and share. Of course, if we can find a forever home that would even be better. She is a sweet girl. She is drop dead gorgeous. She is long legged and elegant and approximately a year old. She is playful and does well with other dogs. We don’t advocate a placement with cats. She’s not bad with the resident cat but she’s a bit too excitable for a cat and with all those play antics that cats don’t appreciate it. She has no medical issues. She loves to walk and would make someone a great walking partner. Or even a great running partner when it isn’t dangerously hot. Being that she’s partly lab with seriously webbed feet, she should also enjoy a good swim. She might actually make a great agility candidate. She is intelligent and soooo wants to please. Silver Rescue will support the foster family with food and vetting and a crate. If anyone is interested in adopting her through this posting Silver Rescue will reduce the regular $200 adoption fee by ½ to $100 to an approved family. Please contact SilverRescue@gmail.com for a foster or adoption application. Thanks so much for your help! Our sweet, beautiful girl Ginger is a love. She’s a great people lover ~ loves grownups as well as children. She loves going for walks and car rides. She loves being loved by children and to snuggle with them. And she loves giving and getting hugs. Ginger is just a lover at heart. If you’d like to adopt Ginger please contact us at SilverRescue@gmail.com. For more about Ginger continue reading here |
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