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Animals Helped by Sammie's Friends
in 2006 (Page 2)
During
2006, 196 animals were helped by Sammie's Friends
at a cost of over $61,000.
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Alex
is a kitty someone found under the deck of their house with
its neck nearly cut off. She has a band about an inch wide
all the way around her neck that was like ground-up meat and
bright red and bloody. We were able to clear that up.
Next,
Alex developed another problem: She was diagnosed with spleen
cancer. When she was actually operated on she did not have
a tumor at all; she had a mummified fetus in her abdominal
cavity. Alex is doing fine now and is ready to be adopted. |
| Marvin,
a little chihuahua, has a cherry eye or prolapsed gland of the
third eyelid. This "cherry" bothers the dog and
covers part of the eye so it may interfere with vision. It
is cosmetically quite unattractive. Marvin had his surgery
and came though it just fine.
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| Deborah
is a little kitty with numerous problems starting out from a bad
beginning without proper nutrition, mostly eating dog food.
(Did
you know that a dog-food diet for cats can eventually lead to
blindness and heart disease? Taurine is an essential ingredient
that cats need that is not in dog food.)
Deborah
has an upper respiratory condition and some kind of neurological
and vision imbalance (probably from improper diet). She is being
treated and will make somebody a nice little kitty.
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Sweetie
was brought to the shelter with a horrible front leg fracture.
The leg was badly broken, so a volunteer immediately called the
great people at For the Love of Pets Veterinary Hospital and she
was rushed there. The x-ray proved what the people who found
her had said was a break that was almost a week old. Dr. Trapani,
not wanting to let another day go by with the cat's leg so badly
in need of repair, stayed late that Friday night and pinned her
leg back together. She was such a sweet kitty at the hospital it
was decided by all that her name should be Sweetie, and so it
was.
Sweetie
is recovering from her surgery and will be just fine.
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| Buttons
was spayed, and then her spay scar opened up and her intestines
fell out. She had to be put back together, which was quite
an extensive ordeal. She would definitely have died had
she not been found immediately and rushed to For The Love of
Pets. |
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Mystery
came to the shelter with inflamed skin and hair loss. She was
treated for this and adopted. |
Angel is a border collie who was spayed and then developed an
infection on her uterine stub. She had a temperature of 105 and
her heart rate was about 1/2 of what it should be. After surgery
she is feeling much better. |
| Barrel
is an orange tabby cat with a neurological disorder. He came to
the shelter with his littermates and was taken to UC Davis.
The
condition cannot be treated. However, he can have a decent life
with this condition. He walks in a stagger. Sammie's Friends
paid for him to be treated for an upper respiratory condition.
He has recovered. We are looking for a special home for him and
his littermates. |
| Echo
came to the shelter with bad teeth. She had her teeth cleaned
and was quickly adopted. |
| Bert
is a cocker spaniel who needed a hernia repair and had dry eye
and bad teeth. He had a dental exam and his teeth are
better. He will probably need treatment for the dry eye
forever. Bert is a very nice little dog. |
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Bingo
is a nice dog rescued by a woman who could see he had no home.
She spent quite a bit of money getting him fixed up.
As he got better, he attacked her cat who is in the hospital.
She had to take him to a boarding facility until she can find a
home for him without cats. Sammie's Friends has paid part
of the boarding fee. |
| Thomas
was an old kitty who came to the shelter and had to have 12
infected teeth pulled. They were so bad that he had pus pockets
at the root of them. Awful. He also had a funky ear
and needed some treatment for his ear mites. |
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| Douglas
is a kitty with cancer who belongs to a blind lady. He needed
diagnostic tests and ongoing medications (leukeran and
prednisone). Douglas and his buddy Claude also received an exam
and had their shots updated.
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| Desperado
is a gray tabby male who was found by some people in desperate
shape. He had several major puncture wounds, and his front legs
were hurt. He has since recovered and has been adopted.
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| Benny
was a little dog rescued from Merced. He needed to be
neutered and he needed a dental cleaning and tooth extraction.
He's better now. Sammie's Friends spent $353 on Benny and
adopted him out for $55. The check bounced.
Sammie's Friends would very much like the money if the owner
reads this.
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Hansel
had a hernia that needed repair.
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| Bill
is about 1-1/2 years old and was picked up by Animal Control as
a stray dog. Poor Bill came to the shelter with all four swollen
feet loaded with foxtails to the extent that every foot was
oozing from the infection. He also had flea allergy dermatitis
and was itchy and losing hair. Bill also was positive for
heartworm. Dr. Fossum at Grass Valley Vet has put Bill back
together again. Bill has a lovely temperament and has some
manners. All of his physical maladies are fixable. Sammie's
Friends paid for his medical care and would appreciate donations
towards Bill's bill. His name is fittingly bill (Bill) because
of the size of his bill.
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| Abbie
is an old Australian Shepherd with a tumor on her vulva which
causes her to be incontinent. Abbie was treated with
antibiotics and she is doing better. Since Abbie is old
and the tumor is not growing rapidly, surgery was not indicated
at this time.
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