| As most of you know (from me bringing it up ad nauseam), our dogs Bailey and Karter are Aussie Cattle Dogs (a.k.a. Queensland Heelers or Blue Heelers). We adopted them both from rescue organizations. Karter came from an organization called New Hope Cattle Dogs, so I occasionally receive an e-mail newsletter from them. |  |
In their most recent newsletter, they had the sad tale of Siv:
I’m Sylvia, one of the luckiest dogs you’d ever meet. My littermates and I were dumped by the side of the highway near Yuma . Lucky for us, we ended up at the animal shelter in Yuma where the workers got us fed and cleaned up. They contacted Shannon at New Hope Cattle Dogs Rescue because, sadly, there are just too many abandoned and unwanted dog in Yuma and not enough good homes for them all. The shelter workers even drove us all the way to Phoenix to give us a chance at new homes.
In Phoenix, we went to one of NHCD ’s fantastic foster homes. We got lots of love and attention there. Our foster mom noticed that one of my eyes didn’t look quite right, so I went to the vet and was treated for an eye infection. Then we discovered an abrasion on one eye, so I was treated for that. Now everyone was worried about my eyes, so I went to a doggie eye specialist who diagnosed a condition called Anterior Segment Dysgenesis (ASD). That means that the pupil of one eye didn’t develop properly, and I have glaucoma in that eye. The glaucoma means that there is increased pressure in the affected eyeball, and it gives me headaches. The eye specialist recommends that I have that eyeball removed. I can’t see out of it now, so I won’t miss it…and if it means these darn headaches go away, I’m all for it! The doctor will also fit me with a special prosthetic eyeball so that my skull will develop properly as I grow.
Since the doctor says I can’t have my operation til I’m a month older, New Hope Cattle Dogs Rescue is doing everything they can to get ready for it. That includes raising the money. All this great care will cost between $1500 - $2000, and that’s a lot of bake sales! So many great people have worked together to give me the chance for a new life - won’t you please join them and make a contribution to my medical fund?
If you have the means, won’t you help little Siv out? Or you can donate to New Hope Cattle Dogs directly here. Because I’m evil, I’ll include this video of some of the dogs that New Hope Cattle Dogs has rescued and helped over the years to tug at your heartstrings a little more:
At the 1:34 minute mark of the video is Karter’s foster mommy Shirley who provided him and his littermates with love and care until they all were adopted.
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We got our basset hound from the Ohio Basset Rescue several years ago. Winston has been an awesome part of our family ever since. I definitely encourage anyone to consider a pet from a rescue — it’s something we’ve never regretted. And definitely donate! Many rescues are so strapped for cash that they operate on a month-to-month basis with many of the host families having to pick up much of the tab due to a lack of support. I highly encourage you to consider giving some of your hard-earned money to this noble cause.
No. Fair. Now Bossy is all worried about sweet Siv and her freaking headaches. Sigh. You humanitarians are all the same.
such lovely puppy faces!