Shih Tzu Rescue Davie

Animal Rescue organizations come in all shapes and forms. At Shih Tzu Rescue, Inc. we believe that all dogs deserve the chance to live a happy and healthy life.

We were delighted to receive Jada Rose, a sweet, lovable and playful 6 month old Shih Tzu puppy, who was surrendered to us by an owner who said she was unable to train her.  Upon reviewing her medical records we found that the owner had taken her to a vet who found that she had a serious 5 out of 6 heart murmur and suspected that she might have a PDA and recommended that she be immediately evaluated by a cardiologist which was never done.  

We immediately took her to  our cardiologist who did an echo cardiogram and confirmed she had a serious PDA (patent [open] ductus arteriosus), a  life threatening congenital heart defect that must be corrected in order for the dog to lead a normal life. Jada Rose’s condition was so advanced that she could go into congestive heart failure any moment and needed immediate surgery if she were to live. 

We scheduled an appointment for immediate surgery with North America Veterinary Heart Center in Jupiter where Dr. Augusta Pelosi performed the life saving surgery. Jada's circumstances were so extreme, Dr. Pelosi moved the surgery sooner than scheduled. 

Sweet little Jada Rose is recovering nicely and loves playing with her teddy bear, although she has to be confined to limited activity for the next six weeks. She is expected to live a normal, healthy life.

Please help us pay for Jada Rose’s $6,000 medical bill by making a Tax Deductible donation which will allow us to continue making immediate decisions to save dogs with life threatening conditions.

Helping Jada Rose and the many needy dogs like her has been our mission over the past 22 years, and it’s only because of generous and caring dog loving people that we are able to continue to be there for them.

We are endlessly grateful for and thank you for your support!

***PLEASE HELP SAVE A LIFE!***  

On New Years Eve, we received a call from a motorist who had just picked up a Shih Tzu from the road that had been hit by a car. The motorist had stopped when the little dog ran in front of his car but unfortunately an oncoming driver did not- but ran over the little dog and sped ahead. Our good Samaritan drove around the block to rescue the little dog from oncoming traffic and was surprised to find him alive. He googled Shih Tzu Rescue, called us, and asked if we’d help. We asked him to take the poor little dog to the hospital, where he arrived in 24 minutes, unable to move around.

The vet told us that our dog appeared to be a young male but so severely matted they’d have to cut some hair away before they could determine the extent of his injuries. The Fourth of July & New Year’s Eve are probably the most frightening holidays of the year for dogs, many of whom are absolutely terrified of the noise of fireworks. Poor Little Stevie, the obvious victim of horrific neglect, was likely trying to get to a safe place without fireworks. It is a MIRACLE that an individual, with plans of his own on the holiday, intervened so that he didn’t die scared and alone on the side of the road.

Little Stevie will receive the best medical care possible, and we pray that he will recover and be able to finally have a decent life. YOUR FINANCIAL HELP WILL ALLOW US TO DO THIS! Little Stevie's bills are in the thousands of dollars.

We are enormously grateful for the help of those who donate generously and regularly but this plea is for those who do not donate. If you donated for the holidays, we are not asking for more funds from you. Rather, if you've not donated before, we need your help TODAY! If you like what we do then PLEASE HELP US . Click "donate" on our website, shihtzurescue.org.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Shih Tzu Rescue, we are a rescue and sanctuary located in South Florida who has been dedicated to finding quality, lifetime homes for companion animals for over 20 years.