Southland Collie Rescue

Southland Collie Rescue  doesn't know Magnar's original name or his true age.  He is estimated to be a senior dog of 7 or 8. What we do know is that at one time in his life this purebred sable and white collie was loved. He was trained.  He once had a major surgery.  How he ended up in a dog meat market marked for death, we'll never know.  We do know he needs help and fast! First, he needs major surgery. Then he needs a plane ticket for Southern California where he'll be safe in the arms of Southland Collie Rescue. 



Magnar was destined for a dog meat market in China when Southland Collie Rescue's contact pulled him.  While his limp was obvious, only x-rays provided the harsh reality. 


The surgery that his once beloved family got him on his leg has failed, leaving two drifting bones. There is no other choice. His leg will need to be amputated.



That's when we got the call from No Dogs Left Behind (NDLB), SCR's contact in China. Would we sponsor the surgery to have this sweet senior boy's leg amputated? And would we work with them to get him to the states to live out his life safe from harm, healed of his wounds and loved forever? Of course we said yes! They had us once we saw that beautiful collie nose. That lovely nose was meant for kisses. And Magnar needs them now more than ever.

NDLB cannot afford the cost of the amputation surgery ($2500).  The estimated cost of transporting Magnar to the US  is an additional  $2990.  Once he is here, we know the rest of the vet bills will mount. He will need physical therapy and massive dental work to begin with.  We need at least $6000 to get him a safe amputation surgery in China at a reputable vet, and then, when he is ready, we need to fly him to Los Angeles. The $6000 is just the beginning. You can help give Magnar the new beginning he deserves.


Please help us reach our goal of $6000. This beautiful old boy deserves to finally be in the loving arms of a family again.

Donations accepted through GoFundMe or directly through Southland Collie Rescue   (Paypal, credit card  and checks  ).  Be sure to earmark funds for Magnar.

PLEASE NOTE: Should anything happen during surgery or should there be a surplus in donations, all funds raised will go to help other collies rescued by SCR. Checks can be sent to:

Southland Collie Rescue
P.O. Box 432 
Dana Point, CA 92629. 

Magnar was saved once, but without help from SCR, our partner organization cannot afford the surgery that Magnar needs nor the therapy he'll require to adjust to life on three paws. Help us save Magnar and give this senior collie the golden years he deserves. 

Southland Collie Rescue is a registered 501C non-profit, based in Southern California. Our mission is rescuing every Southern California collie in need. We take in, care for and find loving homes for every purebred collie, and, when we can, collie mixes. These collies are pulled from shelters, found abandoned or given up directly by owners. Each rescued collie is spayed or neutered, brought up-to-date on vaccinations and checked for health and temperament before being placed in carefully checked homes. 

Photos and video provided by No Dogs Left Behind. 

Our dear, dear ShinBi may have not been rescued from a Korean dog market, but he was certainly rescued from a Korean animal shelter and his health problems that we soon realized may have been to bewildering for his original owner.

ShinBi has diabetes.  We have a monthly bill of $300-$500  to cover his meds. Because of his diabetes, ShinBi now needs eye surgery.

Dogs might not read, but cataracts can cause intraocular inflammation and eventually causes painful glaucoma. Glaucoma causes chronic headaches similar to migraines.

About 75 percent of diabetic dogs develop cataracts (cloudy lenses) and blindness in both eyes within nine months of being diagnoses with diabetes and this is much the case with ShinBi.

We waited until ShinBi was healthy enough for surgery. If we waited much longer, cataracts could cause a painful intraocular inflammation and both eyes would need to be removed.

ShinBi is having his surgery on 11 May 2015 at the Tustin Eye Care Center ( 3025 Edinger Ave, Tustin, CA 92780).  The estimated cost is $3000. His foster mom, Sue Baldwin, the current president of Southland Collie Rescue is putting the bill on her credit card for now.




We need to ask for your help again.  The reality is we need much more than this for ShinBi's care as you'll see from the medical expenses listed below.

Please share and share again. We also plan on having fundraisers at on the last Wednesdays of May and July at the Irvine Ruby's Diner, so come and eat--we get 20 percent of the non-alcoholic sales.

We also plan on having a garage sale. Have items to donate, please contact us ASAP. Have a place where we can hold a garage sale? Let us know.

3/7  Minor recheck exam, 1 Health Check (bloodwork)    $121.49

3/12 Ultrasound Abdominal Sonogram; 1 Coagulation Panel 1; 1 Bile Acids (Prepost)  $467.40 

3/14  1 Blood Glucose; 1 Ultrasound Guided Biopsy; 1 local/Topical Anesthesia     $202.40

NEW VET BILL TOTAL:    $1901.44

3/18    1 Insulin Vetsulin;  20 Doxycycline     $71.50           

3/22    Prednisone tabs;  Baytril Tablets;  Denamarin      $211.20

4/03/14  Exam, Glucose Testing, Radiology, Insulin and syringes   $578.87 (minus the board which I paid $107.80 - charge to SCR would be $471.07)   

NEW VET BILL TOTAL:    $2655.21

4/7   Colchicine $189,  Ursodiol  $86

4/14   2 Insulin  $84, 1 Denamarin  $66

4/30  2 Insulin Vetsulin   $84.00

5/1   Colchicine  $189.44;   Ursodiol  $56.38

NEW VET BILL TOTAL:  $3,514.93

4/29  Glucose Test Kit   $34.48

5/1    Goat's Milk (Bloom)   $26

5/4/ Glucose Test Strips   $41.03

5/20  Denamarin   $66

4/23   Rechesck Exam $22.50; Blood Glucose Curve $65.79; Hematocrit/Total Protein $16.61

5/27  2 Insulin Vetsulin  $86;  1 Vetsulin Insulin Syringes U-40 Box  $35.10

5/20  Health Check  blood panel for liver check)  $98.99

NEW VET BILL TOTAL:  $4,007.43

6/2   Colchicine  $189.44;  Ursodiol  $56.38

6/11  Goat's Milk (Bloom) $25.99

6/23   Office Visit $39.30;  1 Immiticide $115.50;  15 Prednisone $14.85;  1 Boarding treatment      .77;   4 board treatments diabetics $46.20;  3 boarding treatments $4.62;  1 TrizEDTA+Baytril+DexSP $37.50 (for ruptured ear drum);   2 Insulin Vetsulin $86;   1 Denamarin $66  =  $495.44 total this bill

NEW VET BILL TOTAL: $4,774.68

7/1   Colchicine  $189.44;   Ursodiol  $56.38

NEW VET BILL TOTAL:  $5,020.50

7/10  Goat's Milk (Bloom)   $25.99

7/23  14 boarding treatments $97.02;  Bath and nail trim $ 29.72;  3 Insulin $129;  1 box syringes $35.10;  Recheck Exam $22.50;  2 Immiticides 50 mg. dose each $231;  15 Prednisone $14.85;  1 Denamarin $66;  8 days of boarding $135.52  =  $633.32 with discount

7/31 Colchicine $189.44;  Ursodiol $56.38  (total $245.82)

NEW VET BILL TOTAL:  $5,925.63  (as of August 16, 2014) 

8/21   Recheck/Brief exam  $30.60; Bath $23.10;  Microfilaremia test $35.55;  Vet-Test Ghp Profile  $102.53;  1 Insulin $43  (total this bill = $234.78)

8/21  Trifexis  (6 month supply)  $107

8/31   Colchicine $189.44;  Ursodiol $56.38 (total $245.82)

NEW VET BILL TOTAL (through August 2014)  $6,513.23

9/2  Diabetic test strips and lancets  $ 51.98

9/8  2 Insulin Vetsulin   $86

9/30  Colchicine $189.44;  Ursodiol $56.38 (total $245.82)

9/30  2 Vetsulin $86;  1 Denamarin $66  (total $152)

NEW VET BILL TOTAL (through September 2014)   $7,049.03

10/1  Eye Care for Animals - Specialist Exam and eye meds  $155.75

10/14  Bath & nail trim; Total Health blood panel: exam; clean and medicate a wound on left front leg;  Microchip #981020009830430    $208.78 

10/24  2 Vetsulin $86

10/25  Diclofenac (eye meds)  $41.90

10/30  Eye Care for Animals (recheck) $82.50

10/31   Colchicine and Ursodiol - $245.82

NEW VET BILL TOTAL (through October 2014)  $7,869.78

11/14   2 Insulin $86.34;  1 Denamarin $66;  1 box Insulin Syringes $35;  1 Healix Soother Tube  $12.95  (total$200.29)

11/17  Diclofenac $58.43

11/29 Colchicine and Ursodiol - $245.82

NEW VET BILL TOTAL (Through November 2014)  $8374.32

12/01  2 Insulin Vetsulin  $86.34

12/14  Diclofenac $58.43

12/19  2 Insulin Vetsulin $86.34;  1 Denamarin  $66

12/27  Recheck exam  $30.60; 8 Blood Glucose  $74.09;  1 Vet-Test Ghp Profile $102.53;  1 IV Catheterization/cephalic $44.10; 1 IV Drip Set/1st liter fluids $28.14; 2 Antibiotic injection  $35;  1 IV Fluids/liter $15.12; I Medication $46.20;  2 IV Fluids/liter  $30.24; 16 Amoxi tabls $28.30; 2 Blood Glucose $18.52;  Boarding 5 1/2 days $100.87   (discount of $251.36)  No charge for all the medications being given while boarding which is huge)  TOTAL:  $553.71

12/29  Colchicine and Ursodiol - $245.82

NEW VET BILL TOTAL (Through December 2014)  $9470.96

1/19  Colchicine and Diclofenac   $247.87

1/21  I Denamarin $66;  2 Insulin Vetsulin $86.34

1/21 Ursodiol  $56.38

NEW VET BILL TOTAL (Through January 2015)  $9,927.55

2/10  1 Trifexis (6 mo. supply) $117 : 2 Vetsulin $86.34 - Total $203.34

2/19  Diclofenac  $58.43

2/27  box of Insulin syringes  $35.10

2/28  Colchicine and Ursodiol  $259.88

NEW VET BILL TOTAL (Through February 2015)  $10,484.30

3/3  2 Insulin Vetsulin $86.34; 1 Denamarin $66 ;  total is $152.34

3/10  Professional groom: fecal; eye medicine  $111.55

3/18  2 Insulin Vetsulin  $86.34

3/20  Ursodiol and Colchicine  $287.07

3/28  Diclofenac $58.43

NEW VET BILL TOTAL (Through March 2015)  $11,179.83

4/4/15  I Denamarin; 2 Insulin Vetsulin :   total is $152.34

4/14  Minor recheck exam $22.50;Blood Glucose Curve $65.79; Total health plus blood panel:$125.65; Heartworm antigen test add on $26.25; Nail trim $6.62; box of Insulin syringes $35.10; medicated bath $25.20   total is $307.11

4/16   1 Thyroid Panel 6 - Canine  $129.32

4/22  2 Insulin Vetsulin $86.34

4/28  Colchicine and Ursodiol  $307.21

4/30  Soloxine  $20.70

NEW VET BILL TOTAL (Through April 2015)   $12,182.85

5/4  Pre-Cataract Diagnostic Testing (Eye Care)  $726.75 with our 20% discount

In February 2014, ShinBi arrived in Los Angeles as Southland Collie Rescue's first dog from abroad. He had just been pulled from a South Korean animal shelter and he was skinny. He had been shaved because he had ticks. The dog we originally were bringing over was adopted by his foster family and that made ShinBi a very lucky dog because as we soon found out, he was not a good candidate for adoption, not by your average family in South Korea or the United States.

HOW SHINBI CAME TO THE U.S.




We used GoFundMe to get ShinBi here and the response from our donors was amazing. ShinBi was so skinny we weren't sure he survive the flight. His weight was our first priority when he arrived and you can see why in this video.

SHINBI ARRIVES AND THANKS HIS GOFUNDME DONORS



ShinBi has a long list of problems. He has heartworm, but would not have been cleared to come to United States ordinarily. Yet because he had just contracted it, his test came back a false negative. That's how luck ShinBi is.

Sue Baldwin, the long-time Orange County coordinator for Southland Collie Rescue, has taken ShinBi in. She's never cared for a dog so ill, one that began by needing potty breaks every hour because of his tremendous thirst. His thirst and frequent urination schedule was a sign of other health issues.

We found that ShinBi has diabetes and hepatitis. He has liver problems. We can't be sure of the cause and effect. Now we are focusing on his diabetes first with his heartworm problem being secondary.

In March, we calculated that the cost of his care from February until July would be $3,000, but we've already spent that amount of money on him (See our current medical costs), some of it coming straight from his foster mother's pocket. Sue Baldwin has been a complete angel.

Although he actually lost a few pounds at the one month mark in March, he is now gaining weight. He has gained 10 pounds since March. He currently weighs about 50 lbs.

The fur that was shaved off in South Korea is coming back as downy fluff. And he proudly wears pajamas and other clothing that people have sent to support him. His vet exclaimed to Sue, "He doesn't walk, he dances!" 

Because he is heartworm positive and must lead a quiet life for now, that's exactly what everyone says when they meet him. He prances as if he was a show dog in a former life. In a few more months, we hope he can make more public appearances and win more people over with his quiet bouncy ways.

Southland Collie Rescue has never had to deal with health issues like these and we've all been learning a lot. Please help us support ShinBi. He was lucky enough to make it to the U.S. and find a rescue that was willing to take a chance on him. With more money, we think he'll be lucky enough to beat diabetes and heartworm. Help us save this quiet dancing dog who has traveled so far and needs our help to go just a bit further.

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23 February 2014--

We began our campaign in mid-January. In less than 48 hours, collie lovers reached the goal of $1500 and in less than 3 days we had $2000. Kobe's foster family decided to keep him.

We asked our donors and they told us to go ahead and use the funds for another collie and almost immediately we received notice about ShinBi. ShinBi is a 4-5 year old mahogany sable and white collie who was found wandering the streets. After our Korean team pulled him from the shelter, he was shaved due to a tick infestation. You can really see just how emaciated ShinBi is.

ShinBi arrived in Los Angeles on 20 February 2014 (Thursday). You can see a video of his arrival. He's thin and his recovery will require veterinary monitoring.

We've already paid for his medical care to prepare him for his journey and for his trip over from Seoul, South Korea via Asiana Airlines. Now we need to look forward to his medical care his condition will require veterinary monitoring.

15 January 2014

A collie lover in South Korea, pulled Kobe from a dog meat market in Korea. This two-year-old collie is temporarily in foster care, but Southland Collie Rescue is looking to bring him to Los Angeles so that he can be cared for and found a good home.

Kobe was being sold at the Moran Meat Market in South Korea. He was there with his mother and sister. Unfortunately, his mother and sister were sold as meat.

Because Kobe was held in a small cage and given little exercise and probably food that was only filling and not particularly nutritious, he is thin and some of his muscles have atrophied. He was found standing in a three-inch thick stew of feces and urine. He was being fed the feet and innards of less fortunate dogs.

Sue Baldwin is the point person at Southland Collie Rescue. Her contact in South Korea is currently out of the country but will be back around the 20 January 2014. Whiile Sue and her South Korean contact have been looking for someone traveling after that time to bring Kobe to Los Angeles as part of their baggage, we'd like to raise enough money for a professional all-inclusive service to get all the necessary paperwork in order and transport Kobe to LAX and safety. We estimate this will cost about $1500. Altering Kobe and health care may require more. We aren't sure at this point.

We don't want to comment on another country's traditional practice of eating specific domestic animals. However, Kobe has already been pulled from the meat market by a kind Samaritan. We want to help that Samaritan get Kobe to Sue Baldwin and Southland Collie Rescue.


Any additional funds raised will go to help other collies under Southland Collie Rescue's care.