HeartwormHelpNeeded
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In 2021 we brought in 10 heart worm positive dogs and our newest is Cirilla- a sweet Lab/ Bulldog mix that was surrendered by her family to a shelter in western, IL and was on the kill list in early December. We were happy to find a foster home for her and we have already gotten her blood work done and started the heart worm slow kill program. The original shelter records stated she was heart worm negative, but we always double check. She is in good health and is a spunky girl so she should do very well. We just need extra funds for her care. We could use $400 in donations for the cost of her lab work and eventual spay and another $500 to help with the cost of her heart worm slow kill supplies. Thanks to Cindi and Maggie for helping save her life!!
2021
Charlie is a 12-13 year old Yellow Labrador that was found as a stray south of Springfield Illinois the end of March. When I saw his plea for help, I knew I had to do my best and get him into our program. He was so defeated and sickly when he came into my care on Easter Sunday. Every day he is getting stronger and stronger as he had terrible anemia and he does have a heart murmur. He is learning how to do stairs and is also learning the joys of being a house dog. I do hope to find him a foster to adopt home in the future. Here is Charlies Recovery Page.
As of the early November-- Charlie is now Heart worm NEGATIVE-- YAY, 7 months into our program with the Slow Kill method!!
Sally Sweetie Pie a tri-color and while Beagle that came into our program on Earth Day, April 22nd. She was found as a stray in Southern Illinois and is doing great in foster care. Besides fighting heartworms she is also fighting 2 tick borne diseases- Ehrlichia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Like Charlie- she has already started our Heartworm Slow Kill program and doing great and feeling so much better. We hope to find her the best foster to adopt home in the future.
We always need extra donations to help these special dogs.
2020
11-2020: In the last 2 months we have brought in 5 new heartworm positive dogs, and all are also suffering from tick borne disease. Beaumont, Gerett and Patsy came from the Memphis, Tennessee area and Ewan and Harvey came in from southern Illinois. Jill came to us from the Memphis area last April. Some were strays pulled from shelters in the nick of time and some were owner surrenders that suffered terrible neglect. All are now safe in foster or foster to adopt but have a long road to recovery.
We support a Slow- Kill treatment regimen for the heartworms and tick-borne disease instead of the fast kill method that uses an arsenic based poison and requires the dogs with little or no activity. Slow- kill is easier on the dogs while we build them up and kill one worm at a time. We do blood work on each and every dog too. This plan takes longer but we have an excellent success rate.
The cost to fully vet one of these dogs can cost $1,000 a piece if there aren't any additional health concerns and procedures like dental work. We appreciate any help we can get and hope we can get more donations to help with their care.
2021
Charlie is a 12-13 year old Yellow Labrador that was found as a stray south of Springfield Illinois the end of March. When I saw his plea for help, I knew I had to do my best and get him into our program. He was so defeated and sickly when he came into my care on Easter Sunday. Every day he is getting stronger and stronger as he had terrible anemia and he does have a heart murmur. He is learning how to do stairs and is also learning the joys of being a house dog. I do hope to find him a foster to adopt home in the future. Here is Charlies Recovery Page.
As of the early November-- Charlie is now Heart worm NEGATIVE-- YAY, 7 months into our program with the Slow Kill method!!
Sally Sweetie Pie a tri-color and while Beagle that came into our program on Earth Day, April 22nd. She was found as a stray in Southern Illinois and is doing great in foster care. Besides fighting heartworms she is also fighting 2 tick borne diseases- Ehrlichia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Like Charlie- she has already started our Heartworm Slow Kill program and doing great and feeling so much better. We hope to find her the best foster to adopt home in the future.
We always need extra donations to help these special dogs.
2020
11-2020: In the last 2 months we have brought in 5 new heartworm positive dogs, and all are also suffering from tick borne disease. Beaumont, Gerett and Patsy came from the Memphis, Tennessee area and Ewan and Harvey came in from southern Illinois. Jill came to us from the Memphis area last April. Some were strays pulled from shelters in the nick of time and some were owner surrenders that suffered terrible neglect. All are now safe in foster or foster to adopt but have a long road to recovery.
We support a Slow- Kill treatment regimen for the heartworms and tick-borne disease instead of the fast kill method that uses an arsenic based poison and requires the dogs with little or no activity. Slow- kill is easier on the dogs while we build them up and kill one worm at a time. We do blood work on each and every dog too. This plan takes longer but we have an excellent success rate.
The cost to fully vet one of these dogs can cost $1,000 a piece if there aren't any additional health concerns and procedures like dental work. We appreciate any help we can get and hope we can get more donations to help with their care.
Organizer
Lisa Spakowski
Organizer
Wood Dale, IL
