 Hello from Shira
Hello, I'm Shira's foster mom, Trish. I had to come here to thank all of you for the overwhelming support - both emotional and monetary. The concern that you've shown for this precious little baby truly warms my heart. I only wish there were more people such as all of you in the world!!
I'd like to personally update you all on her condition. Today she came home!!! Hooray!!! Sadly, she's not feeling very well, but she sure seemed happy to be back to her foster home! The surgery she had was major and it will take quite a bit of time for her to recover. She's on antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory, but no pain meds. We have to do physical therapy numerous times each day to keep her little legs limber and maintain muscle tone. Her legs seem very red to me tonight and she's having a hard time getting comfortable, so I may take her back to the vet tomorrow, just to be sure that she's fine. But she may just have trained us well because she knows that if she whimpers she's instantly scooped up and carried like a baby.
On a better note - she is eating and drinking and weighed 4 pounds today. That made us very happy!
I would like you all to know that Shira is the product of unsound breeding; probably a puppymill. Please help stop this horrible business. It does nothing but produce a ton of money for the owner at the expense of the health of these helpless little animals. Her original mommy loved her deeply and thought she was paying for a healthy dog - little did she know. Please don't doubt that she had a wonderful mommy who is struggling and made the difficult, however right, decision to let her go. She really had no choice.
Please forgive me if you've sent an email that I haven't answered. I've had problems with my email and some of it was accidently deleted. I've also had to devote most of my time to caring for Shira. But don't stop caring and email me any time, but please dont' get angry if it takes me a while to answer. I will send you photos as soon as possible, but I don't want to exploit her. And darn, she's a vain little thing and would hate to be seen without her hair done! LOL But I can send you a couple that were taken before the surgery.
Again, thank you! You have no idea of how very much Shira, I and United Yorkie Rescue appreciate your support. Without you, we couldn't save these little furbabies. |