Queen Latifah

This beautiful girl is Queen Latifah.  She came to us from CAP after a failed adoption.  We thought it was because she was a little chubby-or just “big-boned.”  Her foster mom has been working hard on her weight and Latifah is already down a couple of pounds!

She needs our help though.  I know, it always seems we have another dog who needs some kind of medical work done, but we all know it’s worth it in the end, right?  Latifah has bladder stones, stones in her bile duct and a suspicious mass on her spleen.  After taking her to Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists-Internal Medicine, we’ve learned that her surgery will cost approximately $3500.  That’s a lot of money, but this little girl is living in pain and is on pain medication, which can damage her kidneys.

Latifah’s foster mom says even in pain this little girl is such a doll.  She loves children and just wiggles with excitement when they come near her on a walk.  Matter of fact, her foster mom says if she wasn’t at her pup limit she would already be a foster failure!

So far we’ve only raised approximately $600 of the needed $3500.  Please, if you can find a way to donate any amount-large or small to help this girl it would be appreciated.  If you would like to make a convenient PayPal donation you can do it HERE If you would rather send a check, please note the new address:

LSSTLAR
PO Box  218075
Houston, TX  77218-8075

Click here for the PayPal link

If you are donating to help Queen Latifah please send an email tosherry352@sbcglobal.net This will help us keep track of the donations so we can get Latifah help as soon as possible!

Check THE BLOG or OUR FACEBOOK PAGE for updates.

Five down and how many to go?   Thankfully, no shelter dogs needed us this week!!

We need to do four more this week, if possible.  Here are a few of the candates.

Bono Burke – boy was this guy in horrible shape when he came in.  Severely anemic and very emaciated.  Full of heartworms and with horrible dry eye.  The vet didn’t want to do any medical procedures until we could build up his system.  He went for blood work and an exam today and the vet said he was healthy enough to get started.

Raphael Burke – very sweet, very very handsome little boy.  He certainly will go quickly.

Edge Burke – Boy, we get some pretty ones somtimes, (well all the time) – he had to have a pin removed from a repair on his broken leg but now seems to be absolutely fine.  As soon as he gets his vetting done,  he’ll be ready to go.  Don’t you think this beautiful little boy will go quickly??

Roarke Ranger – how cute is this face.  Ditto the above.  Won’t last long as soon as we know he’s healthy.

If you can help any of these babies, donations can be made via PAYPAL HERE.

If you’d like to send a check, please go HERE to let us know.

Thanks to all of you for all of your wonderful support.

And, don’t forget to check THE BLOG and OUR FACEBOOK PAGE for updates.

Well, thanks to all of you wonderful and I must say, generous, folks, five little dogs are vetted an almost ready to go to their new homes.  Here is the medical ward at Deogi Dog Daycare, where these sweeties are recovering.

Furby Barker – an absolute gem of a baby boy.  Left at Houston’s BARC shelter, at 9 years old, Furby had very little chance at adoption.  We thought he had bladderstones, but thankfully, just a bladder infection.  He will be ready to go in about a week.  He is a tiny little boy, sort of thin, and has just the absolutely best personality.

Sweet little tiny Margie Lafayette.  Unfortunately, she has to stay another month or so because she has heartworms.  You’ll see her soon in the request for heartworm treatment.

Tiny little Thea Sherman.  Sweet little puppymill survivor.  She will be ready for adoption in about a week.

Schatzie Barker.  This one is a keeper.  When we got her from BARC, she had a horrible "hole" in her eye.  It was a long-standing ulcer and took a long time to heal.  And, unfortunately, she, too has heartworms so will be hanging around for another month.

Leda Barker.  Tiny little maltese/poodle mix and one of the sweetest little girls here.  Very playful too.  Ready in about a week.

If you are interested in adopting any of these babies, please go to www.shihtzu-rescue.com and apply.  Quickly!!

These sweeties are almost ready to go now, thanks to you!  Except for little Margie Lafayette, who turned up heartworm positive, these kids can be adopted NOW.  Margie will have to go through heartworm treatment whenever we can figure out if we can get some immiticide!  Evidently, there is a shortage of immiticide and the manufacturer is rationing it to the vets.  Wish us luck.

MARGIE LAFAYETTE

Adorable tiny FURBY BARKER, a 9 year old left at the Houston city pound. 

CARME BURKE

Tiny little THEA SHERMAN

We’d like to get two or three more in this week if possible.  On Wednesday, if we can raise the funds for them!!

SWEET LITTLE LEDA BARKER

SCHATZIE BARKER

If you can help any of these babies, donations can be made via PAYPAL HERE.

If you’d like to send a check, please go HERE to let us know.

Thanks to all of you for all of your wonderful support.

And, don’t forget to check THE BLOG and OUR FACEBOOK PAGE for updates.

UPDATE AS OF 8 AM, Sunday, January 10 2010.  We’re making great progress!  We have enough to vet almost FOUR of the pups now. 

Huge thanks to Lisa of Grooming by Lisa in Houston.  Lisa set out a donation can at her grooming shop and her fabulous clients donated $200 for these pupsters!  What a great idea.  Lisa also stopped by yesterday and brought warm sweaters for many of the little pups hanging out at Deogi.  What a nice idea that was too. 

I’m calling these dogs the lucky 39 of 2009.  Why?  Because in a time when the economy is in the dumps, we took in these 39 homeless (and young, I might add) babies because we were certain than when we needed to raise the funds, our wonderful supporters would be there and you’re proving me RIGHT!!

Thanks so much to Diane Richer, Doug and Sallie Cameron, Jamie Smith, Carol Lundemo, Anna Dee Lastick, Dana Woodruff, Larina Campbell, Nancy Croft, Barbara Grabell, Fur Kids, Dale Stone, Gail Ciesielski, Deb Wheeler, Patricia Sabala, the Customers of Grooming by Lisa, Traci Breeding. 

The last quarter of 2009 was an unbelievable one with so very many requests to take in dogs. 

We are trying our best to take in as many as possible.  We were able to send 25 to another rescue in California, but ended up with 39 new dogs in Lone Star.  Can you believe?  Thank goodness for all of our volunteers and for the wonderful people that help us at Deogi!  But, now, we’re desperately needing to get them all vetted, through heartworm treatment and up for adoption.

On average, if nothing is wrong with the dog, we spend just under $275 for BASIC vetting.  I know it’s a lot – but we do everything that we’d do for our own dogs – all shots, spay/neuter, test for heartworms, and especially test for kidney and liver disease. 

So, we’re desperately needing help with these expenses now.  We are so unbelievably tapped out because of the economy – adoptions are down, surrenders are at an all time high and donations are significantly under what they normally are.

We are going to just take this one step at a time.  Please help us get these babies ready for a new home.  Here are just a few needing help!

TOOKIE BENSON

VICENTE HUMBLE

LEDA BARKER

THEA SHERMAN

FARRAH BARKER

BACH BARKER

We desperately need to get all of these babies vetted and up for adoption THIS month – yes in January.  Please help!

If you can help any of these babies, donations can be made via PAYPAL HERE.

If you’d like to send a check, please go HERE to let us know.

Thanks to all of you for all of your wonderful support.

And, don’t forget to check THE BLOG and OUR FACEBOOK PAGE for updates.

The last quarter of 2009 was an unbelievable one with so very many requests to take in dogs. 

We are trying our best to take in as many as possible.  We were able to send 25 to another rescue in California, but ended up with 39 new dogs in Lone Star.  Can you believe?  Thank goodness for all of our volunteers and for the wonderful people that help us at Deogi!  But, now, we’re desperately needing to get them all vetted, through heartworm treatment and up for adoption.

On average, if nothing is wrong with the dog, we spend just under $275 for BASIC vetting.  I know it’s a lot – but we do everything that we’d do for our own dogs – all shots, spay/neuter, test for heartworms, and especially test for kidney and liver disease. 

So, we’re desperately needing help with these expenses now.  We are so unbelievably tapped out because of the economy – adoptions are down, surrenders are at an all time high and donations are significantly under what they normally are.

We are going to just take this one step at a time.  Please help us get these babies ready for a new home.  Here are just a few needing help!

We desperately need to get all of these babies vetted and up for adoption THIS month – yes in January.  Please help!

If you can help any of these babies, donations can be made via PAYPAL HERE.

If you’d like to send a check, please go HERE to let us know.

Thanks to all of you for all of your wonderful support.

And, don’t forget to check THE BLOG and OUR FACEBOOK PAGE for updates.