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AllLouisianaNorth CarolinaTexas Louisiana I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Bently Gender: Male Age: 4 Weight: 11 Location: LA Adoption Fee: $300 For more information on Bently, contact foster parent at: bryorkiemom@yahoo.com 4-22-08: Bently here. Just thought you might like to know how I've been doing. Well, I made it through my first month of heartworm treatment like a trooper. I go back to see the doctor this Thursday for my second part of treatment, then it's another month of "bedrest". I can't wait until I'm all done so I can run and play with my foster brothers and sisters. In the meantime, I'm teaching foster mom that I am almost potty trained. Everday she is amazed at how good I am. Well, I;m outta here. Remember, if you don't want to end up heartworm positive like I did, take your heartworm preventative! 3/24/08: Bently has started heartworm treatment. We will update with any new changes that arise. 3-18-08 - Hi I'm Bently and boy do I love attention. My owners really tried, but couldn't take care of me so they brought me to this noisy place call the animal shelter. A nice lady who worked there worked on getting me into a rescue and that rescue lady came and broke me out. I’m now in my foster home and foster mom says that under all this mop is a beautiful boy waiting to get out. I have a grooming appointment and I can’t wait for that. I was told that I have heartworms and will start treatment the Monday after Easter. Since I will be in treatment for at least 4 weeks, I will not be able to go to my new forever home until after that time, but feel free to go ahead and fill out an application. Foster mom says that whomever gets me sure will be lucky, they'll probably be the only ones in the neighborhood with a REAL BENTLY!! Well I'm outta here, gotta go wake the rest of the "zoo" it's time to play with my foster brothers & sisters. Bark at cha later. Bently's Donors: Megan Harty Rachelle Heiner North Carolina Name: Callie Gender: Female Age: 2 Weight: 8 Location: NC Adoption Fee: $400 For more information on Callie, contact foster parent at: YorkieRescueNC@yahoo.com 4/14/08 - Thank you to everyone that has shown an interest in sweet Callie! We are no longer accepting applications and are in the process of reviewing applicants. Many thanks to everyone who submitted an application for Callie! We will be contacting potential families for a home visit within the week. If not selected for Callie, please consider adopting another rescue pup from us or your local shelter. There are so many pups needing loving homes. Thank you! 4/13/08 - Callie was spayed and had her dental last week. She is doing very well and playing and giving kisses like crazy! She will have her stitches removed on 4/22, and be ready for her forever home at that time. We have received a lot of applications for her, so we please ask for your patience as we review them all. Thank you! 4/4/08 - Callie went to the vet today and received a clean bill of health. She is doing wonderfully and is such a happy pup! She loves to play with her small stuffed toys, and tosses them in the air and pounces on them - it is very funny and cute to watch! Callie loves to play with the other pups and has done great on her potty training. She will be spayed and having a dental performed on 4/8. Thank you to everyone who has submitted an adoption application for this extremely sweet girl. We are in the process of reviewing the applications to find the best home for Callie. It is heartwarming to see the outpouring of love for this special puppymill girl - thank you for visiting the Haven and your interest in saving a rescue pup! 3/31/08 - Callie has to be the sweetest pup we have ever had! Callie came to us from a puppymill bust in Virginia. We think she is 1-2 years old. Despite being kept in a box and in horrible conditions, she is extremely affectionate and loves to cuddle. Callie crawled right into bed with us her first night in our home, and she loves to give us lots of kisses! Callie will have her vet appointment later this week, and we will post an update on her at that time. Callie will need to be spayed and have a dental before being adopted. Any donations towards this precious little girl's bills are most appreciated! If you can provide a loving home for Callie, please fill out an adoption application. Callie's Donors: Nancy Houghtelin I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Katie Gender: Female Age: 6 Weight: 4.5 Location: NC Adoption Fee: $275 For more information on Katie, contact foster parent at: yorkiemommync@aol.com 4-12-08 - PLEASE NOTE: Katie cannot be in a home with children, other pets or men. She does not like them and with her hydrocephalus she cannot handle the stress. 12/27/07 - Katie is doing really well!! She has had her stitches out from her spay, hernia repair and tumor removal. Everything went extremely well and she has recovered great. She is getting back to herself again! The change in environement has also helped Katie. She isn't quite as cranky all the time like she was when there were more pups and more chaos. She has also started to cuddle a little more than she used to. She still has her moments though where she gets so upset her tongue turns purple while she is growling and barking at you. At these times you cannot even look at Katie without her getting upset. But, those type of episodes have lessened. She still flips herself, licks and bobs her head and likes to smell corners and objects and then gives them a little lick after she smells them for a second and moves onto the next object. UPDATE 12/17/2007: 12/17/07 - We found out a few weeks ago that Katie had actually not been spayed because she went into heat. She had also recently developed a hernia and it was to the point where you could push the organ back through. A hernia is a protrusion of an organ through an abnormal opening in the body. If hernias at the stage Katie's is at are not fixed, the organ protruding through can get stuck and cut off the blood supply and possibly lead to death. We were going to avoid anymore surgeries with all she had been through with everything else, but the hernia needed to be fixed to avoid any serious complications. So, last Thursday Katie went in and was spayed, had her hernia repaired, and our vet found another mammary tumor and removed it. In spaying Katie, our vet noticed that Katie must have had several C-sections because there was a lot of scaring on her uterus. This did not make any of us happy, she is so tiny and has so many problems, and whoever bred her, bred all that into her little puppies. Plus, she is too tiny to be having puppies anyway. She did very well with these surgeries. She is on the same pain meds she got with her neck surgery and it has worked real well for her. She has been in some pain with the hernia repair though, but at least the pain meds are helping with that. ANY HELP WITH KATIE'S MOUNTING VETERINARY BILLS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! 11/26/07 Katie is doing better. She went through a second round of prednisone for her hydrocephalus since sometimes one round isn't enough. The prednisone does help her when she is on it. She recently got done with her second round and she is better than after the first. In talking with the neurologist about this, he said the next step would be to re-evaluate her hydrocephalus to see if it has gotten worse and then if it has, it would be a matter of discussing putting in a shunt. Her foster situation is going to be changing which might help her as well. For pets with hyrdrocephalus, it is important to have them in a calm environment if possible. Too much chaos or excitement can cause them problems and increase the intensity of some of the behaviors associated with hydrocephalus. She will now be in a very calm, quiet and man free environment, which we are hoping will help. Katie does not like men and really does not like other dogs, but the dogs she will be with now are older and very calm. We are going to see how things go after changing her environment and determine what next steps are needed if any. We do not want to put her through more than is absolutely necessary. 10/17/07 - Katie is doing OK these days. She is now a toothless wonder like so many other pups out there, she needed to get the last of those infected teeth out. Since having the rest of her teeth out she has been struggling a bit. We think the anesthesia and other drugs given after her dental were a bit too much for her hydrocephalus this time. She did have issues with the pain medicine and anti-inflamatory this time around and had no problems previously, so those were stopped a few days after coming home from her dental. She was exhibiting more intense behavioral issues after and so we had gone back to Dr. Queck to have the sutures removed that had not fallen out to see if that would help with some of Katie's licking, but it did not help. Sometimes dogs don't like the sutures in their mouth and may do more licking or scratching at the mouth because they don't like them. Katie was just licking a lot and putting her head down and opening her mouth as wide as she could, she never tried scratching at her mouth. We have spoken with Dr. Bergman, the neurologist, and he wanted us to do a bile acid test on her to rule out the liver. Severe liver problems can cause the same kind of behavioral issues Katie is exhibiting such as circling and head pressing and can even cause seizures and coma. Besides the circling and head pressing, Katie has become more unsteady again, had become extremely agitated and will lunge at people or dogs if she is irritated or doesn't want you near her while barking very high pitched, runs around and barks in a high pitch for no reason, cannot settle down very easily, is licking a lot and still putting her head down and opening her mouth as wide as she can. Her bile acid test showed that her levels were normal before she ate and then were doubled two hours after eating. The levels were not severe enough to be causing her behavioral issues. So, we are now trying two weeks of a very low dosage of prednisone to see if that will calm her down a bit. It has definitely made her better, even though she does still have moments where the behaviors are more intense than others. She isn't quite as agitated and angry as she was, she has stopped running around barking for no reason and isn't quite as unsettled as she was before. We think this is an indication that her hydrocephalus was really causing her problems after having her teeth removed, but we will confirm with Dr. Bergman after she is finished with her two weeks of prednisone. At that time we will determine what the next course of action is to give Katie some relief from all her problems. Please keep Katie in your thoughts and prayers. 8/14/2007 - Katie is still doing well. She had her 9 week check up yesterday for her eye and neck. Her eye is doing well. Dr. Eichenbaum did not remove the blood flow attached the graft at this time since her eye had not started growing enough blood vessels on its own yet for the graft. If he were to disconnect it, the graft would die and the blood flow would need to be re-attached. We will check back with Dr. Eichenbaum in two to three months too see where it is at. We have seen improvement from her neck surgery in that she no longer falls over when she looks up at you. That is a sure indication that the vertebrae are no longer pinching her spinal cord and we do not have to worry about it causing her to be paralyzed some day. Dr. Bergman has also started her on a steroid to help reduce the production of the fluid around the brain, meaning this should hopefully help with her others symptoms that could be caused from the hydrocephalus. We are starting her on a very low dosage for two weeks to see how things go and we will move forward from there. A small mammary tumor has appeared since her neck and eye surgery and was found to be non-cancerous. It will be removed when she has the remainder of her teeth extracted on September 4th. In getting to know Katie more each day, it is necessary for Katie to be an only dog and she cannot be around children. Katie does not like other dogs and she gets very protective of the person she likes and will growl and snap at other people and dogs if they get near her. When she gets irritated, it usually takes a while for her to get over it and she ends up growling and snapping even at the person she likes. 6/18/2007 - Katie had both her eye surgery and neck surgery on June 13th. Both surgeries went very well! She had her eye surgery first thing that morning. Dr. Eichenbaum was able to get a good graft from another part of her eye to cover the cornea. She has a red bubble on her eye right now providing blood flow to the area to help it heal. She will have that disconnected 8 weeks after the surgery. Her neck surgery went very well too. She had four tiny pins put in to connect the first and second vertebrae in her neck. She has 6 staples in her neck holding the incision together. The staples will be removed within 10 to 14 days of the surgery. She goes back in 4 weeks to have another x-ray done to make sure everything is holding up well. Dr. Bergman did take x-rays after surgery to make sure the placement went correctly, and they did. She is doing extremely well. She was able to go home the day after her surgery. They can stay anywhere from 1 to 3 days after surgery depending on their level of pain and discomfort. She appears to be walking better after surgery than before, eventhough they can be worse after surgery sometimes and may not walk for a few days. The tech at the hospital had to put her down on the ground to show us how well she was doing when we went to pick her up. They were very happy with her progress. She is such a tough little girl and continues to amaze us all with her tolerance to pain and how well she is healing with all her ailments. She is such a sweet little girl and just wants to live and get on with life. In about 4 months she will go in to have the rest of her teeth removed. Her vet bills to date are $5,883, so any help you can provide for Miss Katie would be greatly appreciated!! 5/31/2007 - Katie had her teeth cleaned last Friday and lost 19 teeth at the time. Dr. Queck could have continued and taken more, but she had already been under anesthesia for 3 hours and her blood pressure was going down, so they had to stop. She only has maybe 9 teeth left in her mouth. She had one tooth that had penetrated her sinus cavity allowing food, air and anything else to get up into there. If not treated, it would have eventually killed Katie from bacteria and such. Because of the severe dental disease, a lot of the bone around her teeth had deteriorated and some of the teeth were only being held in by the calculus build up. After they were able to get the calculus build up off her teeth and were able to examine the teeth better, Dr. Queck determined that Katie was actually around 6 years old and not 12. Dr. Queck made sure to get the worst teeth out and the sinus cavity cleaned up in order for her to be able to have her neck surgery. She will need to go back and have more teeth out a few months after the neck surgery. Then on Monday afternoon an ulcer came to a head in her right eye. We took her to the emergency vet and was put on ointment until we could get to our regular vet. When we went to see our regular vet he was very concerned because it was a very bad ulcer and had us see the opthamalogist. The opthamologist told us that the infection had eaten the tissue away down to the last layer of tissues over the cornea, therefore, if not treated it could rupture and she would run the risk of losing her eye. He is concerned about her eye and wants to do surgery as soon as possible to take tissue from another part of her eye and put it over the cornea in order to cover it back up and keep it from rupturing. With Katie's hydrocephalus and just being under anesthesia, there are some concerns about it. The opthamologist is going to talk to the neurologist to see if we can move up the neck surgery and do them at the same time. Katie has been on antibiotics for nearly 2 months now and has been on strong antibiotics for almost 4 weeks, so maybe that will allow her to go sooner than the 13th of June. Poor Miss Katie has been through so much already. We hope that she will be moving forward in her healing process very soon. Any help you can give for Katie would be greatly appreciated. Her vet bills are already at $2,934 and she has not had her neck or eye surgery yet. Please help us give Katie the life she has always deserved! 5/16/07 - Yesterday Katie went to see Dr. Queck, one of three dental specialists in North Carolina, for a consultation. She was referred to the specialist by our other vet because of the risk involved in doing the dental for Katie. Dr. Queck is going to contact the neurologist to see if there is a neck brace that can be used to keep her neck stable throughout the dental. Dr. Queck also uses a different anesthesia, which is used in children, that will help keep her blood pressure down and reduce that risk due to the hyrdrocephalus and it helps the dogs come out of the anesthesia much quicker and easily. The estimate for her dental was $1,200, which included a full mouth x-ray, two hours of anesthesia since they do not know how long it will take, a full mouth extraction since she likely will not have any teeth left once they are done, and the other usual items such as the IV and medication and cleaning. In looking at Katie and quickly looking at her teeth, Dr. Queck said she could actually be as young as 5 years old given her hair is good, her skin is good and tight with no age spots, her eyes are clear and with her unstable vertibrea and hydrocephalus, it is unlikely she would have even lived to be 12 without any attention to them. She also noticed that the parts of her teeth that she could see looked white, which would indicate she is younger than originally thought. She will not know for sure until she goes in and removes the build from the teeth to get a good look at them, so we may have a young girl on our hands! Age is generally determined in dogs by looking at their teeth, and right now there is no way to even see what Katie's teeth look like from all the build up on them. So please keep Katie in your prayers next Friday when she goes in to have her teeth cleaned. Thank You!! 5/9/2007 - Poor Katie!! Well, we visited the Neurologist yesterday and the news isn't great, but could also be worse. She had a Cat Scan done, a spinal tap, and an x-ray of her neck done. While the Neurologist did not find any tumors or cysts in Katie's brain, he did find that she has a little bit of excess fluid around her brain as well as a soft spot on the top of her head, which is called hydrocephalus. He said he would only put her in the moderate category, so he does not think this is the only thing causing her problems. He decided to take an x-ray of her neck to see if something there was causing any problems as well. He did find that her first and second vertebrae in her neck are not stable, which is causing them to pinch her spinal cord and could be causing a lot of her balance problems. There are a few options, but they do not seem promising based on her age and the length of time she has likely had these issues. If nothing is done, she will likely be paralyzed from the neck down some day. He also wants to wait and see what comes back from the analysis of her spinal fluid, which the results should be in today. As soon as we have all the information, we will discuss next steps for poor Miss Katie. Hopefully once we get this all figured out, she will be able to go in to get those nasty teeth out and to have her poor knees looked at as well. Miss Katie is a mess, but she is the sweetest little girl. Thank you for your continued prayers and support of this precious little girl! 5/4/2007 - OH SO SAD....Katie went for her dental today and unfortunately was unable to have it done, even though her teeth are the worst the vet has seen in her entire career. The vet thinks that Katie may have neurological problems or possibly an infection that has gone to the brain or affected the brain stem. A few of the neurological symptoms Katie is showing is going in circles, falls to the left, crosses her front legs when she walks, chatters her teeth and licks like crazy and then drops to the ground (which could partially be from her infected teeth), along with other behaviors. The vet did not want to do the dental for fear that the anesthesia could possibly kill her if it is something with the brain. We are going to put her on very strong antibiotics for three weeks and hope that makes her better. We will also be taking her to a neurologist to see if we can figure out what is wrong with this adorable little munchkin. She may also have an ulcer on her eye and the vet will be checking that today as well. If you can help this little girl in any way, she would really appreciate it!! Update 3-13-07: Katie got wonderful news from the vet – no heart murmur!! Her blood work also came back A-OK! We discovered that she has more vision and hearing than previously thought - she even follows me from room to room now! Katie is making up for lost time regarding food – she eats and eats, and has gained some much needed weight. We hope to get her to a good size and then have her dental done next month. She’s a tiny, fragile little girl with lots of spunk! Please donate to help with her medical bills so far. 3/5/07 - Original Bio: Katie was found as a stray and is in bad shape right now. She’s around 12 years old and only weighs 3 pounds. She’s partially blind and deaf, has a heart murmur and her back knees don’t work too well. She has a vet appointment for 3-6-07 so we hope to know more about what we can do for this little girl at that time. Please donate to help pay her medical bills and check back often for updates. Katie's Donors: Rachelle Heiner Courtney Campbell Harley, Cooper & Lacie Lu Burke Dena Neff Lori Yeske Gerald Bryant Gerald Bryant Marlene Bean M Collier Austin Rachelle Heiner Bob & Marilyn Rinell Annamarie Joseph John K. Beard Jennifer Hegdahl Cindy Cormier Rebecca Thorpe Christine Stutz Annamarie Joseph Jennifer Beard - Birthday gift for John: Brenda Van Valen Wachovia Foundation Volunteer Grants Program: John Beard Wachovia Foundation Volunteer Grants Program: John Beard Wachovia Foundation Volunteer Grants Program: Jennifer Beard Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program: Michelle Belaustegui Jennifer Beard John Beard Ella Tabor Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program: Jennifer Beard Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program: John K. Beard Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program: Michelle Belaustegui Yvette Morhee John & Jennifer Beard I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Tessa Gender: Female Age: 10 Weight: 3 Location: NC Adoption Fee: $200 For more information on Tessa, contact foster parent at: YorkieRescueNC@yahoo.com 4/9/08 - On Monday we met with an orthopedic surgeon to discuss Tessa's back legs and determine what can be done to help her walk again. On Tuesday the doctor took x-rays of both legs. In looking at them, it has been determined that Tessa's problems walking are due to her Grade 4 luxating patellas and she has a torn cranial cruciate ligament in her right leg, which is why she doesn't try and use that leg at all. A Grade 4 patella luxation is described as the patella being permanently luxated and cannot be manually repositioned. What also occurs in some or most Grade 4 patella luxations is the bones begin to curve and the quadriceps muscle is displaced to accommodate the luxation. Tessa has severe bone curvatures, which leads us to believe she has had this Grade 4 patella luxation for quite a long time. The torn cranial cruciate ligament is very painful and explains why Tessa holds that leg under her and does not use it. Her right leg, the one with the torn ligament, is actually straighter than her left leg. The orthopedic surgeon has recommended starting with fixing the torn ligament and fixing the luxating patellas. It isn't guaranteed to help her walk again, but there is a possibility it will. Another problem that occurs when pups have had this condition for a long time is when you fix it other issues can arise, such as problems with the hips. This is because the body has become accustomed to how it currently functions and the bone structure has changed over time and you are then trying to change it back. The surgery to fix both Tessa's luxating patellas at the same time and repair the torn ligament is estimated at $1500 to $1800, so any assistance you can provide to help Tessa hopefully walk again would be greatly appreciated. Tessa sends lots of yorkie kisses your way! 3/20/08 - The vet had sent Tessa's liver biospy results along with all other findings to two or three internal medicine doctors to determine what was wrong with her liver. It was conclusive that she has MVD. She does not present symptoms of MVD right now, but we will need to watch for symptoms to start. There are many dogs that go their entire life without presenting symptoms of MVD that have it. Since they were able to determine what was wrong with her liver, she was now able to have her teeth cleaned so we can proceed with her knees. She went in for her dental today and had 5 or 6 teeth removed and only has 4 teeth remaining! The vet was also able to get to the tumor in her belly today, so he removed it and will be sending it into the lab for further testing. Now that all the bacteria and bad teeth have been removed, we will set up an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon to discuss her knees. Our vet decided this would be best, eventhough he does knee surgeries all the time, because her knees are so bad. He had an idea of what he would do, but felt it was best to consult with an orthopedic surgeon. We will update everyone once we speak with the orthopedic surgeon and decide on how we will be able to help Tessa walk and not scoot anymore. 2/28/08 - Tessa was spayed today and had a biopsy of her liver done. She is doing very well and is wide awake. The doctor did not remove the tumor in her belly because it is shrinking and in order for him to get to it now he would have to open her up pretty wide to get it all and she is a tiny little girl. He thought that since it was shrinking, it would be best to leave it alone at this point, but we will continue to watch it to make sure it doesn't grow again. The biopsy of her liver went well too. Her temperature started to drop so they were unable to work on her teeth like she needs. They did scrape some of the calculus off to try and help. Before we proceed with anything else for little Miss Tessa, we will wait to see what the biopsy of the liver comes back with. If all is well, we will proceed with a dental and then work to fix her poor back knees so she hopefully won't have to scoot along the floor anymore. 1/17/08 - Tessa will hopefully be getting better real soon. After the results of two cultures came back it has been determined that she likely has Mycoplasma. This is a bacteria that affects the white blood cells and does not show up in regular cultures. It can cause coughing, sneezing, fever, infertility, urinary problems, etc. It is contagious, but a healthy dog would not likely catch it. Tessa's immune system was weak from not having the proper care and was not strong enough to fight it off. She remains on her cough medicine and has been put on doxycycline to help cure it and a type of steroid to help with the imflamed trachea. Most antibiotics do not help with Mycoplasma because of the type of bacteria it is. The doxycycline has surely increased her appetite, which is one of the side effects. Hopefully she will be able to gain back some of the weight she lost and fight this off. Tessa (previously known as Bonnie): 12/27/07 - Tessa is still sick. We have learned that she does NOT have Addisons disease, which is a very good thing. Now we just need to get her well again and we can have her teeth cleaned, spayed and the tumor in her belly removed. We are working hard to get her well and force feeding her right now. She has a terrible cough and sneezing and doesn't want to eat most of the time, but at least she isn't fevering. She has gone from 3.2 pounds down to 2.5, so we are syringe feeding for now. PLEASE HELP BONNIE 12/19/07 - Bonnie had her ultra-sound today. She does not have a liver shunt or MVD, but she does have liver disease. They also found that her galbladder is enlarged and looks like it is full of sludge. One of her ovaries or possibly the pancreas is also enlarged. Her adrenal glands looked small and her corisol levels were high. So, they have taken a blood sample and are sending it in to check the cortisol in order to rule out Addison's disease. Her kidneys, bladder, uterus, lymph nodes and spleen all looked normal. With her being sick, she has dropped more weight and is below 3 pounds now, so she is not well enough to have any surgeries at this time. Once she is well enough and gains some weight, she will need to be spayed, have the tumor in her belly removed, have her teeth cleaned and bad ones removed, have her galbladder cleaned out and will need a biopsy of her liver, overy and pancreas taken to make sure everything is ok. Then after that we will consider the knees. We also think that Bonnie may have been mixed up at the shelter with the other pup that was surrendered at the same time she was. If the person or shelter mixed them up, then Bonnie is really 10 years old and her name is Contesa. Each vet that has checked her over has put her age to be at least 10, so this appears to have happened. Please keep sweet little Bonnie/Contesa in your thoughts and prayers as we try and make her better. 12/18/07 - The results are back from the biopsy of the lump in Bonnie's belly. From what they have tested, it has come back benign, but they want the whole mass to be sure. So, once she is well enough and we find out about her liver, we will schedule the removal of the lump, have her spayed and her teeth cleaned. We did find out at the vet yesterday that she has a sinus infection and kennel cough. We learned that sinus infections in dogs are contagious since they are caused from a virus. This is very different than how sinus infections work in people. Bonnie has her ultra-sound of her liver scheduled for Wednesday. UPDATE 12/17/07 – Bonnie needs your help! We took her to our vet last week to discuss her knee surgeries and get some blood work done for her. In discussing her knees, they are the worst our vet has seen. He has determined what he is going to do and we are hoping for the best. She will likely end up with pins in either both or at least one knee. Our vet is very gracious and has offered to fix one of her knees for free and therefore it will only cost around $700 to have her knees fixed. Before she can have them fixed, she needs to have her teeth cleaned and bad ones removed to get the infection out before touching the knees and she needs to be spayed, which will be around $400 for the two surgeries together. Also, in checking her over we found a lump in her belly that our vet took a biopsy of. He is very concerned about it and worries it might be cancer based on the look of the cells he extracted. We should be receiving those results soon and will then determine if we can proceed or not. Also, in looking at her blood work, her liver and kidney levels were elevated and therefore he decided to do a bile acid test first because if there is something wrong with the liver, a surgery could kill her. So, in doing the bile acid test, he found that there is definitely something wrong. The level on an empty stomach for her was 34 and should have been 10 and then two hours after eating it was 55 and should have been 20. Therefore, we need to have an ultrasound of the liver done to find out what is going on and we need to find out the results of the biopsy of the lump in her belly before we can proceed with anything. We will need to go to the specialist to have the ultrasound performed. We also think Bonnie is getting a cold or having upper respiratory problems. She is sneezing stuff out her nose and sometimes has a hard time breathing and just isn't acting her usual self, or at least the usual we know of her thus far. Original Bio - 12/5/2007: Hi everyone. My name is Bonnie and I am an adorable 3 1/2 lb. special little girl. I was surrendered by my owner to a shelter. My owner said I was 6 years old, but the doctor at the shelter thinks I am older though. I am really sweet but have a few medical issues. My foster mom thinks I am blind in one eye, but I can see where I am going very well. I do have problems with my back legs, but I kind of scoot around using my front two paws. I can use one of my back legs some, but the other one is very crooked and hangs there. We should hopefully learn more about my legs when the doctor looks at me later this week. I just love to be with people and hope to find a home of my own where someone will be home with me most of the day. I am a loving little girl and enjoy to go anywhere with you. My foster mom says that I need a home where I will be spoiled. Also I need a home without children because they could hurt me by accident because I am so tiny. Please check back on me, and I hope you can help with my medical care because the specialists are kind of expensive. Thank you for caring about me. Tessa's Donors: Raina Mason Frances Foster Rachelle Heiner Brenda Van Valen Trinh Wauer Sharon McGlone Sharon McGlone Lisa Bridgewater Marian Bonanno Zoe Webb Texas Name: Abby Gender: Female Age: 21 weeks Weight: 4.4 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $600 For more information on Abby, contact foster parent at: yorkietude@yahoo.com WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ABBY AT THIS TIME! PLEASE NOTE: WHEN WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED HERE! 5-9-08 - I am 21 weeks old today! 3/13/08: I’d like to tell you a little about myself. The name’s Abby and I’m the smallest of a litter of 5 pups. Did I say the smallest? I meant the smallest in weight, not in personality. Foster mom says that I have an angelic face with a devilish personality and I will bark when I want attention. I’m already answering to my name, but then again, when foster mom has food or attention for me, I’ll answer to anything. Bet you can’t wait until I turn 6 months of age, am spayed and will be reviewing your applications for me. 3/7/08 - Abby took a trip to the vet on 3/4/08 and had her 2nd booster shots. Dr. Parker feels that she is still too small to be spayed at this time since this is a much more intense surgery. She will be spayed when she is 6 MONTHS OF AGE and we will post when applications are being accepted. 2-12-08 - Abbie is one of Allie's pups and was born on 12-14-07. We will not be accepting applications on Abby until further notice since she cannot be spayed until she is older. We will continue to update the public with pictures and info as it becomes available. Abby's Donors: Channon Thurmond Elia Tom Georgalis Name: Adina Gender: Female Age: 5 Weight: 5.2 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $400 For more information on Adina, contact foster parent at: texasfostermom@yahoo.com February, 21, 2008 - Adina is a sweetheart and loves to play with her foster siblings! Her eye needs to be cleaned at least two times per day. Other than that, she does not have any other special needs other than lots of love and attention! January 22, 2008 - Adina had her dental today and lost 19 teeth. Sadly this is what happens to so many yorkies because of the size of their mouths. Anyone with a yorkie should know that they need to have their teeth checked often and normally need yearly dentals to avoid losing them at a young age like this. Dogs have 42 teeth, so Adina does have about half of her original teeth. Hopefully, with proper dental attention from now on, she will not be losing more any time soon. Soon after her original posting, she started to show the effects of living in a puppy mill type environment. While she did live in a home, it was impossible to give her the attention all dogs need. She is skittish, but not nippy at all with people. She must be given space and allowed to approach people because if you try to pick her up, she runs away and hides. Hopefully in time she will learn to trust and be more open to having people pick her up to love her. She is a tad bit food aggressive with her foster siblings, but that is improving since she now sees she does not have to fight for food. Her little eye has drainage every day and needs to be washed daily or it will matt. She is an angel and does not fuss when this is done. This is due to the fact that the eye is so small and sits far back in the socket, not allowing drainage. Antibiotic ointment in that eye helps to keep the gunk easier to remove so that is what we have been doing. If you think you can offer Adina a safe and loving furever home, please complete our online application. She is tiny and will not be placed in a home with children. ------------------- January 9, 2008 - Adina means beautiful and is a very fitting name for this little diva! This sweet little girl came from an overpacked breeding situation. Unlike many pups who come from this type of situation, Adina is a very friendly and social girl. She gets along well with her foster siblings. She has not been well groomed nor has she had veterinary care; so those needs will be met prior to her being adopted. She is on the thin side and should probably gain about one pound. Please note: The one picture is of two of the pups from the 237 Adina lived with...this is what all of the babies looked like when taken out of that home. When she arrived at her foster home she had a badly matted right eye (visible in the one picture)and we were not even sure if she had an eye. She does have one, but it is very small and she has no vision in that eye. She was seen by the Haven vet today and she has Microphthalmia in that right eye which is a condition in which the eyeball is smaller than normal. This was either congenital or she could have suffered trauma to that eye in the past. She is in need of a dental. She was treated today for ear mites and also antibiotics for her kennel cough and eye ointment for the infection in that right eye. Any donations towards her veterinary care will be deeply appreciated. Please give us time to evaluate this little one for a few weeks before thinking she is the perfect fit for your home. At this time we have no idea what her future needs might be. It takes time for these babies to adjust and for their true personalities to come out. Adina's Donors: Angela Brumley Name: Ajay Gender: Male Age: 4 Weight: 16 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $250 For more information on Ajay, contact foster parent at: linsyorkies@yahoo.com 4-2-08 - Hello dear applicants. Ajay here and I have to admit, I am getting a little depressed because it seems that no one wants to adopt me. Don't get me wrong, I sure do appreciate my foster mom coming to my rescue way back when and saving me. I was tossed around worse than a soccer ball and had heartworms to boot. Well foster mom has taken care of me, treated those nasty, nasty worms so that I'm negative now and now I am ready to move on to my forever home. I know what your thinking - "he's not a full bred yorkie". Your right, I'm a Chihuahua/Yorkie mix and not one of my foster siblings can hold a candle to my sweet personality, my love of humans, my zest for life or my longing to be loved. I am a little on the chunky side right now, but I'm starting a new diet and am working on getting some pounds off. It's not too late to make New Year's Resolutions, so why don't you apply to adopt me and we can get physically fit together! 12-2007 - Ajay is HW negative and still waiting for a furever home of his very own! He is a sweetie pie and loves to snuggle! He has gotten to be a bit on the chunky side....we are working on getting some of that weight off! 8-23-07: Would you like a quiet pup who is totally devoted to you? If so, Ajay is the man for you! You can see the caring in his eyes. He is a sweet, sweet pup! He needs someone energetic who has the time to walk him outside and help him enjoy being outside. He will go out now on my patio, but hesitates to join the other pups and play. In the house, he loves to play with them! Everyone who comes to visit me, falls in love with Ajay. He has a way about him that is so gentle and sweet. He will be going to the vet soon for his 6 month HW check-up. March 31, 2007 - Ajay had his Heartworm check last week and the results were NEGATIVE! He is doing so well now. So far, he is doing very well. He is no longer taking the cardiac meds and we are hopeful that he will not need them. He is a very needy pup...very loving. The sweetest disposition ever! His only issue is housebreaking and we are working on it...he still seems to be afraid to be outside. February 23, 2007 - Thankfully, Ajay is tolerating his second round of Heartworm treatment very well. He will be going back to the vet for a check up on the 27th. February 9, 2007 - Ajay received his injections yesterday and today and is resting comfortably tonight in his crate. He will be in his crate for the next 30 days to keep him quiet so that he does not develop any problems with his treatment. The vet is very encouraged by his progress. She said he looks terrific and his heart and lungs sound so much better. Please continue to keep him in your thoughts and prayers. This treatment is very hard on these poor babies. February 2007 - Ajay will begin his second round of heartworm treatments on February 8th. He has put weight on and is feeling so much better now; so we hope he will tolerate these treatments well. He is not housebroken...seems afraid whenever he is outside. Hopefully, in time, he will overcome this. If out in the backyard, he hugs the door. If on a leash, he pulls to go back in the house. Poor baby probably spent all of his time alone outside (might even explain why he had the heartworms...outside all of his life, with no HW preventatives. He wears a belly band. He is a very sweet pup! January 2007: Ajay was evaluated by a cardiologist and had an ultrasound. He is now on Enalapril, Lasix, and baby Aspirin. He will start his second round of treatment for Heartworms this month. We are very hopeful that he will be fine through his treatment. If you can help in any way, it would be appreciated as his medical bills are nearing $2,000 at this point. He really has had a rough time. Please also continue to pray for him. December 3, 2006: I sincerely hope that everyone will continue to keep little Ajay in their thoughts and prayers. He is having such a difficult time with his Heartworm treatment. He cannot even just simply be taken out for a small walk to relieve himself without having a terrible coughing jag. It just breaks my heart when he starts to cough. He gets frightened and tries to hide in a corner. He has such beautiful large brown eyes that seem to just look at you with such gratitude. He really does know we are trying to help him. He has to be kept still all of the time which is not too hard since he is a very laid back pupster. If you can help with his veterinary costs, that, too will be greatly appreciated. No amount is too small. November 19, 2006: Little Ajay is in his foster home now and just had his IV catheter removed yesterday! He just needs to be kept very quiet for the next thirty days at which time he will have his second and third injections for the Heartworm infestation. Thanks to everyone for your prayers and support. He had a very difficult week. November 14, 2006: Our precious little Ajay has taken a turn for the worst. Ajay completed his first round in a series of three treatments that will successfully kill his heartworms but unfortunately, the treatment is very hard on their little bodies. Sadly, with the huge infestation of heartworms that Ajay has, it has caused him major difficulty with his breathing. Ajay is now in the emergency hospital on an IV antibiotics and medication to help his breathing. Please keep little Ajay in your thoughts and prayers and if you would like to send a donation please go to his bio and click on his PayPal button. All of the pain and suffering that this little boy is going through could have been avoided with a simple monthly heartworm preventative pill. Thank you so much for your prayers and support. November 7, 2006: This little pupster started with another name, but this morning I decided to name him Ajay because of its meaning, "unconquerable", which describes his determination to survive. He is a sweet and gentle spirit. Following is Ajay's story which just saddens me ... amazingly he is still a sweet and trusting pupster. Little Ajay was turned into a shelter and adopted by someone who had him neutered, and then only 6 days later, they turned around and surrendered him to another shelter. Reason: unknown. Next came a yorkie rescue group who took him from the second shelter and kept Ajay for 8 days, and then decided they did not want him either. Reasons: he did not look "yorkie enough" and they did not want to pay for his medical treatments because they said he would be hard to adopt. In the 8 days they had him, they did nothing for him despite his having a bad cough, heartworms, fever, tapeworms, tracheo-bronchitis, and struvite crystals in his urine. His urine was bright golden in color from being so concentrated. This group started asking around for someone to take him and even called the shelter asking for advice on what to do with him! Finally, Yorkie Haven Rescue came and we took in this little soul. We brought him immediately to our vet who started him on antibiotics, cough medicine and put him on a special diet. Ajay's treatment for heartworm started a week after that. That was just yesterday. He will need to be kept very quiet and will go back to the vet in 30 days for two more injections to treat his heartworms. Ajay's cough is improving and he is such a wonderful little patient! Everyone at the vet's office says he is a little sweetheart. We believe Ajay is a yorkie/chihuahua mix. He has features of both dogs. His basic coloring is like a yorkie and he has a darling tuft of blond, soft, yorkie type hair on the top of his head! Ajay has beautiful brown eyes that seem to just look right into your heart and soul. I am still in shock that anyone would reject such a darling pupster. If you think you could provide a wonderful and loving home for Ajay, please complete our online application. If you can't provide a home for Ajay, but would like to help contribute to his care, please click the PayPal button to make a donation. Thank you for helping this sweet boy. Ajay's Donors: Melanie Riezner George & Lorayne Hritz Christine Stutz Anna Bergman Lee & Mike Stackable Anna Bergman Susan Pickle Anna Bergman Donna Barnett Elaine Burleson Martha Charest I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Amanda Gender: Female Age: 6 Weight: 8.36 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $300 For more information on Amanda, contact foster parent at: linsyorkies@yahoo.com Cool....a car ride! Bet the family is taking me to Petsmart. Hey, wait a second.....this is not Petsmart. No toys, no treats, no fire hydrant to leave my calling card. Oh, no.....where are they going? Wait family, hold the car door open. There must be some mistake. Maybe they went to run an errand and will be right back for me. I’ll wait here. And waiting is exactly what Amanda a/k/a Mandy was doing when a resident of the neighborhood she was dropped off in saw her sitting in the cul de sac and assumed she lived nearby. The next day, when she was in the same spot, still waiting, that resident picked her up knowing that she must be lost. Signs were put up, local pounds and vets were called and found ads were run, but no one came back for little Mandy. Aside from the fact that her previous so-called owners left her all alone to fend for herself, by the looks of her, they also forgot to feed her and had obviously never heard of heartworm prevention. To that end, Mandy is heartworm positive and will have to go through heartworm treatment before going to her forever home. On the up side, she is now up to date on vaccines, has been spayed (no more babies for this baby) and is putting on some much needed weight. While we are on the subject of food, Mandy can get a little Napoleon-like when it comes to feeding time. You can’t really blame her, she never knew when her next meal would come. She is settling in at her foster home now and is gradually letting her foster mom get "out of her sight" for more than a few minutes at a time. Guess she figures if she sticks like glue, she’ll never be left again. We will keep everyone updated on Mandy’s heartworm treatment progress, and in the meantime, if you think that you have the FOREVER home that Mandy deserves, please submit an application. If you can’t add another to the family right now, but would still like to help, please contribute to help offset the vet bills that Mandy has and will incur. Thank You. Amanda's Donors: None I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Barbie Gender: Female Age: 3 Weight: 4.13 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $275 For more information on Barbie, contact foster parent at: carlyscastle@yahoo.com Update: 01/10/08 Barbie's neurology visit was able to get moved up to 01/09 due to a cancellation. Sadly, the news was not good. Barbie's spinal cord has been severed, which obviously means that she is permanently paralyzed and will sadly have to live that way for the rest of her life. Dr. Ducote was absolutely wonderful and extremely sympathetic. She said that when Dr. Effie did the pinch test on Barbie and she jerked her leg back, it was due to a reflex action and not because she felt pressure or pain. Dr. Ducote said that even an unconscious animal will jerk its leg if presented with the pinch test, and it's because of a natural reflex action and not pain. We really had our hopes up that something could be done for this precious girl. Barbie's way of getting around will obviously be a little different, but that is not going to change anything else about her. Barbie is very healthy, but she is also a very bright, active and loving little girl who has stolen many hearts. Update: 01/02/08 Barbie's vet called me this morning to talk about her blood work results. She told me that Barbie's liver values (ALT and Alkaline Phos) were extremely high. Dr. Effie said that we could possibly be dealing with a livershunt , Choleangiohepatitis or a number of other things. She is recommending that we first do a bile acids test and if the numbers come back within normal range, then Dr. Effie will start Barbie on antibiotics just in case we are dealing with hepatitis. We are going to take this one step at a time and hopefully be able to pinpoint what is causing her liver values to be elevated. Dr. Effie recommends that we keep our appointment with the neurologist, which will be on 1/15. Poor Barbie now has to deal with liver issues on top of everything else that she has going on. Thankfully, she is in good spirits. Update: 12-29-07 We would greatly appreciate donations, large or small to help with the purchase of Barbie's wheelchair and doctor visits. Barbie was seen by the Castle's vet today. After viewing her X-rays, it shows that one of her lower thoracic vertebrae has definitely been damaged. There were also no other injuries noticed on x-ray or examination and because of this, we are pretty certain that Barbie had not been hit by a car. Further neurological examination showed that Barbie does have deep pain sensation in her hind legs. When the pinch test was performed to her feet she was able to pull her leg back towards her. This of course was wonderful to witness because we now know that there is sensation traveling up her spinal cord, past the damaged vertebrae, and on to send the signal to her brain to move her leg. One thing that does have Dr. Effie a little concerned is knowing if she completely empties her bladder when she urinates. Barbie will urinate on her own, but we have to be sure that she empties the bladder out completely because if not, then it could lead to bladder infections. There is a medication that I can give her to help with this if it is a problem, but since we have only had her for one day, I will need a little more time to determine if she completely empties her bladder upon urination. Dr. Effie is definitely recommending that we visit our neurologist for further evaluation of her injury because there is a very good chance that Barbie may be a candidate for surgery with the hopes of possibly being able to walk again. I, of course will know more once we see the neurologist and will send another update. We still need to get Barbie some wheels even if she does have the surgery and it is a success. I was able to get something from Dr. Effie called Petflex, which is a product that I can safely wrap around Barbie's legs and feet to keep them from getting scratched up when she goes in the yard. I don't mind her going potty inside on the pee pads, but since she loves to go outdoors I wanted to have something to protect her little legs and feet. One other thing our vet mentioned is that Barbie could stand to gain a little weight, but other than that and the obvious leg paralysis, Barbie is a healthy and beautiful little girl. Oh and she is the sweetest and most loving little creature who wants to always be cradled in your arms. I will update as soon as I find out more from the neurologist. Yorkie Haven Rescue and Barbie would like to thank you for all of your support. Please keep little Barbie in your prayers. 12/28/07 We desperately need donations to help with purchasing Barbie a "Rear Support Wheelchair." Barbie was an owner surrender to the shelter. Sadly, Barbie was let outside unsupervised in her front yard to go potty. The family told the shelter that they heard a yelp and when they went out to check on Barbie she was dragging her hind end. We are unsure at this time of what exactly happened to Barbie, but the shelter thinks that she may have possibly been hit by a car. In my opinion, if she had been hit by a car I think we would be seeing road rash and something broken, but we will wait to see what the vet says tomorrow. I'm aware that the family did take Barbie to their vet, but after hearing the devastating news that Barbie would never be able to walk on her hind legs again, the family then turned to alternative treatments. Barbie had a few acupuncture treatments done to see if that would help to stimulate the nerves and get her walking again, but due to the cost, the family just couldn't continue on with the treatments. Barbie's back presented with a huge bulge after the accident, but that disappeared after a few of her acupuncture treatments. Barbie has just arrived at Carly's Castle and is scheduled to see the vet. As soon as I get more information from the vet I will update her status. What we know now is that Barbie's rear end is completely "dead." Although Barbie drags her hind end and legs, she is definitely a little spitfire! Barbie doesn't seem depressed and when you place her on the ground all she wants to do is GO, GO, GO! Unfortunately with Barbie's eagerness to run, she has scraped her legs to the point of bleeding and that's why we would be so grateful for any donations....large or small, to help us get this little diva some wheels. Thank you for supporting Yorkie Haven Rescue! Barbie's Donors: Christine Stutz Marlene Bean Barbara Pryor Penny Walters Julia Garner Sarah Mader Cecilia Hoyle Rachelle Heiner Name: Bogie Gender: Male Age: 10 Weight: 6 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $150 For more information on Bogie, contact foster parent at: carlyscastle@yahoo.com Update: 3/16/08 Bogie is doing as well as can be expected, especially when all the things that come with aging started taking over his frail little body. Bogie's luxating patellas have gotten worse, but the doctors are a little concerned about putting him under for surgery at his age. I have him on supplements that help, although his legs do stiffen up every now and then. Bogie has now lost pretty much most of his sight, but he's very cautious when he walks around. Bogie thoroughly enjoys his leisure time, a.k.a. sleep time with the other little seniors at the castle, but does not want any of part of that yappy mingling time with the wild crowd of young princesses and furry knights. Bogie is very content with passing the time of day by sleeping, eating, getting treats and let's not forget, no pupster is ever too old for cuddles and bellyrubs. If your home is filled with no expectations, but lots of love, understanding, patience and a warm cozy bed, then Bogie might just be the little senior knight that you've been longing to open up your heart to. Original Biography: Hello Everyone...it's me Bogie. I'm sitting here on watch duty in the tower at the Castle...you know, Carly's Castle and since things are a little slow tonight and very quiet at this late hour, I thought that I would tell you a little bit about myself. To begin with, I really can't recall why I was out roaming the streets all by myself, but you see in the Yorkie Kingdom that is a BIG NO-NO!!! So, you guessed it, I was picked up by the doggie patrol and locked up in the doggie prison. I was told that I had to stay there for a few days to give my owners some time to come and get me and if they didn't come for me then there was a good chance of me never seeing daylight ever again....YIKES!!!! I was so scared because I didn't have the kind of parents that cared about me, like some of the other pupsters here in the prison and I just knew that no one was going to come looking for me at all. At that very moment, I then realized that I was DOOMED!!!! THEN, like a Genie appearing out of a bottle...walks in this wonderful person to free me from the harsh environment and yapping noises of the prison. I was so thrilled but a little taken back because she showed me SOOO MUCH LOVE right away and yet, she didn't even know me that well. I must say that she is definitely a friendly little lady and she is the one that I now call my foster Mom. I just WORSHIP my foster Mom so much and I love being with her at ALL times. As a matter of fact she is just right down the hall from the tower where I am writing this letter telling you about myself. Yes indeed, I don't EVER let her out of my sight. If my foster Mom steps away for a split second, I will instantly run around the Castle looking for her and if I don't see her anywhere, I will then scream out my emergency scream for her. In the beginning she would immediately come running back to check on me with this frightened look on her face. Well, I think that she has finally caught on to that famous scream of mine because now when I go through that same routine, she will just call out from whatever room she is in to tell me that she is still here and will be right with me; but that doesn't satisfy me because I must have her by my side at all times. I even heard my foster Mom once tell someone that I scream like a woman who is having her purse stolen. Oh Gosh, I must say that I was so embarrassed when I found out that she shared that information about me to other foster Moms in the same village. Yea, well, I really don't care what I sound like, it's just that I never want to be left alone ever again because I've been there and it isn't any fun being lost in this Great Big Kingdom. Princess Carly didn't think that I sounded like a woman because she inducted me into the ring of honor as one of her Knights in Furry Armor, but of course before that happened I had to have a complete physical with the Castle's vet. It really wasn't that bad though. The Yorkie doctor said that I am around 10 yrs.old, and that I weighed a whopping 6 Lbs. She also said that I had NO worms in my heart and that my teeth are pretty enough and will do just fine for right now. There was one thing that the doctor did notice about me and that was the stiffness in both of my back legs and that's due to me having luxating patellas but at this time they are considered low grade. This is something that we will be watching in the future because once it starts giving me problems then I will have to go back and see the doctor again and maybe even have to have surgery. Oh and one other thing that I must tell you about me and that is that I am not Castle-trained yet and because of that I must wear a belly band so that I don't have an accident in the Castle. Boy, let me tell you, that Princess Carly has this "three strikes you're out" rule, but thank goodness our foster Mom is the one keeping score. Well, I hope you all enjoyed hearing about me and I would appreciate it if you don't tell Princess Carly, but I'm going to sneak out of the tower just a wee bit early tonight to go snuggle up with my foster Mom. I'll catch you all on my next tower watch. Clocking out with lots of Yorkie kisses!!!! Love, Sweet Bogie Boy :o)) Bogie's Donors: Dena Neff Name: Brady Gender: Male Age: 21 weeks Weight: 7 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $600 For more information on Brady, contact foster parent at: yorkietude@yahoo.com 5-9-08 - I am 21 weeks old today! 4/9/08 - To my beloved admirers: I was having a little irritation going on with my left eye, and my vet suggested that foster mom make an appointment with a doggy eye specialist. I went to my appointment today (3/9/08) and come to find out, the tear duct on my left eye is underdeveloped and produces little to no tears. In a healthy eye, a watery film of tears coats the eye’s surface. The tear film protects the cornea and lubricates the eyelids. Well, right now, this isn’t happening, so, the doggy eye doctor prescribed Cyclosporine drops (1 drop twice daily). This should reduce the destruction of the tear glands by the body’s immune system and stimulate tear production. Although, it will only boost tear production as long as there is enough tear gland left to respond. Doc Herman (he said I can call him that) said that I was a very good patient today and asked me to come back on 4/23/08 so we could visit again and see if my eye was responding to the medicine. If it doesn’t, I may wind up being a bit of a "high-maintenance pup" (although I knew it all along) in that I could need artificial tears applied in my eye throughout the day to assist in what I’m lacking. Small price to pay for a cutie like me, don’t cha think? 3/13/08: I’m Brady, and the most outgoing of my siblings. I’m a very adventurous pup and I’ll try anything at least once. Foster mom says that I have a teddy bear face, but that sweet outer exterior is just a cover up for my bold, "never say never" attitude. Think you’ve got what it takes to own me? Fill out an application and we’ll see. I’m scheduled to be neutered on 3/19/08. 3/7/08 - APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED ON BRADY! Brady took a trip to the vet on 3/4/08 and had his 2nd booster shots. At that time, Dr. Parker informed that he was at a safe weight and healthy enough to be neutered and we will be scheduling this soon. 2-12-08 - Brady is one of Allie's pups and was born on 12-14-07. We will not be accepting applications on Brady until further notice since he cannot be neutered until he is older. We will continue to update the public with pictures and info as it becomes available. Brady's Donors: None Name: Charlie Gender: Male Age: 21 weeks Weight: 7.94 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $600 For more information on Charlie, contact foster parent at: yorkietude@yahoo.com 5-9-08 - I am 21 weeks old today! 3/13/08: Charlie here. I went to the vet yesterday (3/12) and was neutered. Foster mom figured since I’m the most laid back of the males, I could go first and let my brothers know it wasn’t such a big thing. I am a handsome young man that loves to be held and cuddled. Compared to these other pups, you would think I didn’t have a care in the world. But I do. And that is finding my new family that will love me forever. I hear we’re accepting applications for me now, won’t you please submit one? 3/7/08 - APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED ON CHARLIE! Charlie took a trip to the vet on 3/4/08 and had his 2nd booster shots. At that time, Dr. Parker informed that he was at a safe weight and healthy enough to be neutered and we will be scheduling this soon. 2-12-08 - Charlie is one of Allie's pups and was born on 12-14-07. We will not be accepting applications on Charlie until further notice since he cannot be neutered until he is older. We will continue to update the public with pictures and info as it becomes available. Charlie's Donors: None I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Cinderella Gender: Female Age: 8 yrs. Weight: 3.4 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $250 For more information on Cinderella, contact foster parent at: carlyscastle@yahoo.com Full biography coming soon - please check for updates. Poor Cinderella was abandoned on a park bench one cold night. She was left with only a can of food and was too small and too scared to jump down from the bench. Cinderella's Donors: Rachelle Heiner Christine Stutz Linda Suttles Elizabeth Webb Carol Breal Kerri Franklin Misty Hagood Name: Comet Gender: Male Age: 4 Weight: 10 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $250 For more information on Comet, contact foster parent at: kamac65@yahoo.com 2/2008 Hi everyone! It's me Comet. It's been a while since I last wrote because I've been so busy playing with the other pups. The only thing new is that last month or so, a blister formed on my right eye and good ol' Dr. Swanson gave some medicine and fixed it right up. The bad new is somehow my left eye, which is the one I could see a little, was effected. Dr. Swanson says that I'm totally blind, but I think I can still see, just not a good as I use to. Other than this, things are about the same. I still love to play with the other pups in the house and I love to be held and kissed on. I'm still waiting for my forever family .... Are you out there? Yorkie Kisses to Everyone!!! 4/2007 - Hi Ya'll ... it's me Comet! I went to the eye doctor yesterday and he says everything looks pretty good. He found a blister in my eye and he says if it bursts, I have to get back to him really fast. The ointment and liquid drops my foster mom puts in my eye has kept the pressure down and other than the blister, my eye looks good. The doctor said that my name was fitting because I move so fast I leave star dust behind. I love going to the doctor and spending one on one time with my foster mom. I hope my forever family is out there somewhere? Update 6/27/2006: Hello, it's me Comet! Well, I went to the doggie eye doctor and he was pleased that the pressure in my eye had gone down. My foster mommy says I'm ready to be adopted. Whoever's interested needs to be willing to give me my eye medicine every morning, every evening and to give me a treat, too. Can't forget the treats! I love those treats! I don't know if I told you, but I can do tricks. I can sit, lay down and roll over. I love seeing people smile when I do these. Is my forever family out there? I hope so because I have lots of Yorkie kisses to give! Update 4/28/2006: Hello everyone! It's me again, Comet! Well, I went to see the doggie eye doctor and he told me that I can see a little bit out of my left eye that has the cateract. He said that the cateract slipped to the side so I am far sighted. In my right eye, he said that I can't see anything with it, I could have told him that! He said something hard must have hit my eye which caused the cornea and lens to push in and then pop back. This caused my eye to start filling with fluid and forming blisters. He said if these blisters pop, it will hurt really bad. He said there are 3 options that we have: 1) I have to have eye drops and eye ointment put in my eye two times a day forever; 2) He can stick my eye with a needle, OUCH, filled with medicine that will keep my eye from having fluid, but this could cause my eye to get as small as a pea; or 3) he could take the eye out. My foster mommy doesn't like options 2 or 3, but we are going back to the eye doctor in June to see if the new medicine is working. Keep your paws crossed for me! Update 4/14/06: Hi everyone, it's me Comet! I just wanted to update everyone about my eye. My foster mommy took me to the vet today to see if the eye ointment did any good. My foster mommy said it helped a tad, but the vet wasn't too pleased because there wasn't much improvement. He gave my foster mommy some eye drops to try, but on Monday he's gonna make a referral to a doggie eye doctor so we can get his opinion. My foster mommy was a little sad because she had really hoped the medicine would work. Anyway, I'm really happy with or without my eye getting better. I love to play and pile up all my toys Update 04/01/06: Hi again! It's me Comet and today is my BIRTHDAY!!! Happy Birthday to me! I am 4 years old today and don't tell my foster mommy, but I overheard her talking to my human sister that they were gonna get me a birthday present today. YIPPEE!!!! I hope it's a toy. Well, anyway .... I went to the vet yesterday so he could have a look at my eyes and we got some good news. He said that the eye we thought had been poked was actually the one that is beginning to have cateracts. The other eye, which is the one we thought had cateracts, actually has a bad infection of the cornea and he gave my foster mommy some medicine to put in it for a couple of weeks. Then I have to return for him to look at it. He also said that I'm a little on the skinny side, so my foster mommy said she's gonna fatten me up. So keep your paws crossed that this medicine helps and I put on some weight. I'm loving it here at my foster home, I have lots of toys to play with and destroy and foster sisters and a foster brother to play with, too. I like to sleep in my foster mommy's bed at night, but it gets a little crowded with 5 foster sisters, 1 foster brother and me in there! But that's OK, I love it anyway! We'll update everyone in a couple of weeks. Original Bio 03/29/06: Howdy! This is Comet coming to you from Texas. I am a 3-year-old little boy and weigh around 10 lbs. My mommy and daddy turned me over to rescue because they were moving to Indiana and didn't have a back yard at their new house and I hear it's very cold there, too. My foster mommy picked me up and I was very scared, but once I got to her house and saw my foster brother and sisters, and a people sister to play with, I felt better. However, my foster mommy says that I can't be adopted yet because one of my eyes was poked with something sharp and the other has a cataract. So, she's gonna get me a referral to a doggie eye doctor to see if he can fix it. I can see a little and I just love playing with squeaky toys. She's gonna keep everyone updated after I go to the eye doctor. Keep your paws crossed it's something good! Comet's Donors: Jamison Vance Kimberly Vance Paula Tomsic Name: Cruise Gender: Male Age: 5 Weight: 8.5 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $200 For more information on Cruise, contact foster parent at: carlyscastle@yahoo.com ADOPTION PENDING! Update: 01/20/08 Cruise is still waiting for his forever loving family to find him and take him home. Cruise is a very active furry knight who loves to watch over his courtyard when he goes outside to play. He thinks he's really cool when he jumps up on the patio table and overlooks his playground. There is a not a single squirrel in the Yorkie Kingdom who hasn't had a run in with Cruise and thankfully for the squirrels sake, they've made it out alive. Cruise is your typical male terrier who thinks he is so macho. but Cruise is also very lovable. Cruise was a little rambler on the loose who had to be humanely trapped by animal control to keep him from getting in trouble or hit by a car. And because no one cared enough about him to keep him on heartworm preventatives and keep him safely at home, he got heartworms. Thankfully, his treatment was successful and he is now one very healthy little boy. Although we all love Cruise here at Carly's Castle, it saddens me greatly that his forever loving family hasn't found him yet, because I know he would love to have a home that he can call his very own. Cruise always runs up to the castle tower to look down as his other little castle siblings drive off to live happily ever after, knowing that they were chosen to be a member of a forever loving family. Cruise may not be your typical Yorkie, but when it comes to being a real lover boy with a heart of gold, Cruise is right up there at the top with the rest of them. If you are interested in opening your heart and home to Cruise, I invite you to fill out our on-line adoption application. Thank you! Original biography: Welcome to the Yorkie Kingdom! You have just entered Carly's Castle and I would like to introduce to you one of the most handsome furry knights in the entire kingdom.... Cruise! One look at Cruise and there really isn't too much more that needs to be said. He has the most intriguing eyes and he is even more gorgeous in person. He has the silkiest, shiniest hair and has become the envy of all the Princesses' here at the Castle.... except for Princess Carly, of course. Cruise was pulled from a doggie kill prison at the last hour. He apparently was on the run and had outsmarted all the doggie police for quite some time but in the end and with hunger taking over, he couldn't escape the humane trap that they set up to catch him. Once pulled from the shelter, Cruise had to make a visit to the kingdom's vet. Even though he looked so healthy and handsome on the outside, he was very sick on the inside. Cruise tested positive for heartworms but he has since been treated and is doing very well. He was also neutered and had all of his teeth polished for that perfect Yorkie smile! Cruise gets along well with the other pupsters here at the Castle, even though he is a pretty independent pupster. He is also a very good jumper and loves to bark and chase after the squirrels with the other furry knights. He is definitely an active pupster but he is also one that enjoys sharing some laid back time to snuggle with his foster family. If you are interested in giving this Royal Prince a forever loving home, then please don't hesitate to fill out an online adoption application. Cruise thanks you for your interest and send lots of royal kisses your way! Cruise's Donors: Patricia Miller Dena Neff Name: Darby Gender: Male Age: 10 years Weight: 7 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $275 For more information on Darby, contact foster parent at: carlyscastle@yahoo.com 3-16-08 - Darby is truly an amazing little furry knight! He is such a sweet and very gentle soul and although he is not much of a player he does enjoy exploring things when we all go out in the yard. He LOVES to cuddle up and get belly rubs anytime, but his most favorite thing to do in the whole Yorkie Kingdom, besides eating his favorite treats, is to get right up under the covers with his special person. Darby does get along with other puspters; but I'm not sure about cats, since there are no cats at the castle. Darby recently had a dental and lost quite a few teeth and because a canine or two had to be pulled, his tongue does stick out to the side at times. If you are wanting to open up your heart and home to this little lover boy, then I invite you to fill out our on-line adoption application. Darby's Donors: Dena Neff Rachelle Heiner Patricia Chambers Patricia Chambers Patricia Chambers Name: Davey Gender: Male Age: 21 weeks Weight: 5.64 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $600 For more information on Davey, contact foster parent at: yorkietude@yahoo.com 5-9-08 - I am 21 weeks old today! 3/13/08: Um, hi there. My name is Davey and (as of right now), I’m the smallest of my brothers and will be neutered on 3/19/08. I’m kind of a loner. I’m a little shy (which foster mom mistakes for being stubborn sometimes). Like when I don’t come when she calls me - she’s learning though, I just want that individual attention of her coming and picking me up and cuddling me. I can entertain myself but can’t lie, I do love human contact. My brothers sometimes pick on, but I can definitely hold my own. I’m shy, not a pushover. Anyway, there’s an application you can fill out if you are interested in being totally wrapped around my paws. Check it out. 3/7/08 - APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED ON DAVEY! Davey took a trip to the vet on 3/4/08 and had his 2nd booster shots. At that time, Dr. Parker informed that he was at a safe weight and healthy enough to be neutered and we will be scheduling this soon. 2-12-08 - Davey is one of Allie's pups and was born on 12-14-07. We will not be accepting applications on Davey until further notice since he cannot be neutered until he is older. We will continue to update the public with pictures and info as it becomes available. Davey's Donors: Sarah Kindt Francine Sommersell - DaCosta I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Eli Gender: Male Age: 10 Weight: 6 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $150 For more information on Eli, contact foster parent at: kamac65@yahoo.com 2/2008 Hi, It's me Eli or "Ol' Man" as I'm called around the house. I had an uneventful weekend .... I got a bath and my toe nails clipped. I just hate to be fussed over, but I sure smell good! Since I last wrote you all, I lost my eye sight in both eyes, so now I need to hire a seeing eye person to get around. The other pups in the house aren't too helpful in that area, but my foster mom and foster sister look out for me. Sometimes it's hard to figure out the difference between a wall and a human being. Other than this little set back, nothing else is new. I love to sleep covered up and either in my doggie bed or in bed with my foster mom. I'm still hopeful that my forever family is out there somewhere 11/2006 - Hi everyone ... Eli here. I haven't been doing too well lately, so I haven't been able to send in an update. The other night, I had a seizure and it really scared my foster mommy. The vet doesn't know what to think, but we're gonna keep an eye on it. I was also having problems with constant diarrhea and vomiting, so the vet gave me a shot .... just hate those things .... and some medicine that tastes like banana. I didn't like it too much, but I took it any way because my foster mommy gave me a treat. I can't go to my forever home just yet until we figure out what's going on. I hope to be better real soon. *If you can help this little one out with vet costs, it will be deeply appreciated. 7/25/2006: Hello Everyone! Eli here! Well, last Saturday my foster mom took me to this vet lady. I didn't like her too much because she poked something in my butt and poked me with sharp things down there, too. I showed her .... I showed her my teeth. Heee! She guessed that I'm about 10 years old, don't have any worms in my heart, but I have some fluid on my lungs. I have to take this medicine that makes me have to go potty all the time. NOT FUN! All that's left now is to go in to be neutered .... I haven't figured that one out yet, but I hope it doesn't hurt. Once that's done, I'll be ready for my forever family. Check back with me and I hope my family is out there. 7/16/2003: Hi ya! My name is Eli and my foster mom says I'm a sweet little boy. I'm not neutered, but I'm sure that will be fixed very soon. I weigh about 6 lbs. and I'm having trouble seeing a bit. I was found on the side of the road in Texarkana, Texas by a lady. When she couldn't find my family, she was told just to drop me back on the side of the road and they would find me. I'm glad she didn't cuz I was scared. She took me to the nice people at the Humane Society in Longview, Texas and they took care of me until my foster mom came and saved me. They said at the Humane Society that I barked so much for my family and that's why my voice is very horse. Does that mean I have a horse in my throat? Hope not, that sounds painful! Anyway, I like laying by my foster mom and walking around in the back yard. I'm working on going up and down the steps, I'm not very good at it. I'm not ready to be adopted, cuz I have to see the vet and the other pups here say I'm getting a shot and it hurts. But my foster mom will be there to hold my paw. Well, gotta go take a nap, but I'll be back. Eli's Donors: Joyce Sapp Joyce Sapp Kerri Zimmerling Linda Forse I have serious medical issues, Please Donate! Name: Emi Gender: Female Age: 1 Weight: 1.14 For more information on Emi, contact foster parent at: carlyscastle@yahoo.com Update: October 30, 2007 It has been a while since sweet little Emi had her scintigraphy to determine if she had either a liver shunt, MVD (microvascular dysplasia), cancer or whatever. The test results revealed that Emi does not have an external porto systemic shunt, but instead has MVD. It just saddens us to know that this precious girl is having to deal with any type of liver problem, but knowing now that she has MVD is so heartbreaking because she will have to live with this for the rest of her life. Little Emi takes meds daily to help strengthen and hopefully will help regenerate her sick liver cells and possibly promote some new healthy cells. Emi's tiny body gets invaded daily with toxins because her sick little liver cannot filter out all of the poisons that pass through it. And because of this, Emi must also take a medication to help rid these toxins out of her system or else she will become very lethargic and possibly present with seizures. Emi can be a very picky little eater, which makes finding a food she likes sometimes very hard, since she can only be given a low protein food. As you are aware, Emi is very, very tiny and because of her petite size, we are working hard at trying to get some weight on her little body. Emi is also un-altered and much too tiny and sick at this time to undergo a spay surgery. Emi is truly a special and fun loving little girl who has tugged firmly at many heartstrings, but at this time Emi is just too unstable to be adopted out. We greatly appreciate your thoughts, prayers and donations for this tiny princess, and we will keep you updated with any new changes. ________________________________________________ Original Biography: Little Emi has liver disease and needs your help!!! We are not sure if she has a liver shunt, microvascualar dysplasia (MVD) or some other form of liver disease. Emi is scheduled for a rectal scintigraphy next week, which will rule in or out an external portosysytemic shunt. If she does have a liver shunt, then we can't waste any time getting her frail tiny body in for surgery to have this shunt corrected. If she has MVD then this much loved, tiny precious darling of a princess will have to live the rest of her life on medications to rid toxins from her system. Emi's bio will be updated after her scintigraphy. At this time, we just ask that you keep this little angel in your thoughts and prayers. Emi's Donors: Megan Harty Jill Toyne Sharon McGlone Rachelle Heiner Susan Lucas Lisa Conner Lauren Smith Lauretta Griffin Melissa Rodriguez Kerri Franklin Qingqing Zhou Lindsey Browning Carla Tate Name: Emily Gender: Female Age: 21 weeks Weight: 4.3 Location: TX Adoption Fee: $600 For more information on Emily, contact foster parent at: yorkietude@yahoo.com WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR EMILY AT THIS TIME!! PLEASE NOTE: WHEN WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED HERE! 5-9-08 - I am 21 weeks old today! 3/13/08: I know how hard it is going to be for you to wait until I’m 6 months of age to be spayed and fill out the application for me, but good things come to those who wait. Hello! I’m Emily. Yes, I’m cute. Yes, I’m playful. Yes, I love kisses. Yes, I know my name already. Yes, I demand to be the center of attention. Yes, yes, yes. Diva is in the house. 3/7/08 - Emily took a trip to the vet on 3/4/08 and had her 2nd booster shots. Dr. Parker feels that she is still too small to be spayed at this time since this is a much more intense surgery. She will be spayed when she is 6 MONTHS OF AGE and we will post when applications are being accepted. 2-12-08 - Emily is one of Allie's pups and was born on 12-14-07. We will not be accepting applications on Emily until further notice since she cannot be spayed until she is older. We will continue to update the public with pictures and info as it becomes available. Emily's Donors: