Lego has come so far in 7 weeks. He is awesome! He plays, runs, tries to jump but that is still something he can’t do. The ramp for my big old Bubba came in handy, Lego learned all on his own that this ramp was the way in and out of the house. He uses it all the time and is really good at it! Thank you to all those who donated to Lego. He is doing so well now. We are planning to use the rest of the donations to have his teeth cleaned and have him neutered. He will be going into his trial forever home this Friday!
Carlsberg is doing very well, he made it through the healing very well. He got his pins removed just the other day. His foster mom has of course fallen in love with the little dude, and is seriously thinking of becoming his forever mom.
To date we have raised $700 for Carlsberg’s surgery and still owe about $2800. Even though he may be soon to be adopted, he is still worth raising the money for…please don’t forget about Carlsberg.
To donate you can call Canada West veterinary specialists directly, or cheques can be sent to our society.
Thank you to all those who have helped so far! Carlsberg thanks you!
Carlsberg is a 15 week old Pug Chihuahua cross. He had an unfortunate accident. I know we all think that puppies are not as fragile as they really are, simply jumping off the bed and landing incorrectly can be dangerous. And that is exactly what Carlsberg did.
CARLSBERG LOOKS BUMMED AFTER SURGERY – POOR GUY
He has fractured both of his front elbows very badly. It took 2 separate surgeries. Poor guy had to just sit on his butt (literally) while waiting. It is very unfortunate and very sad that his owners could not afford this surgery and did not have pet insurance in place….they have chosen to surrender the little guy.
We unfortunately do not have the money either to pay for his surgery of $4500 (give or take). And we certainly didn’t want to see this little guy PTS so young, but again we need to raise the funds to pay his bill. This was a surgery that simply could not wait like some of the luckier ones. We usually have time to raise funds prior to going ahead….Carlsberg was simply in too much pain and stalling was not an option.
CARLSBERG AFTER SURGERY
If you are able to donate even $20 towards Carlsberg’s fund – we graciously accept. If we could get 225 people to donate $20 each, we will have reached the goal. Can you help? Donations can be make directly to Canada West Veterinary Clinic by calling 604 473 4882. Or cheques can be mailed to 235 – 2607 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5R 5H4. Be sure to make the cheque out to Canada West.
Carlsberg IS NOT currently up for adoption. He has a few months of healing, rechecks, pin removals ahead of him. We are not accepting applications for Carlsberg at this time. Please continue to check this website for updates.
Any inquiries regarding Carlsberg should be made directly with the Dhana Metta Rescue Society via email, please do not contact Canada West for this information.
We didn’t have much luck raising the money needed for Ella’s surgery. We only reached a total of approximately $700. Time was running out. Ever since Ella came into our care, one of the surgeons at Canada West was very interested in her. We had many discussions, and their family also had many discussions.
Their family had always wanted a dog, but were concerned about allergies, so we decided to let them take Ella home to see how things went. Needless to say, things went wonderfully and they decided to adopt Ella.
The great part about the surgeon adopting Ella was that she would get her surgery, even though we had only raised $700. She got her surgery and she got her forever home.
We thank all those that contributed to Ella’s cause, the foster families that cared for her in the interm, all the selfless folks that were interested in adopting her, and we give a huge thank you to the folks at Canada West Veterinary Specialists.
THAT WAS QUICK!! GLORIA AND ANTHONY – THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DONATING THE ENTIRE COST OF BUTR’S CART!! WE HAVE PLACED THE ORDER AND BUTR WILL HAVE HIS CART IN APPROXIMATELY 10 DAYS!
NOW ALL WE NEED IS THE FUNDS TO GET BUTR’S CONSULTATIONS COVERED AT CANWEST…..
Butr is an English Mastiff who is only 9 months old, and already he has to face challenges that do not usually happen in puppyhood. He is so full of life and so desperately wants to get up and play, fetch, run, and do all the normal puppy activities, it is obvious that he gets upset sometimes about his lack of mobility. But he has a great spirit, the kind that can make miracles happen.
His parents are so committed to Butr and for the last month have been reaching out for help. We went to visit Butr and his mom, Kim last night, and spent a few hours with them. Our hearts went out for both Butr and his parents, we recognize that everybody needs help sometimes.
We truly feel in our hearts and from the experience we have had working in Veterinary Clinics and in Rescue, that Butr has a chance to live out his life. But we need to move quickly before his muscles atrophy.
We would like to help and are asking again for the pet lovers community to pull together and give Butr a chance. We need to raise $800 for a full support mobility cart, to be built at K9 Carts West. Yuana has already taken all the measurements needed, and now we need to place an order, but first we need the funds to pay for the cart.
We have also decided to help by having Butr looked at by a specialist or 2 at Can West Veterinary Specialists. To start, we need funds for the consultation, generally running from $160 – $300 depending on how much time they will need to spend on him.
To make a donation – please send a cheque or money order to:
Dhana Metta Rescue Society, #235 – 2607 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC, V5R 5H4 and be sure to mark it as BUTR’S CART FUND…
Or to make a direct deposit, please email us at dhanametta@yahoo.ca for the account number.
This tiny 7 week old Shihtzu Puppy was literally discarded like her life was worth nothing, at a mall in Northern BC. My friend saw this “breeder” take the pups into the pet store. She followed out of curiosity. As she listened to the discussion between the store owner and the breeder, the owner said “That one is deformed, I don’t want it, no one would ever pay for a deformed puppy.”
The breeder did something my friend couldn’t believe. Right there in the store she said “Free puppy, who wants it?”
Lucky for this little baby, my friend answered first. “I’ll take her.” And that’s the story of how she came to our rescue.
And yes, she has a birth defect, but I wouldn’t say she is deformed. She is the most adorable little 1.8lb puppy, and as sweet as can be. We are asking for help to get her fully checked out at Can West to see what her future holds.
The vet today said that she has Wry Mouth: wry bite or wry mouth-a skeletal defect where the midline of the maxilla does not line up with the midline of the mandible.
Okay, so her nose is crooked, it’s way off to her right side, doesn’t make her ugly. Yes, she is looking pretty much straight ahead. Her teeth don’t align up, which could be an issue when her adult teeth start coming in. We will see what the specialists have to say.
We are hoping that the pet loving community will help us raise approximately $2500 for Quasi. If 125 generous people donated only $20 each – we would have enough to fund her future surgery.
Donations can be mailed to:
The Dhana Metta Rescue Society #235 – 2607 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5R 5H4
OR
Can be made directly to Can West Veterinary Specialist on behalf of “Quasi” ask to speak with the Administrator, Sharon Brown
We gratefully thank Gloria & Anthony for our first donation of $500!! This donation will cover Li’l Baby’s initial consultation of $160, and her x-rays!
I write this with tears in my eyes, we say goodbye to our sweet little Princess after such a short time.
Her owners have had a change of heart, and are willing to give Princess the necessary vet care and love that she so deserves.
They have expressed to me that they felt pressured by the rest of the family to have her euthanized, and the vet they were seeing at the time said that Princess had no hope.
A second opinion has instilled a new positive outlook for their family, and I am happy that we were able to help them come to this decision.
We will continue to give advice in regards to how they can get a K-9 cart that works for Princess and have left all doors open.
We would like to thank all those who have supported Princess during this journey.
Princess came to us this past Sunday. Semi-paralyzed. 7 months ago, her owners had dropped her off at the groomers, when they went to pick her up, she had obviously been injured somehow. The groomers however did not divulge any information on how this had happened.
After many x-rays and steroidal medications, Princess did not improve. The owners were at a loss. She has now been surrendered into our care. We hope to raise enough funds to have an MRI done at Can West Veterinary Specialists – this unfortunately will run a bill of $2000.
Our first step is to have her examined by the neurologist a $230 cost.
Princess is such a sweetheart, quiet and laid back. Accepting her disability, we hope to help her in more ways than one. Her fine motor skills are lacking, but her gross motor skills are still functioning very well.
If you would like to help Princess on her road to a better life, donations will be graciously accepted and very appreciated. You can send your donations to:
An account has been established for her at Can West, and donations can be made directly with the clinic on behalf of Princess.
We hope that Princess will find a compassionate, accepting, understanding forever home in the near future, we will keep you all updated on her progress and her adoption status.
