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Buddy's Story
Buddy is a 2-3 year old, German Shepherd/Lab mix that has won the
hearts of everyone he has met! His deep, brown eyes and sweet
temperament, accompanied by the excited wag of half of his body (not
just his tail) leaves it very hard not to be his instant friend.
However, Buddy hasn't had an easy life. Buddy was brought into Crawford
County shelter as a stray. He has been shot at least twice by a pellet
gun, leaving two sores with pellets lodged in his skin. One in the
chest and one on his back. These wounds were tended to and healed nicely.
His skin had a rash and he had sores on his belly. Of course, with
tender care and a lot of love, these have all healed..
Unfortunately, we received bad news a few days after he arrived at
our rescue.
Buddy was heartworm positive. He was in a later stage, where heart
damage had already occurred. It was not hopeless though! Our vet was
confident that with treatment, Buddy could recover and be able to enjoy
life (spoiled and loved), but his damaged heart would require medication
in the future.
With treatment, we could kill the worms and start him on a healthy
path. His prognosis was good, but a special home will be required,
that understands that he will need medication. And, most likely, his
life will be shortened by a couple years due to the heart damage. He
is a young boy though (2-3 years old) and has many good years ahead
of him!
There were difficult decisions to be made, and we determined that
without knowing if there would be a home that would take our sweet
boy (and due to the extreme costs of his treatments and care) we would
wait to see if Buddy had some angels out there willing to sponsor his
treatment. Many people helped out financially with Buddy's care, so
he was able to be treated.
Buddy thanks everyone for their generous donations and support that
allowed him to get this much needed treatment.
Thank you again to everyone who has donated so willingly to Buddy's
treatment. If you are someone who might consider adopting such a loving
and active dog, we ask that you contact us at
. We want Buddy to find that he has a warm and comfortable home welcoming
him now that his treatment is complete.
Archive of updates on Buddy's treatment:
May 2002
A kind-hearted person has paid for half of Buddy's treatment. Additional
charitable people have donated $50, $5, $80 and $25 towards the $335.20
needed for his heartworm treatment. We ask that others contribute a
little bit too (even $5 or $10 dollars can make a big difference).
Remember, this is the estimated cost of his basic medical treatment
for the heartworm only (not the vaccines, neuter, AVID chip, worming,
flea treatments, etc. that we provide our dogs.), so donations above
the $335.20 for Buddy are also appreciated. To know Buddy is to love
him and we love this dog! Please help him get treatment.
June 2002
Many kind donors have provided the funds needed to treat Buddy for
heartworms. His main treatment begins this coming week. We believe
that Buddy has the courage and attitude to conquer the heartworms,
however, we can never be certain his outcome.
Thank you again to everyone who has donated so willingly to Buddy's
treatment. Now we ask only that you say a small prayer for Buddy and
if you are someone who might consider adopting such a loving and active
dog, we ask that you contact us at
. We want Buddy to come through this treatment finding that he has a warm and
comfortable home welcoming him when his treatment is complete.
July 2002
Buddy was doing well with his first treatment and had his second treatment
on July 11th. He will have a final heartworm treatment early next month.
He is due for a microfilaria treatment and then a re-test afterwards.
If this test is negative, he'll be able to be neutered. Then he'll
be ready for his new home!
August 2002
Buddy is cleared of his heartworm and ready for adoption!
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