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Articles of Interest
Sabrina's Story
Written in 2002 by
the Central Illinois German Shepherd Dog Rescue. Updated
2004.
 Sabrina
was acquired by the Central Illinois German Shepherd
Dog Rescue in July 2001 when her "family" left
her tied to the garage door of their old house when
they moved out of town. She is a sweet 8-10 year old
who needed
immediate medical attention when she arrived at our
rescue. She could not receive treatment without a sponsor's
support
and the estimated cost for her needed spay, lump removal,
and histopath (to determine if the lump was a malignant
or benign tumor) was $250. She did receive a couple
generous donations so she was able to undergo her surgery.
Sabrina had her surgery on August 23, 2001.
During surgery prep, some additional lumps were found
and we decided to go ahead with a radical mastectomy
and spay. Seven lumps were removed in addition to her
hysterectomy. Unfortunately three of the masses were
found to be cancerous, yet, even as time passed, no metastases
were found. She was healing up well and was in very good
spirits. We believed she must have felt better after
having so much disease removed after years of medical
neglect.
At this point, we were optimistic that
she would heal up and have many years of healthy life.
By the end of November, Sabrina had healed
up marvelously from her major surgery. Her bloodwork
showed that she
was in beautiful health, her hips were great,
and her heart and lungs are very clear. However, our good news stopped
there.
After beating cancer, old age, and major
surgery, Sabrina had developed a new disease: Spinal
Stenosis. This degenerative disease continued to crush
her spinal column and would eventually cause her to lose
sensation in her rear legs and possibly lose control.
This meant, unfortunately, that she would only be with
us for a short time.
We want to thank everyone who had been
so very generous to Sabrina and her needs.
She lived with us at the rescue (we"adopted" her!)
for over a year before succumbing to cancer. She died
peacefully in her sleep, curled up under the desk (a
favorite spot).
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you know... |
Approximately
8-12 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every
year and approximately 5-9 million are euthanized (60% of dogs and
70% of cats). — Annual Shelter Statistics, ASPCA
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals (ASPCA) answers the question Why
Spay or Neuter? (PDF—15K). This low-cost surgery keeps
your animal healthier and helps fight pet overpopulation.
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your Home Poison Safe?" Interactive Quiz on the ASPCA
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Elizabeth Riddle, our rescue president, outside
of her full-time job and continuing educational pursuits, is an animal
behaviorist and an obedience instructor, with a Bachelor's degree in
Biology from the University of Illinois with a specialty in Ethology
(the study of animal behavior). She officially founded this rescue in
November of 1997 while attending the University of Illinois. Learn
more about this rescue...
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