icon.Sadly it is almost impossible to find homes for handicapped pets. Almost all dogs are kept outside and only the small ones like chihuahuas and toy poodles would be kept as companion animals.
For more information our website is:
http://www.grupoapad.com/
It is down a lot, we are still looking for a better solution.
I would like to ask your help for one of our dogs. Janice is a 5-6 yr old pure white Husky. Some people called the police because "a wolf was on the loose". They found her: an absolute terrified girl and brought her to the clinic of Dr. Alberto and his wife Patty. These people deserve a special place in heaven for all they have done. She was found to be almost blind and had a big venereal vulva tumor. She has gotten 2 sessions of chemotherapy for the tumor and should be OK after her third. She has not been sterilized yet, that will be done after she recovers of her tumor treatment. Either because of the better nutrition or because of the slowly growing trust (or both) she seems to be following with her eyes now. Was she the first week like a hedgehog: all rolled up in a ball, she is now a real cuddlebug and we "caught" her the past few days even smiling when she got petted. She is still at the clinic and we will take her home to be fostered as soon as possible. BTW this clinic does not only treat and board our babies, they also work very hard on housebreaking, leash walking and socializing. They have never refused an animal and are together with one other vet here the core of our rescue. It is a clinic though so we try to get our babies into family settings as soon as possible.
Here we simply don't have the possibilities to evaluate her more for her blindness. Her treatment for her tumor is not a problem: sadly we have enough experience with that and she should be cured by the time she leaves.
It also will be almost impossible to find a good home for her. As mentioned above, most dogs are kept outside and adapting a house or a yard because a dog has special needs is unheard off. And believe me we tried....
In other words: we are desperate for a forever home for this girl somewhere in the US with people that either have experience with blind dogs or are willing to learn and adapt their life and home for her.
Matamoros is just over the border from Brownsville, Tx. We would be able to bring her to McAllen, Corpus Christi or even San Antonio or any other place in the area of 250 miles of Brownsville. We simply don't have the funds to put her on a payed transport: all funds raised (and believe me it is not much) are being put in the shelterfund, there is only a little fund for medical treatments and a lot of the cost are being paid straight out of the pockets from volunteers or veterinarians. I have done a lot of transports in the Virginia/Maryland area, but don't have any contacts here in the South.
If you think you can help us or point us in the right direction please email:
albertohmvz@aol.com
this is the email of dr. Alberto Hernandez. He has lived and worked in New Jersey for years, his English is perfect. You can also email him for information about her medical condition. or
sheaverbaan@prodigy.net.mx
That's me Nelly, I can also send you photos or newsletters from our group, or
APAD@hotmail.com
that's Sonia, the president of our group, she also speaks very well English.
Please Help???
Nelly Shea, volunteer with Grupo APAD
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