Paco came to us in 2017. He had been abandoned by his owner and was left to wander the streets of Dover, TN. He had a severely malformed front leg. In 2019 he suffered from immense pain due to disk disease in his back. He started to have seizures in 2021. Paco is now around 16 years old. He enjoys relaxing on the couch with his momma.
Max came to our family in 2012. He came from an abusive family at 1 year old. In 2013 he was diagnosed with Immunologic Hemolytic Anemia. He was treated for the next five years until the medication damaged his liver. He was taken off the medication to allow his liver to heal. He is 14 years old now and enjoys relaxing on the couch.
Jasmine came to our home in 2014. Jasmine has since developed two large lipomas on her abdomen. She was diagnosed with diabetes in 2023 and is currently on insulin to regulate her glucose levels. Jasmine is considered our pack leader. She enjoys sitting in her daddy's recliner and playing with her toys. She is currently 9 years old.
Molly came to us in January of 2015. She was an unwanted puppy that was set to be dropped on the side of the road. We took her in and gave her a family. In April of 2022 she tore her cruciate ligament and had to undergo TPLO surgery to repair it. She went into kidney failure August of 2023 and crossed the rainbow bridge.
Daisy came to us in 2019. She was abandoned by her owner on the streets of Dover, TN. She had extremely bad skin conditions and most of her hair was missing. In 2021 she suffered an eye injury and had to have her right eye removed. She was diagnosed with a Grade 5 heart murmur and crossed the rainbow bridge in January 2022.
Chewy came to us in December 2019. He was rescued from a puppy mill situation and rushed into the vet for a severe case of ringworm, coccidia, and leg malformation due to a nutritional deficiency. He had a very poor prognosis upon arrival. We brought him home and treated his skin condition and coccidia with veterinary assistance. We did physical therapy and started him on a proper diet to correct his malformed back legs. He was soon able to use his back legs properly. Chewy quickly became a daddy's boy. In April of 2023 he was diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis and has since been put on a special diet to help prevent attacks. Chewy is now 4 years old and enjoys sitting in the recliner with his daddy and playing with his toys.
Winston came to our home in December 0f 2022. When he came to us we discussed with the veterinarian the possibility of removing a portion of his little nubby tail should the need arise. His nubb curves into towards his rump and will have to be surgically removed now. He is currently 1 year old and loves his toys.
Walter came to us as a runt in July 2023. He is half the weight he should be and has severe stomach problems and jaw malformation due to a severe underbite. We have to watch him carefully and sometimes aid him in clearing his nose because he regurgitates his food. Walter loves playing with his toys. He recently turned one year old.
About Paco
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Paco was found wandering the streets of Dover, TN. An owner was found, and he was returned. A week later he was found wandering again. We contacted the owner and she said that she gave him away but didn't know to who. She said he had too many problems. She didn't want him.
Paco's Story
Paco came to us with a severely injured left front leg. It is now deformed and has nerve damage from whatever caused the injury. The nerve damage causes him to lick his foot to the point that it bleeds. We had to start fashioning clothes to cover his foot to prevent further injury. About a year after Paco came to us there was a night where he just started screaming in pain. We rushed him to the emergency vet, and it was established that Paco had a bad disk in his back. He was put on pain medication and also bed rest for a month. He takes this medication still to maintain quality of life. Paco began having multiple, long lasting seizures recently. It was established that he was epileptic, and he was put on seizure medication to help prevent the seizures. He will be on this medication for the rest of his life.
The night of Friday, April 5th, Paco started vomiting. Early Saturday morning Paco then started with some diarrhea. Paco stopped eating that morning. We took Paco to The Animal Clinic of Stewart County where Dr. Rita R Tinsley diagnosed Paco with Congestive Heart Failure, round worms, and coccidia. He began treatment that day. He began feeling better, but still would not eat, and over Sunday he began to have bloody diarrhea. Monday we were referred to Eastview Veterinary Clinic for bloodwork and radiographs. His bloodwork showed that he had elevated liver values and his abdominal radiographs showed that he had a very distended GI tract. He was also very dehydrated from not drinking, and from vomiting and having diarrhea. He was hospitalized for the rest of the day and given antinausea medication, IV fluids, and a medication to coat the GI tract. They tried to get him to eat, but he would not. We picked him up at the end of the day. They though that we would have better success in feeding him at home. They instructed us to come back the next morning for more fluid therapy. We got him home and immediately tried to feed him. He wanted so badly to eat but would take in a mouthful of food and try to swallow it but could not. Over the next few hours, we fed him his food piece by piece. The following morning, we went back to the vets and informed them that he could not swallow correctly or eat on his own. Radiographs were taken of his esophagus, and it was determined that he had a mass impinging on it. Paco had had a cancerous tumor removed from his foot some years ago, and recently had a mass develop on his abdomen. Taking into account his previous history with cancer and neurological symptoms the veterinarian decided that it was in Paco's best interest to end his suffering by humane euthanasia. Paco was surrounded by his loving family in the end. He will be sorely missed.
Paco's Life
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