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 Winston
A Million Miles A Minute
What can we say about Winston. He goes a hundred miles a minute. Zoom, zoom here, zoom, zoom there. He came to us December 2022. None of the other residents wanted anything to do with him. They weren't mean to him, but they definitely didn't want to be bothered by a high energy bouncy house. We tried crate training. This traumatized him. He would thrash around in the crate. We were afraid that he would hurt himself. We gated him off by himself, but we quickly figured out that he had separation anxiety. He would go nuts, and when he was tall enough, he just jumped the gates.
Winston's Story
At his first veterinary appointment we discussed a problem with his tail. Boston Terrier's are naturally born with a nubby tail. Yes, this was the case with Winston, but his was malformed to the point that we were worried that it would eventually grow into his rump. We decided to wait and see if it would. There was a little bit of space between his tail and his rump at that time. Two months ago he developed a sore due to this issue. His tail was rubbing a sore spot on his rump. A plan of action was put into place. He was put on a round of antibiotics to get rid of the infection that the sore had caused. We went back two weeks later to ensure that the sore had healed, which it had. The plan of action now is to see how often these pressure sores pop up. If it is a manageable time limit or no more pop up, then surgery is not necessary. If these sores pop up frequently, he will need a full tail amputation to prevent future infections.
Winston's Life
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