Dog Rescue: Summer

Posted on March 18, 2014August 23, 2021 by Olivia

*WARNING: SOME PICTURES BELOW ARE OF A GRAPHIC NATURE AND MAY BE UNSETTLING FOR SOME VIEWERS*

On March 8, 2014, True Blue Animal Rescue was asked to step in and take custody of a dog in Somerville, Texas. T-bar founders Dale and Melanie DeAeth were accompanied by Somerville police to respond to reports that a dog was being severely neglected. Thankfully the dog, later named Summer, was not completely emaciated since a kindly neighbor had been attempting to give the dog food.

On approaching the house they saw that the dog was living in a fenced off area that was about four by three feet, and surrounded by debris. Before going into the cage Melanie and Dale looked Summer over and decided she was most likely a Staffordshire Terrier mix, but the dog was friendly and extremely happy to see people. Summer was not wearing a collar, so Dale made a makeshift one so that he could get her to the car safely.

While waiting on Melanie and the Somerville police officer, Chris Ruttrell, to exchange paper work, Dale DeAeth spoke calmingly to Summer. Summer loved the attention and responded with kisses. Summer twice attempted to make the jump into the DeAeth’s vehicle, but was too weak to make it inside. So Dale picked Summer up and placed her in a kennel to transport her back to T-bar.

Once at the T-bar rescue center, Melanie gave Summer a treat with worming medicine inside. The dog began rolling in the green grass and Dale held her on the leash waiting for Melanie to get more medicine. While waiting Dale notice she had sores on her rump from being forced to be in a sitting position almost non-stop. She also has a cyst or some other type of growth on her hip and cuts on her front legs. Next Melanie gave Summer a shot for Distemper, Parvo and Lepto before leading Summer to her new home near the other T-bar dogs.

Summer settled into her new home nicely and was treated to a new toy along with her new dog house and fresh food and water.

**Update on Summer. March the 11 Dr. Lee Panko of the Brenham Veterinary Hospital came out to T-bar to give shots to a few horses and dogs. Dr. Panko also gave Summer a check-up and took some blood samples. Summer tested positive for heart worms and he noted that she is heart worm heavy. He also pointed out that Summer was missing most of her teeth and he believed it was because she was gnawing at anything she could reach trying to get nutrients to survive. Since Summer is close to five years old these teeth will not grow back. Aside from her malnutrition, Summer’s biggest hurdle is the heart worms. Treatment will be expensive, but her case is so bad that her other surgeries will need to wait until the heart worms are taken care of. If you would like to donate to Summer’s rehab please click on the “Donate” button. Your donation, no matter what size, can make a difference in her life.

March Horse Rescue

Posted on March 11, 2014August 23, 2021 by Olivia

True Blue Animal Rescue officers, Dale and Melanie DeAeth, preformed a rescue in Brenham, Texas on March 2, 2014. Two horses that were classified as strays were placed under T-bar care and had to be transported by Dale and Melanie.

The morning started off in the low seventies, but once reaching the location of the animals the temperature had dropped almost twenty degrees in less than half an hour. The rescuers worked in frigid weather with the horses, which are believed to be mustangs. Stray horse cases mean walking up to a horse that could have had very little human interaction in the past. Melanie DeAeath spoke calmly to the pair of horses as the temperature dropped. She made sure the animals heard her voice before she stepped into the pen where they were being held.

The two horses appeared to be mother and daughter and wanted to remain close together. Thankfully the older of the two horses already had a halter placed on her, while the younger one did not want any one near her. After observing the two for a while Dale and Melanie decided it would be easier to lead out the mother on a lead line and see if the youngster would follow. The younger horse was very nervous and Melanie knew she would not be able to touch her.

At this point in the rescue the skies opened up and the cold grew even worse. Leading the mother horse out Melanie and Dale cautioned Jason and I to back up because if the horses decided to flee we needed to be safe. The mother came out and thought about running, but seemed to slip on the now slippery ground. Her daughter came out, and also attempted to run but slid and changed her mind. Both stood for a few moments while Melanie and Dale put themselves between the horses and their option to run. Arms wide, the T-bar couple slowly walked toward the horses and forced the horses, just using their bodies, up the ramp to the trailer. The youngest paused, unsure about going inside. Dale simply clapped his hands at the little female horse and she finished her way into the trailer.

All during the trip back to True Blue Animal Rescue the rain got harder and the weather got windy. To help the horses adjust to their new setting, they were placed in a separate area away from the other T-bar animals. This would also help the current horse residents get used to the new ones. Both horses were somewhat thin, with protruding hips and bald spots, which suggest malnutrition. Dale made sure that they got some hay right away as they got settled in. The horses were then given the names Jessi, for the mother horse, and Starlet, for the daughter, due to a small white spot on her forehead.

Thanks to T-bar the horses now have people to keep them safe and work with them. Their training and rehabilitation will start with having them getting used to humans and seeing the vet. To follow the progress of Jessi and Starlet, keep watching the T-bar site or like them on Facebook. Look for them at True Blue Animal Rescue.

TBAR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit no-kill animal rescue organization. If you would like to help animals such as this one please consider donating to TBAR, volunteering, fostering, or adopting. Donations go directly toward care, feed, and veterinary care of the rescued animals and every little bit helps us to help another animal in need of safety and rehabilitation. Save a life: adopt instead of shop and spay or neuter your pets!

Three Donkeys Found Wandering Burleson Co. Neighborhoods

Posted on March 9, 2014August 23, 2021 by Alissa

True Blue Animal Rescue is again helping with the vetting and re-homing of more donkeys. T-Bar President, Melanie DeAeth, received a call about three homeless donkeys that were wandering the streets of Burleson County, Texas. After contacting the Sheriff’s Department, T-Bar agreed to assist in getting these skinny little guys to the vet and then helping them find their forever homes. Once their time on “stray hold” is up, T-Bar volunteers will be headed out to pick these three up and then will be taking them straight to the vet. They will be gelded, vaccinated, wormed and will also receive hoof care.

All they will need are families who will take them home, love them, feed them and make sure they never have to live the homeless life again! If you are able to foster or adopt any of these three, please email us or call (936) 878-2349 for more information!

TBAR Kitties Need Homes!

Posted on July 21, 2013August 23, 2021 by True Blue Animal Rescue

TBAR has a very limited number of foster homes for cats, so we need your help in finding these ones homes so we can let new cats be rehabed in these great temporary homes. If you or anyone you know are interested in giving one of these beauties a forever home, please contact us!

Gawain

Born: December 20, 2012

Color/Breed: Tabby – Domestic Short Hair

Special Needs: Adjustment period after adoption, it will take him a few days to trust the new situation.

Gawain was found digging around in a dumpster in Houston by a little girl. She had one night to find this kitty a home or else her mother would kick it out of the house. Luckily, she knew a local animal rescuer who posted Gawain’s sad photo on Facebook. A TBAR foster saw Gawain’s picture and drove to Houston to pick up the emaciated, 4 week old kitten. Gawain was terrified, cold and beat up; he slept the entire 2 hour drive to his new foster home. Infested with fleas and worms, he got a warm bath that night got ready to see the vet in the morning. The vet noticed Gawain had large cuts on his shoulder and neck like a larger animal attacked him; he also had his back paw pads almost completely burned away. After 2 months of rehab, his cuts and burns have healed nicely and he is waiting for a family who will love him.

Dora

Born: November 1, 2012

Color/Breed: Tortoiseshell – Domestic Short Hair

Special Needs: Sensitive Stomach diet

Dora and her 5 siblings were rescued out of a trailer park in College Station. TBAR received a call that there were 5 two-week-old, starving kittens whose mother was not producing any milk and the people who were caring for them could not keep them. TBAR took the kitties in and provided them with a loving foster home while they awaited their forever homes. Gradually, the rest of the litter got adopted; all but Miss Dora. She had some hopefuls but her forever family still has not found her. Dora is a very loving and cuddly kitten. There’s nothing she wants more than to lay in your lap and be loved on.

Caramel

Born: February 14, 2012

Color/Breed: Grey and White Tabby – Domestic Short Hair

Caramel and her brother, Castiel, were rescued from being dumped in a high kill shelter in Houston. Caramel is a very social kitty that just wants some love and pets. She will do a roll-over flip to inform you that you are not giving her enough attention. She’s quite a little princess. Play time with her foster siblings is one her favorite parts of the day, but as soon as you get home – she owns your lap. She is truly a companion pet; she just wants to be where you are. Who could resist a fluffy best friend like Caramel?

Castiel

Born: February 14, 2012

Color/Breed: Black and White – Domestic Short Hair

Castiel got his name from a tv show called Supernatural – he was name after an angel. He lived up to his name too! When he’s not playing with his siblings, he is rolled up in a ball in his fosters lap or rolling around begging for attention. Castiel likes to watch over his siblings while they play and “referee” their playtime. He likes to play “big brother” despite the others telling him they aren’t really related; it doesn’t phase him much. His foster calls him the Phantom of the Opera kitty because of his unique facial color pattern. Castiel would be a wonderful addition to anyone’s family.

TBAR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is a no-kill facility. If you would like to help animals such as this please consider donating to TBAR, fostering or adopting. Every little bit helps us to help another animal in need of safety and rehabilitation.

Pet of the Week: Dora and Gawain

Posted on July 15, 2013August 23, 2021 by Loretta

Sweet Miss Dora and Sir Gawain are our Pets of the Week. Dora loves playing with her foster brother and would do anything to get cuddling time. She has a non-stop purrbox that can brighten anyone’s day and eyes that just beg for attention. Miss Dora has a delightful personality that will capture your heart. Her foster brother, Gawain, spent his first few months with TBAR in rehab. We can only guess as to what happened but he may have been attacked by a dog when he was only a few weeks old. Thankfully, he only suffered minor scratches and burnt paw pads. Now he’s a happy boy; he’s even sweet to his sister every now and then! Gawain loves to watch movies on his foster’s laptop while snuggling in her lap. Dora and Gawain are two very special kitties looking for their forever homes!

T-BAR is an all volunteer no-kill rescue. Save a life and adopt instead of buying a pet. Please, have your pet spayed or neutered. It is the right thing to do. If you are looking for or would like more information on Dora and Dwain, or another animal you see, please call 936-878-2349 or email, [email protected] to make an appointment – and go to the website, www.t-bar.org to learn about the adoption or foster program guidelines and download an application. Fill it out and send it back (email or regular mail) and once you are on file as an approved adopter or foster home, you can meet any animal you want and take them home for a sleepover – try out.

Pet of the week – Grayheart

Posted on July 4, 2013August 23, 2021 by Loretta

Grayheart is all dressed up in her best patriotic attire to say hope you had a great 4th of July!

This two year old filly has a rare and special mark that pretty much says it all about her …more than words could ever tell. IN THE MIDDLE OF HER FOREHEAD SHE HAS A HEART. Her foster home named her
Grayheart because when first rescued, her baby coat was grey. But as she’s grown it is changing has become blue roan with black points. At two years of age, this darling filly is halter broke, loves people (especially kids) and has excellent ground manners. She loads like a dream, stands for the farrier and loves brushing and baths. Her personality is sweet as pie and she tries very hard with each new
task her humans give her.

T-Bar is an all volunteer no kill rescue. Save a life and adopt instead of buying a pet. have you pets spayed and neutered it is the right thing to do. If you are looking for or would like more information on Grayheart, or any other animal you see, please call 936-878-2349 or [email protected] to make an appointment – and go to the website, www.t-bar.org to learn about the adoption or foster program guidelines and download an application. Fill it out and sent it back (email or regular mail) and once you are on file as an approved adopter of foster home, you can meet any animal you want and take them home for a sleepover – try out.

Success Stories: Pyrenees Puppies

Posted on June 9, 2013August 23, 2021 by True Blue Animal Rescue

Noble, the last of our Pyrenees puppies, has found his forever home! His is bonding quickly with his new owner, Ken, and he even has some baby goats to grow up with nearby! Congrats Noble and Ken!

Noble’s brother was lucky, and found his forever home back in April. He is enjoying his life with his owner, Eric!

TBAR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is a no-kill animal rescue. If you would like to help animals such as this please consider donating to TBAR, fostering or adopting. Every little bit helps us to help another animal in need of safety and rehabilitation.

The Pyrenees Puppies story:

Meet our newest rescues. We rescued six week old puppies from a neglectful situation. They were skinny and anemic and full of fleas and worms. They went right to the vet for treatment. The female puppy was adopted immediately and the two boys are in a foster home waiting for someone to adopt them. The pictures are of the boys waiting for adoption.

Pet of the Week: More Puppies!

Posted on May 14, 2013August 23, 2021 by Loretta

These precious puppies are 9 weeks old, fat and happy. Their poor stray mama (who is about 35 lbs and black – looks like a Lab mix) had these babies on the property of a True Blue Rescue member, who of course, took them under her wing and is fostering them and their mom while TBAR and our great network of friends help find loving homes. Did you know that a litter of pups can have more than one papa contributing DNA ? Obviously the case with this bunch’a’punkins. We saw them over the weekend, a couple of weeks after this photo was taken and were amazed at the differences in faces, snouts, leg and body lengths and coats. Some have red with black points, wrinkly foreheads and jowls and longer noses that do look very much like hound dog faces; others are obviously Staffordshire Terrier mixes, with their chunky little bodies and square faces. While a few have longer torsos and legs and distinct black blankets over the necks and backs with a shepard look starting to surface and last but not least, there are a few freckled faced, curly tailed babies who look like they have some beagle somewhere in there and is that little guy, 2nd from the right maybe a little bit bull dog ? In other words – here is a wonderful bunch of great American mutts looking for their human match and loving home. They’ve had their puppy shots and spay or neuter will be included in their adoption fee. The first step to adopt or foster one of these little guys is to go to: www.t-bar.org and download an application (or call 936-878-2349 to ask for one to be mailed to you). Fill that out and send it in, so you have one on file for the adoption team to work with. Then email [email protected] or call the above # and make a date to come see them.

Our Newest Rescue: Esmeralda (Please Donate)

Posted on May 10, 2013August 23, 2021 by True Blue Animal Rescue

This is Esmeralda She was found on a busy highway in Bryan running in and out of traffic. She’s underweight and has cuts and scrapes and an internal infection but will recover completely with some TLC. We had her spayed and vaccinated and are giving her antibiotics. She’ll be in rehab until she recovers. Please consider donating toward Esmeralda’s medical care.