We have three recent success stories to share! Mattie was one of the “bottle baby” puppies that were saved by TBAR volunteers this summer. She has a great family now, look at that #Selfie! Nebula was one of our “Guardians of the Galaxy” pups that were a surprise litter from our senior rescue, Sage. And Gracie is a boxer mix that has been a foster pup in wait of her forever home. Congrats on your new homes girls! And THANK YOU to those great families that have opened your home and hearts.
This week is a puppy that goes by the name of “Rocket Raccoon”. Rocket Raccoon’s mother came into T-Bar as a stray and soon after she gave birth to five beautiful puppies. Rocket is healthy, vaccinated, dewormed and ready for a family of his own. He’s crate trained and used to living inside so he’s looking for a family that will let him live in their home with them as part of the family. Rocket’s adoption fee is $110. The adoption fee includes neuter or spay, up to date vaccinations, started on heartworm prevention as a puppy, deworming and a one year T-Bar membership. T-BAR is a no-kill rescue. 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. Give us a call at 936-878-2349 or you can email us at [email protected] to make an appointment. Please adopt a pet, instead of buying a pet and please have all your pets spayed and neutered. It is the right thing to do.
Foster Feature of the day by Shellie Bellinghausen
Butch the Dachshund – Part 3: Isolation
When we finally left the vet clinic, we headed home. I took Butch straight to the back yard and put him in his crate. Only he would be allowed to use the back yard for a couple of weeks; my other dogs would have to use the front/side yard.
After getting my three dogs fed and settled, I moved the crate upstairs to the spare bedroom, which I keep blocked by a dog gate. The rabbit cage was in the same room, so the two had to be placed on opposite sides. My dogs were, of course, excited about the new “stranger” and got rather upset that they couldn’t meet him.
When I brought Butch inside, it was straight to the bathroom for his first anti-fungal bath with the special shampoo the vet provided. I wasn’t quite sure how he’d react and was still well aware he could attack if he got to scared. But he was an absolute angel and very patient, as I had to bathe him FIVE times before the water finally ran clean when rinsing.
Isolation was tough for Butch. He really wanted to be with me and to interact with my other three dogs. I kept counting down the days for him, but it seemed to pass so slowly. And every time we walked into the bedroom and he saw his crate, his head hung low. He was always so good to go inside, but he was equally saddened.
He could hear them barking when I came home from work and let them out. He could see them playing in the hall when we’d come upstairs. But most of all, he felt left out of all the activity. He wanted my affection and time so badly, but he could only have it for a few minutes at a time.
For me, everything took twice as long, having to do the same thing twice, first with my gang and then with him. I changed his bedding twice a day, washing it daily.
The worming granules had to be given with a couple tablespoons of canned food, and then he refused to eat the dry. I had to mix a little canned with it for a few days, and finally he got used to the dry.
He started to get food aggressive, so I took the food from him, put the bowl in my lap, and told him it was mine and that I would share it with him, but he couldn’t growl or guard. I kept the bowl in my lap and let him eat there. Well, he decided that was a pretty fair trade and, after that, wouldn’t eat unless he could sit in my lap! That didn’t last long…I know that trick!
After ten days, and the mites dying off, I gave him his third anti-fungal bath and cleaned his ears. I told him I had a special treat for him when we were done. And special it was…he got to meet my pack finally!
To be continued…
Remember these three donkeys? They were abandoned in Burleson Co. and left to starve. Thankfully Burleson Co sheriff’s dept took possession of them and brought them to True Blue Animal Rescue. Then, the best news yet, they were adopted together into a wonderful home!
Today’s Throwback Thursday is Sable! This tiny little kitten was taken in by a wonderful foster home who has bottled babies before. Bottle feeding puppies and kittens is very hard with a very low survival rate for the babies. Sable is one of the lucky ones. Thank you Simone Belota for fostering Sable! Now he’s a healthy adopted kitten. Hooray for Sable!
This afternoon’s success story is Piper! Remember that mangy little dog that was found in a culvert pipe? He had been hiding there for weeks getting sicker and sicker while people who saw him kept looking the other way. Lucky for him Diane Holt saw him and vowed to save him. She captured him and got him the help he needed. Then she fostered him till he was healthy and ready for adoption. In the end Diane decided to adopt him and even though we call it a foster failure when the foster home decides to adopt it couldn’t have been a better outcome for sweet Piper because he loves the Holt’s as much as they love him and now he gets to live with them forever. Piper is one lucky boy!
This morning’s Success story is Zoey. This kitten was found malnourished and with a broken leg. After a vet exam we found out that she was also FIV positive. Brenham Vet Hospital recommended letting her leg heal and to our great joy she began healing and was able to get around just fine. Not long after that her forever home found her and fell in love! She has a wonderful forever home now! Thanks to everyone who helped Zoey along her journey including Alissa Cannon for reminding us that FIV is not transmitted easily and that FIV cats can live long and healthy lives. Zoey will always be grateful!
This weeks pet of the week is Admiral!
Admiral is a Paint/Pinto Quarter Horse mix. Admiral is all ready to go to his forever home. Being a sorrel paint, he would look great in your pasture. He is a beautiful boy. He was gelded the summer of 2011 and is a stout boy who loves to play in the mud and run all day with his pasture mates. Admiral comes to people for treats and with some time and attention, he could be a great partner. Perfect for a pasture pet or for someone who wants to train him to be the perfect horse for you. He is young enough to be trained for just about anything you would like to do. With the help of a trainer you could learn while he learns. True Blue Animal Rescue is a 501c3. We operate through foster homes until we find the perfect home. If you are interested in Admiral please either email to help@t-bar.org. Or give us a call at 936-878-2349. We would love to hear from you. Or go to our website at www.t-bar.org and look at all of our animals.
Her name might be Trouble, but that doesn’t mean you can prove her guilty! Happy Friday everyone!