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8/23

Good morning everyone,
 
Suki is now back home.  We picked her up last Wednesday at the Martinsburg Vet.  Susan met us there with her husband Mike and gave us Nanette, a foster going to Patty in Walkersville.  Suki was her normal self . . . a Blur trying to go in 15 different directions at the same time.  You'd never know she had just been operated on . . . twice!   Nanette on the other hand is a sweet, CALM, low key cutie pie who is going to make some family very happy when they adopt her.  She slept in Diane's lap on the trip to Patty's house.  On the way over to Patty's I hatched an idea of switching Suki with Nanette and letting Patty have Suki.  Alas, Patty didn't believe me when I showed her Suki and said "This is Nanette !!!".  So Nanette stayed with Patty and Suki came home with us !!  The pack of four was happy to see her . . . they took one look at her and ran off in 4 different directions !
 
We let Suki have the run of the kitchen now but segregated from the other companions.  She behaves herself most of the time.  Every now and then she starts to get a buzz on but we jump on her pretty fast and tell her to calm down.  She spends the nights in her crate in the family room with Diane on the couch.
 
She is peeing like a champ.  If she drinks a lot of water, she pees about every 10 - 15 minutes.  If she's sleeping, she can go for 2 -3 hours without peeing.  She's not leaking !!!  As she grows and continues to pee, her bladder is expected to grow in size and normal operations should begin to occur. 
 
She's growing like a weed.  She's easily twice as large as she was the first day we got her.  And not afraid of anything.  She's definite an alpha female in the making.  Everything on the ground ends up in her mouth.  And I mean everything!  Typical puppy!


8/15/04: Suki is doing much better and is currently receiving round-the-clock care from Martinsburg Animal Hospital.  Here are some cute pictures of Suki and her caregivers:







8/11 AM Suki was rushed into the emergency room last night.  She was apparently in pain and had undone her staples and done some other it was revealed that she had some internal damage as a result.  They repaired what she had done, which did not appear to involve the main area where she was operated on.  We'll keep you posted.

8/11: Suki is doing well and she appears healthy.  There has not been damage done to her bladder.  She will be staying at our vets for the next few days for round-the-clock care.

 Unfortunately, this has added to our total costs.  If you can please help us "finish the job" with Suki, it would be much appreciated.


Hedgesville Hounds was recently contacted about a sweet little Dalmatian puppy who was slated to be put down because she leaked urine, most likely due to a UTI.  We couldn't stand the idea that a pup would be put down for such a reason, and a foster family stepped forward to help this little girl.


 When Suki, whom her fosters affectionately nicknamed "the Blur" because of her playful energy, did not improve with antibiotics, we took her in to our vet for a dye test.  To our horror, the dye test revealed that she had no bladder, meaning that she would never be continent.  After a grim weekend where we contemplated the limited options for Suki, we took her into South Paws, a well known medical hospital,  for a second opinion and additional testing.

 


A sonogram revealed that Suki in fact did have a bladder, but due to a condition called ectopic ureter (PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE SURGICAL PICTURES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE), it was being bypassed -- the tubes from her kidney went to her urethra, which explains why she was constantly dribbling urine.  The vets at South Paws said that there was a good possibility that surgery could correct Suki's condition.  However, such surgery is expensive ($2,500) and it must be done quickly, because Suki is at risk of infection due to her current situation.  




We are looking for donations to help Suki get this surgery to give her a shot at a normal life. We are attempting to raise $3000 ($2500 for the surgery and $500 for the pre-surgery consultations we have already done).  If you can help, please put in a donation via PayPal using the link below (you can use a credit card or pay by e-check), or send a check to:
  

Hedgesville Hounds
PO Box 2174
Hedgesville, WV, 25427

If you have sent us a check for Suki, can you please let us know via email at hedgesvillehound@aol.com ?  Thanks so much!




THANKS TO IMOM FOR RAISING $350.00 FOR SUKI!

Progress to date

RAISED: $490.00 on 7/29/04                                             TOTAL SO FAR: $490.00        TO GO: $2,510.00
RAISED: $489.00 on 7/30/04                                              TOTAL SO FAR: $979.00        TO GO:  $2,021.00
RAISED: $506.00 on 7/31/04                                             TOTAL SO FAR: $1,485.00      TO GO: $1515.00
RAISED:  $30.00 on 8/1/04                                               TOTAL SO FAR: $1,515.00       TO GO: $1,485.00
RAISED:  $240.00 on 8/2/04                                              TOTAL SO FAR: $1,755.00       TO GO: $1,245.00        
RAISED: $280.00 on 8/3/04                                                TOTAL SO FAR: $2,035.00          TO GO: $965.00
IMOM INITIAL PLEDGE: $300.00 8/4/04                           TOTAL SO FAR: $2.335.00         TO GO: $665.00
PLEDGE FROM IMOM's MEMBERS $50.00                   TOTAL SO FAR: $2285.00            TO GO: $615.00
RAISED: $160.00 on 8/4/04                                                      TOTAL SO FAR: $2,445.00               TO GO:  $455.00    
RAISED: $225.00 on 8/5/04                                                      TOTAL SO FAR: $2,670.00               TO GO:  $230.00    
RAISED: $35.00 since 8/5                                                          TOTAL SO FAR: $2,705.00              TO GO: $195.00  
EMERGENCY SURGERY AND POST-OPERATIVE CARE: COST $2,000.00                             TO GO: $2,195.00
SORRY -- WE'RE BEHIND ON OUR TALLIES, BUT WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP!





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Hedgesville Hounds
PO Box 2174
Hedgesville, WV, 25427