Please call (505) 917-4391 or email lazlo@moondogpr.com if you can help!  Thank you.

Pearl is a female cat, just about 6 months old. She has been through so much in her short little life. First she battled a nasty upper respiratory virus that eventually caused such severe eye complications that we had to remove her eye. Then she caught and was treated for ringworm. Her foster mom, Marian, has nursed her back to COMPLETE health and now she needs a forever home. Pearl is a very sweet and loving girl. She was even featured in a recent comic strip.

Please call the Espanola Valley Humane Society at (505) 753-8662 if you’d like to wink back at her for years to come.

Thanks again for your time and support,
Gretchen Yost DVM and Pearl

Indiana Jones was brought in by animal control having lost a battle with a fan belt. His face fared better than his rump, tail and well - let’s just say he was partially neutered.  We’ve stitched him up, got rid of all infection and now Dr. Jones says his high adventure days are over. He wants to retire to someone’s lap.  He’s probably about 1 year old.

Please call the Espanola Valley Humane Society at (505) 753-8662 to find our more.

Thanks again for your time and support,
Gretchen Yost DVM

3/19/08  Update  

Who are these pretty girls on Gracie’s Page? These are the two dogs currently in rescue with the Blackhat Rescue, the same rescue which has offered to take Gracie. BUT…..

……they are full. Blackhat Rescue needs to find homes first, for Brandy and Trooper pictured above, before Gracie can be moved. They are 13 and 14, seniors, but oh, so wonderful and so full of life. Brandy is the red & tan cattle dog mix with the big brown eyes and a heart to match.

She is shyer than Trooper, who is a Border Collie mix. Trooper has a clean, white coat, with black flecks. Their eyes are clear and they are ready to run and play and be your best friends! They are good with cats, housebroken and spayed. They’d love to have you share their golden years! Call Tamara at 928 - 337 - 2828.

As soon as you do, Gracie, who is blind, and has lived in boarding for two years, will be moved to Blackhat Rescue. Volunteers of Second Chance Animal Rescue are all set to transport Gracie. Maybe even this week! Can you help us find the right home for Beautiful Big Eyed Brandy and her best buddy, Trooper?

Gracie ended up in rescue and the very kind people at Zoey’s TLC Kennel in Rio Rancho have taken Gracie in. We have been taking her to our adoption clinics with limited success. We are also working with groups that specialize in dogs with disabilities but we are anxious to get her out of the kennel and into a home where she could begin to adjust to a ‘normal’ dog life.

Despite her blindness, Gracie is very playful and puppy-like. She loves going for walks on a leash. She absolutely loves people, but if she is startled, she will bite - at this point in time.

When we work with her, we always call her name to let her know we are approaching her. Once she hears her name and is expecting someone to touch her, she has never even attempted to bite. While she is good with other dogs, if they startle her (an unexpected sniff on her rear) can result in her snapping at the other dog.

I think anyone with the patience to work with her can teach her that an unexpected touch from either a human or another dog does not mean she is going to be hurt. She needs someone to help her learn about life outside of her kennel so that she can become more self-confident.

Anyone with questions, please either reply back to me or give me a call. If you have any comments or suggestions, please share them with me.

Thanks in advance for your interest in helping this wonderful being. She certainly deserves it.

Marsha Buechner
Animal Companions Pet Sitting Service
MarshaBuechner@msn.com
505.899-8487 505.203-3515

Update…

Meryl (now Haley) was just spayed and has recovered 
beautifully from her pelvic fracture.  She’s had an awesome foster 
home with Jackie and is now ready for a forever home.

Meryl was found on the side of the highway and picked up by Animal  Control.  The officer carried her in to EVHS and told me  she  couldn’t walk.  We immediately tried to relieve her pain with  medications.  On examination, it was obvious  something was broken,  but in spite of her pain she was very gentle. She’d whimper loudly  every once in a while as she changed positions in her cage, but when  you stroked her or talked to her she wagged her tail with vigor.  We did our best to address the pain and hoped someone would come to  claim her, but no one did.   After 48 hours of complete rest and  meds, I thought I’d try to determine what exactly was broken if she’d  let me. Some of her caretakers looked on as she actually slowly  stood, hobbled out and then whimpered and collapsed.  We all cheered.  There’s hope!  On day 3 she walked even farther and enjoyed a few 
minutes outside.

I’ve seen a lot of dogs with broken pelvises.  Virtually no one in  Espanola can afford the $5000 plating surgery which is of course the  best medical option.   95% of these dogs are sent home with anti-inflammatories and extreme R&R for 4-6 weeks as the bones heal - not  in perfect alignment, but well enough to support walking and even  running again. 

Meryl is less than a year old which works in her favor.What we need to save her life is someone who will commit to the 4-6  weeks of TLC.  This will require confinement to a small area and some  potentially intense nursing for the first week (helping her stand,  carrying her outside if she won’t walk, cleaning up after her). 

Once she is walking well again, we will spay her and try to get her a  home locally or in Colorado on one of our transports.If someone will commit to this, we will arrange for a pelvic x-ray to  determine exactly what the problem is.  I just don’t want to put her  through that if….   With our kennels bursting with dogs, we can  only keep her for a few more days.  Let’s make our blue-eyed beauty a  winner this Oscar weekend.

Please forward this [information] to folks you know.  If anyone can foster  her, please call the Espanola Valley Humane Society at (505) 753-8662.

Thank you so much,
Gretchen Yost DVM and Meryl