Current Special Needs Animals: Pawprints and Purrs, Inc.

Puglena came to us during June, 2004 - an ill, badly neglected, smelly little pure-bred Pug Dog, approximately three years old. When cleaned up, she immediately perked up. She's an adorable, active little girl, but has a long way to go before she'll be ready for adoption. She's under veterinary care with various other health issues since she finished heartworm treatments in August.

Treatment for heartworms, which consists of an injection of an arsenic derivative, costs us between $300 and $400 per dog. We have not declined to treat any heartworm-positive cat or dog because of money, but the number of animals that we have paid for veterinary care so far this year is beginning to stress our funds reserved for special needs animals taken into our care.

It is important to keep in mind that treating a heartworm infection can only be part of getting a dog or cat healthy and ready for adoption. A pet with heartworms may also need to be spayed or neutered, have her/his teeth cleaned, given vaccinations, and treated for a host of other conditions in addition to being treated for heartworms.

Midnight was brought to us by our local Humane Society in mid-October, 2004. She's a beautiful, sweet-natured three year old Charteaux mix, with a thick, soft to the touch blue-colored coat and yellow eyes, front declawed and spayed by her former guardian. She's now current on her vaccinations.

Her elderly guardian passed away, leaving Midnight and her two littermates at the mercy of uncaring relatives, who were seriously considering euthanizing all three cats. A rescuer took in Midnight's littermates, but Midnight was diagnosed as a diabetic, requiring insulin injections twice a day.

Feline Diabetes is quite rare in such a young cat. Our veterinarians are of the opinion that perhaps chronic stress due to the loss of her only guardian, totally ignored by relatives, and removed from the only home she'd known has had a heavy hand in its development.

It's possible that she may be one of those cats who may be a border-line diabetic, but until her blood chemistry shows a steady glucose level that can be controlled by either diet or continued injections, her glucose is being checked weekly and she's on a diabetic diet of vet-prescribed m/d (maintenance diabetic). She's unavailable for adoption due to the uncertainity of diet or injections for diabetic treatment, but we have high hopes for her longevity and good quality of health.

We hope that you can make a donation to our organization on behalf of either Puglena or Midnight. All donations to Pawprints and Purrs, Inc. are tax-deductible. Any amount is deeply appreciated. 100% of all donations go to the animals; we're all volunteers - there're no administrative fees or salaries. You can donate through our PayPal account, or by a personal check or money order made out to:

Southern Hills Animal Hospital
Account #3523: Puglena or Midnight
641 Bert Kouns Ind'l Lp
Shreveport, LA 71118

Or, you may send your check or money order to P&PI (our mailing address is listed below) with a notation which animal you would like for your donation to go toward.

Thank you for your support!

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Pawprints and Purrs, Inc.
PO Box 46
Keithville, LA 71047-0046