All About Animals

Here are some great pictures of Ramsay in his new home! He definitely is LOVED, and appears to be having the time of his life. He was my favorite of the volunteer who reached out to help him and his litter mates, it touched all our hearts knowing he has such a loving and caring home. Nice side story - the volunteer's favorite chef is Gordon Ramsay and wanted to name the pup after him. Turns out the new owners are professional chefs and agreed Ramsay was a great idea so he is now named Ramsay!

Max came to us, too terrified to even walk erect when anyone was near. He would lay as close to the ground as possible and "scoot" out of the way, everyone and everything seemed to strike fear into Max's heart. Volunteers worked with him, giving lots of love and gentle training so he could gain confidence to be placed into a new home. Max came around, slowly but surely. He is now in a new home and here is a letter from his new "mom":

Max has a new favorite place to sleep, on our son's bottom bunk. Max has made lots of new dog friends at the dog park, but remains hesitant with grown men. Although still shy, he does go up and allow children to pet him. My husband, Dan, is working very hard to show max he can be trusted. Max did come to Dan when called and this was a very big step. We celebrated with bacon! We have found it helps to have a treat in hand when calling Max, preferably bacon but the kids and I don't need bacon to lure max to our call. Max seems to know that we have nothing but love for him. Max and Harper (our other dog) get along really well. There is lots of tussling and friendly games of "i'll bite your neck then you bite mine." Max is so sweet! He lets Harper pin him down when they play. Harper is very much a mamma to Max. I cruelly (accidentally) stepped on Max's paw one morning and Harper came to his rescue when he yelped. I believe Max and Harper also called the ASPCA and filed a report on this incident ;)

Things are going really well with max. He seems to be very happy, which makes me very happy. We are going up north next week. We will be introducing max to Huron lake and I am curious to see his reaction to the lake. I think Harper has been telling him the lake is just like a big awful bath but hopefully he will like it. There will be lots of room to run and explore.

Darla now Diana -Darla was part of the raid in Sterling Heights where the owner has plead guilty to animal cruelty. She was so terrified and sick, they had to carry her out of her cage. Darla was pregnant and in very bad shape, she lost most of her puppies and had problems trusting people. Darla is now in a wonderful loving home where they are continuing to work with her and her new name is Diana!

Zoey - Zoey was found in a parking lot of a drugstore, unable to gather up much energy to walk. Turns out she had a horrible skin infection that made it painful for her to walk and in the pain, she didn't want to eat much either. Our wonderful vet got her on some antibotics and with a lot of love, Zoey almost magically transformed into a new dog. She is in a great home now and is happy with her new toys and yard!

Twinkle aka Miss No Toes - we got a call about a kitty that appeared to have had her toes cut off. We aren't sure what happened, but we do know the poor baby is malnourished, needed surgery to fix her little paws and needs lots of TLC to get better! Turns out that Twinkle's hips had been broken, she weighed only 4 pounds and had been eating dirt to try to get nourishment.

Surgery was performed on her toes and hips, she spent months in the hospital recovering and getting special treatment. Her caregiver fell in love with her and now Twinkle is ruling the vet office :) Fresh shrimp and salmon is offered daily and she gets a new bed almost weekly. Her new mom's face absolutely GLOWS whenever she looks at Twinkle and the biggest smile comes across her face when talking about Twinkle. We know that Twinkle will be very well taken care of, there could be no better owners!

Isabella

Meet Isabella, a 2 week old kitten, who was dropped at our doorstep. Isabella was very hungry and getting weaker by the minute, she needed lots of help! This is no easy task. Isabella required feeding every 2-3 hours around the clock and help with going potty, cleaning, vet check ups - it is very daunting! Unfortunately, it is also very expensive!

Tommy, one of our youngest volunteers, stepped in immediately to the enormous task of bottle feeding. Isabella is doing well and has perked tommy up quite a bit under Tommy's tender care. She has a long road ahead of her. Kittens can become ill very suddenly and die within hours without proper medical care.

Update 10/22/06 - Izzy has grown and is eating but her digestive system isn't absorbing the nutrients like it should. The picture with her in the purple shows that her hair is very rough and she is very thin.

Update - 1/7/06 - Izzy had a few rough patches, but with some additional medical care, she is much improved. The outlook is bright for Izzy now and she has been adopted! We are extremely excited for her!