| Memorial Angels |
| CHANCE Chance is an approx. 3 year old purebred male Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier. He has an extremely sad story. We received a call from an Emergency Animal Clinic saying that Animal Control had brought in a Wheaten with a severly broken hind leg. The bone was broken completely through and the lower half of his leg was just dangling loosely. Animal Control said he was found tied up behind an empty house. Apparently his previous owners left him there, with his broken leg, and just moved away. They did not know how long he had been there but he was infested with fleas and underweight. I hope there is a special place in hell waiting for the people who would be this cruel to a defenseless animal! There was a 3 day waiting period that had to be gotten through before Chance could be treated but that has now come and past. He was x-rayed today (10/22) and unfortunately the leg cannot be repaired. The break is too old and there is nerve damage so the only option will be to amputate the leg. This will be done this Sunday (10/24). As you can imagine, Chance is going to have some large vet bills to get him healthy enough to be adopted so we are asking for the publics help by making donations for his care. Below you will find a PayPal link for donations and a mailing address if you prefer to donate using that method. A Wheaten Angel will be placed on this page for everyone who makes a donation. Please make sure and let us know what names or message you would like to have put under your Angel. He is located in the Richmond Hill, GA area Update Monday, October 25 We have some good news about Chance. A specialist took a look at his x-rays and thinks that the leg can be repaired so we have called off the amputation and he will have surgery tomorrow to try and fix the leg. We will update the page with new information after the surgery. Thursday, October 28 Chance had his surgery yesterday and came through it very well. The vet was pleased with the outcome an believes that Chance will heal well and be able to keep his leg. Unfortunately someone at the hospital, without permission, shaved poor Chance completely down including his fall and beard. Of course it will grow back in time. These pictures were taken today and although the quality is not real great, you can see the many staples in his leg from the surgery. The leg was both plated and pinned and the bill so far is around $2200. Chance will spend the next two weeks with a vet tech from the cliinic so the vet can follow his care and recheck the leg and then he will be ready to move on to a permanent home. If you are interested in adopting him, please fill out the adoption application. Any adopter for Chance will have to be willing to drive to pick him up as we will not allow him to go by air. We will update the site with more information as it becomes available. Thanks to all of Chance's Angels for you support! Friday, October 29 Several people have written wanting to know what kind of care Chance will need after leaving the animal hospital. I asked the clinic to write up a little synopsis of what he will need and their response is below: As Chance starts to heal, the scar tissue around the fracture site will start to form as the healing process begins. With these fracture repairs, the dogs usually do great and eventually end up walking with no problems. It is really up to the individual dog on how long or short he/she recovers. In Chance's case this dog is a real fighter! As an example, before the surery he was tolerating the pain of still using the dangling broken leg for balance when trotting (almost running) out to go potty. Therefore I think that his recovery process will be shorter than a little poodle that is scared of a little bit of pain! Chance's staples will be removed in 10-14 days. He is now on antibiotics, pain meds and anti-inflammatories. He will stay on these meds for his entire stay in the hospital. Chance will have to be on strict cage rest 24/7, going outside to potty only, until his 4-6 week evaluation. After that period a post-op x-ray is done to evaluate the healing process. If Chance's leg is properly healing then he will be allowed to do household activities and short leash walks. This will probably last for about 3-4 weeks. Then after that he should be ready for slow walking on a leash. At this time, Chance should be "toe-touching" and gradually starting to use the leg. After this time period it is up to Chance when he decides to use the leg on a normal basis. For long term: Chance should be fine with normal every day doggy activities., i.e. running, jumping, etc.. But, it is possible that he may always walk with a little bit ofa limp. But I think that he will be just fine and live a normal doggy life! Chance was a little under weight. He weighs 45 lbs. But we have noticed that he is a very picky eater and he will not touch dry food, but he loves the canned. He will howl and give you sad puppy eyes after you give him dry food until he gets what he wants. And trust me, a poor little puppy with a huge incision and big brown eys is hard to say no to - and he knows it! 11/8/04 - UPDATE FROM ANIMAL CLINIC "He is doing great. He is having some skin problems, but I think it is from the food that we have been feeding him. So, I started him on the allergy prescription diet of Z/D. His staples have been removed and I think they are going to do his recheck radiographs at the end of this week. I will talk to the Dr. tomorrow and ask him about when he thinks he will be ready to go home. But other than that he is doing really great and everyone at the clinic really likes him!" 11/23/04 - UPDATE Chance is doing extremely well. He is already putting weight on the broken leg which is WAY ahead of schedule. We are now confidant that his leg will heal wonderfully and amputation is not a threat anymore. The clinic also reports that he is gaining weight and looking much better. He is scheduled to have x-rays again tomorrow to check the healing and we will update again after we get a report from the vet after the exam. At this point it looks like Chance will be ready to move on to a forever home the weekend of December 4, 2004 but that is still tentative until we get the report from the vet. 12/1/04 - UPDATE From the Clinic: We took the post-op films on Monday. The doctor is very pleased with Chance's progress. He said there is a pin that he will need to remove as soon as the fracture sight has healed together. By looking at the x-rays he said that the pin can probably be removed next week! Therefore Chance can go to his new home in about two weeks. He is doing great and has improved a lot with his leash training and crate training. Also, last night we put him in the pool to get some exercise. At first he was scared but after he got used to it he did great. CHANCE'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT From the clinic where Chance was recuperating: On Christmas day a rottie came into the clinic that had to have emergency surgery because she was losing blood from a lesion on her spleen. She needed a blood transfusion in order to survive. All of my dogs had recently donated and weren't ready again. And that is when Chance came to the rescue. He gave blood and was the reason Bear, the rottie, went home with her family on Christmas day. The family was very greatful and actually sent Chance a Christmas card! He also got to eat turkey with us. JANUARY 2005 I am pleased to report that Chance has now moved to a foster home that we expect will be his forever home. These new pictures were taken by his foster parents. I would like to say a huge public thank you to Becca who is pictured with Chance above. Without her help in contacting us and taking care of Chance while he was recuperating this rescue would have never been possible. While Chance has many, many Wheaten Angels who are also responsible for helping tremendously, Becca is truly his Guardian Angel. Below is part of the report I received yesterday from his new home: Chance is a pretty good sized Wheaten, several inches taller than Erin, and although Erin is very jealous right now, mostly they ignore each other. And he is so hungry!! He ate all of his supper, then finished off what Erin had left. This morning, I fixed them both some breakfast, and again he ate all of his and the rest of Erin's. He does love to beg - quietly - with big brown eyes, and then he puts a paw up on your knee! Then he kinda huffs softly. We all went for a short walk this morning - but as it was about 15 here, John and I were ready to come back in after half a mile. He does not seem to be limping very much, but I can tell it is tender. He also seems to be housebroken, has pottied outside nicely every time we have taken him out, no accidents in the house since last night. I think once Erin figures out he is here to stay she will start to accept him. We will be setting up a gate between them during the day until we know they accept each other, and each will get half of the house. I come home for lunch and let them out. He is very sweet, gives great kisses and loves to be loved. I think he is going to work out for us beautifully - Lynn March 2004 - A FOREVER HOME Chance has been adopted by the Chapin Family of North Carolina Congratulations!! |
| Maureen Dubois-Stumpf |
| Diane Mulhern |
| Cindy Hunnicutt |
| Susan Castle |
| In Memory of Yeats |
| Nina Likins |
| Linda Duggan |
| Joel Laing |
| McMullen Family |
| Diane Mulhern |
| Stephanie Belcher |
| Kathy Salmons |
| Robert Burke |
| Richard Groski |
| Barbara Cushing |
| Miriam Popp |
| Dee Bradshaw |
| Tracy Walters |
| Kathleen Daugherty |
| Diana, Oliver & Tallulah |
| Carla and Jack Galloway |
| Veda Drummond |
| LuAnn Blackburn |
| Kathryn Zwolak |
| Heather Natour |
| Sharon Lang |
| Jessica Greenburg |
| Lynda, Chuck, Abrams and Thor |
| Jerry Schonfeld |
| Kristen Beveridge |
| Cathy Angus & Whitney |
| Kathy Fry |
| Soraya Hernandez, Charlie and Teddy |
| Adalena Wilson & Bailey Beachboy |
| In Memory of Patrick & Duffy |
| Sarah, Rosie and Ruff |
| Kim and Craig |
| Barry & Becky Reiter |
| Marilyn O'Donnell |
| Jennifer Groski |
| Wendy Harter |
| Sandi Meier & Keely |
| Ann Kaat & Phoebe |
| Lorraine White |
| Amy & Nelly in NY |
| Holly Beck |
| Sharon Gottfried |
| Jan Verlinde |
| In Memory of Reno The Ramirez |
| Sandra Doughty |
| Kathleen Roberge |
| Ariane Lombardi |
| Sarah Graber |
| Elizabeth McQuiston |
| In Memory of Shadow Jackson Tyree |
| Gail King |
| Annette Reburn |
| Eugene Martinez |
| Courtney, Rob and Murphy Miller |
| Eileen Maeso |
| Paula Lina |
| Mardi Weisblatt |
| Judd and Maddie Maday |
| Phyllis Hutton |
| Julie Friedemann |
| Elizabeth Chamberlain |
| Martha Delgado |
| Sue Abromitis |
| Mark Wood |
| Taru Maki |
| In Memory of Abbey & Magic - Barbara Ware |
| Gloria Taylor |
| Ruaa T. Lentol |
| Carol Walck |
| Sparky |
| Gerald Noble |
| Christina Pae |
| Trista Myslinski |
| Carol Hammer |
| Nora Jean Baroody |
| The Barbers |
| James Lenox |
| Jana Blackman |
| The Saflin Family |
| Anne and Cooper |
| Pamela Thompson |
| Linda Runge |
| Gary, Dee, Welby, Grady and Freeway |
| Susan Miranda |
| Erica Niezgoda |
| Eli Weinberg |
| Susan Lee-Fleming |
| Scruffy |
| In Memory of Cealli |
| Barbara Travis |
| Lois Holliday |
| Fiona Bowen |
| Ellen Mee |
| Evelyn Bertoni |
| Pam Nodine |
| Kathy Scott |
| Barb Sanford |
| Samantha Tumminelli |
| Yvonne Babcock |
| Chris Kidd |
| Judy Beck |
| Kelly Deare & Darby |
| Tamara Waugh |
| Pia Williams |
| Karen Krick |
| In Memory of Summer |
| Jeanette Warren |
| Virginia Holden |
| Stephanie Reimann & Louis |
| In Memory of Sunshine |
| Harold & Claire Harrison |
| Jayne Skavery |
| Lynn Chapin |
| In Memory of Mackey The Gunns |
| In Memory of Teddy |
| In Memory of Spinoza |
| In Loving Memory of Duncan |
| In Memory of Casey Dee Bradshaw |
| Punky in Las Vegas |
| In Memory of Ernie, Dan Cassey & Riley Stuckey, |
| In Memory of Teddy Ruby |
| Scruffty McNaught |
| Ruben & Ellen |
| Maille |
| Bryan Chamberlain |
| Ryan Frey |
| Luciana Sineni |
| Travis & Honey Stone |
| The Bush Family |
| Vanessa Smith |
| Carla Seymer |
| In Memory of Pepper & Bella - Susan |
| Maureen Smith |
| Debra & Rick Ulmer Max & Sadie |
| Pazzi Gilbert |
| To Chance the Wheaten from Chance the Cocker Spaniel |
| Ronni Kassal |
| Heather Oftedahl |
| Michael S. Flynn & Denise A. MacDonell |
| New Pictures - January 2005 |
Chance with his Guardian Angel Becca - she
contacted us when he came into the clinic
and was the go between during his many
months of care.
contacted us when he came into the clinic
and was the go between during his many
months of care.
Chance sends a big THANK YOU out to all
of those who became Wheaten Angels so he
could get the surgery he needed!
of those who became Wheaten Angels so he
could get the surgery he needed!