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Update 1/07/09:
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HAPPY BEGINNINGS!
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Fiona - Life is
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Update from Fiona on 1/7/09...
Fiona has been a great addition to the
family. The first 6 months with her were a lot of work, we
continued with regular medicated baths and medication, however
the last 6 months she has been mite free and healthy; her hair
is now vibrant & thick, and her white paws glow! Fiona loves
other dogs, kids and still likes to chase the cat. When she was
finally able to stop her medication the glazed look in her eyes
disappeared and her energy shot through the roof; to this day
she is still the last one to fall when another playmate is
around, her canine sister Roxy has lost weight thanks to Fiona!
Fiona "This Christmas was great I got to
visit with my previous foster family and show them how beautiful
I am, and how much my family loves me, we all laughed when
my parents told stories of the trouble I have caused this past year,
and that's a lot!"
We love Fiona and she continues to make
us laugh and keep us on our toes, thank you NBR for saving her!
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2/15/08 -
Fiona has been adopted!!
2/1/08 -
More good news from Fiona's Foster Mom:
"Fiona is doing excellent; we have
even accomplished packing some healthy pounds on her to keep that immune
system high. She has responded great to her medication and is looking
and feeling wonderful. We are still on the oral meds, and might have to
be for some time but we know what works and what does not!
Fiona now takes two baths a week with
special medicated shampoo. The funny girl is so immune to baths now, she
sits in the tub and just stares at me. Fiona is a joy."
As you can see by her latest
picture, Fiona has blossomed into a beautiful princess! She is ready for
her new home.
1/10/08 -
Happy New Year, Fiona !
An update from Fiona's foster mom-
"Fiona spent
the Holidays in Michigan with her foster family. She was perfect!
I have included
some pictures of her enjoying the outdoors playing in the snow.
Unfortunately,
Fiona had a relapse over the Holiday break. Once again, we gave her
hour long cooling baths to ease her skin's irritation along with the
medicated daily shampoo. On a couple of occasions we used a higher
detergent soap first, to strip the excessive oil/yeast from her skin.
Fiona started to scratch her skin open in a few areas and developed
inflamed boils from the yeast infection flare up. The baths in
combination with playing outside in the cold for several hours to keep
her skin cool, sustained her skin issues but wore me right out.
We went to the
vet today and unfortunately are back on all the medications for a
lengthy period of time. If Fiona responds well to the medicine she
will still be able to get spayed in two weeks. We are keeping our
fingers crossed.
Fiona is a
trooper and like before, I think she will respond and continue to heal
nicely. Fiona is very tolerant of all my inspections, handling, skin
checks, baths and medication. Fiona is a wonderful girl and everyone
who meets her loves her instantly.
Fiona came to
the rescue in really bad shape and is requiring lengthy, aggressive,
and expensive treatment – please consider making a donation to aide in
her continuous care. "
11/29/07 -
Fiona’s long awaited update…Good News! As of yesterday Fiona was
finally able to stop her antibiotic, it was a long seven weeks of
antibiotics and we are hopeful that no more will be needed as her skin
infection is under control. Fiona’s ear infections are gone and,
although her hearing is selective, she has no problem hearing!
Fiona must continue her oral medication for the mange until the mites
are under control and not a issue but, as you see by the pictures, the
nasty, bloody, oozing, scabby, depressed Fiona is in the past. She is
getting more and more fur everyday and looking beautiful.
Fiona is house trained, however she is crated when I am not at home
because she and her buddy Ruby would probably have a party if I let them
free to roam. Fiona is a big cuddle bug, and a goofy klutsy puppy. She
continues to do excellent with other dogs and loves people. She has
even lost her extreme curiosity for the cat and leaves him be, for the
most part, unless he runs then of course she has to chase him.
We are still giving Fiona baths every few days but she does not smell
yeasty anymore. We are awaiting clearance from the vet to get her
spayed and then she will be looking for her forever home, which will
need to continue to work on her basic manners. Her new home will also
need to be very attentive to her skin initially. We want to make sure
she does not have to re-experience the horrible ordeal she has already
been through, even though she has been a trooper through it all.
10/18/07 -
A TESTAMENT TO THE BOXER SPIRIT
Fiona is a 7 month old boxer who was surrendered to our rescue program
because her family was unable to afford her medical treatment. Fiona
was diagnosed with non-contagious demodectic mange and will need medical
treatment for several months.
Since Fiona was not given the proper medical care her skin has developed
a horrible yeast infection. She also has a raging infection in her ears
that is quite painful. Our vet has changed her medication and she has
already started to improve.
We have taken many dogs with mange into rescue over the years and ALL of
them have recovered nicely with proper care. We expect the same success
with Fiona…..time, patience, good medical care, and lots of TLC does
wonders.
Below are the first two reports from Fiona’s foster mom:
First Report:
“Here are some pictures of poor little Princess Fiona.
I started the meds’ last night and Fiona and I took a bath / shower for
about a hour to just let the medicated shampoo sit for a bit; she seemed
to be more comfortable after that (I guess as much as she could be
comfortable considering her condition). I also started her on some
doggy multivitamins in addition to her oral meds to help boost her
immune system.
She met both of her foster siblings Pumba and Ruby and actually spent
the evening being a little goofy with Ruby and chewing bones. Fiona is
very gentle and sweet despite being scared and confused; her little nub
wiggles and when you’re not expecting it she gives you a little boxer
kiss, just one at a time though!
Today her cuts and sores don’t seem to be as inflamed and oozing as much
blood and clear stuff, but of course she doesn’t look pleasant – her
attitude is great and she is eating and drinking at least!
Fiona is showing improvement but she is also showing infection in her
open wounds. I have given her two baths so far because the oozing is so
bad; I hope it dries her out and eases some discomfort. However I can’t
lather her up because of all the cuts and scabs and raw areas so I have
to use a large amount of the medicated shampoo with each bath and the
bottle is now almost empty. The bath gets rid of some ooze and after a
few hours makes her skin look better … but only for a day then she is
just seeping blood from a couple of the big open areas with her yellow
infection.
It is obvious she is very sore and has a LOT of healing to do. Looking
at her just makes me thankful for places like boxer rescue.”
Second Report:
"Fiona visited the vet today because her skin and sores were
continuing to be inflamed (oozing blood and yellow goo’; which we
learned was a terrible yeast infection on the sores and inflamed demodex.
Due to the lack of prior proper treatment her demodex has just escalated
horribly with much infection and discomfort.
Even though she looks much worse for wear Fiona is showing signs of
improvement from the meds, she just needed the proper medication to get
this under control for the poor little girl. We also learned she had a
nasty ear infection that is contributing to extended discomfort – when
it rains it poors! We left the vet with a shopping bag full of hope,
new medicated shampoo, more antibiotics, ear meds, oils and supplements.
Throughout all of this Fiona remains well spirited and
understanding......quite amazing since we know how much discomfort this
is causing the little angel. We are giving her lots of hugs, attention
and exercise at her own pace to help distract from her pain and
itchiness."
Fiona's treatments will be lengthy and costly.
Consider making a donation toward her care. Please remember, we need
your continued support.
You
can send a check directly to: Northeastern Boxer Rescue
P.O. Box 95 Sunderland MA 01375. (Please mark your payment
"Fiona") or use
makes it easy and secure to
send payments online via credit card.
If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out an
online application first. Then e-mail the contact below. Be sure to include your full name, city,
state, and area code in the subject line of your message.
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