12/30 evening update from Kelle:
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Kelle wrote:
Great post!!!!! I have had several emails to tell me she couldn't possibly survive so called vet and she is eating and doing well!!
Here is sweet Mom at vet's recovering
DEBORAH OF CORRIDOR RESCUE WROTE:
Kelle did it - she worked her magic and got Momma in the trap, and then proceeded to rescue the 6 puppies under the building too!!! THANK YOU Kelle and THANK YOU to Pup Squad for stepping up to the plate for this dog family. Thank you to all of you also that offered help for Momma - I hope she can FEEL the LOVE!!!!
The puppies seem healthy and are maybe 4 weeks old. They are still waddling around rather than running yet. Momma's neck is bad-off and based on what I was told of the condition she might require surgery. I know Pup Squad will appreciate DONATIONS so please help if you can by contacting the vet where these babies are now headed or by visiting their webiste at: http://www.pupsquad.org/donations.shtml
Long Drive Dog & Cat Hospital
7327 Long Drive
Houston, TX 77087-4421
(713) 643-0633
AND PLEASE, PLEASE - Kelle could not leave the young, purebred female chow BEHIND!!! She's in her truck but with NO WHERE TO GO!!!! Just think of how cozy she could be even in a boarding facility compared to what life would have been for her tonight with the bad weather coming! She is tan with black muzzle and FRIENDLY - came right up to Kelle and hopped in her truck!
If you can take the chow - please contact Kelle ASAP at: 832-969-8831.
PLEASE CROSSPOST THIS MESSAGE to get HELP for CHOW GIRL!!!
Thanks,
Deborah
Corridor Rescue
832-265-6523
The pictures taken after the removal of the embedded collar are very graphic. It is a miracle the momma dog survived and was able to care for her puppies. The momma was trapped, taken to the vet and is now with Pup Squad. With any luck, the momma will survive. Surprisingly, the puppies are in good health (considering the circumstances).
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:34 AM
Subject: Fw: Mercy and Pups ....And a Bonus Dog! Chow
This is Mercy- and her pups, rescued today from under a construction trailer. The story I got was she showed up there about 2 months ago and it was immediately obvious she was pregnant and had a horribly embedded collar. They had tried to gain her trust and did keep her fed, however were never able to get her to come up to them so that they could get her medical treatment. She had her pups about 3 weeks ago under the trailer. I received an email yesterday about her and knew that had to do something for her and her pups. I set out this morning with trap (thanks Deborah with Corridor Rescue!!), a snappy snare, lots of good smelly cat food and a crate. I stopped on the way at Whataburger to get some delicious chicken strips and while there I saw a small Chow Chow dancing around people coming out for scraps.
She came up to me and I shared my trap chicken and was told she had been dumped there about 6 days ago. More about her later! I got to the business and set up trap and didn't take long and momma dog started to bark and growl at me whenever I approached the trailer that was home to her pups. She sniffed the trap only about 15 minutes before going in and she was caught! She let me pet her inside trap and was very sweet and actually seemed grateful and seemed to understand that although she was scared, she was also safe. I crawled to the middle of under the trailer and found 6 little rolly polly pups about 3 weeks old. All seemed very healthy! While awaiting directions to vet, I went back to Whataburger to see what I could do about the Chow girl and to my horror she was on side of ramp leading up to freeway. just watching the cars go by. I waited until it was safe (after going in for more chicken!) and called her. She immediately came to me and I was able to get her with the snappy snare! We need foster for this girl asap. Please help her if you can. She is about 1 1/2 yrs old and sweet and a little shy. Please email me if you can help ! I took Momma to vets and it was discovered that under her nylon collar was a flea collar and that she was just weeks, if not days, away from death from crushing of the trachea. She was very lucky today and she seemed to know it. I came back into the room after they had removed the collars and she wagged her tail when I talked to her! I was so happy and knew then she was going to be ok and one day make a great family member! Her and her pups have been taken in by Pup Squad- and a great big THANKS to them for helping this little family get a chance at life!! Just wanted to share my story with some of my favorite rescue people! Thanks also to Deborah Hoffman for helping me coordinate this venture!
AND NOTE FROM LIZ---thanks go to trucking company "John Reinhardt" at <john@coveytransport.com>, and others including Maria Lawson at blackdogranch@att.net , "Col. Stan Horton" <loveofcountry2001@yahoo.com>, and Mike Dominguez at Dominguezmike@hotmail.com, for discovering, trying to catch, and sounding the rescue call for the hurt mom and her pups.
