Introducing Hudson!

I was contacted by a friend looking for help rescuing a 6 year old Jack Russell who was suffering terribly from allergies. His family was going to put him to sleep rather than seek Veterinary care for their dog. I was sent this picture of this dog.

I knew immediately that we HAD to help this dog! We took him into our rescue, Wish Upon A Paw, on Friday 7/13/12. We switched his food from what his family was feeding him (Ol' Roy) to Pure Vita Grain-Free Salmon food and began giving him Benadryl. We also gave him a bath with a medicated shampoo. We noticed an improvement overnight. By day 2 we started seeing new hair growth.

Here are some pictures from his first day with us.

As you can see Hudson was bright red. Think how that must feel! He has been suffering like this for 4 years. We have been putting clothes on his to minimize his itching and the damage he is doing to himself trying to get some relief.

After a few days he went from red to pink and seems a little more comfortable. Here are some pictures after 2 days with us, eating good quality food & taking antihistamines.

My dog, Riley, knows Hudson is suffering and has been looking after him.

On 7/16/12 Hudson visited a Vet, probably for the first time in 4 years. Hudson tested negative for Heartworm and Mange. He does have a terrible infection in both ears. The Vet put something in his ears that will stay in his ears for 2 weeks. He also has 2 different medicated shampoos we got from the Vet that will help with infection & soothe his skin. He will need daily baths for a while. Hudson has lots of medications to take to clear up the yeast infection and help with his ears and skin condition. The Vet also recommended Hudson be fed Royal Canin HP food as this will help with his allergies and help his skin heal. This is the same food we fed our dog Miles for almost a year. It is very expensive, $85/month!

Please consider sponsoring Hudson's care by making a tax-deductable donation. To make a donation please visit our website at http://wishuponapaw.org/how-to-help/ and click on the donate button. Thank you!

My First AND Second Time Visiting an Animal Shelter

It's hard to believe that up until last month I had never set foot in an animal shelter before. Glen & I went to Eastshore Humane Association in Chilton, WI on 6/23/12. It was a very nice experience! The shelter was very nice & they have a huge fenced in yard for the dogs to play in! The volunteers gave us a tour of the facility & then we got to interact with all of the dogs. I took pictures of their adoptable dogs for petfinder.com while we were playing. We had such a fun time! Here are some of the pictures I took.

                                       Here's Glen playing fetch with the shelter dogs!

                                              Outdoor kennel run.

                                   HUGE fenced in yard for the dogs to play!

                                     Back of the shelter.

Glen & I also went to Lincoln County Humane Society on 7/04/12. We took pictures of their adoptable dogs for petfinder.com & brought home a doggie to foster! It was so hot (95) the day of our visit that we had a hard time getting good pics of the dogs. It truly was too hot for the dogs to be outside for more than 5 minutes. This shelter had many strays and older dogs, which breaks my heart. We brought home Charlie, a Bernese Mnt Dog/Collie mix who is 7 years old. He is a big ole sweetheart of a dog! Such a mellow, cool personality. Here are a few pictures from our trip to Merrill.

                         Kiarra was surrendered to the shelter for chasing chickens.

                          Quincey was Kiarra's counter part in the chicken chasing.

                                             Blaze's cute little nose!

                           Sadie was surrendered to the shelter because of her barking.

                                                       Daisy was a stray.

  

                                          Fran was a stray.

                                          Pepper was a stray.

   Duke, as I'm calling him, was a stray that just came into the shelter. He was not named yet.

                Here's Charlie getting some pets from Glen before leaving the shelter.

                                                                           Charlie

                                                                   Riley & Charlie

If you have never visited an animal shelter, do it! The joy a visit, a walk or some playtime can bring to a shelter dog is monumental! It is an amazing way to spend an afternoon & very rewarding for you as well!