What a difference a few months makes!

Just after Christmas, four tiny pups came to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue and were taken in for foster care by Linda for Animal Ark.

The black pair were Mork & Mindy, mentioned recently in a blog post.

FOUR WEEKS OLDNow, it is time for the blondes, Loki & Lacy.

EIGHT WEEKS OLDLacy found a home and she is nearly grown now and looking beautiful!

SIX MONTHS OLDLACY/SAVANNAH AND NEW MOM

Thanks to Linda and Animal Ark for helping these pups!

Far, far from winter at Red Lake...

Another GREEN update to warm your heart!

UPDATE FROM ADOPTER OF RLRR/ARVSS DOG:

I'm finally getting around to sending these to you.

I don't know who is happier in the golf cart - Savannah or T~!!

Thanks again for fostering Savannah - she is a great dog!

Take care,

K~

Quillie Millie is very ill

Here is Millie at the shelter--very ill with a face full of infected quills. She is eating a little now, and walking.

UPDATE ONE:
I am happy to report that Kathryn of All Dog Rescue met me in Bemidji today and took Millie, the starving porcupine quill shep and Savannah, a little white shep that was only here at the shelter for 24 hours!!

Millie came in last Saturday with the faceful of quills and has made a speedy recovery. We did, however, find 2 more quills today that surfaced. She will have quills come to the surface of her face for some time. She has gained lots of weight and is feeling much better!

Savannah came yesterday late afternoon and had her lucky day today to start her new life.

Thank you Kathryn and All Dog Rescue.

Sincerely, Karen

UPDATE TWO:
Here's an update on Mille,the quill shep that came in last Saturday near death. . She went to All Dog yesterday- thankfully- as she needed emergency surgery today!! Karen

ALL DOG REPORT ONE:
Hi Karen, I wanted to let you know that sweet Millie is undergoing surgery right now. Her foster mom brought her to the vet today because Millie has been completely lethargic and drooling constantly.

The vet found that Millie's heart and lungs didn't sound good. They were worried the quills had traveled through the skin and embedded into her organs so did x-rays. The good news is that there don't appear to be signs of quills inside, though she does have an enlarged heart and a mild heart murmur, so likely has heart disease. Most importantly, the quills don't seem to have traveled that far, but they found quills in the back of her mouth/top of her throat and she has quills all over that seem to have broken off and then the skin healed over. It's possible the quills will work their way out, but the vet is concerned that the quills will instead push the other direction and get embedded in her organs.

MILLIEOur vet closes at 5pm, but because Millie was in extreme pain, the vet found techs willing to stay late to help Millie. They will be able to remove the quills at the back of her mouth that cannot be done with her conscious, and they will do incisions to remove all the quills they can feel under the skin. They won't get them all, but hopefully the ones they miss will work their way to the surface so they can be pulled out. She will need to remain hospitalized until Monday, but hopefully by then she will feel 100 times better.

You were right - this dog is very special. Incredibly sweet despite the pain. Hopefully she won't have any other issues as a result of the quills. Poor girl. I'm so glad we were able to get her yesterday so that she can get this done today.

Please keep Millie in your thoughts!

Erica
All Dog Rescue

ALL DOG REPORT TWO:
I feel so badly for her. They removed another 30 quills last night (mostly at the back of her mouth and under the skin on her face, neck and chest) and are confident there are more in her.

By shaving the hair they found a TON of abscesses in her skin - major infection all over. They are going to keep her at least until Monday evening and are doing heat compresses to try to get the remaining quills to push out.

They are worried they won't be able to get the infection under control if it is being caused by a quill under the skin that they cannot find. So one day at a time... This poor, poor dog. We are all hoping she survives this ordeal.

Erica
All Dog Rescue

Oct. 14 transport including poor Bo

I was pleased to be able to transport assorted supplies up to Karen and trade them for a load of animals on October 14. The supplies included sweaters and jackets for puppies made by Laura Leonard and her mother in Omaha, Nebraska. We'll expect to see photos of the pups modeling them soon!

TRIO OF TUXIESI transported eleven kittens all about eight weeks old -- a litter of three tuxies that went to a foster home, a litter of six gray assorted and a two lonely onlies that were found separately, paired up at RLRR and named Blues Clues and Sweet Pea.

SIX GRAY KITTENS (ASSORTED)The eight are being fostered at my house, but we would like to find a new foster home with more time for them.

BLUES CLUES & SWEET PEAI also transported three dogs and met up with foster cargivers for All Dog Rescue in Maple Grove.

ZENITHZENITHI had the irresistible darling husky puppy, Zenith,

SAVANNAHa sweet brindle dog named Savannah, and Bo, an injured black lab mix.

BO DURING SURGERYBo's owners said that he had been attacked by a pack of dogs. They surrendered him to RLRR, but unfortunately not until he had suffered with his injuries for a week without treatment. Karen took him to the vet and reported on his situation:

BO'S EAR INJURYBo just returned from the vet in Gonvick. His ear was practically severed off, also the inside of the ear chewed. He had many puncture wounds on his head and abdomen. Dr. Marceen cleaned the wounds, stitched the ear and put in a drain. Bo got an antibiotic shot and I am giving oral antiobiotics twice a day plus rimadyl for his pain. The vet aged him at no more than a year. Teeth she said, are beautiful. He is a very kind and meek boy!

Karen was so grateful to All Dog Rescue for taking on the challenge of caring for Bo and was thrilled to get the following update from his foster home:

BO AFTER SURGERY WITH NECK DRAINBo (now going by Frankie) is recovering beautifully! I saw the "before"
photos and couldn't believe he was the same dog. The vet who stitched him up did a fantastic job.

If you couldn't see Frankie's wounds, you would never know he had been so badly injured. Only a week after the attack, he is playful, energetic, and as sweet as ever. The movement in his back legs improves daily. The drainage tube has been removed and his wounds are healing well. There are no signs of infection and he sits patiently while I flush them with antiseptic. He has a huge appetite and the only thing he loves more than playing fetch is having someone pet him.

I was worried he would have problems with other dogs, but that's not the case. He keeps an eye on the dogs we meet while out walking, but doesn't become fearful or aggressive.

It's hard to believe Frankie survived such a brutal attack and amazing that he has bounced back so quickly. He has a way to go before he is ready for a new home. But when it happens, he will make someone very happy!

Thank you for saving this sweet little guy's life!

Pam