Remember Ferris?? Now handsome Louie!!

I'm sure a number of Red Lake Rosie's supporters remember poor Ferris. Please read his first post here.

UPDATE FROM ACT V:
When Louie arrived from Red Lake he had puppy strangles. He was one sick pup.

He was adopted by a fantastic, loving couple and the care he is receiving speaks volumes.

And, once again, thank you Karen Good for saving this pup...

COMMENT FROM HIS NEW FAMILYHe is 85 lbs, and almost moves too well! He is great; D~ and I thank you all for making it possible for Louie to complete our family. As hard as it is for you to believe how big he is, we can't believe he was ever small!

Kitty transport, plus a pup

Lots of kittens, an injured cat, Tate, and a special puppy, Little Doug, rode out with Denise to the metro on Thursday, June 14th.

TATETate came to the shelter because he and a small dog were friends and the dog used to carry Tate around by the neck over a period of time causing a open wound on the back. Poor Tate put up no resistance to the dog and used to sleep beside him, only to be further injured. Thankfully Tate was brought to the shelter and Feline Rescue took him in. Shan and Brian of Shan's Shack made the rescue.

Another sad case was Little Doug, a tiny puppy unable to use his hind legs, who was rescued from a ditch in Cass Lake. Leech Lake Legacy had him in Animal Care Clinic where he was x-rayed and they found 3 bullets in his little body. The puppy was about 6 weeks old and very darling. Nancy and Tom brought him from ACC and he rode out with Denise to AHS and met Jen and Marilou. Little Doug is being assessed there and needs all the prayers he can get.

KATNISSPUFFFERRISALMONDA litter of kittens found at a farm in Goodridge went to a foster home with Feline Rescue. They are Puff, Almond, Katniss, and Ferris (named by the students from Youth Works) They were rescued by Shan and Brian of Shan's Shack.

IZZYAnother kitten named Izzy went to foster care with Denise. Along the transport route Karen stopped and picked up another little tabby kitten, named Squirt, which Denise also kindly took into her care.

TOM, DENISE, NANCYThank you Shan, Brian, Denise, Nancy, Tom, AHS, Jen, and Marilou for your commitment to help these animals. We all made a difference!

Sincerely,
Karen and RLRR

Happy Friday!

UPDATES ON THREE SPECIAL NEEDS DOGS:

Hi Karen,

I thought you might want to see some happy endings since you see so much sadness every day. Do you remember Zorro? Charmaine? and of course Ferris (with puppy strangles...)

ZORROWell, two out of three (Zorro and Ferris) are adopted already and living with wonderful, wonderful families.

CHARMAINEChar is in a FANTASTIC foster home and lives with another dog and a cat. She had her back leg amputated, as you know.

FERRIS AND FRIENDSAnyway... here is some happiness. Thank you for all of your hard work at Red Lake Rosie's Rescue.

Carolyn and the ACT V gang!

Saving Ferris

We got a call on Tuesday that some people had a very sick puppy and needed vet help, so we took in this little boy we called Ferris.

He has some very unusual symptoms including swollen neck, high fever, breakout lesions of the face and very painful joints.

He spent time at the Clearwater Vet in Gonvick and was transferred to the care of Dr. Vickie, Act V on Sunday, May 2nd.

We are so thankful to have Act V helping us with our sick and injured animals.

Karen

DEEDEE COMMENTED:
Barbara nursed little Ferris who was suffering from a severe case of puppy strangles (juvenile cellulitis). Ferris was unable to walk, was in a lot of pain, and needed fairly constant care and medication.

UPDATE FROM DR. VICKIE AT ACT V:
Ferris is much improved today. He started to walk and looks better. He's on 2 pain medications, antibiotics and prednisone. He has a process called Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy in his wrist and hock joints. Hopefully he will recover uneventfully from that.
Vicki

FURTHER UPDATE:
Ferris is doing great and loves his foster home.

He is running around and a shepherd named Sable from the rez in Wisconsin is taking care of him.

See how much better he looks already!

Vicki
ACT V Rescue & Rehabilitation

Transport May 2, 2010

We had a great lineup of animals at Red Lake Rosie's Rescue that were transferred out to rescues on Sunday, May 2nd.

Dee Dee and Barbara came for the weekend to deliver cat cages that Barbara had made for the shelter. They arrived Friday night and helped tuck in 11 new animals that arrived that day. The weather was rainy so it was a very challenging evening to find lodging for the new animals in an already crowded shelter.

FIONAOn Saturday, Dee Dee and I found a little German shep pup we named Fiona, about 8-10 weeks old, walking along the road in McBrides Projects of Redby looking very lost and forlorn. She was loaded with fleas and was ravenously hungry.

FIONAShe came to the shelter and had a good meal, and will be leaving tommorrow for TLC rescue. She was in the right place at the right time and will get a great chance for a home. What a stroke of good luck for this girl.

Dee Dee and Barbara left with 24 dogs/pups and 2 cats. Here are pictures of some of them:

ALEXISAlexis, an little shy shep girl, went to Patti Simonette, Second Hand Dogs.

SANDY SHEPPuppies Sandy & Ferris went to Act V, Dr. Vickie.

ELIMELIASELWOODGEORGIEElias, Elim, Elwood and Georgie went to ARVSS.

GUYWHITE PUPSGuy and litter of white pups went to ARVSS.

PAIGEWe sent another cat, Paige, to Feline Rescue -- They have had such great luck adopting out our cats!!

ALEXANDRIAAlexandria pug mix got placed at All Dog and went on the transport too.

Karen