Garth

Garth

Update:April 19, 2008:  

Garth has had his cherry eye repaired, has been neutered and still has on going ear problems.  He has lived with his ear pain for so long he accepts his pain. My goal is to get his ears to be completely pain free and keep them pain free. He is a wonderful dog and I am so happy to be a part of his life.  He loves his new home and his brothers and sister.  He has a truly sweet disposition, follows me everywhere, loves to go on walks and plays with his tennis ball.  He is great about brushing his teeth.

This dear middle-aged cocker was found late on a bitter cold night wandering in a parking lot. Even though he was exhausted and cold, he greeted his rescuers with a friendly face and a wagging tail. Garth had been neglected in the extreme. There were polyps in both of his badly infected ears. He also had infected gums, rotten teeth, and a cheery eye. Despite all the discomfort Garth experienced, he just loved everyone he met and never stopped wagging his little cocker bunny tail. Our vet immediately sedated him and did a deep ear flush to clean out all the debris in both his ears and he was put antibiotics and Prednisone. Two weeks later he was sedated again and had to have twelve teeth extracted. When our volunteer picked him up that evening, Garth greeted him with lots of tail wags and he actually wanted his supper. Garth’s foster mom reports that he is “so much better” and happily enjoys gumming his Denta-bone. He knows when his foster mom comes home every day and he is always sitting at the door ready to give her his paw. In a couple of more weeks, Garth will have his cheery eye repaired and will also be neutered. It’s a real privilege to help a lovely cocker like Garth and your support means that we can continue to provide the veterinary care that ensures a good quality of life for these needy cockers.

Total cost of surgeries and vet care is $774.88.

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