In December, Tom gave me a great holiday gift of helping fund the release of a dog from a kill shelter in Tennessee to be fostered through Paws and Claws Rescue in Tipton, TN. He received the following update and photos of the dog named "Lilly," who is now a loving foster home (and awaiting adoption).
Update from Monday, January 26, 2015
Thank
you all so much for donating so that we could get this darling puppy
out of the Tipton shelter and to the vet for treatment! We’ve named her
“Lilly” and Lilly and her buddies went straight to the vet’s office for
an examination.
Unfortunately they have sarcoptic mange (the contagious kind), but
thankfully their foster mom Robbie is not scared of a challenge! They
are extremely itchy and uncomfortable, but that doesn’t stop the joyous
puppy wrestling sessions. They have begun treatment
with medicated dips, and hopefully their skin will begin healing
quickly. Robbie just gave them their second medicated dip today. She
says they are all precious and just want to give kisses, so she has to
bathe immediately afterwards (this is contagious
to humans too). Thank goodness for our awesome foster parents!
We
will wait until they are healthy and closer to being ready to travel
before we match them up with one of our partner rescue groups, but these
babies will all be headed to loving families in New England
eventually. Lilly’s worries will
soon be behind her and she will never be homeless or unwanted again!
Thank you for making this possible!!
The Paws & Claws volunteers
