Thank you ACRA!
Thanks to a very, very generous donation from ACRA, we have reduced the amount of our ChipIn for Azlin's surgery. Only $425 more to go!
AzlinOrganized by Bonnie Blue Rescue |
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How You Can Help!
Would you be able to donate a dollar or two to help us pay off Azlin's surgery? Any amount would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be made by clicking the Chipin link to the right OR by PayPal'ing a donation to bonniebluerescue@gmail.com OR by emailing us at bonniebluerescue@gmail.com to get our snail mail address. Many thanks in advance for your continued support of Bonnie Blue Rescue. We couldn't do this without you!Wanna see a video of how well Azlin is getting around 3 days after surgery?! It's amazing!http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ji5yOBchJmA#at=13More photos of Azlin post-surgery on our blog here: http://wp.me/pJ26a-Nc Azlin Needs Surgery
Azlin is a sweet purebred chocolate lab puppy who found herself in a life or death situation.
Her former owners came home to see that she had somehow injured herself while they were gone. She was limping and not using her leg at all. They took her to the doctor to see what was wrong and the doctor told them her knee needed to be repaired and gave them a huge quote on what it would cost to fix. Sadly, her former owner had just recently lost his job in the Alabama tornados back in April and was not able to afford surgery of this magnitude on sweet little Azlin. Their only option was to euthanize this young 8 month old little girl. Lucky for Azlin she had some friends who had some friends who contacted Bonnie Blue Rescue for help. Without hesitation we had to save this spunky, vivacious little girl who is full of life. We just couldn't let this be the end for her. She has way to much living to do. Unfortunately, once we took her in to the vet in Alabama, the xrays showed us the break was more than what we thought we were dealing with. She had a severe femur break and her hip was pulled from the joint from the impact of the injury. We think she tried climbing the fence she was kept kenneled in and her back leg slipped through the chain linked fencing, when she came down on her leg and tried to free it, the pulling and force of her coming down on it most likely cracked her femur and pulling caused her hip to dislocate. We had 2 vets take a look at her xrays and both recommended amputation was the best option for her. Femur fractures and repairs take a long time to heal and is also a very painful recovery. The combination of her injuries did not allow for her to have any other successful surgery.  We moved forward and sweet Azlin had her surgery on 7/27/11. We had no choice but to move forward and get the surgery done to relieve her of this injury and pain. The vet agreed to do this without down payment, and we now owe them a hefty bill for her surgery and medical care. Prior to her surgery her medicals, xrays and boarding cost us 313.00 and her surgery estimate quoted was 858.00 of which we have already accrued. She is in foster care now recovering from her surgery. We also still need to get her spayed as soon as she is able to have another surgery. We will be glad to provide any documentation to reflect our charges spent on this charming sweetheart who is well worth every penny!   (3 days post op)  We will continue to post updates on her recovery, here and on our blog! Please help us pay off her surgery !! |
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