Cuddlebug
August 2010:
Cat Assistance primarily
rescue cats and kittens. We met Cuddlebug, a Westie mix puppy, when one of our
local shelters called us to see if we could help them.
Cuddlebug is a fantastic young
dog that was dumped at the shelter because she was leaking urine. When we saw
her at the shelter her white coat was all stained yellow She is such a great
dog so loveable we knew we had to do our best to save her and do whatever it
took to find her a home. We took her to our vet and had her spayed. Our vet had
told us that even in the cage she was leaking urine.
We were lucky and found her a
great foster home and we sent her there in the hopes that the problem would
resolve. Unfortunately, the foster home called us a few weeks later and told us
she was still leaking urine. We took Cuddlebug to a
specialist and found out she she has a congenital condition called
ectopic ureter that
needed very specialized and costly surgery.
We were able to raise some
funds to get the surgery done but we did not count on the complications.
Cuddlebug had a massive infection that affected her kidney and she needed to
have a second surgery to repair the infection. The infection was so bad that we
had to make a decision whether to remove her kidney or repair it and hope it
would be OK. We made the decision not to remove the kidney as she is a young dog
and a real fighter. She was in the emergency vet hospital for 10 days even
though we originally were told she would be there for 2-3 days.
 She
is now doing well and we are hopeful that she will make a full recovery.
WestieMed has been so generous
to help us with our vet bills to pay for Cuddlebug’s surgery. Without their
generous support we could not have saved this great dog.
Cuddlebug is now renamed Coco.
Thanks for your support.
Sarah Hart, President, Cat Assistance
 Update
April 12, 2011: We really appreciate your support!
Here is a photo of her going home after her surgery. Sarah
Update April 5, 2012: She is doing great adopted by her
foster home and they love her! Sarah |
