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10/13/06 - Stella is now in foster...
Stella is safe in a home as I type this. She is so sweet!! OMG she is so
very thin. Boxers, as we all know, don't kennel well, and the stress of
three surgeries and the long, long stay at the specialty animal hospital has taken it's toll. She is just skin and bones.
Stella stills has a long road to recovery. She is using her leg
very well,
but it will take a while for her to build muscle and control.
We are now looking for her perfect home. Will it be yours?
Email Jamie if you are interested
NYBoxerRescue@yahoo.com
09/16/06 -
Stella has had to undergo
another surgery because she had no feeling in her leg. The good news
is that it worked. Stella is still at the vet hospital, and will be
there for another two weeks.
Thanks to all those that are helping us with her medical bills and best
wishes.
8/24/06
Stella's sling has been removed and her
hip has stayed in place!!! She is getting physical therapy now so her hip
muscles will stay strong and not atrophy from non use. Stella will be ready
for her foster home next week (a permanent home would even be better).
8/19/06 -
Stella is going to be x-rayed on the 21st or 22nd and the sling will be
removed.
We will need a foster home or place that really understands that she
needs crate rest 100% of the time except for going out to do her business.
Stella needs a HERO!
ADOPT A LITTLE NEW YORKER TODAY !!!
8/13/06
Stella is such a beautiful and sweet girl. Everyone who meets her just melts
but that did not help her luck. Stella needed a second surgery. Her hip did
not stay in the socket. The breaks in her leg were set and are stable but
her hip (which is a ball and socket) popped out again. When this happens the
ball (the Femoral head) is usually removed and scar tissue forms and the dog
recovers and has full use of the back leg. In Stella's case we want her hip
joint to bear weight now so she won't put too much weight on the repaired
broken bottom part of her leg. The surgeon put her Femoral head back in her
hip socket and wired it in place.
We are keeping our fingers and toes crossed that this will hold and
Stella's recovery will go smoothly now. Stella should be good as new when
all this is over.
Please help with her medical bills.
We are still looking for a foster home that can keep her activity level
down for 4 weeks. Please email me if you think your home can be Stella's.
8/10/06 - This is Stella...
Or at least this was Stella a few short weeks ago when
AABR had her for a day or two. She was luckier then... She had been
picked up as a stray off the streets of NYC by the CACC, and was in pretty
good shape. AABR had her in foster, when her owners came to claim her.
The shelter system decided she should go back to her owners, making them
promise to take better care of her and keep her safe.
Well... The owners allowed her to get out again,
and this time there has been terrible consequences for Stella. She was
hit by a car and her leg was broken in four places! The owners could
not or would not afford the ~ $4,000 in vet bills to try and save Stella's
hip and leg, so AABR was asked to take her. The decision had to be
made to try to save her leg or amputate. We decided to save her leg.
Stella has a long road ahead of her. She will
need to be kept quiet, and resting for some time, and will need follow up
visits and possibly further treatment.
WE really need your help with this one... A foster home with a quiet
environment would give this little girl the chance to recover. We
could also use help with her medical bills.
AABR is committed to paying her medical expenses on this.
If you are interested in fostering or adopting Stella please email
Jamie
or
Sandy.
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Taking an easy dog from
someone who has to move and rehoming him/her is not a huge challenge. The
challenge is transporting and caring for dogs like Marshall, Dude, and
Hutch, Lucy and now Stella. The challenge is finding the funds to
help the dogs in need of medical care.
Thatıs where YOU come in.
We need donations to cover the medical bills for these special dogs. Remember we
get no public or private funding. We rely on adoption fees and your
donations to cover our expenses.
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If you would
like to help please mail a check to:
Adopt A
Boxer Rescue
PO BOX 423
Harrison, NY 10528
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HERE IS WHAT HER FOSTER
HOME HAD TO SAY ON 07/14/06 WHEN STELLA WAS WITH THEM FOR ONE DAY, THEN SHE
WAS RETURNED TO HER OWNERS.
Here's a couple of pics. of beautiful Stella.
She is calming down a bit this morning -- dozing on the couch in my office,
rather make that sleeping on the couch in my office...
As for Stella, here are the few observations
we have made about her - she's a lovebug - loves getting attention, she
appears to know some commands like come and down - although she doesn't seem
to know sit, which is weird since if you can get her to sit and then tell
her down, she will comply. She walks beautifully on a leash with a halter.
She is extremely friendly with other people and dogs - she and our dog really enjoy playing. She also seems to understand
'no' - which is good. She's curious about cats, although she does not appear
aggressive towards them - I think she would probably be fine with cats with
a little controlled interaction/positive reward training but because our one
cat is sick we haven't really let them interact.
She's not exactly crate trained (didn't love going in one), but she did
sleep just fine in the crate last night. Our dog is crate trained, and
sleeps in her crate (door open) every night, so last night we put stella in
a crate with our dog in another crate right next to her, and she was
absolutely fine - no whimpering, pawing or anything.
She is a curious exuberant puppy -- who would do well with some training.
She's very smart, and already seems to be learning her name. I don't know how she is with kids since we don't have any
but all in all I'd say she would be a lovely addition to a family, and would
be a great companion with a little training.
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