Maui Girl
Chewie 6-27-06
Chewie is a very
young little girl who was hit by a neighbor’s car in his driveway as he came
home. He was going uphill and couldn’t
see over the hood of his car to realize she’d run out in front of him. Chewie’s 15 yr. old
master couldn’t afford the medical expenses that it would take to have the
surgery done on her, so he asked rescue to take her in so she could be
helped. Her pelvis was injured and a leg
needs to be fixed. We were told by the
emergency clinc that without surgery immediately,
they would have to amputate the leg.
Chewie is but 12 weeks old. If
you have it in your heart to help us help this poor pup, you can send contributions
to the vet’s office direct on her behalf.
Write to us at the address shown below and we’ll give you the
information needed.
UPDATE:
Chewie is now named Maui Girl. The name is of
her choosing. We were trying to think of a good name for her and we started
offering different names to her. Maui Girl is
the one she decided to answer to and does so consistently since we first tried
it out on her.
Maui Girl had her surgery on July 5. What at
first was thought to possibly be a three piece break turned out to be just a
two piece break. That was great news as it meant a
less drastic surgery needed to be done. It only took a pin and a couple of
wires to put her leg back together again. They did need to rebreak
the leg as it had already begun to heal incorrectly, but she is none the worse
for wear. Maui is getting along well, although
for now she is still hobbling along on three legs. And the fractures of the
pelvis apparently weren't fractures after all...it was just the way the X-rays
that had been done looked due to some obstructions that were present at the time
they were done. All in all, she is doing great! She will be going to her foster
home in another week, where her foster mom is a nurse who will be able to give
her lots of TLC and "professional" care. Thanks to all who have come
to Maui's aid and have asked about her.
7/20/06: Today Maui
got her stitches out. The Dr. was amazed at how much of her hair had already
grown back and was very pleased with her progress. Next we begin swimming
therapy with her...first, we need to set up the
inflatable pool. :}}
After surgery, Maui
was going to need a new home. But we had
an adoptive parent who’d recently lost the fur child adopted from us to
illness. We’d already asked if she’d
like to foster our fur kid for us as soon as we knew we’d be taking her into
our rescue, and she said she’d be happy to.
Of course, she asked if she might be able to adopt her rather than just
foster her. So, how could we say no when
we knew Chewie would have a wonderful new home where she’d be well cared for—mom
to be is a nurse? So, our fur child no
longer needs a home. Once she is ready,
she’ll be going to live with her new mom.
Maui being
readied for her swim 7-29-06
7/29/06:
Now Maui is enduring the tortures of PT
(physical therapy). She took to the
water like a natural, but didn’t seem to want to stay in the pool by
herself. As she went around the pool,
she’d swim to the edge and try to get out, but we’d gently guide her snout back
away and told her to go around again.
She’d go around alright, but only as far as the person standing at the
opposite side of the pool and try again.
Poor baby, she just couldn’t get a break…she would just get sent back
around for a few more laps. Below are
some pictures of her being tortured.
Maui trying to
get out of the pool after one lap and then headed to other side of pool to try
again
Maui resigned
to fact she’s NOT getting out of her PT quite yet
Maui went to live with her new mom, but it didn't work out as she was just a bit too much of a handful at the time, being that she was a young puppy with TONS of excess energy and curious about everything in her world. So, Maui ended up returning to her original foster home. Time has passed, and she has become a tad more sedate and is a very delightful, sweet, loving, affectionate, little girl. If you think you have space in your home and hearts, please contact us about adoption of this special baby.
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June 28, 2006