Words cannot express how I am feeling right now.
Maggie Mae (NY)
fostered in NY
? yr old
fawn female Boxer Mix
Natural ears
Docked Tail
Approx Weight: 21 lbs.
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10/01/03 - Maggie Mae
This is Maggie Mae. Her story is about the worst neglect I have dealt with and about the most heroic effort caring professionals could ever make to save a stray dogšs life.
Maggie Mae entered a city shelter system on September 17, 2003. At that point she was obviously emaciated, but still on her feet as witnessed by her photo taken upon entering the shelter. Ten days later, Northeastern Boxer Rescue was called and asked if we could take a very sick dog. NBR has never refused a dog from this city shelter, and we agreed to take her.
I was asked to foster this little female over the weekend but first to take her to our veterinarian for an exam and treatment. I was warned ahead of time that this little dog was very weak, and might have to be carried. Nothing could have prepared me for what was handed to me in a towel. This little dog couldnšt stand, she couldnšt hold her head up, and her belly was so swollen that she had to be in severe pain to lie down. She was covered in dirt, and tried to throw up as soon as I put her in my car. Under the towel was a near lifeless dog with just skin covering her bones. She was more emaciated than Bones was, a rescue Boxer we saved a few months back. I wasnšt sure if this dog was going to make it as far as the doctor's office.
She made it to hospital still alive but not moving. Dr. Maria Triana examined Maggie and determined that Maggiešs only small chance for survival was to operate. With the hospital already closed for the weekend, and Maggiešs chances of surviving the operation at slim, Dr. Triana and Dr. Mark Meadow, and their team, worked for the next three and a half hours to remove an obstruction from her intestines to save Maggie Mae's life! I witnessed the effort, the concern, and the professionalism that went into that operation. These dedicated individuals gave this little dog a shot at life. Maggie was so dehydrated her stools had turned rock hard. Her stomach was blown up with gas, and you could hardly see her tail it was so sunken in. But she made it through the operation. It was necessary to transport Maggie to the Emergency Animal Hospital so she could get the 24-hour critical care she needed over the weekend. She had a rough weekend, and again Dr. Meadow ran to the emergency hospital to care for her. The good news is that Maggie is back at our veterinarian's hospital and is hanging in there. She has started to eat, and even stood up today. She is still a very sick little girl but, under the watchful eyes of these experts, we have hope now that she will survive.
We have not received the emergency clinic bill but the estimate was close to $1800. Without this 24 hour care and several Plasma infusions we know she would not have made it though the weekend. This dog is what rescue is all about. There was no way we could have turned our backs on a dog that had been starved on the city streets and then fell through the cracks of the shelter system.
If you would like to help with Maggie Maešs expenses please send a check to
PO Box 95
Sunderland, Ma 01375
or use Pay Pal
We will keep you updated on her progress.
If this works, here's her picture.
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Huney, Bon & Simba-missed so very much
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