SQUEAKACHU
(scroll down for his story)
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My Best Friends Are...
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Sydney Ann Swearengen
♥ Mike and
Kim Maddux
♥ Carol
Wright
♥ Sharon Smolinka
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Michele and Tim Stephens
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Nancy Ball
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Robin Fulton
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lonnie powders
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Hymie Pogir
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Talia Signorelli
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Gregory Horn
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From Katie and
Rita
xoxo
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get well soon cutie pie!
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Becky McNamara - in
honor of Meghan's 15th Birthday!! (They recently
adopted Toni, who is now known as Gracie)
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Tricia Simonelli Thanks Tricia
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Waler and Donna Mager
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Mike Maddux a double donor for Sasha, Squeak, and Cha
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♥ Carolyn
King
♥ Andrea
Sheehan
♥ Jeffrey
Grand
♥ Rebecca
Betsworth
♥♥ Diane
Eldrup and Lucha from Muddy Paws, Inc. We miss you Lucha!
♥ Travis
Smith
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Carrie Rutledge
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Cassie Diaz
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Michelle Clemens - thanks Michelle!
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Talia Signorelli - A loving donation to Squeakachu!
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Thomas Watts
♥ Kathryn
Schwab Kathryn wishes she could share her home and heart with
Squeak. She wants Squeak to listen to her foster mom and exercise!
Thanks!!!
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Nancy Daly
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robin weill from Italian Greyhound Rescue Volunteer |
UPDATE! 6-29-08
Hi there, everybody. I just wanted to introduce you to one of my friends,
Shauna Grainger. She didn't used to be my friend at the very first, because
she was trying to drown me, but now I like her a lot. She owns Hot Diggity
Dog, a canine water fitness facility, and works with all sorts of dogs who
have problems and need therapy ( www.caninewaterfitness.com).
She's in Kentucky, so that wouldn't help a lot of you, but you can get some
good information off her website. I got to walk on a treadmill, right in the
water! It helped me a lot once I figured out what was going on, and now I can
run faster than Shauna and I'll bet on a race track she'd be huffing and
puffing about a hundred yards behind me!
I still get so excited by running and playing that my mom has to keep a close
eye on me, because she doesn't want me to get hurt. All those months of
bandages and treadmill therapy and other stuff are barely a memory for me, but
she sure does remember.
Anyway, here's a big thank you to Shauna for donating lots of treadmill time
and for loving me enough to do it! Thanks, Shauna!
(maybe if I'm real nice to her, she'll let me be her poster boy<g>)
Love, The Squeak
UPDATE! 6-03-08
Success! Squeak's elbows are staying in place, he's running and playing like a
normal pup his age, and his little bones and tendons strengthen every day. He
is now in his permanent home, with a huge yard, and several little Chi
brothers and sisters. One of our volunteers, who is able to provide on-going
medical care/support if necessary, has adopted him, and he will continue his
treadmill sessions as needed. His legs look straight strong, and his greatest
joy is running across the huge yard, playing and chasing.
Pictures and a narrative of Squeak's story will be posted in a separate
section a little later.
We want to thank all of you who have inquired about him, donated towards his
procedures, and cared enough to follow his progress. He's truly a miracle pup!
UPDATE! 4-10-08
 Hey,
everybody! Look at my new legs! They're nice and straight, but now I have to
strengthen all the tendons and ligaments, and learn how to use them, because
they still bend in both directions at the elbows. I try to hold them straight
back, like little wings, and walk on my rear legs the way I've learned. My
foster mom has a plan, though, and guess what? It involves water! I get to
swim and walk on an underwater treadmill. We did it for the first time today,
and it was so much fun! I just used my legs the right way, and it felt pretty
weird, but everybody was so impressed that I just might keep on doing it.
I'm so excited! Maybe my mom will take me to a beach and I could swim in a
lake, and I'll bet I could swim all the way across a whole lake!
Okay, maybe not. But it would be fun anyway<g>.
I heard my foster mom saying that she *thought* this would work to strengthen
my legs, but no one seems sure. Sometimes it's lonely being the only little
guy anywhere who is having this done. I wish I had a buddy to talk to about
it. My friends, Penelope and Olivia, both had funny front legs too, but not as
bad as mine. They're great to play with, and Penelope and I mouthfight a lot
-- that's the most fun. She looks a lot like me, but she's walking on her legs
and will be swimming with me, too, sometimes. Maybe I'll send some pictures of
her and me mouthfighting. People don't do that so much, but we think it's
great fun!
And last, I want to thank all my friends for supporting me by donating their
hard-earned money. My mom explained about that to me, and I can't believe that
people who don't even know me are willing to give me a chance. That's pretty
cool! I guess depending on the kindness of strangers isn't such a long-shot
at all. I just hope you all keep coming through for me; I still have a ways
to go.
Well, hello! I'm Squeakachu, and I'm finally able to tell you about myself.
I got here last week, after I was so rudely dumped in a shelter, rescued by a
kind person, and driven all the way to Cincinnati, OH. I brought a lot of
friends with me, but my foster mom murdered them because they were almost as
big as me. She said they were "fleas" and weren't allowed in her house. I do
feel much better now - all clean and sweet-smelling. I'm seven weeks old and
I weigh 1.6 lbs, and I can hop just exactly like a bunny!
Okay, so hopping like a bunny isn't something you look for in a little Chi. I
know. But I have to do it because my 'arms' are deformed and twisted. They're
calling it severe elbow luxation with my wrists twisted all the way around in
a 180 degree angle. I hop with my back legs and push with my elbows, and
they're getting all red and sore.
Update: I got my legs fixed! Well, they're beginning to be fixed, anyway. I
dozed off Monday morning, after a big needle stick, and when I woke up, there
were two huge bandages on me. And it hurt! But someone gave me something again
and it was just like I was in The Wizard of Oz, a great big poppy field.....
Now that it's been a few days, I feel better and I'm struggling to get up and
go! These bandages are pretty heavy though. It's going to take a while for me
to master them. In any case, I'm on my way to walking and running and
playing....
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Squeakachu was dumped in a shelter, rescued by a woman who pulls dogs
regularly for a no-kill shelter, and brought down here to us. He was terribly
thin and starving to death, and still inhales his food in less than five
seconds. Other than the leg deformity, he's a strong, basically healthy little
guy, and should do well. He's a longcoat, tricolor, and will be a beautiful
little Chi when he's grown. He also has a terrific temperament -- outgoing,
friendly, and playful.
I'm not sure how to tell you all what I had done to me. It's new, it only
works if you're a little tiny young guy like me. They turned my legs when I
was sleeping, all the way around to where they should be. Then they put big
splints on them to hold them in place, and wrapped them all up. We're all
hoping they grow nice and straight now, but there were some problems with my
left leg being a little loose in the joint. If it doesn't grow right, I might
get a pin in it. I don't think they mean a big old safety pin sticking out
like I'm some sort of stuffed toy, but you never know. Anyway, I just wanted
to tell you that if you have a leg or arm that's kind of crooked, DON'T TRY
THIS AT HOME!
If you'd like to help Squeak out by donating, please use our Paypal link, or
send donations to:
Gretchen Craver, Treasurer
3414 Pemberton Dr.
Pearland,
TX 77584-9483.
All donations to
Chihuahua Rescue & Transport, Inc. are tax-deductible since we are a 501(c)(3)
organization. You can mail checks made out to CRT
to the address below or donate via PayPal by clicking the button labeled
Donate. In case the PayPal button doesn’t work, use the email
Treasurer@chihuahua-rescue.com to send
donations via PayPal “manually.” Be sure to include a note with any kind of
payment indicating that it’s for Squeakachu’s care.
Our mailing address (for
checks):
Chihuahua Rescue &
Transport, Inc.
c/o
Paula Hensel
7500 N. Elmhurst Rd., #488,
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Thank you in advance for
the donations that have and will be made, and thank you for your prayers –
this little boy definitely needs them!
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