Adoptable Georgia Dogs for May 24, 2013

Bunny is a 6-week old female puppy who weighs 4.6 pounds. Her mom is a Collie/Shepherd mix and her Dad is unknown. She and three siblings were surrendered by their owner to the Walton County Animal Shelter and they are urgently in need of adoptive homes.

Sheba (above, female) and Shane (below, male) are sweet, playful Spaniel mixes, who are looking for individual foster homes. If you can foster one of them, a rescue organization has committed to paying their expenses. Sheba has an out-of-state adopter and just needs a foster until she recovers from being spayed, and Shane’s may be a little longer as he needs to find a permanent home.

If you’re one of the folks who would love to do something to help “but…” other responsibilities, professional travel, family out-of-state, whatever, prevents you from adopting a dog, why not consider a short-term foster?

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Travis, above, is a 55-pound male, 3 year old male Golden Retriever who was first rescued by Dekalb Animal Control and now in the care of Adopt A Golden Atlanta. He was found in the woods – and we do not know what caused his serious injuries. It appears he may have been caught in a razor wire fence – we say trapped because his injuries were several days old.

Dekalb AC immediately called Adopt A Golden for help and we rushed to get him and brought him to VCABuckhead Animal Hospital where he will be under the care of Dr. Davis and several other vets and staff there.

He has SEVERE, deep, infected wounds that encompass his entire ventral chest and under both armpits. The wounds are about 6-8cm deep and contain large amounts of dead tissue, debris and maggots. He also had smaller abrasions and areas of dermatitis around his rectum (more maggots here too). Thankfully, he had been sedated at the shelter, IV fluids started and antibiotics given and he was shaved. Once at our vet, they continued IV fluids, gave him medicine to kill the maggots and began cleaning his wounds.

Remarkably, his tail didn’t stop wagging. He was so grateful.. In the meantime, we have to raise lots of money for this boy. Right now AGA estimates that they need to raise at least $4,200.

Adopt A Golden Atlanta sets the gold standard for dog rescue, placement, and after care. I’ve adopted from them, volunteered with them, and am thankful for the level of experience and expertise they have with Golden Retriever care.

My 42d birthday falls this month and Adopt A Golden needs $4200 to help pay for this dog’s medical care. I still get little checks from family members, so I’m donating $100 out of that to Adopt A Golden to help pay for Travis’s care.

Will you join me in making a donation of any amount?

Some folks don’t like making online donations, and if that’s you, please mail a check or money order to: Adopt a Golden Atlanta, P.O. Box 420256, Atlanta, Georgia 30342-9998.