Charlie Update

We just got this wonderful video update in from Charlie, look how great he is doing! Hard to imagine just a few months ago we were recommend to amputate his right leg with no hope of saving it, well thanks to Dr. Auger and everyone who contributed to saving him we can say he is one happy dog. Although we are still paying off his medical bill (www.elevenelevenanimalrescue.org/Sponsor_an_Animal.html) this makes it all worth it!

Thank you to Jim and Marie for giving him exactly the happy ending he deserves.

Charlie Update

It is hard to imagine just a few weeks ago we were fighting for this man's life, and now here we are, enjoying the spring weather with him. He is strong as he has ever been, happy as he has ever been. We are also trying to get our head's around the fact that next weekend we will be saying goodbye to him as he moves on to the next level in his life, and finally becomes a part of a family.

We love you Charlie, more than i think you will ever understand.

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Experienced Veterinary Technicians Join Forces to raise money!

PET BEAUTY DAY FUNDRAISER

NEXT SUNDAY - MARCH 28th

Experience Veterinary Technicians join forces to raise money!

Have experienced and friendly animal health technicians trim your animals nails or clean their ears for only $15 for the two and $10 for one!

Naturalanimal and Pawtisserie and Eleven Eleven Animal Rescue welcome cats, dogs, and rabbits on Sunday, March 28th at 11am to take part in a fundraiser the rescue.

All proceeds from the event will go to the surgery for our beautiful survivor Charlie, who was hit by a car only 1 week ago. To read more about Charlie's story visit

http://www.elevenelevenanimalrescue.org/Sponsor_an_Animal.html

Technicians from the following veterinary clinics:
The Animal Health Clinic - http://www.animalhealthclinic.ca
The Poirier O'Brien Clinic - http://www.vetpoirierobrien.com
The Riv-Sud Veterinary Clinic - http://www.hvrs.com

Charlie Update - Picked up from the hospital tonight

We went by to pick Charlie up tonight after his bag of iv pain killers was finished. He is now on Meatcam and Tremadol to help with the pain. Even with the epidural he got yesterday, being on iv pain killers since Thursday night, Metacam and the Tremadol.. he is still in an immense amount of pain. He hardly wants to stand or move, but even sitting or lying is also hard for him. He just can not seem to find the right position to sleep.

The car ride was an adventure in itself. Every bump, pot hole, turn, start or stop all was painful for him. He panted and trembled the whole time, and licked ny hand as if he was asking me how i can make it go away. We all know what the roads in Montreal are like. I cringed the entire ride home for him, it was torture.

He is finally safe and sound in his big new crate that he will have to call home for the next two months of strict bed rest. But i think he is happy to be out of the clinic. He was originally abandoned in a veterinary clinic when he was brought in to be euthanized by his previous owner, because he no longer had time for him. Because of that clinics are always stressful for him, he had no idea we have not abandoned him and will be coming back. Every time we go to one he anticipates being abandoned again. Little does he know, or maybe he should by now, over our dead bodies will that ever happen to him again.

Now it is plenty of meds, rest, tlc and then physiotherapy starting in 8 weeks that will last for months. But at least the hardest part for him is over, he survived a huge surgery and even got out of if with his leg still in place.

Now the hardest part for us is about to start, raising funds to pay off this surgery. We are in the hole right now, a very big and deep hole. With that it also means until Charlie's surgery is paid off.. with our deepest sympathy, we will no longer be able to accept anymore animals in need into the rescue. Our doors will be bolted shut, it would be irresponsible for us to take on anymore as we at this moment in time would have no means of paying for their medical care.

We will be hosting a fundraiser - pet beauty day at Naturalanimal in Westmount on March 28th (Sunday). Nail cut's and ear cleanings, full details to be announced soon. We hope to see you all there!

For now... he is happy to be back with his best little friend:

Charlie Update - Leg was saved and in one piece (sort of).. after a 4 hour surgery!

4000$, 12 screws, 1 fourteen inch plate, a bunch of wires, 4 veterinary technicians, 2 surgeons, and over 4 hours later.. Charlie's leg was able to be saved.

... out moto is, we will see our rescues through thick and thin, through everything that may come their way. Once we take them into the rescue, they are our responsibility and we will fight teeth an nails for them until the very end. Well.. Charlie certainly took us for the whole 8 yards on this one..

Charlie went into surgery today at around 2pm.. and got out of surgery at 6:30pm. The extent of the injuries was one of the worst the specialist has ever seen, and the worst he has operated on successfully. Charlie was under anesthesia for over 4 hours. The surgery was long, and gruelling, Dr. Auger is the number one orthopaedic specialist in Montréal. If he could not do it, no one could. At times he felt like it was mission impossible and complempated just amputating, but had already gone so far and done so much work, so he pushed forward. It was a puzzle in there, with missing pieces and the pieces that were there just did not seem to fit. He has eleven screws, many wires and one 14 inch plate holding everything together. At least he is bullet proof now (or i hope so), i don't even want to think about trying to get him through airport security. Apparently he will be sensitive to cold in that leg now, go figure? At least the mission impossible was accomplished, and Charlie's leg is there to stay. Amputating it would have been about 300-600$ for us, but we just did not find it ethical to remove a leg that had the potential to be repaired and functioning again (call us crazy).

We were there from 5:30 pm to 8:30, amd went to go see him in the Intensice Care Unit at around 8:00pm before we left. He was totally out of it, completely un responsive. A combination of the anethsia he had been under, his epidural and iv drip fentanly/Metetomadine. Lets just say Charlie is seeing stars right now, and no longer in pain. He was in so much pain last night he was going into shock when he arrived.

His pre-op blood came back pretty normal, so we are not worried about any other damage. Just elevated liver enzymes which is normal with the fact that he was going into shock and muscle damage.

However the hardest part is not over yet he now has 8 weeks cage rest, many check ups, and not to mention physiotherapy. Expected recovery time is at least 3 months. Charlie has already been for adoption with us for seven months.

It is estimated he was hit at about 70 to 120km and hour, also tire marks that curve off the high way over a skunk (Charlie was probably investigating - which is second by his sunk reek) indicate that he was probably targeted by some sick, sick people. The fact that he was hit in the rear and not head on also seconds that. Oh and the tire marks on his back indicate he was fully run over, and is lucky to even be alive.

On another note i can not tell you how many times we were told today "He is such a good dog!!" by the surgeon himself Dr. Auger and every tech that had the pleasure of meeting with him. Even while in x-rays and in such pain he was going into shock.. he still did not even come close to trying to snap at anyone, all licks and tail wags. I can not say for myself i would be that patient if i was in that amount of pain.

Alas once again here we are.. any donation is sincerely appreciated and no donation is too small. We honestly are so grateful for each of your support, we can not even stress that enough.

See his Before and After X-Rays for yourself:

- BEFORE-

- AFTER -

..... we just can not wait until he is back to his normal self and playing with his favourite little friend again..

EMERGENCY - Charlie was HIT BY A CAR ON THE HIGHWAY!

Charlie got away from his foster about 20 minutes ago and ran away to a near by highway were he was HIT BY A CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. He is not putting any weight on one of his rear legs but seems OK. He is being rushed to the emergency clinic as we speak for thorough x-rays and a vet check up. Hopefully no internal injuries or bleeding, and that the leg injury is a simple break or sprain (like it is ever that easy!). We just finished our orthopaedic surgery with Dewey, we do not need to go back into specialize surgery again!!!

Update (1:15am) - Charlie was seen by Dr. Maseau at the Riv-Sud Veterinary Clinic and went into x-rays. Just below his femur head (where the legs connects to the hip) is severly fractured.. pretty much obliterated into peices. The doctor was talking amputation! We will be talking to the specialized orthapeadic surgeon Dr. Auger (Who did Deweys orthapeadic surgery less than a month ago) tomorrow morning when he comes in at 9am about the surgery potential. Which because of the extent of the injury.. the outcome is not that great. The surgery would include plates, nuts and bolts to try and peice his leg back together is also estimated at 3000 - 4000$. Right now he is hospitalized in ICU and at risk of a heart attack, his heart was RACING and he was going into shock as they were taking x-rays. We are attempting to stabalize on fluids and iv pain killers... now it is just a waiting game to talk to the specialist...

Only trick is, i will be in exams tomorrow from 8am to 4pm.. somehow have to figure out how i can summgle talking to the docotor in there. Eep.

HIS BILL IS CURRENTLY AT 700$...DONATIONS APPRECIATED

Donations can be made via online money transfer or paypal to email address: donations@elevenelevenanimalrescue.org

THANK YOU CONTRIBUTORS: Elena Benelli, Vanessa Marussi, Lisa O'Keefe, Nip and Bones LLC, Dorian Wagner.

Here are videos of him taken just last week....

This was him at Christmas enjoying his santa paws donated toy

Vicious Puppy Attacks Pit-Bull (Fight Breedism!)

Charlie and Daisy, both for adoption.

Charlie's new friend

When we told Charlie (For adoption) he was getting a new friend (Daisy - For Adoption).. this was not what he was expecting!

When we say 100lb Pit-Bull x Doberman cross, what runs through your head?

I bet this is not what you invision when we tell you we have a 100 pound Doberman Pinscher x Pit-Bull for adoption. Which means is he basically is a King Doberman sized Pit-bull. More to love we say! Stero-type aside, Charlie is a well mannered gentle giant! He has been for adoption since September, despite being better behaved than your average Golden Retriever. Because of his breeds he is continuously being looked over. He is a great dog, and is looking for a fantastic home. See for yourself:

Charlie new toy / substitute friend?

Charlie is missing his foster buddy Tango, who got adopted Tuesday. Tango was the second foster friend Charlie had to see come and go while he still waits for his forever home. We picked him up a new toy to lift up his spirits, and has he now taken to cuddling it?

Charlie and Tango

Who's the boss?

Charlie & Leya!

Leyla Up-Date

Leyla setteling into her foster home!

Charlie's a little snow bunny!

Well.. not so little, or a bunny. But sure does love the snow!

Charlie - New Definition of 'Lap Dog'

Christmas at the rescue!

Santa dropped by tonight and showed these homeless pets some love for Christmas. All their faces speak for themselves. Everyone was ecstatic! Special thanks to Santa Paws Drive for donating all the toys and treats, and not to mention 700$ as well! This will definitely help make a lot more critters happy like these, and help us save lives. 

         

*All of the animals featured were brought in directly by their owners to clinics to be euthanized for reasons like; moving, allergies, doesn't get along with dog, not enough time, ect. They were all able to be saved because of donations like this.

Update - Charlie

Meet Charlie

Breed: Pit-Bull x Lab
Sex: Male,
Age: 1 year
Good with: Dogs, Cats, and Kids

This big lover boy was going to be euthanized after the previous owners realized they could no longer keep him and being turned down by many other rescues. The wife became allergic and husband changed shifts at work. He is great with kids and grew up with a 2 year old, now 3 years old. He knows his basic commands, house broken and crate trained. However with close to 100lbs of pure muscle (and love!), he is a big boy and needs a strong experienced owner. Regardless of his size and statue, he may look fierce but he is actually one big suck. He gives great big kisses and likes to roll on his back for tummy rubs. Being young he is excited and could use more training, would also do better in an active house hold. He is really an amazing dog and would make the absolute perfect, loyal best friend.

He has been; Veterinary check and is healthy, vaccinated against DHPP-Lepto-Rabies, Heart Worm tested negative, and had a treatment of Advantage Multi 100 to treat and prevent Fleas/Mites/Intestinal Parasites.