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Jolly Rodgers
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Member PageMember Page Sep 03, 2006 at 21:26
CELEBRATE - the new Col. Potter fur kid Vote for this post

We had a very special name we wanted to give to a very special furkid and he has finally arrived - Celebrate!

His story is a sad one ... he was picked up as a stray by Jacksonville Animal Control after being hit by a car. Once he arrived at the shelter, he was examined by a vet and determined not to have any broken bones and they stapled his open wound closed and sent him back to the shelter. This is where he sat for eight long days waiting for his owner to claim him and we sat waiting for the hold period to expire so we could get him out of there. Finally, yesterday the hold period expired and we were able to get Celebrate out. But, his bad luck wasn't finished yet. He tested positive for heartworm.

Once he was out of the shelter, we had him taken directly to a vet who was waiting for his arrival. Unfortunately, he arrived too late yesterday to have xrays done to determine the extent of his injuries. So another day went by with just meds to ease his pain. Finally today we had a diagnosis on Celebrate. He has a broken femoral head which is the ball around the leg that connects to his hip. Celebrate will need surgery as quickly as possible to repair this.

Now, however, is a time for celebration for Celebrate! Sometimes things happen for a reason. Maybe Celebrate was meant to find his way to Col. Potter so we could help to make this little boy happy and whole again. Celebrate could easily have died from being hit by a car, or would have died on the streets if not treated for heartworm disease. Instead, he was picked up and brought to the shelter where the Cairn Angels found him and I have a feeling he will have one very special Guardian Angel looking after him as of tomorrow.

Please help me welcome and also say a prayer for our very special little boy - CELEBRATE!!

Valerie Kleine
VP of Intakes
Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network


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Mackinac
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Member PageMember Page Sep 04, 2006 at 08:30
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What special boy Celebrate! Hope all goes well for you little man!

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McTavish, SGirls & Becky
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Member PageMember Page Sep 04, 2006 at 09:28
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I hope he recovers well and gets a wonderful new home eventually.

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Corinne
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Member PageMember Page Sep 05, 2006 at 21:32
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Our little boy Celebrate is doing better, but it was decided he was still coughing a little too much today from his kennel cough to perform the femoral surgery.

His surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning, when he will also be neutered and have a dental.

This little boy has had about everything go wrong that possibly could ... that is until he found his way to Col. Potter. I know some Cairn prayers will help him come through his surgery tomorrow with flying colors. Be sure to check-out his listing on the website and his Guardian Angel story.

Will let everyone know as soon as he is out of surgery tomorrow ...

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