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This is a crazy long update. We needed to take a break from life and be here for the woofs. We were emotionally exhausted. But here we are and hoping for your generosity to keep us helping seniors and hospice woofies. If you have ever thought about donating to Barkee LaRoux's House of Love Animal Sanctuary, Inc., and haven't this would be a great time. In the last few weeks, we have had three surgeries, and also two heartbreaking losses. As we are a small sanctuary, unexpected expenses set us back. We turn to you for help. Our dearest Delilah had to have her spleen removed. It had a mass close to rupture and we had to act for her. She was rescued from Ramona Shelter and has been with us for over 6 years. She was adopted out but was not a good fit and we welcomed her back with the promise of being her forever home. Her surgery was $2000. She is doing marvelously!We welcomed a darling poodle we have renamed Kiki (also now Poodella). She was scheduled to have mammary mass removal and a dental but the discovery of her off the chart liver enzymes made her a candidate for waiting and for intervention. I am happy to report that her liver enzymes are normal. She will be having mammary mass removal and a desperately needed dental 3/21/23 . Her surgery to remove at least 8 masses will be approximately $2200.Elf, rescued from LA City has suffered from fluid in his chest. We have been treating him but we still do not know the source of the fluid. He will go under anesthesia and we will see what’s happening in his throat. We estimate his cost at $500Radar, rescued from Coachella Valley Animal Campus is a wee little decrepit white chihuahua. He had a dental when we first rescued him. He has been grumpy ever since we welcomed him and it never changed. I noticed that his jaw was a little wiggly and back we went to the vet. He underwent another dental surgery and had several tooth roots removed. His jaw is not repairable and it is separated. TLC all the way. Soft pate food. His yucky ears were also cleaned out. He also has subluxating patellas in his back knees. He is extraordinarily bossy. His surgery was a huge success if we are to judge by his joy and happiness.We are heartbroken to say we lost Holly and Oliver. Holly came to us from Baldwin Park shelter. Poor abandoned love, she was in the stages of dementia. Being almost blind and absolutely deaf was very hard for her. Abandoned at five years old then adopted, she was again abandoned at ten years from her home to end up in a shelter, then transported to another home with new people, smells, dogs, weather. Barkee is a great place to be blind; it’s easily navigable. She never seemed to have any joy and she paced constantly. We tried multiple medical interventions but nothing seemed to help. So we just let her be and took care of her. One morning during a slower, more confused week, she sat down and we realized she was at the end. Sweet Oliver came to us from an adopter from Castaic. He was problematic from the beginning. He had wretched teeth, a large perineal hernia and a mass on his testicles along with a 6 out of 6 heart murmur and a collapsed trachea. He was such a snuggly darling and after a dental and neuter we felt his recovery was good and that we would proceed with his hernia surgery. A few days before his surgery, he started crying and yelping in pain and could not go to the bathroom. We rushed him to our wonderful vet. After much discussion that ended up with a very high probability that he would not survive the surgery for a multitude of reasons we decided not to put him through any more pain. Having an experienced veterinarian who can talk about all of the issues this baby faced is so important and we are so very grateful to her.Other expenses that are hurting us are the limited availability of donated food, higher medicine costs and greater veterinary frequency due to the ages of our beloveds and the myriad of illnesses they face. Every one of our dogs is medically challenged. We hope that this will help you to understand that we very much need your help. If you have never had the opportunity to donate to Barkee please do. We will be eternally grateful.By Paypal paypal.me/barkeelaroux?country.x=US&locale.x=en_USBy Venmo venmo.com/u/barkeeVia website barkeelaroux.org/your-help/Or by check via mail Barkee LaRoux, PO Box 2845, Palm Springs, CA 92263If you wish to pay via the vet directly it would not be considered a donation. Our wonderful vet is Banning Veterinary 951-849-3864. Tell them it is for Barkee LaRoux.Many, many, many thanks. ... See MoreSee Less

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