Written by a CP Intakes Coordinator
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Kessler, an approximately 9 year old Wheaten
Male |
Please
welcome Kessler to our Col. Potter family! Now some of you will say,
“Hey wait a minute! We just had Kessler
join the CP family a few weeks ago… What's going on?” Well, that little
boy, from a few weeks ago, found his Forever with his Rescue Angel before he
ever got transported to CP, and so we wanted to be sure this very special name
donated through our Name a Rescue Cairn Program by Amy H., in memory of her
dad's beloved boy, was carried on to another CP furkid.
Kessler is a little Wheaten dude, weighing in at just 15 lbs. He’s from one of our big cities, let’s call it
Gotham, where he was found tied to a fence - left
defenseless and without resources. He
was sick, cold, and hungry - and in pain. Eventually he was picked up by Animal Control
and brought to a shelter. And, as has
happened before in these situations, the shelter was unsure of what to do with
him. “Rescue only” they said. No
chance for adoption.
When Col. Potter learned of Kessler’s situation, we knew we couldn’t leave him
there in the shelter. And, through the
compassion and terrier tenacity of our volunteers, in particular Sheri K. and
Mary Ellen L., we were able to pull Kessler from this shelter and get him into
the warm folds of the Col. Potter blanket.
When we brought Kessler to the vet, we learned just how much trouble this one
little guy was in. He had a laundry list
of medical problems, including the fact that he was still intact. To begin with, his thinning fur and dry skin
were found to be the result of an under active thyroid, a condition that once
diagnosed is easy to treat with medication.
His eye had a large growth on the lid, a cyst that pressed against his eyeball
giving him constant irritation. This
required surgical removal of the cyst to relieve his discomfort.
On x-ray he was found to have many many
bladder stones that had lodged in his urethra, making urination very difficult
and painful. The surgery to remove these stones required a dangerous incision,
and it took hours to clear them all out. Keeping Kessler on a special diet will prevent
this from happening again.
And what was probably Kessler’s first dental exam ever revealed seven rotted
and abscessed teeth that had to be removed during his dental surgery.
It’s difficult to think about the amount
of pain this dog must have been in - and for a very long time - for things to
have gotten as bad they did.
Kessler is estimated at around nine years old now, and he was originally
purchased as a puppy from a pet store. So
we imagine he was loved for a little while - or at least someone was amused by
him for a while - but no one ever cared
for him or his well-being.
Kessler’s story is one that just brings home the true meaning of Rescue. His story is one that we all live and breathe
in our hearts - one where we all say, “Someone, please help this dog!” And in a way, we’re lucky, because we’re
Col. Potter Cairn Rescue - and we can be that someone who will help this
dog.
Maybe you’re not close enough to Kessler to drive his transport or to Foster
him, but consider becoming a Guardian Angel for
this little guy, or maybe drop a few dollars into the “Kessler
Fund.” The surgeries and treatments that
were needed to give this little Cairn his quality of life back were extensive
and expensive. The good news is that
he’s healing and will be whole again soon - and that’s because of who we are at
Col. Potter and what we do.
Thanks
to all of you!
Col. Potter Guardian Angel Program
Kessler Fund
c/o Danielle Rackstraw
PO Box 1354
Menifee, CA 92585-1354