Sunday Sweets

Sunday is full of SWEETS! Each week we will showcase the sweeter side of Cairns. If you have a sweet filled cairn and would like us to consider YOUR picture for an upcoming "Sunday Sweets" send it to us at cpcrnblog@gmail.com! (All photo submissions become the property of CPCRN and may be used for fundraising, promotion and/or outreach purposes.)

Tess & Chance (fka Belair/Jambo)

Quincy & friend

Maxter

Cleva

Carthage

Dany

Artie

Wacky Wednesday!

Wednesday is the day to be WACKY! Each week we will showcase a terrierific cairn picture with an appropriate caption. If you have a terrierific cairn and would like us to consider YOUR picture and caption for an upcoming "Wacky Wednesday" send it to us at cpcrnblog@gmail.com! (All photo submissions become the property of CPCRN and may be used for fundraising, promotion and/or outreach purposes. )

A big shout out to Carthage for being the Wacky Wednesday model this week!

CARTHAGE UPDATE

This will be my final update on Carthage ... as she's moving to her foster home today.

This little girl has had an incredible journey so far and now has more roads to travel. Carthage has an amazing spirit and attitude, not to mention her will to live. If she didn't, she wouldn't have survived to this point.

I have to tell you a couple of cute stories about our Carthage. Immediately following surgery, the vet tech was rubbing and stroking Carthage to get her to come out from the anesthesia. the first sign of "life" was Carthage's little tail thumping. That night, Carthage had an IV hooked up to keep hydrated. She promptly chewed the IV, not once, not twice, but three times. The IV was removed after the third time. And finally, she left her incision alone for two days following surgery, but as of yesterday afternoon, she has started to wear her "halo" to keep her from licking her incision.






Carthage still has a long road ahead of her to not only heal from this major surgery, but to undergo heartworm treatment and then hope the tumor doesn't grow back or at least not for many years to come. Please remember Carthage is a Guardian Angel dog and you can help by donating to cover her medical expenses. CP would not be able to help Cairns like Carthage without your support.

Finally, I've attached a picture of Carthage's belly and chest following surgery. Quite a nice piece of surgery pulling 4 incisions all into one seam by our wonderful vet. The entire vet staff has asked for frequent updates on Carthage as they've all fallen love with this special girl. Foster mom Lynn in KS will have quite a fan club following her foster girl's progress!!

Please vote once a day for Col. Potter in the Animal Rescue Site's "Shelter Challenge"! Search for Col. Potter in Medina, OH. Feel free to cross-post and please pass this on to your friends and neighbors!

Vote in the Shelter Challenge by clicking the following link: VOTE HERE

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Carthage survives her surgery- won't you be her guardian angel?

The time had come when a decision had to be made for Carthage. Our little girl's ALP has continued to climb into dangerous levels despite every effortknown to support and help her liver and bring the results down. The cancerous mass continued to grow. The heartworms and the effect they are having on her heart and lungs also are a big factor. With all these factors going against her, Carthage's time is short unless we can get that cancerous mass off of her.

The decision had been made ... Carthage would have surgery tomorrow afternoon. It's her only chance ... Tonight, I placed a special order for Carthage's dinner menu ... she enjoyed a big, juicy hamburger ... the first ever in her life. The entire staff at our vet is absolutely in love with this sweet, older girl. She has known kindness,comfort and love for the first time in her life.

Tomorrow, before being put under for surgery, Carthage will get a BIG hug and kiss and told how much her Col. Potter Family loves her. All I want is to be able to place another special dinner menu order tomorrow night for Carthage ... I'm thinking chicken sandwich because it's healthier.

Please join me in asking for guidance for the surgeon's hands, that the cancer has not spread throughout Carthage's body and that she has enough Cairn spirit and fight left in her to survive the approximately two hour surgery and begin the next part of her journey to freedom in her loving foster home who is waiting for her.

Our girl is one tough little Cairn!!! Surgery took more than two hours. The mass was huge, more than 4" long and tightly adhered to her muscle walls. She has 4 incisions throughout her abdomen and chest, the longest being more than 9" long to be able to get at the tumor from all angles and detach it from the muscles and other organs. Carthage held her vitals throughout the surgery. Her liver looks very pale and swollen. Hopefully getting that cancerous mass out of her with the massive networks of vessels leading from it will allow her liver to heal.

The next 24 hours are critical for Carthage. She is on IV and someone will be watching her most of the night. BUT, SHE MADE IT!!!

I've attached a picture of Carthage post op with her pretty pink bandage holding her IV in place.

Her surgery was amazing, but didn't come without a cost. If you are interested in helping to fund the cost of Carthage's surgery and vet stay, please visit the website to make a donation and indicate it is for Carthage. She will also be going into our Guardian Angels program so you can give to her in that way as well.

It was a GREAT day for our Cairn girls, both Carthage and Chloe coming through with flying colors!!!




Please vote once a day for Col. Potter in the Animal Rescue Site's "Shelter Challenge"! Search for Col. Potter in Medina, OH. Feel free to cross-post and please pass this on to your friends and neighbors!

Vote in the Shelter Challenge by clicking the following link: VOTE HERE

Need more detailed instructions? Click the following link: SHOW ME HOW

WELCOME THE CITY SLICKERS, Part 2

Written by a CP volunteer

Part 2 of a 3 part series

Last weekend 28 cairns joined the Col. Potter family--one of the largest single groups of cairns to join CP at one time. This is the second batch of photographs of cairns from that group.

In honor of the volunteers across the country who make all of this possible, please help us Welcome the City Slickers:

Chicago: Female, born 10/5/02, wheaten with black points

Minneapolis: Female, born 3/26/03, wheaten

Carthage: Female, born 10/01/01, black brindle, heartworm positive, breast mass

Houston: Male, born 9/12/03, black brindle, heartworm positive, very friendly

Tucson: Female, born 4/6/06, wheaten with black points

Denver: Female, born 12/31/02, wheaten

Seattle: Male, born 11/1/00, wheaten with black points

Portland: Male, born 4/23/08, wheaten with black points

Sacramento: Female, born 3/8/01, wheaten with black points

Some of these City Slickers have some medical issues and could sure use our good thoughts as they are vetted and receive treatment.

We also STILL NEED FOSTER HOMES! If you would like to become a Col. Potter foster home, click here for more information and to fill out an application.

Let's hope a few more cities can be represented in the future when the others can join us! These City Slickers will be coming to a foster home in a city near you very soon . Let's roll out the Welcome Wagon for them!

Please vote once a day for Col. Potter in the Animal Rescue Site's "Shelter Challenge"! Search for Col. Potter in Medina, OH. Feel free to cross-post and please pass this on to your friends and neighbors!

Vote in the Shelter Challenge by clicking the following link: VOTE HERE

Need more detailed instructions? Click the following link: SHOW ME HOW