Introducing Merryn

Written by a CP Intakes volunteer

Merryn is a 15lb, 8 year old female cairn whose owners decided they no longer had the time or money to keep her anymore. She has skin allergies and even though she is said to be housebroken, her owners kept her outside all the time.

Fortunately for Merryn, her owners found Col. Potter. Merryn was surrendered to CP this week and taken directly to a vet clinic. She is now inside, bathed, and will spend the next week at the “spa” until she is transported to her foster home.

Let’s all give a big CP welcome to this little girl.

COL. POTTER COMPASSION TO THE RESCUE ONCE AGAIN!!!

Written by CP's VP of Intakes

at the shelter

Any of you that suffer from allergies, seborrhea, or any type of skin allergy or condition know exactly how itchy, sore, uncomfortable and miserable this can be. Now imagine having no medical attention, nothing to help you, itching so bad that you literally scratch yourself bloody and your skin turns black and hard. Personally, I can't even image what it must be like to endure this kind of pain and suffering.

Col. Potter received a plea from a shelter that had picked up a young female Cairn, or at least what they thought was a Cairn as a stray. Her skin condition was so bad she would literally SCREAM when she was touched. The shelter vet immediately started her on three different medications and prescribed every other day medicated baths to help her. While this has brought her some relief, her treatment and recovery will be long. Being a local shelter, they just knew they would not be able to find an adoptive home for her and sought rescue help to save her life.

Please welcome Dulcinea to the Col. Potter Family. She is estimated at 3 years old and despite all her pain and suffering, is a sweet, friendly, little girl weighing in at only 10lbs. Dulcinea was picked up from the shelter on Friday by Kenneth B. and taken to our vet for examination and further treatment until she travels to her foster home next weekend.

Dulcinea will be in our Guardian Angel Program. Her treatment will last months of medications, supplements and medicated baths. When she is finally strong enough and her immune system has been built back up, she will then need to be spayed and have a dental.

We thank the local shelter for not only contacting Col. Potter to help Dulcinea, but for getting her started on treatment and providing her some relief. I would also like to thank Kenneth B. for dropping everything on Friday to make the trip to pick-up Dulcinea.

The photo album shows pictures of Dulcinea when she arrived at the shelter and when she arrived at our vet this past Friday. Please consider helping Dulcinea become the beautiful little Cairn girl we all know is there by supporting her on the Guardian Angel Program.

Dulcinea, welcome to the CP family where we will take care of you with gentle and loving hands ...

at the vet

Welcome Schatzi to the healing arms of CP!

Written by a CP Intakes volunteer



This little girl almost didn’t make it out of the shelter in time--she was on the Put To Sleep list when Intakes was notified. But thanks to a couple of our volunteers for promptly springing into action (Michele and Monika) she’s a Col. Potter girl now.

Little Schatzi is 11 years old, 14 lbs. and just a little sweetheart. In fact Michele almost didn’t turn her over to Monika. In her own words – “She is to die for! She is beyond sweet! Almost had to keep her!”

She’s currently at the vet for evaluation, some surgery and the beginning treatment for her skin condition. It’s a real testament to her cairn spirit that despite the adversity she’s been through, she’s still a “little sweetheart”.

Schatzi could use some prayers and healing thoughts for her surgery, and hopefully will soon be heading to her foster home for some TLC and a bright future.

Welcome little one!

CP rescues Atchison just in time

Written by a CP volunteer



Animal Control contacted Col. Potter about this new boy. Although he was friendly, his chances of adoption were slim because of his skin condition--the itchiness and missing hair we see so often from yeast infections. His time was growing short and Col. Potter was contacted just in time.

At the vet's I was given the use of a room so I could clean him up a little. I cut mats, brushed, used the Mars Coat King and even stripped some ear hair and he simply sat or lay soaking up the attention. He had entered his crate easily at the shelter, rode quietly in the car, and showed no interest in the clinic cats. He should make someone a loving gentle companion.

Thank you CP for rescuing Atchison!

Red Alert! Arkie joins CP

Written by a CP Intakes volunteer



Red Alert! Red Alert! That was the subject line on an email to Intakes. It means call now, or a dog will not live another day. Luckily, Arkie had someone at the shelter that knew CP would help. Within 24 hours this little boy went from Red Alert, to safety.

Arkie is a 4 yo old male cairn that has been in and out of shelters all his life. This time, the shelter could not find a home for him. Yesterday he was scruffy, overweight, and had “major” skin problems. Today Arkie was bathed and put on antibiotics for the “major” skin issues that will fade away with time away from fleas and ticks. Today this little man is sleeping in a warm, friendly vet office, waiting for the start of his new life. Oh, and his weight issues, well, good food, the right exercise and lots of love will fade away that problem too!

Please give our chubby little Arkie a big CP welcome.

Welcome Aponi to the CP family!

Written by an Intakes volunteer



Aponi is a 3 year old female. "Aponi" means butterfly. This little one has skin problems, as you can see from her picture. One of the transport volunteers said she is beautiful and sweet - one that would be tempting to keep. However, the volunteer said that the skin issues are very noticeable.

Aponi is now with her foster mommy who is going to give her lots of tender loving care, get her skin feeling better and help her grow a beautiful coat. This one will be ready for her own family very soon.

While our little Aponi might not yet be a beautiful butterfly, we know that with lots of love and care she will be soon. Please give Aponi a big warm welcome to the Col. Potter family!

PLEASE WELCOME MARISELA TO THE CP FAMILY!!

Written by CP Intakes Team Coordinator

Marisela

Marisela is approximately 6 years old and completely housetrained. She was surrendered from her owners after a very short time together because of her skin issues that her owners felt they couldn't handle.

Let's see what the magic of CP can do for her! Welcome to the family Marisela!

Welcome Bodega to Col. Potter!

Written by a CP volunteer



It was a very good morning for Bodega in Santa Rosa, CA. It was a discovered that a Cairn mix with skin issues was languishing in a shelter and Col. Potter volunteer coordinators let me know that I could help by providing the first ride out of town and on to his new life. I picked him up without any problems at all. His obvious skin problems could demoralize any pooch but he was both nervous and enthusiastic about what was going on and his energy level was that of a perfectly healthy dog. He has a nice sharp bark but wasn't overbearing with it and once in the crate he whined a little with a bit of skepticism but then did a few circles and lay down for most of the trip.

He's very alert and is going to make someone a great friend once he gets his coat back and finds his forever home.

His skin is so bad that it may be better that the photos I took of him in the shelter office aren't that clear.

Thanks to the volunteers who met me halfway and who provided a soft, red plaid blanket to go with Bodega's new red collar and itchy skin and who sent Bodega to a vet to start his recovery.

One more of the many successes that Col Potter can lay claim to this past weekend. Go Bodega!

Dina Update!

FANTASTIC! That's the word the surgeon used to describe how Dina is doing!!!

There's no swelling, the skin looks healthy, it is healing nicely and Dina no longer seems to be in pain. Dina has been leaving the site alone and didn't seem to enjoy having the E-collar on, so they removed it, although they are watching her carefully. The bandage has been removed and she will need her stitches removed next week and some TLC.

The surgeon simply can't believe how well Dina is doing!! Looks like Dina has beat all the odds and has a bright, happy future ahead of her!


The following update was written by Dina’s Foster Mom:

Irene reported that Dina is a very sweet girl and behaved very well on her travels through Ohio. Alan and I brought her home and put her in the dog run where she promptly peed, pooped, and peed some more. She is very sweet, hand shy, and nervous. She seems marginally more comfortable with Alan, possibly because it was a female vet who did her surgery? I took a bunch of photos although it was very difficult to get any of her face. She came in a large crate with a beautifully designed extra-comfy pad that went up both sides of the crate. I moved that right to the wire crate in the kitchen which will be her special place for now. Her repaired injury and the extent of obvious skin problems is heartbreaking.

Sunday, I made Dina eat her breakfast with me sitting on the floor nearby. She had to think about it a bit but finally decided to dig in. A while later I was putting away the extra scrambled eggs made with cottage cheese and cubed ham so I offered her a piece. She backed into the back wall of her crate so I put it down. She then picked it up and ate it. A few minutes later I offered a piece in my fingers and she eventually took it!!! I wouldn't be trying to push her so fast if it weren't that she's going to need a bunch of stitches removed next week, poor baby.

Please keep Dina in your thoughts as she continues to recover from her injuries.

Ivan Update From His Foster Mom

Ivan came to Col. Potter with serious allergy and yeast problems along with dry eye. After just a few days with his Foster Mom he is showing improvement. Below is her update:

The first thing I have to tell you about Ivan is that he wants to eat ALL THE TIME. He eats like there is no tomorrow. The poor little guy is pretty itchy right now and we are working on that.

He is very sweet and likes to talk to you. He follows me around and wants to be close by at all times. He is wearing a little shirt I had used for my Tanner when he was having skin problems. Little big for him but I had to wash his little shirts. He knows sit, give me five, sits up, goes potty outside, (except for the first evening here.) I have a belly band on him that was also Tanners and it is way too large. I put a small diaper under it until I get some pads. He is marking a little, but did better today. He has charmed us already and we are anxious to see some improvements for him.