You can make donations via Paypal with your credit card or checking account using the buttons provided below. Guardian Angel funds are used for veterinary care, food, treats and toys (in that order). Pugs posted on the "Guardian Angel" page have extensive medical/social needs and are considered long-term rehabilitation candidates.

 

Meet pug # 89 Miss Daisy. She is 11 yrs old. She is a survivor from a GA puppymill. This group of pugs is fully vetted and will be ready for adoption soon once they are acclimated to living in a home and learning how to be house trained. She is SEVERLY emaciated, blind and deaf. She was forced to have litter after litter without caring about what she looked like!:(( she is being given lots of TLC great food and supplements to gain weight and strength and we will evaluate her later once more healthy. Breeder openly said she had at LEAST 20 litters!

9/21/09 - I have never seen an animal as emaciated as she is. Poor old girl wobbles all over the place because she has no muscle mass. After she's been sitting or laying down for a little while, she has a terrible time getting up and moving around. I've started her on 3V liquid (fish oil) and probiotics as well as a joint supplement. On Saturday I fed her a couple of tablespoons of canned food (Evo) an hour apart three different times, then waited 3 hours and gave her some more.  I think she realizes that she can take her time and no one will steal it from her. Also that there will always be more food coming. ... after two days of having multiple meals, she weighed 11 lbs!!!! And get this, I had to let her harness out a tiny bit two different times. Karla noticed this morning is that she's beginning to take an interest in grooming herself and she's beginning to do things that you associate with a normal dog. I'm hoping that with lots of love, care and good food she'll make a comeback.

Carol

Daisy is a very needy pug, needing lots of meds and great food. If you can help by donating to her care, she would love you forever!

UPDATE:
Miss Daisy is continuing to progress on her way to better health. She's gained another pound (that makes 4 lbs. In 3 weeks). It's slow going because she can't eat much at a time and her food can't be too rich or it upsets her stomach. It's going to take awhile for this old girl's system to realize that it's going to be getting really good food from now on. Daisy continues to improve in her ability to get around the house. While it must be very difficult to be blind AND deaf, she has learned to use her nose to her best advantage and she can sniff out food and people. She likes nothing more than to cuddle up close to a person or another dog (she loves my little blind pug, Heart) and take nice long naps. After a weeks' time she decided that she would no longer spend her nights in the crate with the 2 pillows and multiple blankets. While I was afraid of her falling off the bed, she quickly settled down between me and Heart and never moved a muscle all night. It's been two weeks now and she hasn't even gotten close to the edge! She does seem lost sometimes when everyone is busy and moving around and she can't zero in on someone. I've ordered a front carrier for those times so she can always be snuggled against me. I'm hoping this will give her an even greater sense of security. Daisy is just a sweetheart and she will bring joy to anyone who wants a true cuddle pug.

11/23/09
She sure is looking better!! We had a bit of a backslide with the tummy on Saturday but everything seems on the upswing again. She's now on a 50/50 bland canned/raw diet and it really seems to be agreeing with her. She's still eating as much at one meal and three of my other dogs put together but she keeps packing it away and she's slowly gaining weight. It so great to not be able to count every rib and vertebrae! And she does love her food... she starts barking as soon as she can smell you putting it into the bowls and she keeps barking until the dish is put in front of her!! Such a funny old girl !! She wobbles on her hind legs a bit and when she's been laying down for awhile she hops like a bunny when she first gets up. Bur she's happy and gets along with everyone!

Carol

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010:

Daisy went to the vet today for a dental cleaning however, when they checked her urine sample (she's been peeing little puddles very frequently) they discovered that she has a bladder infection. So, now she's on antibiotics to clear that up and we're holding off on the dental. The examination by the vet also revealed a suspicious mass in her bladder so she'll be having an ultrasound done next Tuesday, Jan. 26. Daisy really liked this vet and I could tell the feeling was mutual! So now we're crossing our fingers and hoping that the ultrasound doesn't show up anything nasty.
Up to this point Miss Daisy has been doing fantastic! The Bravo raw diet was the best thing we could do for her gastrointestinal system. She gets a half a cup morning and night and she wolfs it right down. She now weighs 15.2 pounds!! A long way from the skinny, emaciated little 10 pounds when she arrived 4 months ago. The new pictures show a much heavier, healthier dog than she was in September. Her coat has gotten thicker and silkier and I believe her eyesight has improved. Even in new surroundings she doesn't bump into things like she used to! She's still stone deaf and she keeps up a two note bark when she knows it's feeding time... almost like she's saying "come ON, Mom... get with it!!" Daisy also gets some supplements: a cranberry powder for her urinary tract (the vet thinks this may be what staved off the full blown version of a uti), a senior vitamin, an herbal supplement to help strengthen her ligaments and tendons in her back legs (she's a bit wobbly) as well as a very low dose pain killer for her hip joints. She's an absolute love to give meds to.... put them in a treat or bury them in the food and they're gone! I'm not even sure she knows that she's been given anything!
All in all, Daisy is an absolute love. She snorts, wuffles, snores and loves to cuddle right up against you in bed. In the evening she's usually pressed tight against my leg or my small pug, while I'm sitting on the sofa knitting. She never mopes around and is always ready for a new experience. This past fall I took her out several times in a stroller and she loved it! I can't wait for spring and I bet she can't either!!
 

Louie is a 9 yr old owner surrender with severe allergies and diabetes. He was purchased from a pet store at the age of 6 wks old and has had allergies all his life. After years of being on prednisone, he developed diabetes. His owner could not afford to take care of Louie any more and surrendered him to GMPR. Louie also had a very large tumor on his belly and needed to have that removed before we could start other treatments for his allergies. It was a mast cell grade 2 tumor that was removed. After he healed from his surgery, we took him to Cornell to see a dermatologist. He was diagnosed with Atopy, which is environmental and food allergies. He was put on a special diet from the Nutritionist at Cornell of home cooked rabbit and barley, along with supplements. Louie is also on allergy shots which has to be given every two to three weeks. He is also taking Atopica and Zyrtec for his allergies, (the Atopica costs $128.00 a month). He also has to have insulin shots twice a day for his diabetes. Louie just recently went to see an Opthamologist and was diagnosed with severe dry eye and severe pigment in his left eye. He is just about blind in that eye. He has to have geniosoft and tacrolimus in that eye twice a day.

Nancy