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Dogs with Special Needs

Dogs appearing on this page have special needs that either required significant medical attention by OBG, will require a special home to help them overcome past trauma, or are just looking for a retirement home for their final time on earth.  For many of them we are looking for sponsors to help defray medical costs.  Your sponsorship of these dogs would be greatly appreciated!  Instructions for sponsoring are at the bottom of this page.

Of course fostering or adopting a special needs dog can be one of the most rewarding efforts the right person can make in his or her lifetime.  If you think that you might be the Good Samaritan to help one of our special needs dogs, click on each dog's name to get a full description of each future friend and his/her limitations. 

Click on the dogs picture for more information

Alex
Alex has been neutered and his cherry eyes were repaired. His surgery will be around $500. He is looking and feeling so much better!

   

Autumn
Autumn is currently taking medication to manage a heart condition. She is under the care of a Vet Cardiologist. Her treatment was approximately $500.

   

Baxter
SPECIAL NEED: Baxter has Fanconi's Syndrome, a kidney disorder. His ideal home will provide him with access to a fenced in yard with a doggie door.

   

Calla
SPECIAL NEED: Calla is recovering from multiple invasive surgeries to remove what the vet described as "bloody masses" discovered at the time of her spay. Her surgery cost $600.

Adopted!  

Cara
SPECIAL NEED: Cara has Fanconi's Syndrome, a kidney disorder. Her ideal home will provide her with access to a fenced in yard with a doggie door.

   

Chuck
SPECIAL NEED: Chuck has Fanconi's Syndrome, a kidney disorder. His ideal home will provide him with access to a fenced in yard with a doggie door.

   

Daisy
Daisy would appreciate any donations to help offset the costs of her lifesaving heart worm treatment. Her care to treat the heart worms will cost at least $700 due to some complications that she experienced. Thank you for any support you can provide!

   

Dallas
Dallas will be having Cherry Eye surgery which will make him feel much better. His surgery will cost about $400.

   

Duncan
SPECIAL NEED: Duncan is blind.

   

Dusty
SPECIAL NEED: Dusty has Fanconi's Syndrome, a kidney disorder. His ideal home will provide him with access to a fenced in yard with a doggie door.

   

Ellie
HEARTWORM POSITIVE: Donations greatly appreciated. Costs between $500-$750.

   

Lady
SPECIAL NEED: Lady is blind and requires daily eye drops.

   

Macy
SPECIAL NEED: Macy is blind due to previously untreated glaucoma.

   

Maddie
SPECIAL NEED: Maddie is deaf and suffers from arthritis. She takes a daily medication for the pain which costs ~$30 a month.

   

Madeline
HEARTWORM POSITIVE: Madeline will be receiving life-saving heartworm treatment. Unfortunately, the treatment does cost several hundred dollars. Won't you consider donating to her care?

   

Marilyn Monroe
SPECIAL NEED: Marilyn Monroe is blind and has two luxating patellas (her knees pop out of joint on occasion).

   

Max
Max will be having surgery to repair his cherry eyes and neutering. The surgery costs about $500 and he will look and feel so much better!

   

Oliver Twist
Oliver had complete hair loss, non-contagious demodectic mange, secondary yeast and bacterial infections, ear infections, eye infections and cherry eye. He will also need to be neutered once he is healthy.

Oliver Twist has run up quite a lot of medical bills in the three weeks he has been with OBG. We have set up a Chip-In fund for him. If you would like to help out, visit http://cockerspanielrescue.chipin.com/please-help-oliver-twist

Thank you for your generous support!

   

Rusty2
SPECIAL NEED: Rusty2 is deaf and blind.

   

Samson
SPECIAL NEED: Samson has chronic kidney disease, but is stable getting fluid treatments. These treatments require injecting saline solution under his skin and prescription dog food. He also has a Stage IV heart murmur and takes pills twice a day to prevent coughing and fainting (related to his heart disease).

($100/month for food, saline, & medication)

   

Sassy
Sassy has completed her heartworm treatment and is doing quite well. She also had to have one eye removed due to painful glaucoma and recently had cataract surgery on her remaining eye. The surgery went very well and the surgeon is optimistic that she will regain vision in her eye with some limitations in sight. The donations from our faithful supporters have allowed us to provide Sassy with lifesaving heartworm treatment and have the cataract removed from her eye. Thank you! She is acting like a different girl and is anxious to explore her world.

Sassy is currently NOT AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION but we will continue to post updates as they become available.

   

Sweetpea
Sweetpea is blind and a bit hard of hearing.

   

Toby
Toby was has been diagnosed with Cushings Disease. He currently takes one pill daily to control his disease.

   

Tyson
Tyson tested positive for heart worms. Sadly, the treatment is painful and also requires several weeks of cage rest. Heart worms are a highly preventable illness. Please give your pets their monthly preventatives year round!

He also has a common condition called dry eye which requires daily eye drops. Most dogs feel so much better after receiving their daily drops and take them like a trooper. Tyson's treatment is estimated to cost around $400.

   

Vixen
Vixen is being treated for heart worms. The treatment will cost approx. $500 - $750. Vixen would appreciate any donations towards her care.

   

Willard
SPECIAL NEED: Willie has been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome and requires some inexpensive medications every day to keep his bowels regulated.

   

If you would like to sponsor one of these special needs dogs please send your (tax deductible) check to;


OBG Cocker Spaniel Rescue
Sponsorship Fund: (Indicate Dog's Name)
P.O. Box 361
Newington, VA 22122-0361

Please let us know your name and address. We will send you a receipt for your records along with an update on your sponsored dog. For convenience please print and enclose the following form:

(note: if we receive excess funds towards a specific dog, we will apply it to another special needs dog)

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Yes! I would like to sponsor the following OBG dog: _________________________

Name: ____________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip _____________________________________________________

Phone: (optional) ____________________________________________________

 

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