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LULU---DONATIONS FOR SURGERY NEEDED
Our sweet Lulu is an approximately three year old Novia Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever whom we rescued from Orange County Animal Services this past February. She had been surrendered to the shelter by her two previous families and, given her social personality and incredibly sweet nature, we simply couldn't figure out why in the world anyone would want to get rid of this amazing girl. She settled just beautifully into her foster home and seemed to be in perfect health...until, just a few short weeks later, she began exhibiting signs of what appeared to be spay incontinence. Day after day, Lulu began to have dripping accidents in the house, especially upon waking up from a nap and standing up. She seemed to have absolutely no control over her bladder and had to be fitted for diapers, which led Lulu to get severely depressed. We saw less and less of her happy, outgoing personality and that “Lulu Light” that had always shined so bright began to fade.
We rushed her to the vet to determine the cause of her issues and placed her on various medications with the hopes of easing her symptoms, including ProIn and Incurin. Unfortunately, nothing worked. We then sent her to a specialist for an ultrasound and it was there that we learned that Lulu didn’t suffer from spay incontinence but rather from Posterior Displacement of the Bladder, also known as Pelvic Bladder. Due to this congenital defect, Lulu’s bladder is displaced and is essentially resting within her pelvis. Her urethra is also smaller/shorter than normal. All of this has caused her inability to sense when her bladder is full and therefore her accidents. If left untreated, the condition would lead to ongoing urinary tract infections and deterioration of her other organs over time. (Our theory is that her previous families likely knew of her medical condition and were either unable or unwilling to provide her with the care she needed and chose to surrender her to the shelter instead.)
A surgical procedure to reposition her bladder properly was truly the best option for Lulu to be able to live the rest of her life comfortably and without further pain or infection. She underwent surgery yesterday and came through beautifully! It’s still too early to tell whether the procedure was a complete success but Lulu seems to show signs of improvement already! We will be posting updates regarding her progress in the next few days.
Although our vets have been incredibly generous in providing us a rescue discount for her care, we are in desperate need of help to pay for Lulu’s surgery and her multiple vet visits/medications that have been necessary over the last few months. The surgery alone came at an estimate of $1,200 dollars, bringing Lulu’s total while in our program so far to approximately $1,800. Please consider making a donation via our website at www.hsaconline.org/donate.html to help us pay off her bills. You can make a note when donating online that you’d like your donation to be used specifically for Lulu and we will honor that request. You can also send donations via cash or check to our mailing address of 2444 Tribek Court, Burlington, NC 27215. No amount is too small!
Please look for our Lulu updates over the next few days and thank you for your generosity!
Our sweet Lulu is an approximately three year old Novia Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever whom we rescued from Orange County Animal Services this past February. She had been surrendered to the shelter by her two previous families and, given her social personality and incredibly sweet nature, we simply couldn't figure out why in the world anyone would want to get rid of this amazing girl. She settled just beautifully into her foster home and seemed to be in perfect health...until, just a few short weeks later, she began exhibiting signs of what appeared to be spay incontinence. Day after day, Lulu began to have dripping accidents in the house, especially upon waking up from a nap and standing up. She seemed to have absolutely no control over her bladder and had to be fitted for diapers, which led Lulu to get severely depressed. We saw less and less of her happy, outgoing personality and that “Lulu Light” that had always shined so bright began to fade.
We rushed her to the vet to determine the cause of her issues and placed her on various medications with the hopes of easing her symptoms, including ProIn and Incurin. Unfortunately, nothing worked. We then sent her to a specialist for an ultrasound and it was there that we learned that Lulu didn’t suffer from spay incontinence but rather from Posterior Displacement of the Bladder, also known as Pelvic Bladder. Due to this congenital defect, Lulu’s bladder is displaced and is essentially resting within her pelvis. Her urethra is also smaller/shorter than normal. All of this has caused her inability to sense when her bladder is full and therefore her accidents. If left untreated, the condition would lead to ongoing urinary tract infections and deterioration of her other organs over time. (Our theory is that her previous families likely knew of her medical condition and were either unable or unwilling to provide her with the care she needed and chose to surrender her to the shelter instead.)
A surgical procedure to reposition her bladder properly was truly the best option for Lulu to be able to live the rest of her life comfortably and without further pain or infection. She underwent surgery yesterday and came through beautifully! It’s still too early to tell whether the procedure was a complete success but Lulu seems to show signs of improvement already! We will be posting updates regarding her progress in the next few days.
Although our vets have been incredibly generous in providing us a rescue discount for her care, we are in desperate need of help to pay for Lulu’s surgery and her multiple vet visits/medications that have been necessary over the last few months. The surgery alone came at an estimate of $1,200 dollars, bringing Lulu’s total while in our program so far to approximately $1,800. Please consider making a donation via our website at www.hsaconline.org/donate.html to help us pay off her bills. You can make a note when donating online that you’d like your donation to be used specifically for Lulu and we will honor that request. You can also send donations via cash or check to our mailing address of 2444 Tribek Court, Burlington, NC 27215. No amount is too small!
Please look for our Lulu updates over the next few days and thank you for your generosity!
BECOME A MEMBER!
Would you like to become a member of the Humane Society of Alamance County? Here are a few ways to join!
You can call us at our office and we will mail you a membership form
OR
you can download the form below and send it to us with your membership fee.
We offer the following levels of membership:
Regular: $25
Student or Senior: $15
Supporting: $50
Benefactor: $100
Corporate: $250
St. Francis: $500
Of course, you can choose to make a donation of any amount to help the animals of Alamance County!
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Interested in adding the Humane Society of Alamance County to your last will and testament?
Please call the office and speak with our Director to acquire more info or download the form below.
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