Stray Thoughts
Spring 2018
Inside
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General Information
Ways to Give
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Ready for a Home
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Ask the Trainer
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Emails & Letters
Page 6:
Pet Watch with Dr. Childs
Volunteer Spotlight
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Hearty Thanks!
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Petals for Pets
Stray Thoughts is an official
publication of the West
Suburban Humane Society,
a not-for-profit, volunteer-
based animal shelter.
No city, state, or federal
funds support WSHS.
Donations are tax
deductible as allowed
by law. Please call
(630) 960-9600, ext. 25 to
submit articles or receive
donation information.
Adoption Center:
1901 W. Ogden Avenue,
Downers Grove, IL 60515
E-mail Address:
[email protected]
Phone: (630) 960-9600
Fax: (630) 960-9604
News, Events & Adoption Information
www.WSHS-DG.org
Thanks to the Loving Angel Fund,
Sadie Gets the Care She Needs
W
hen our rescue partners in Oklahoma
contacted us about an older flat
coated retriever that needed rescue we
immediately said yes. One look into those
beautiful brown eyes and we were hooked.
Poor Sadie has been without a home for
over 5 years. She was originally found as a
stray In Oklahoma. She lived there for a few
years and was transferred to another rescue
in the Chicago area when space became
available. That shelter kept her for about
a year and then returned her because she
needed training. The rescue in Oklahoma
loved Sadie but wanted her to have the
best chance of finding a home and that’s
where we came in.
When Sadie arrived, we took her to our
vet for a checkup. She had skin allergies,
a horrible ear infection and a urinary tract
infection. She also has arthritis. We started
her on a special diet for the allergies and
medications to deal with the other issues.
After a few weeks, Sadie was feeling better
and was on the road to recovery. It was
about that time that we noticed Sadie had
several lumps on her legs and abdomen.
The vet did needle aspirates of all of the
lumps and one of them came back as a
mast cell tumor. We could have given
up on Sadie but that is not what we do.
At West Suburban we are committed to
making sure every animal gets what they
need to make them adoptable.
Sadie had the mast cell tumor removed
and biopsied. The results came back with
the best news possible. The tumor was a
low grade, non-aggressive type of mast
cell tumor. The margins were clean and
adequate. Sadie’s long term prognosis is
good. She healed nicely and is now waiting
to find her forever home.
Sadie will need to be on a special diet,
medications and supplements for the
rest of her life to take care of her allergies
and arthritis. She will also need regular
grooming. We know it is going to take
a special person to take on a dog with
ongoing medical issues. That is why we
developed the Loving Angel Fund.
The Loving Angel Fund was developed in
honor of our commitment to long term
care and support of all animals saved by
WSHS. The Loving Angel Fund will provide
support and treatment for those animals
afflicted with medical conditions that
require long term care. In addition, the fund
will provide support to those homeless
animals that are in long term foster care
as well as cost share funds for adoptable
animals that require long term care.
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