It's a good thing I only have one follower because I haven't been posting for a long long time and my mom says she can't remember how all this works. Now that she's recovered my password maybe I can get her to help me get back to work again.

Raffle for Liver Shunt Fund

www.DinksMemorialFund.com

My 4lb. yorkie Lucy was attacked by my Jack Russel Terrier and nearly died. Her jugular vein was torn and she lost so much blood for such a tiny dog. I rushed her to my vet and she was in and out of consciousness the whole way there. I thought I was surely going to lose her. The vet said she needed a transfusion, and he wasnt set up to do them. He referred me to an emergency hospital several miles away. I just broke down and said I didn't think she would survive the drive there. He decided to give her IV fluids which seemed to help, then he was kind enough to drive her there so his tech could carry the IV bag. I think that saved her life. The surgeon at the hospital said she's a little miracle dog to have survived that much blood loss. He operated on her and she's in recovery now. I'm so relieved and so thankful to these vets. I'm a single mom, and was laid off from my job 6 weeks ago. I'm asking for anybody who thinks they could help me with her bills. With 2 vets involved, it's going to be steep. I know it's a lot to ask, and I hate that I am, but I just don't have anywhere else to turn

Mom called the hospital where Lucy was and they were able to repair her jugular vein and surrounding muscle. It's going to coast $1100. If you can donate or bid on the auction they are having for Dinks Fund it will really help us save more dogs in need.
Thanks,
Lily

Mary-Margaret's Diary: Dink's Memorial Fund#links

Mary-Margaret's Diary: Dink's Memorial Fund#links

www.YorkieAngelBoutique.com

Hi Y'All!!I'm here!!! I'm so 'cited I got to model my new dress. I've had it since August but the 'puter was broken and then all sorts of stuff but today Mommy fluffed me up and I tried out my Tira Banks look. I tried to follow all the good advice that she gives on America's Next Top Model. I think I succeeded pretty well! This is my dress that Auntie Mary Elizabeth and Auntie Corrine from YTNR sent me. It is just so beautiful and so very comfortable to wear!

With Love, Baby Sweet Pea

Happy Birthday Rhett

Today is my friend Rhett's 5 year old birthday. He has his story on our www.collapsingtrachea.com page cause he has collapsing trachea. Rhett was only 2 pounds over weight and those two pounds put pressure on his trachea and he stopped breathing. He really scared his mom and after the doctor saved him, she put him on a diet of Solid Gold Holistique Blenz and he got down to his proper weight and now he is doing good. He has allergies too but his mom has all kinds of air filters in his house now so he is fine. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RHETT! Enjoy your bath, my mom told me that your mom said she was going to give you one today so you would smell real pretty for your party.

If I lived closer I would come to it too.

Love, Lily

YTNR Spokes Yorkie and Blogger in Training

Mini another Liver Shunt Yorkie

Today Mom got the story of Mini so she wanted me to put her story up so you could see how cute she is. Her foster Mom, Barbara wrote this for her.
Love,
Lily

Mini was surrendered to YTNR in early July of 2008 as she was diagnosed with Liver Shunt. Mini’s family, who lived in Las Vegas at the time, was getting ready to move to Australia and didn’t think it would be a good idea to take her as she would have had to spend time in quarantine. They loved her a lot so it was very heartbreaking to have to leave her behind but they wanted to do what was best for her. They even drove her from Vegas to TN so she would be comfortable and they could spend more time with her.

Mini had surgery on August 22 and what the doctors at UT thought was a single shunt turned out to be multiple shunts. It was very disappointing and upsetting to get that news.

When Mini came to us she was extremely shy as she hadn’t been socialized much with other people and not at all with other dogs. She hid behind the recliner in our living room for two days before she finally started coming out and sitting with us. Within a couple of weeks she became part of the family and was running and playing with the other dogs and getting just as excited as the rest when someone came to the door. On October 6th I flew with Mini to Boston where she was adopted by two wonderful ladies who had fallen in love with her picture when they saw it on the website. In the updates I have received they tell me that she adjusted to her new home fairly quickly, was already playing with them, her old toys and the new ones they bought that first evening, and that she just loves going for car rides and meeting all of their friends. We miss her but know that she has gone to a wonderful home where she will get the care and attention she deserves.

Have a good day,
Barbara