Creepy Crawlers

I discovered two ticks on Goldie tonight and....drum roll please....ROUNDWORMS!  No more kisses for him now.  I'm going to have to purchase another $50 dollars at least in de-worming treatments.  Plus, roundworms are transmissible to humans.  Who knows if my dog Sunny has caught them too?  The good news: it can't get much worse than this.

But, all of these problems are temporary.  And every time I look in Goldie's soulful eyes, I know it's all worth it: the bankruptcy, the worms, and the smell of poop everywhere.  Goodnight for now.
 

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[Virgil Butler]

One way we try to hold down costs for all of our assorted rescued animals is to purchase the medicines at the feed store. We get the rabies shots there as well for around $5 (complete with tag) and have Laura's mother (a registered nurse, though with a little education and practice anyone can do this). Its a whole lot cheaper than a vet bill. Just a thought. It will really help stretch that money. You could certainly get the worm medicines there. The roundworm medicine we buy for the dogs and cats is only around $12 or so and treats several of them more than once. And, luckily we have a real good vet who works with animal rescue people like ourselves that has given us really good deals on the chicken rescues, euthanizations for the ones we can't save (some of those were free) and spaying/neutering services - like knocking off the office visit and only charging us around $5 for medicines, if that. That is another option. In most areas there are caring and compassionate vets who do this kind of work and will work with rescuers who are financially strapped in order to help these poor animals. If it weren't fr her, I don't know what we would have done with many of our poor rescues, as we certainly don't have the hundreds of dollars you have spent on Goldie. Your local shelters, other rescuers, and/or spay/neuter programs are a good place to find out who these people are.

Great that you have taken in this dog, but I didn't see how this situation came to be on your site. Did I miss something? I would love to hear how this rescue came to be. Did Goldie just wander up, like so many do around here?

Thanks for writing me to tell me about your blog. And especially for letting me know about your conversion to vegetarianism. Hearing things like that makes my work so much more worthwhile and rewarding when I know I am making a difference! I'll be adding your link to my site next time I post. Give Goldie a hug from Laura and me.

It's a wonderful thing you have done. I hope you inspire more people to get involved. Helping one poor animal may seem like a drop in the bucket with the overwhelming amount of suffering going on in this world, and some think that it just doesn't make much of a difference, but it *definitely* makes a difference to that one animal! A tip of the hat to you! :)