Pipsi

Meet Pipsi. Pipsi is a very sweet little senior Dachshund who is looking for a special home. This little girl lost the use of her back legs a few months back but she has since regained her ability to walk although very wobbly. Pipsi does have a hard time controlling her bladder and bowels as a result so somebody with tile floor would be perfect. There are doggie diapers that Pipsi can wear in the house that are washable. Pipsi is spayed, microchipped, vaccinated and we will be having her teeth cleaned in the near future. If you would like to meet little Pipsi please contact Brenda at 256-0862.

UPDATE 3/2/08: Pipsi has had a consultation with a highly respected orthopedic specialist and the news was not good. Pipsi does not have any feeling in her tail or her hind feet and no matter how much stimulus was applied, she didn't feel it. The specialist is sure that when the disc ruptured in her back, it crushed her spinal cord and it is no longer functional. Pipsi has learned to walk because of neurological impulses, her style of walking is called spinal walking. The specialist does not feel that surgery will help at all at this point as the damage is done and too much time has passed. Our next step is a consultation with a veterinarian who specializes in acupuncture. We are hopeful that this or chiropractic adjustments may help Pipsi and we intend to pursue this avenue. Please keep Pipsi in your prayers.

UPDATE 3/24/08: Today Pipsi had a consultation with a local veterinarian who also does chiropractic. We had survey radiographs done and than she had her first adjustment. We will go back in one week for our second adjustment and than in two weeks for the third. We are very hopeful that this will help our little angel. Please say a prayer for Pipsi.

UPDATE 4/14/08: Pipsi had her third chiropractic treatment today and we filmed it so everyone can view the process. We are working on uploading the clip for everyone to see. The procedure is actually called VOM and more info can be found at www.vomtech.com Dr.Toby Goldman at Island Pet Hospital is trained to perform these treatments and more info can be found on his website at www.islandpethospital.com Dr.Goldman is located at 7025 W. Ann Road LV NV 89130 702-645-7387. We do plan to try acupuncture on pipsi next and we will keep you updated on how that goes. Keep your fingers crossed.

Update 6/8/2008: Pipsi is still here in rescue 9 months after we took her in. We have tried many different things to try and help her regain her bowel/bladder control but as of yet nothing has helped. We have tried crate rest, steroids, adequan injections, supplements and lastly chiropractic. We have decided to let Pipsi be as she is not in any pain, she is able to walk and run around fine and she is a very happy girl. Thank you to all of who donated to help us try all of these treatments on Pipsi. We will however be having another dental cleaning done on Pipsi (she has her first one done in December) as her teeth look bad again and we have found some loose teeth. Please keep Pipsi in your prayers that she gets adopted into a forever home that will accept her as she is soon.

PIPSI HAS BEEN IN RESCUE SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2007, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO HER CARE PLEASE MAKE A DONATION TO OUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT.

FOSTER HOME NEEDED

Age: 8 Years Old		Gender: Female
Special Needs: Yes		Good w/ Kids: Yes
Spayed/Neutered: Yes		Good w/ Dogs: Yes
Housebroken: No		Good w/ Cats: Not good w/ cats or small furries