Bubbles desperately needs your help. This precious Goldendoodle puppy has an ectopic ureter, which causes her to leak urine constantly. Because of this congenital condition, her breeder dumped Bubbles onto rescue, and was upset that she 'couldn't sell her for $500.' Information about ectopic ureters can be seen at this website: http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_ectopic_ureters.html
Bubbles condition can be corrected surgically, but it will cost $2000-$2200 for the procedure. Puppies with ectopic ureters often have urinary tract infections, and Bubbles is no exception. Bubbles has been on antibiotics for a month, and must be cleaned twice a day to help prevent further infections and to keep her skin from scalding. The only hope Bubbles has for a normal life is the surgery. Bubbles needs your help, becuase I cannot take on any more debt and my rescue credit card is maxxed out. Please help this sweet puppy. In a just world, her breeder, who profitted mightily from the 'sale' of Bubble's siblings, would pay for the surgery. I regret that I even have to ask the public for help, but it is the only option. It isn't Bubble's fault that she was born with this condition, and the surgery would allow her to live a long and healthy life. Donations for the surgery can be made directly to the veterinarian's office: (Please mark the check with 'For Bubbles' or include a short note 'for Bubbles'

VETERINARY SPECIALTY CENTER
5520 N. Nevada Avenue Suite #110
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Phone: (719) 272-4004

Dr. Chris McReynolds will be performing the surgery if enough money is raised. If enough money is not raised, your donation will be returned or refunded.
Donations can also be made through paypal. Again, please designate: 'For Bubbles' The rescue paypal id is the email address: rescuerehab@earthlink.net

Those who donate will receive updates on the amount of money raised, then surgery, and her recovery after surgery.

$500-$600 of the total amount is for the 'scoping' to confirm Bubble's condition. She will then go immediately into surgery, which will cost $1500-$1600. Bubbles will be available for adoption after the surgery, but there is a 50 % chance that she will always be slightly incontinent. Compared to her current condition, that is manageable. As it is now, Bubbles is constantly in danger of developing a serious infection. She arrived with an infection from the breeders, which is being treated. A big 'Thank you' to the wonderful Jennifer Black in Missouri who saved Bubbles life.


This pet is up to date with routine shots.

The Last Resort Small Dog Rescue
Cotopaxi, CO
(719) 942-3738
rescuerehab@earthlink.net

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Wow, Kris, that is great. You can keep my share. I'll donate it to your shelter endeavors maybe for taking care of Bubbles. I am through PayPal. I wish you weren't so far, I'd take Bubbles in a second. She is adorable and I'm glad she now has a better chance at a good life.
Thank you all so much. After posting last night, I worried (very briefly, as I usually don't have enough energy left to worry :-) that everyone would want their donation back, and that the whole process would start all over again........:-) You have to laugh.
It is very appreciated. More tests will be run on Friday to make sure that Bubbles is in good shape to have the surgery on Tuesday. Her previous bloodwork, when she first came from the breeder, showed extremely high white blood cell count due to the urinary tract infection. Since she has been on antibiotics (and therefore probiotics and acidophalus) none-stop. She should be in good shape, but I want to be sure.
Again, many thanks!
Good luck Bubbles! Keep us posted! Oski sends you sloppy wet kisses for a quick recovery :)
Thank you. I will keep you all updated with more info than you probably want :-)
Please share my graditude. Vet bill today was $342, and the only surgery was a neuter. The rest was for Bubbles and Hamilton, my beloved Standard Poodle who has Juvenile Renal Dysplasia. I am about to send an updated email. Bubbles had a urinalysis done today and it was clean, which means her UTI is completely cleared. She also had blood drawn for a CBC, but the results won't be in until Monday. Thank you all for the support.
Kris
Hi All,
After a very long day, I am happy to report that Bubbles is home and doing well. The vet who performed the surgery is 2 1/2 hours away, so just got home a little bit ago. Sorry if I do not make sense--exhaustion has stopped my few remaining brain cells from synapsing :-)
In a nutshell:
the surgery was complicated and unusual, as Bubble's ureters actually entered the bladder at the correct place, but continued inside the bladder and emptied at the bottom instead of the top. So, he made a hole in the right ureter which was distended and appeared more affected. The hole allows the ureter to drain fluid into the bladder. He did not do anything to the left ureter, which he feels may need surgery in the future. This was a wise decision on his part, because if he made a hole in both ureters and Bubbles turned out to be a dog who produced a lot of scar tissue, then both ureters could become blocked and cause her kidneys to fail.
So now it is wait-and see time. It will take 4 days to determine how much incontinence is left. However, I am already seeing improvement in that area. Bubbles was also spayed while she was under. Hope this makes some semblance of sense.
Thank you all so very much for your emotional and financial support.
Hi All,
Beautiful day in Colorado (which it is 95 % of the time :-) Hope you are all well.
Bubbles is bouncing and wanting to play non-stop. Yesterday, I let her have bits of playtime. She is battling a UTI right now, and I switched her to Clavamox from Simplicef (vet agreed). Still leaking, but not as badly, however, she will either need another surgery on her left ureter, or can be left the way she is (which is not adoptable, but workable here. The risk of doing a surgery on her left ureter is that it could close off with scar tissue, which can also happen to her already corrected right ureter (which simply had a hole sewn open near the top of the bladder (the ureters both continue inside the bladder all the way to the bottom of the bladder). The vet will be back at work tomorrow, so I will talk with him about the possiblity of putting a tube in the left ureter. However, that can still cause the body to produce scar tissue around the tube and therefore, potentially close off the ureter. Her life is of greater concern than her leaking issues, so as long as it can be managed like this, I would prefer to not do anything with the left ureter. Definitely requires research. There is also a new technique using a lasar, so will discuss that with the vet. Again, the risk is scar tissue. Everyone says, "Poor Bubbles", when they hear her story, but she is the happiest girl and has no clue the stress her human is under :-)
Anyway, hopefully, the Clavamox will take care of the UTI, but it is questionable. At first,it seemed to be helping, but this morning, the "smell" has returned. Bubbles will be washed in the shower. While normally, not a good idea after surgery, it is necessary for her, because the urine cannot be successfully toweled away. I simply fold a towel and hold it against her incision, and then rinse around it. The incision stays dry, and Bubbles is very cooperative about the whole procedure. Bubbles is getting twice daily probiotics and acidophalus to counteract the 6 1/2 weeks of antibiotics. Please keep her in your thoughts. The UTI is the biggest concern right now. Please keep Bubbles in your thoughts, and send amphetamines, as another dog brought kennel cough here, and I am exhausted. (Just kidding about the amphetamines)

Naturally, the dog who brought kennel cough had been vaccinated for bordetella, which makes the last 14 dogs who brought kennel cough here, dogs that were recently vaccinated for it. There is a lot of evidence to suggest that the bordetella vaccine does not prevent bordetella, but can cause it (CSU did a study on this). I would agree with that assessment wholeheartedly, given my experiences. Some shelter managers have admitted that once they stop giving the bordetella vaccine ( the leading cause of nasal cancer), that their problems with kennel cough disappear. Dr. Goldstein, who wrote The Nature of Animal Healing, states that he also stopped having kennel cough problems with boarding dogs once he stopped requiring the vaccine. Just had two dogs come in last night with kennel cough who were vaccinated for it earlier this week. Interestingly, the vet clinic who held them overnight on Friday had no qualms about taking them in, even though they were already sick. Their reasoning (or lack thereof), was that they were protected because they had been vaccinated--huh? This same vet clinic in Topeka, would NOT hold a rescue dog overnight who was not sick, because she had not been vaccinated for kennel cough, even though I offered to sign a release saying I wouldn't hold them responsible if she came down with kennel cough. The vet at the clinic was quite upset with me when I asked if he would be willing to pay for the antibiotics and overall vet bills if they did vaccinate that dog for boarding and she brought kennel cough here. His answer was to slam the phone down...........Anyway, sorry to ramble. My brain is past addled (as this non-lucid paragraph reveals :-). Bubbles coughed briefly, but appears to be fine now. My experience, as well as other rescuers I have spoken to on this subject, is that the dogs who aren't vaccinated for bordetella may get a mild case, but recover much faster than those who are "protected" with the vaccine. Considering the fact that countries in Africa are experiencing polio epidemics caused by the polio vaccine, the theory that the vaccine can cause the illness is not far-fetched. Oh, my apologies--thought I was done rambling. Thanks for caring about Bubbles. Photos are from yesterday. In the tug-of-war photo, you can see the improvement in less discharge on her hind legs.
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Kris, glad that Bubbles is doing well. However I have to correct your statement about polio vaccine causing epidemics in Africa. This is categorically incorrect. The epidemics are being caused because the people were NOT vaccinated against polio. Look at the success of the polio vaccine in this country. Polio has been eradicated in most places, with the exception of those areas where people, for one reason or another, refuse to be immunized. I know this area well. I am a retired virologist and epidemiologist and have had years of experience with problems of vaccines. Poliovirus is not a problem vaccine.
I am so glad that Bubbles is doing well. I love seeing her pictures. If you want to debate a health issue start a discussion in Health and Medical Issues. Vaccines are a pretty hot button issue. Let's keep this one just for Bubbles updates.
This girl will always have a special place in my heart.

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