Topper is doing great. His front leg was dislocated at the elbow and healed out of the joint with lots of scar tissue. Our surgeon, Dr. Wright removed the scar tissue, put it back in place and Topper will start physical therapy three weeks after  the staples come out. Dr Wright says he should be walking normally or close to it by the time we are finished. Topper is getting around like a trooper with his “club” now. Even putting weight on in some times. He is one happy boy. So puppy like and silly. He is going stir crazy being housebound during the recovery. He tells us he neeeeeeddsssss a car ride!

Ironicly, if he had seen a vet when it happened they could have popped it back without surgery just a general anesthetic. The ligaments and tendons were even still intact.

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We had a fantastic time at the Santa Barbara Annual Reunion Picnic on May 12th this year. There were many old and new faces. It is so good to see how happy our dogs are with their families. There was lots of good food and we had our drawing for our Santa Barbara raffle. Our winners were, 1st prize-Leslie Costa, 2nd and 3rd prize-Ron Fitzgerald. Ron donated his winnings back to SCCR. Thank you Ron!

We had some wonderful silent auction items. Jennifer Lawrence donated four of her beautiful photographs, Amy Reynolds and her mom Darcie made some incredible tote bags with quilted cockers on them and filled with fun things like dog quilts and wines with dog labels. We also had a night stay at the Fess Parker Hotel and a certificate for a training session with our trainer Andrea Bratt, both went quickly. Karen’s jewelry was amazing as always. Thank you to everyone who helped put this on and to all of you who attended. If you missed us this year, then we hope to see you next year.

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Here is poor Star. She had to have her whole mammary chain removed on one side due to mammary tumors. She was spayed at the same time. She has stitches from stem to stern. In a month or so she will have to go through the whole thing again on the other side. The good news is she will be cancer free. The bad news is her bills will top $2,000.

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Benson is a 6 year old blind boy we rescued from Sacramento County Animal Services.  Although his eyes look horrible and very painful, his little tail wags like crazy and loves to sit by your feet for pets. He is incredibly sweet and gentle.  We are taking him to the Animal Eye Center in Rocklin to have his eyes checked out and will keep everyone posted on what the vet says.  Benson will be soon looking for a new home to call his own.

Olivia was rescued from the Modesto shelter.   This little girl is horribly emaciated, has horrible skin and ears, but is still the most lovable, gentle little girl that just wants a kind touch.   When you pet her, she always ducks her head and looks at you as if to say “please don’t hurt me”.   We are teaching her that there are nice people and that a touch can be loving.  Her white blood count is extremely elevated so we have her on antibiotics and immune support supplements.  She was spayed yesterday (the vet thought she may have had a uterine infection and spaying her was a priority).  Fortunately, she did not have an infection.   We know that her health and outlook of life will improve with lots of TLC.    Olivia will be looking for her forever home once her skin clears up.

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Topper came in with dreadlocks and a bad leg.  We didn’t know how bad until we saw the x-ray. He had completely dislocated his elbow with such force it the bottom of the joint was hanging adjacent to the top of the joint. The vet said he must have been hit by a car to do that kind of damage. It was a very old injury, he had completely healed up with the joint misaligned and held in place with scar tissue. He obviously had no vet care when it happened. All his muscle on that leg has atrophied and his balance is effected. We took his x-rays to our favorite surgeon, Dr Wright at CARE hoping there was something that could be done for him. Dr Wright assured us we could have him walking on all four legs with some surgery. It will cost about $2700 but we think it is worth it.

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Our sweet Charles lost his battle for life on Saturday. The foster family he loved was at his side and were able to say good bye. He was improving until Friday evening when he began to decline. Despite the medical team’s best efforts to save him Charles just did not have enough in reserve to recover. We are just heartbroken. He was such an affectionate and loyal little guy. While we are left with an enormous medical bill we don’t regret our decision to support him for a moment. Second Chance does not abandon our dogs or their families. We will somehow pay those bills and would greatly appreciate any help you can provide.

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Ian and Evan were inseparable.  They were rescued from the Modesto shelter and we realized right away that they had some thing special. When the Huleva’s called about Ian we thought they were wonderful potential adopters but did not want to separate the boys. Once Tamra and her husband met the two they agreed to take them both home and renamed them Bailey and Tucker. Here is an update they sent us on them.

“Hi Joann –

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