Can you donate to help with Merrill’s Vet Care?

MERRILL (one of the B&B crew) continues to do well in his foster home. Sweet Merrill went to the vet for follow-up bloodwork – he is going to the vet who has cared for him since he was 5 years old! We had bloodwork done on him while he was in the QT kennel and a few things were a little out of normal range, so the vet suggested a repeat. Good news is that his bloodwork came back looking great! He is a much healthier weight now and is down 10 lbs from a few months ago. In all, he’s in great shape for an almost 13 year old dog.
Merrill’s foster mom reports that he has a periodic cough that is happening more frequently and at night. His former owner had taken him to the vet a few times for this same thing. The vet suggested he go to a specialist to get an xray and ultrasound of his heart/lungs to see if we can’t figure out what is going on and get him on some treatment to help with it. If all looks good, we can go ahead and get him a dental, which he really needs.
We do have the appointment set for his evaluation, but we sure could use some help with the costs. Keeping these seniors healthy and allowing them to have the best quality of life possible does get expensive. The specialist will be about $800-$1,200, depending on what they need to do. And a dental can be more than that, depending on how many diseased teeth need to come out.
Every little big helps – if you would like to donate toward’s MERRILL’s vet care, please donate by clicking the link below. Make sure you add a note saying you want your donation to go towards helping MERRILL:

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What is Sheltie Rescue?

We are organized to help find homes for shelties in need of new homes. Our dogs come to us from shelters, owner turn-ins, or strays. The reasons people give for giving up their dogs are endless. Two of the most common include family health issues (i.e., allergy to dogs) and the family relocating and they can’t take the dog, and of course there are some that no longer want a dog. We are often asked to help find loving homes for dogs whose master has died.
Often these dogs do not know the love and attention of a good family. When they are given the affection that they have longed for, they are forever grateful.
All dogs are taken to a veterinarian for a check up, brought up to date on all shots, heartworm checked, and spayed or neutered (if needed).
We evaluate them to make sure that we place them in their forever home. Home checks are used as an aid in ensuring that we are placing the right rescue in the right home.
We hope that you will consider adopting one of our shelties. If you have any questions, please feel free to email any questions you may have.

The Shetland Sheepdog Placement Services of NJ is a New Jersey based rescue. We place Shelties in New Jersey. If you live outside the area that we place Shelties, please go to either the National Sheltie Rescue Association’s website  https://nationalsheltierescueassociation.org/groups.html  or Sheltie Nation’s website https://sheltienation.com/rescue-a-sheltie/ and check out their rescue pages. They list rescues by state and you should be able to find a rescue near you.