50 South Emery Street
Pahrump, NV 89048
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MEET YOUR PROSPECTIVE NEW FAMILY MEMBER
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Email
Us 775-910-1640
Due
in part to the current real estate market
and foreclosure crisis, our Rescue has been
filled beyond capacity. However, we would be
happy to help you re-home an animal in need
by offering a courtesy post on Petfinder.
If
you are willing to continue caring for your
pet until a suitable new home can be found,
complete an Owner
Surrender Request and we will help if we
possibly can. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST
MINUTE. If our foster space and financial
resources allow, we will help.
has
saved nearly 2000 dogs since our inception in 2003.
Each
dog's story is unique and many are heart-breaking, but in every case
there is a common thread: an animal that deserves a second chance at
life and a permanent, loving home needs us.
We'd
like to share these special stories with you.
SAD UPDATE 9-11-10: Our
sweet special Glory passed away yesterday morning at the Vet
clinic. She passed of complications from her trachea problems.
May she now be romping happily - young and healthy and free of pain
at the bridge.
Glory was found as a stray among the streets of Vegas. It was a couple days after the fourth of July when she was finally picked up by animal control. When she arrived at the shelter, the Vets were very concerned with her health. She came in over heating with a 104 temperature. They did everything possible to cool her down, but she still didn't breathe right. They named her Glory, true to be she is a fighter. The Vet at the shelter suggested that rescue would be her best option so that she could be further evaluated by a facility that had the resources she needed. Once at GSRLV's Vet, still it was a mystery as to why it sounded wrong when she breathes, aside from sounding like she was choking. Upon further testing, it was found that this amazing little girl of no more than 1 ½ years old has a rare tracheal deformation. Her tracheal tube goes into a tight funnel at her third rib connection, causing her to have breathing problems. She is otherwise a very healthy pup. But can over heat very easily due to the fact that when she pants she can't get enough air fast enough to cool herself down.
GSRLV is seeking your help to save this girl. We have done our research and found the most appropriate place for her surgery at the Veterinarian Teaching Hospital in Pullman Washington. They are willing to take on this rare surgery. They have estimated her surgery at $4000. She will need a temporary foster home in Vegas while the transport, funding and logistics are worked out. We are not about to give up on this sweet girl. PLEASE help us. Donations can be made directly through our website or to her chip-in fund
here.
See her video here.
This is the statement
from the radiologist:
There is focal tracheal stenosis in the cranial thorax with substantial dilation cranial to this point, normal caudally. This is seen at approximately the level of the 3rd ribs. This stenosis is dynamic as well with near completely collapse on one image. There are diffuse bronchointerstitial lung changes, consistent with the patients age, no infiltrative disease seen. There are prominent costal junctions seen on the lateral view overlying the heart. The cardiovascular structures, mediastinum and plerua are normal. The skeletal structures are normal.
Assessment:
Substantial intra-thoracic tracheal stenosis with cranial dilation.
Please
Help Us Get Glory and All Our Rescues The Special Care They Need
Donate
via PayPal or check mailed to:
German Shepherd Rescue Las Vegas 50 South Emery Street
Pahrump, NV 89048
Shadow's
Story
Meet Shadow needed hip surgery. Shadow
was missing a section of his femur bone near the hip joint.
This was not causing pain, but more of an annoyance to him. He
had lived with it most of his young life. He is about a year old.
HAPPY UPDATE: Shadow has been adopted!
Basha's
Story
Update
1-20-11 Basha will be remaining with her foster mom, Trish, for her remaining years. She is still on a special diet and it is still hard for her to gain weight. But she is very happy and residing in the beautiful mountains of Montana. We were originally told that Basha was around 4 years old when we first rescued her. Last year she gave us a scare and she had to have x-rays done of her chest. Turns out that the Vet now determined that she was around 10 yrs old then. So now, she is a strong 11 year old going on 12 this year. There will be no need for her to have hip surgery at this time. She is at a good weight that her hips can support her. Glacier Peak Holistics has granted Basha a life time of Inflapotion for her stiff days. We thank all of you that have kept Basha in your thoughts and prayers. She is truly living in paradise her last years.
Basha
was found on Mt Charleston in mid January of 2008 by a wonderful
lady who helps dogs that have been abandoned on the mountain. Like
ffar too many dogs, Basha had simply been dumped to fend for
herself- left there to survive on her own. Left to starve. She
had been unsuccessful at foraging for scraps to eat for about 6 or 7
weeks and was emaciated - just a bag of skin and bones.
When Basha arrived at the Vet's office she
weighed in at no more than 47 pounds! For a full grown German
Shepherd dog this is unheard of. She stayed at our vet's office for
a week, on several medications and fluids to help her body
recuperate and learn to accept nutrition again. They also did a
complete work-up with several tests and x-rays to make sure that she
was going to survive.
After being released from
the vet's care Basha was welcomed in the home of our Vice President,
Trish Duvall. Like any creature overcoming starvation, Basha was fed
a number of small meals several times a day.... a special diet of
Venison and Elk meat mixed with Potatoes and Carrots. In two weeks
her weight had increased to nearly 60 pounds and she was beginning
to look healthy again. She was being weighed every week to check her
progress.
After the first 6 weeks in her recovery home, we
noticed that she was walking a little abnormally. We made a visit to
the Vet one more time where she was diagnosed with dual hip
dysplasia. Basha is a wonderful German Shepherd and we will do all
we can for her. Currently we are trying to raise funds to have at
least one of her hips replaced. So that's the sad but happy story of
Basha the mountain dog. She is healthy and happy and loves life and
is currently still being fostered by Trish.
Gypsy's
Story
UPDATE 1/13/09 Gypsy has been adopted out to a
wonderful lady that loves her to bits and will take the time to
train her and love her all the time.
UPDATE
4/19/08 Gypsy was lost for two days and hit by a car.
She'd just whelped 10 pups two weeks prior to her accident. We
contacted her owner who claims to do good by training service dogs
for disabled Vets. In this case and several incidents before this
guy has proven to be a huge let down and compulsive liar. We are
trying our hardest to find the new born pups but have had no luck.
This man went to the vets office where his poor dog lay in
tremendous pain and his response is that he can't take her because
of the bill. Prior to this he said that his 'foundation' would be
able to pay for the bill.
Gypsy is
now stranded at the vets office with two compound fractures in both
left legs, one front and one back. She needs surgery. We are
now contacting various charitable organizations to try and find the
funds to help this poor sweet girl. With your prayers and whatever
donation you can spare, we will be able to make this happen.
UPDATE
4/21/08 We have now gained ownership of Gypsy. It was a
long ugly process but is done now. We were also informed that the
puppies are still alive but we're still trying to determine their
location. Our Vet has looked over Gyspy's x-rays and has determined
that the case is too complicated. He can not do the necessary
surgery. She will need an orthopedic specialist who will use plates
and screws to fix her legs. So she will be moved to the Las Vegas
Referral Center first thing in the morning April 22. The estimated
cost of the procedure is roughly $5000.00.
UPDATE
4/22/08 Gypsy had both her surgeries today and
received a positive post op report from the doctor. The bones in
both legs were repaired with a series of plates, rods and screws.
The Doctor said that the post-surgery x-rays look wonderful and that
he is very happy with the outcome. She will remain at the
clinic until Thursday but her bones will heal and the lovely Gypsy
is on her way to recovery. Oh - one more bit of positive news...the
bill should be $2500-$3000, not the $5000 we were quoted two days
ago.
UPDATE
4/24/08 Gypsy is out of the hospital and in a foster
home to recover. She is doing really great and is expected to
make a full recovery. I was able to see her post-op x-rays and oh
man she has a lot of metal now. They used a plate in both legs to
hold the fracture together and then used screws to hold the plate in
place. Finally they had to use rods to make sure that nothing moves
and causes any problems while healing. Instead of the two fractures,
she actually had three: a fractured radius, fractured ulna and
fractured tibia. All were repaired.
Gypsy's
recovery should be fairly short term. At 6 weeks she has to go back
for more post-op x-rays but her total heal time should be
approximately 2-4 months. Our objective now for Gypsy is to let her
heal in a relaxed stress-free environment so that she can continue
to recover. After that we will find her a wonderful forever home.
Thanks all who helped along the way. Without you this could
not have been done and she would not have the promising life ahead
of her she now enjoys.
UPDATE
12/30/08 We had thought Gypsy had been adopted
into her forever home. Unfortunately, it just didn't work out. Sometimes this
happens. She is back with us, putting on some weight and
loving all the TLC she is getting until the right forever home comes
along. We love having her here as she is a real sweetheart.
UPDATE 1/13/09 Gypsy has been adopted
out to a wonderful lady that loves her to bits and will take the
time to train her and love her all the time.
Today Gypsy is doing just fine and thanks each and every one of
you
that sent prayers and donations towards her veterinary expenses.
Lola's
Story
Lola, a 5 year old
purebred German Shepherd, was forgotten at the local area high kill
animal shelter. She was adopted by a loving home that was going to
be perfect for her. After the family brought her home they
discovered that Lola didn't get along with their cats. They still
proceeded to take Lola to a local Vet office to have a check up.
This
loving family was heartbroken to hear that Lola needed an expensive
dental surgery. She had been neglected for so many years that all
her K-9 teeth were worn, cracked and had several cavities. She could
barely eat her food because she was in so much pain. The Vet also
said that Lola would need expensive hip x-rays to see what each hip
looked like, suspecting either arthritis or Hip Dysplasia. This poor
family wanted nothing more than a loving animal to bring into their
home. With all the medical expenses they were going to face they
called German Shepherd Rescue Las Vegas for help. They would not
return her to the high kill shelter in fear that she would be
put down. This family was very upset to surrender to the Rescue, but
knew that we would take care of her and find her a loving home
without cats.
Since
bringing Lola into our program she has had her dental Surgery and
her canine teeth were removed to eliminate her pain and any further
damage. Her hips were x-rayed and although she has slight joint
disease she is healthy.
Lola's
future: She will have to have soft foods for the remainder of her
healthy years. She will need a good diet and exercise to strengthen
her hip muscles and joints. We are now taking donations to help
cover the cost of Lola's dental surgery and hip x-rays totaling
$350.00. (Donations are tax-deductible and easily made through
Paypal. Bless you!)
UPDATE
9-18-08 WONDERFUL NEWS!!! LOLA has been
adopted. She is perfectly healthy and happy in her new forever
home!
Justice's
Story
3-20-08 Animal Control was called to pick up a stray
dog at a local tire shop. She was said to have been hit by a
car. When Justice was brought to the shelter she was badly
injured with a huge gash all across her rump and was in tremendous
pain.
Instead of Animal Control
taking her to the Vet's office she had to wait for 72 hours in a
kennel with just concrete to comfort her wound. They did put her on
pain meds but that was it. After her 3 days and nights of misery,
rescue was called in, whereupon we took her immediately to the vet's
office.
When we arrived the vets
said that it had been too long to be able to stitch her gash back
together. But luckily for her, the vet did just that, and indeed was
able to sew her hind end back together. After a few days at
the Vet’s, she has now come to her foster home.
Upon her arrival,
we were outdoors getting some much needed fresh air when her
foster mom noticed something ..... she was covered in scars.
In just the one area that had been shaved for the stitches,
she has more than 20 old scars. And looking closer we
realized that she had a huge scar all the way around her
neck and another large one behind her ear.
At 5 or 6 years
old, this poor girl has not had that best life. Despite
being told by animal control that she was a stray, we
suspect that she was an abused shop dog. Her coat and skin
were covered in oil and she just smells like a working tire
shop. At this time Justice knows very much that she is loved
and is very comfortable in her foster home. She is clean and
healthy now. She loves getting attention and laying
her head in your lap. She does not, however, like loud
noises or raised voices as she most likely has suffered
beatings in her past.
UPDATE HAPPY NEWS!!! Justice has been adopted and is safe and happy and treasured
as a member of a loving family now. Look at that smile!
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German Shepherd Rescue Las Vegas 50 South Emery Street
Pahrump, NV 89048
Glory was found as a stray among the streets of Vegas. It was a couple days after the fourth of July when she was finally picked up by animal control. When she arrived at the shelter, the Vets were very concerned with her health. She came in over heating with a 104 temperature. They did everything possible to cool her down, but she still didn't breathe right. They named her Glory, true to be she is a fighter. The Vet at the shelter suggested that rescue would be her best option so that she could be further evaluated by a facility that had the resources she needed. Once at GSRLV's Vet, still it was a mystery as to why it sounded wrong when she breathes, aside from sounding like she was choking. Upon further testing, it was found that this amazing little girl of no more than 1 ½ years old has a rare tracheal deformation. Her tracheal tube goes into a tight funnel at her third rib connection, causing her to have breathing problems. She is otherwise a very healthy pup. But can over heat very easily due to the fact that when she pants she can't get enough air fast enough to cool herself down.
GSRLV is seeking your help to save this girl. We have done our research and found the most appropriate place for her surgery at the Veterinarian Teaching Hospital in Pullman Washington. They are willing to take on this rare surgery. They have estimated her surgery at $4000. She will need a temporary foster home in Vegas while the transport, funding and logistics are worked out. We are not about to give up on this sweet girl. PLEASE help us. Donations can be made directly through our website or to her chip-in fund
Update
1-20-11 Basha will be remaining with her foster mom, Trish, for her remaining years. She is still on a special diet and it is still hard for her to gain weight. But she is very happy and residing in the beautiful mountains of Montana. We were originally told that Basha was around 4 years old when we first rescued her. Last year she gave us a scare and she had to have x-rays done of her chest. Turns out that the Vet now determined that she was around 10 yrs old then. So now, she is a strong 11 year old going on 12 this year. There will be no need for her to have hip surgery at this time. She is at a good weight that her hips can support her. Glacier Peak Holistics has granted Basha a life time of Inflapotion for her stiff days. We thank all of you that have kept Basha in your thoughts and prayers. She is truly living in paradise her last years.
