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Animal Rescue, Inc
Founded in 1963
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Fran & Ollie Need Your
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Ollie was born without most of his upper eyelids. This is a serious
condition known as "eyelid agenesis". Because of this
defect, Ollie can’t close his eyes completely, which makes him very
susceptible to exposure keratoconjunctivitis. Because he doesn't
have an eyelid margin, the hairs of the skin are in direct contact
with his corneas (secondary trichiasis) causing constant
irritation. and can lead to corneal scarring, corneal ulcers and
eventually blindness. We're trying to control the irritation with a
special ointment and keep his corneas lubricated with artificial
tears, but because of the severity of the defect, this will only
help temporarily. Fortunately, the defects can be corrected with
surgery. But because Ollie is missing more than 2/3 of both
eyelids, we were told that he'll probably need more than one
surgery.
Ollie's precious little sister Fran was born
with extra, very coarse, eyelashes growing from a structure in the
eyelid (tarsal glands) which are not supposed to produce hairs. This
is a congenital defect known as distichiasis. These
"extra" eyelashes cause irritation keratitis and corneal ulcers
where they rub on the surface of the eye. Corneal ulcers are
extremely painful and can erode clear through the cornea and cause
the eye to rupture. We're applying a topical ointment in her eyes to
give her some relief from the constant ittitation and to protect her
eyes from the hairs. But as with Ollie, this will only help for a
short time.
Hopefully, these temporary treatments
will give us enough time to raise the money for the surgeries that
these two precious little sweethearts need to end their suffering
Because of the huge
number of kittens we've rescued this kitten season, and the
increasing number of "foreclosure pets", "economic surrenders",
abandoned and homeless animals we rescued, our emergency and medical
budgets are exhausted and our credit is over extended. We
desperately need your help to save these sweet little kittens'
eyesight. Any donation, no matter how small will help save sweet
little Fran and Ollie's sight. We can't allow these precious little
creature to lose their eyesight in the dawn of life when together we
can save them. .
On behalf of sweet little Fran and Ollie,
thank you from the bottom of our hearts. |
"A kitten in the animal kingdom
is like a rosebud in a garden"
--unknown


You
may also send a donation by check or money to:
Max's House Animal
Rescue, Inc. P.O.
Box 1581 Ridgewood,
NJ 07451
(Please be sure to note "Fran & Ollie's
Fund on your check or money order)
100% of your
donation will go directly towards Fran & Ollie's care. |
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