Max's House Urgent Matters

Max's House

Urgent Matters

Charlie Update: Great News!

Little Charlie's surgery was a complete success! Post-op and follow up echocardiograms confirmed the PDA is completely closed and his heart murmer is completely gone!

After two weeks convalence with limited activity, Little Charlie is now a super active, rambunctious, normal kitten who will now live a normal, happy life. Before his surgery, he tired very quickly and had little interest in playing. Now, he is the energizer kitty and just wants to climb and climb, and climb and get into everything!

The PDA stunted his growth. But he should continue to grow normally now. He's still very small for his age, but that just makes him even more endearing!

The good news gets even better! One of the vet echs who assisted with Charlie's surgery fell in love with him (Charlie is particulary good at stealing hearts!) and has begun the adoption process. When she finishes

veterinary school, Charlie will have his own private veterinarian! How's that for a happy ending!

To all the wondeful people who made this success possible and helped saved this sweet little cat's life, THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts!

Gratefully,

Max's House

Please help us mend little Charlie's broken heart before his time runs out.

Little Charlie was adopted from a high kill rate city pound when he was about three months old. When his adop-tive family brought him to a vet for vaccinations and to be neutered they were told Charlie has a very loud heart murmur and that anesthetizing him would be very risky. They were also told Charlie probably wouldn't live very long because such a loud heart murmur indicated Charlie has a very serious heart defect.

Given such a grim outlook, Charlie's adoptive family chose to return him to the pound where he would have euthanized. Fortunately, an employee at the pound called us and we were able to rescue Charlie literally minutes before he was going to be euthanized.

The following day we had Charlie examined by a veterinary heart specialist. After a thorough examination and an echocardiogram, we found the cause of Charlie's
heart murmur is a congenital heart defect called a Patent Ductus Atreriosus (PDA). Fortunately, PDA is one of the very few surgically correctable heart defects in cats.

If surgery to close the ductus arteriosus is performed early enough, Charlie can live a normal life with a normal lifespan. But if surgery is delayed, irreversable damage to his heart can occur that will shorten his life drastically. Without surgery Charlie will probably die from congestive heart failure within a few months to a year at the most. Charlie is already about 5 months old and therefore at high risk of developing permanent damage to his heart.

In order to prevent permanent damage and congestive heart failure, Charlie must have surgery to close the ductus as soon as possible. But our medical and emergency budgets are exhausted and our credit is overextended from the flood of kittens we received this past kitten season in addition to the high number of abandoned, surrendered and "foreclosure pets" we received. We desperately need your help to save sweet little Charlie's life. Any donation, regardless of how small, will help and will be deeply appreciated. Please, lets not let this sweet little cat die in the dawn of life.

On behalf of Charlie, Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

You may also send a donation by check or money order to:

Max's House Animal Rescue, Inc.
P.O. Box 1581
Ridgewood, NJ 07452

(Please be sure to note "Charlie's Fund" on your check or money order)

100% of your donation will go directly to Charlie's Fund.

Amy Update: December 2009

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Wonderful News!

Amy had surgery on October26th . The surgery was a complete success and she's recovering quickly. Although the kidney damage has left her nearly completely blind from hypertensive retinopathy, you would never know by how well she gets around. She's very affectionate and surprisingly playful. She also has a good appetite. All-in all, she seems to be recovering quite well..

She needs to remain on blood pressure medication for the rest of her life with periodic blood pressure checks as well as blood tests to monitor her kidney function.

To all of you who made this success possible and helped us save this sweet little cat's life, thank you from the bottom of our hearts! It feels great knowing you helped save a sweet little cat's life, doesn't it!

Amy Urgently Needs Your Help

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Amy was found meowing and sumbling in the street. We're sure she was someone's pet at some point in her life because she is very sweet and ultra affectionate. We suspect she was dumped on the street as so many cats have been lately because of the slump in the ecomomy.

Being dumped on the street isn't Amy's only problem. A prelimary examination revealed that she is nearly completely blind. But the good news is we may be able to save what little sight she has left and even reverse some if not most of the sight she has lost - but she urgently needs to see a veterinary ophthalmologist before any more degeneration occurs. But the cost of her treatment is way beyond our means, especially at this time.

Because of all the surrendered, abused, abandoned, and returned pets we have been receiving due to the ecomony, our medical and emergency budgets are stretched way beyond the limit. Any donation, regardless of how small, will be greatly appreciated and may save this sweet little cat's sight.

You may also send a donatation by check or money order to:

Max's House Animal Rescue, Inc.
P.O. Box 1581
Ridgewood, NJ 07451

(Please be sure to note "Amy's Fund" on your check)

100% of your donation will go to directly to Amy's care.

Lambchop Update

Lambchop Update

Surgery to repair severe nerve and muscle damage in Lambchop's right front leg was a complete success! We were able to save his leg! He has a slight limp when he walks that may resolve in time. But he runs, jumps, and plays like a normal, healthy puppy! We're deeply grateful to everyone who help us pay for Lambchop's surgery.

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Oreo is a young black and white (hence-Oreo!) male cat who is in a very desperate situation. He was recently rescued from the street but had lost an eye somehow in his passage through life. A trip to the vet and it was sewn up and really looks like it was never there. Okay now everything's fine- right? Poor Oreo has another really urgent problem- he is losing the sight in his remaining eye. Oreo needs to be seen by a veterinary eye surgeon to see if we can save what's left of his sight. The problem right now is the cost of this procedure. He is a very sweet cat and we can't bear to put another burden on this sweet guy. Homeless is bad enough but homeless and BLIND! If you can't take him into your home, if you can make a donation to our rescue in his name- he and all of us will be very grateful.Our medical spending right now is stretched to the limit and every donation will be greatly appreciated.

UPDATE: Oreo had eye surgery on October 27. The surgery was a complete success and Oreo is expected to regain most of his sight in his remaining eye!!!
We will upload new pictures of Oreo in his new home as soon as we receive them.

On behalf of Oreo, we wish to offer all you who made this success possible our most profound thanks!

Oreo

How to Help

UPDATE ON SLY

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Sly was a victim of abuse and abandonment. When we rescued him his spirit was broken and he was extremely malnourished.
Initial blood tests revealed he was borderline anemic and in the early stages of hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver syndrome)- a
disease that develops when a cat doesn't eat for prolonged periods of time. After a few months of intense medical and
nutitional therapy his anemia and hepatic lipidosis have completely resolved. Under the loving care of one of our volunteers,
he has blossomed into a truly beautiful, healthy, trusting and confident cat.

Bitsy


Bitsy	Bitsy's Update

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Give The Gift of Life

Sponsor a Homeless Kittens' Vaccination Series for just $22.00.

The FVRCP kitten vaccination series consists of the Feline Panleukopenia (feline parvovirus), Rhinotracheitis (feline herpesvirus), and Feline Calicivirus vaccines.

With kitten season beginning in just a few weeks, we are in desperate need of funds to vaccinate the hundreds of homeless and abandoned kittens that would otherwise die from preventable diseases.

There's no better way to honor a special animal companion than by giving the gift of life to a homeless and abandoned kitten in his or her name. A tribute gift will help you celebrate your beloved companion whose memories fill your heart or whose presence enriches your life.

If you'd like to make your contribution in tribute to or in memoriam of a special animal companion, send a picture of your special friend to tribute@maxshouse.com or by mail to:

Max's House Animal Rescue, Inc./Tribute
P.O. Box 1581
Ridgewood, NJ 07451
We'll add your picture of your beloved companion to our online Tribute Gallery.

Champ (Also Known as "Beagle Boy")


A $16,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who burned little Champ .Read Champ's heart-wrenching story

Champ Update

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After a year of extensive treatment and thousands of dollars Champ is doing great!
(More on Champ to follow)

Snowy


A $2,500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who hurt little Snowy. Read Snowy's hearbreaking story of abuse.

Snowy Update

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Spencer

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Spencer after surgery

Spencer has been diagnosed with a congenital, embryologic tumor known as a dermoid.on his left eye.
The dermoid is a mass of skin growing on his cornea that also contains hair follicles from which hair is
growing. The mass and hair growing from the mass are constantly irritating his eye which, in addition to the constant discomfort, is obstructing his vision and preventing his eyelid from closing properly. Spence must
wear an Elizabethan collar at all times to prevent him from scratching his eye out to relieve the constant
irritation and discomfort. If the tumor isn’t removed as soon as possible, it will increase in size and extend more invasively and probably result in the loss of sight in his left eye or even the loss of his eye as a whole.

Spence desperately needs surgery to remove the tumor as soon as possible. Because we have so many animals that need special care, our medical spending right now is stretched to the limit. Every donation to help pay for Spence’s surgery will be greatly appreciated. How to Help

Rusty

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Rusty Update

Rusty was hit by a car on Rt 20 in Paterson. While he was trying to drag himself
to side of the road he was hit by another car and suffered two broken legs and. internal
injuries. After 4 months of hospitalization and multiple surgeries, Rusty has recovered
completely! He has a slight limp but that will go away in time as his muscles get stronger.

Please help us to continue to provide this life-saving care by making a secure online donation to the Max’s House Emergency Veterinary Fund
using your credit card. Please type " Max’s House Emergency Veterinary Fund " in the designation box.

You may also send a check or money order made payable to "Max’s House Animal Rescue, Inc." with "Emergency Veterinary Fund" in the memo to:

Max’s House Animal Rescue, Inc.
P.O. Box 1581
Ridgewood, NJ 07452

(Please include your email address with your check)