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Lexie, Northridge, CA ESRA #2005-690CA Run swiftly and whole to Jan's loving arms.
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16 FEB 02
Oh poor Lexi! She was at the local
shelter, in terrible condition, when ESRA found her. She was covered in sores all over her bottom and soaked in urine and
stool. Shelter workers said she was to be euthanized for sure.
Rescued by ESRA, it was off to foster care and a warm medicated bath. Poor Lexi slept warm and safe in her new bed. Soon we discovered that Lexi could not move or wag her beautiful long tail. A trip to the vet and X-rays revealed that Lexi has a pinched spinal cord near her tail.
The vet tells us that this may be due to her tail
being pulled, or her being hit, too many times. After a few days with her foster mom, she suddenly was unable to walk at
all, and lost her bladder and bowel functions. She could only drag herself around the house.
An emergency visit to the vet, where she was given a very large dose of steroids. She was able to recover all her functions after 3 days of treatment. Only problem is, she can't stay on steroids long, and will need a mylogram and surgery soon. We expect that surgery will be very costly!
With all these problems, you would think Lexi would be a
mean dog. But oh, she is so very sweet and loving. She would do anything to sit by your feet, even if she has to drag
herself to get there.
Won't you help us fund surgery for Lexi? She will be a happy wonderful dog if we can do surgery for her, but without it, she will be unable to go on.
Update 12-28-05: Lexie went to have her MRI on December 14th. Thanks to the support of so many kind sponsors, we were able to afford this expensive procedure. She had to have general anesthesia for the procedure, and it was done in Irvine at a special imaging center. It took about a week for the Surgeon to get the report. Then she wanted to see the films so we had help from Carolyn who drove the MRI to her office in West Los Angeles.
The doctors found on the MRI that there is a lesion in Lexie's spine and that it is causing her symptoms. It appears
that it is not operable, and may be too dangerous to biopsy due to its location. There is also some bony damage there. The
surgeon feels that we now need to go to the neurologist to see what we can do. She feels that radiation may be able to
reduce the growth, and allow Lexie to move her tail and help with her pain. In the meantime, we are still giving her
steroids, and we have pain medication available should she need it. We do plan on seeing the neurologist and the radiation
specialist in the New Year, and hoping to keep Lexie pain free as she is the happiest little girl. She still needs your
support as the costs are continuing, and we will be trying to keep her comfortable.
Update 01-12-06: Today Lexie went to see the oncologist. We got to view her MRI and see the size of her very large tumor. The oncologist explained to us that the steroids Lexie is taking are keeping the inflammation under control and helping Lexie feel better. The tumor is very long and goes from L4-S1. We don't know what kind of tumor it is, but there are two types of tumors it could be, a glioma or a cord sheath tumor. Radiation and chemotherapy do not seem to be a viable option for Lexie. The oncologist is going to review the MRI with another surgeon who she feels may be able to debulk the tumor and give Lexie a much longer life expectancy with better function. So we are again considering surgery, and will let you all know what we are going to do. In the meantime we are going to increase her steroids and give her lots of love!
Update 02-16-06: When I came home I found my beautiful foster Lexie had passed away
in the few hours since Bob had left to visit his mom. Lexie never let her health get her down and enjoyed the short 5
months time she spent her with us. I know she loved me as she always was by my side and occasionally gave me the cutest
little kisses. She would huddle as close to me as possible and snap at any dog that tried to take my attention away from
her. She had the most beautiful eyes and looked at me as if to say thank you for loving me. I had hoped to share many more
months with her, as we had been told she might live as much as 6 more months. So I am missing my beautiful Lexie. I want to
thank all of her special sponsors for being there and helping us with her Special Needs. Without all of the people who help
ESRA, with these special dogs we could not make the special time they have with us.
Hug your babies and the people you love life is so precious, and way too short.
Thank you all who sponsored Lexie and helped me love her. I know she is safe warm and happy at the Bridge tonight, and that she will be waiting for me when I go there.
Contact: Caryn Pola rescuespringers@hotmail.com
| LEXIE'S GENEROUS SPONSORS TO DATE: | |
 Katrin Owen |
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| Pomela Flanigan |
In memory of Sami Rosebud. |
| Patricia Barry |
In appreciation for the love and joy that Otis, Buddy, and Bo, (all adopted) bring each and every day! |
| Kathleen Engberg |
In memory of Toby, Buddy, and Thatcher. |
| Patricia Mann |
In memory of my sweet Nellie. |
| Kenny and Theresa Robertson |
In memory of our beloved Rusty, who we miss so much. |
| Ashley Szymkowicz |
Feel better soon Lexie! Love, Ashley and my Springer Riley. |
| Helene Rosenblatt |
In memory of Max, ESSCLI Rescue foster, turned adoptee. |
| Vicki Wingo |
In memory of Bob. |
| Cathryne J Slaughter |
In memory of Barney, Belle, BlackJack, and Dutchess. |
| Angie Greak |
A gift to honor Marie Devaney. |
| Leota Svetlik |
In memory of Thumper and Jake, my boys. |
| Eric & Karman Williams |
In honor of Sampson, who also was a Special Needs Springer. |
| Lesley Blyth |
In memory of Yogi, the apple-bobbin' trooper 'til the end! |
| Tim Ochal |
In loving memory of Shelby, ESRA adoptee. |
| Rudy Toot Thompson |
I hope you are feeling better real soon, Lexie, and getting lots of love! |
| Gary Hanes |
In memory of little Maddie in Texas - never forget! |
| Virginia Davis |
In memory of of my Dad and his favorite Springer BooBoo, Mikey and Pudge. |
| April Trahan |
In memory of TomoChan. |
| Ken Viani |
In memory of Champ, Rusty, and Casey. My boys. |
| John and Gloria Kareken |
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| Ruey Keller |
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| Don and Mary Turner & Sugar |
In memory of Sweet Buds. |
| Beth Berman |
In memory of my sweet Buddy. |
| Bob Knell |
In memory of Samantha, Joshua, Rose, and Brady. |
| Carolyn Molloy |
In honor of Caryn Pola, who cares for all the Lexies. |
| Theresa Schaufer |
In honor of our first ESS, Dasher. Our Forever Friend! |
| Michelle Reichlin & Mike
Sherrill |
A gift for the Special Needs Dogs, so they have a Merrier Christmas. |
| Jodie, Jake, Sarah, Jordan, and Sam Horn |
In honor of our beautiful Shana, an ESRA rescue, and our pup Chloe, who has brought out the "puppy" in Shana. We love our girls!! |
| Lance S Harman |
In memory of Boots, my companion and best friend. |
| The Harrisons |
A gift for Susan Zuker and Rook. Thanks for making Rook's life happy. |
| Doug and Rita Podolak |
In memory of Mustache and MacGregor. |
| Glenda Perryman |
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| Nikolina Haretakis |
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| Tina Paez |
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Merry Christmas to Pomela Flanigan! |
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In memory of Jessie Lee, to help to bring as much joy into these dogs' lives as Jessie brought to us. |
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In memory of Sparky, who crossed over the Rainbow Bridge this December. |
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Lexie, we hope you get better. |
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In memory of Huckie Bear Bear, who crossed Rainbow Bridge 12/19/05. Dearly loved, and sadly missed by, Ann, Joe, Tucker, Lucy, Bentley & Charlie Davis. |
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In memory of Sweet Charity |
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In memory of Boots, Lady, Herky, Sandy, and Shadow, from me and my Spaniel Holly |
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In memory of our sweet Lexy. |
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