Peanut – St. Louis Park, MN
ESRA Special Needs Springer
ESRA #2011-888 MN
Age: 1
Gender: Female
Color: Black and white
Peanut, fondly nicknamed "Little Nut" by her foster family, has had a rough couple of months. Shortly after her spay procedure, her foster mom noticed that Peanut had become lethargic, had a high fever and blood in her stools. The local vet ran many different tests trying to determine the cause. For ten days, Peanut's foster parents fed and hydrated her through a syringe. They did everything they could to keep her alive and comfortable while waiting for test results. Her weight dropped to 12.5 lbs and her fever spiked to 105.9°. The following Saturday morning, Peanut fell extremely ill and was rushed to the hospital. The surgeons and specialists performed emergency surgery and found her stomach/abdomen area to be completely infected (white blood cell count abnormally high). They also discovered that her spleen had fused to her liver. Peanut's body was naturally trying to separate the two organs, causing the spleen to rip and bleed. The surgeons removed Peanut's spleen, repaired her liver and cleaned out the infection. It was a miracle that Peanut survived the ordeal prior to her surgery. She spent a few days in the hospital recuperating, healing her body and gaining back her weight.
On the mend, Peanut's life began anew after the surgery. She got her energy back and enjoyed playing with her foster parents, dogs and children — she especially loves to play "tug" with her foster sister and their purple squeaky dog toy! But a few weeks later, Peanut suffered another set-back. She came down with pneumonia — due to aspiration — and was placed on a five-week medication regimen. The vet recommends that when the treatment is complete, Peanut should undergo a esophagoscopy to determine what possibly caused the aspiration. Endoscopy/esophagoscopy is a procedure where a camera is used to evaluate a dog's esophagus, stomach and intestine. Not only would the vet be able to determine if there is a stricture (scarring/narrowing of the esophagus) in Peanut, but would also be able to obtain biopsies of her organs to get a good prognosis for her future.
With a few more medical procedures possibly in her future, Peanut is still not "out of the woods" yet, but ESRA has promised to raise the money needed to give Peanut the best medical care available and to find her the perfect Forever Home as soon as she is is ready!
Contact: ESRA Coordinator Kathy Raidt at braidt@minn.net or Peanut's foster mom Rebecca Thompson at Rebecca.Thompson@target.com if you want to hear more about Peanut.
CLICK HERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPONSOR PEANUT
| PEANUT’S GENEROUS SPONSORS TO DATE: | |
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 E. J. F. Willems |
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| Diane L. Slais |
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| Mary A. Kemper |
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| Lois K. Felt |
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| Ginger and John Traul |
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| Katrin Owen |
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| Ken Kellogg |
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| Betty Swanson |
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| D.R. Belker-Frechette |
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| Michele Tuchner |
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| Viva K. Telford |
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| Maureen Cook |
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| Brian Peters |
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| Greg and Sharlyn Rekenthaler |
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| Dee and John McLaughlin |
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| Kristine Kolhoff |
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| Ellington Starks |
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| Doris Youngquist |
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| Shelby Kerber |
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| Catherine Gasner |
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| Laura Herdich |
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| Ann Indykiewicz |
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| Michelle Rodgers |
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| Jill Shortreed |
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| Cheryl Olson |
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| Anonymous |
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| Rachel McKinlay |
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| Joan McCloskey |
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| Diane Nagel |
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| Kathy Hess |
A gift for Peanut in memory of Molly — Keep fighting, sweet girl |
| Maggie Reid |
In memory of my little nut, Sweet Pea |
| Rita Podolak |
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| Melanie Schuler |
In memory of Baylee, who has now become a true angel |
| Shannon Peters |
For Little Nut |
| Karl and Linda Lintz |
From our Peanut to yours ― may you heal quickly sweet girl. You have a wonderful life ahead just waiting for you. |
| Mary Dobbins |
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| Christopher Adolph |
In memory of Jefferson — You can make it, Peanut! Such a brave dog! |
| Anonymous |
In memory of Rosie |
| D.R. Belker-Frechette |
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| Maret and John Ryan
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| Mary A. Kemper and ESSFT.com
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| Susan Reid
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| Debra and Jeffrey Ouellette
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| Carol Feldmann
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| Anonymous |
In memory of Duky and Dixie |
| Clyde and Sue Bade |
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| Terri Shuman |
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| Carol Sanderson |
In memory of our gentle boy Amos, whose heart was as big as he was |
| Anita Howard |
In memory of my three love bugs, Pokey, Muggers and Jesse |
| Laura Gourley |
In memory of Penelope. May you run the many miles in the sunshine like she and I did. |