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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Hi everyone. It's been a long 24 hours. I came home last night and my foster Ethel wasn't excited to see me, didn't want to drink and was moving so slowly. I scooped her up and off to the emergency vet. They took an x-ray and found that Ethel had eaten something that isn't part of the 5 food groups. They think that they can remove it with a scope and at 11pm we are off to another Emergency clinic. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">There the vet says, "we may have a problem, there is fluid in her belly and this could be serious". Hours and tests later we find out that the vet found bacteria and blood in her belly. She said Ethel will need surgery and if we did it there it would be $3-$4k just for the surgery. The vet said that she would have to do some additional tests and give Ethel fluids so surgery wouldn't happen till mid morning. So I said we'll explore our options at our regular vet in the morning. Ethel was put on fluids and antibiotics and as soon as my regular vet opened up we moved Ethel to yes her third vet in less than 12 hours. I talked to the my vet people and it didn't sound good based on what I was telling them from the prior vet. We decided to get some blood work get new x-rays and check the fluid in her belly. If we don't get good results hard decisions would need to be made. Sepsis is so very serious.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">The new results, no sign of the blood and bacteria and her blood numbers look normal. Thank goodness, so the surgery is on. She went into surgery around 3:45 Minnesota time. (Sorry I am a bit tired). </FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Like most rescues, BBR doesn't have money growing on trees. Any donations you could spare would be so greatly appreciated. Let me tell you a bit about our foster Ethel.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Ethel is a petite hound at 30 lbs. She loves humans and sleeping and exploring the dog park. Ethel loves to lay by her human, ride with her human and snoring. That girl knows how to get her z's. She is known to enjoy early morning potty breaks and long drinks at the watering bowl. Ethel came to BBR almost 3 years ago. She was a stray, but was obviously loved by prior owners. She had many manners and other than being a bit pushy with demanding attention is a pretty perfect hound. Ethel is a senior hound, but don't let her hear you say it. Ethel loves to lay on her back for belly rubs and to sleep..which is probably where the snoring comes in. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">If you would help us out with a donation, BBR is using paypal as well as checks. If you decide to donate please send me your mailing address. I'd love to send you a thank you from Ethel.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Paypay website at: </FONT><A HREF="https://www.paypal.com/"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">https://www.paypal.com/</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> and send the email donation to<BR>
</FONT><A HREF="mailto:info@bbrescue.org"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">info@bbrescue.org</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> and put Drooling for Ethel in your message.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Mailing address: BBR Inc PO BOX 13562 Milwaukee, WI 53213-0562. Put Drool for Ethel in the memo line.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">If you want to help with any fundraising or have any ideas feel free to email those ideas to grackj@hotmail.com<BR>
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<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Thanks for reading, thanks for the drool.</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Ethel's very anxious and sleep deprived foster Mom</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Jody & the MN Basset Brigade Maddie, Reo, Lexi, foster Delta, foster Ethel, mini doxi Georgie.</FONT>
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