Sweet Face

PLEA for assistance with Sweet Face's huge vet bills! PLEASE READ...<br/><br/>Big Boy (male-80lbs) and Sweet Face (female-75lbs) are a pair of very bonded, 1 year old, beautiful Yellow Lab siblings who are looking for their forever family at no fault of their own.<br/><br/>Sweet Face and Big Boy are yellow lab littermates who came to GRRAND in December of last year. Shortly after intake, Sweet Face became very sick. She had open sores on her skin, difficulty with her vision and a lot of difficulty with breathing. She was rushed to Metropolitan Vet Specialist where she was diagnosed with Blastomycosis. The vets said that they had never seen a more severe case and based upon her condition, they recommended euthanasia because they didn't feel that she would pull through and knew GRRAND would be spending thousands of dollars trying to save her. Nevertheless, we didn't want to make this decision in haste so we decided to give her another 24 hours or so. 24 and 48 hours later she was still alive and her condition had not deteriorated. She was placed on the very expensive medication, Itraconazole, used to treat Blastomycosis, and was placed in an oxygen tent to receive full oxygen round the clock. Slowly, but surely, Sweet Face, only a 10 month old puppy at the time, started to improve. She was discharged from the hospital after a little over a week with a GRRAND bill of over $10,000. Sweet Face was reunited with her littermate and she started to receive the greatest of care from GRRAND volunteers. She required, and continues to require, eye drops every 6 hours due to the infection in her eyes in order to attempt to save her vision from this horrible disease. She remained on the Itraconizole daily at cost to GRRAND of hundreds of dollars and is continuing to require follow-up vet visits with the ophthalmologist and ongoing Mirivista testing to monitor her level of disease. GRRAND has spent between $12,000-$15,000 to save Sweet Face and we are so hoping that she will be able to fully recover from this deadly disease and have a wonderful normal life. At this time, Sweet Face needs to remain in the Louisville area to be close to the specialists who are treating her, but she could be placed in a local foster or adoptive home. The vets think that she is finally healthy enough to be spayed so that surgery is being scheduled soon. Sweet Face will need to have 2 consecutive negative MiraVista tests before the vets will declare her free of the Blastomycosis. Since this disease can become dormant in a dog who was infected and then resurface later, she will also require MiraVista tests on an annual basis for life, to assure that she remains healthy and to catch the disease quickly should it return. Please click the DONATE button at the top of the GRRAND website page if you would be willing to help out with her vet bills. Sweet Face is not a big snuggler, but she will certtainly come to you when she wants love. Sweet Face is strong, beautiful and sweet!"<br/><br/>Our GRRAND kennel staff says: She is a goofy, sweet dog!<br/><br/>We will update as we learn more, but if you would like to meet Sweet Face, please fill out an app at GRRAND.org

PLEA for assistance with Sweet Face's huge vet bills! PLEASE READ...

Big Boy (male-80lbs) and Sweet Face (female-75lbs) are a pair of very bonded, 1 year old, beautiful Yellow Lab siblings who are looking for their forever family at no fault of their own.

Sweet Face and Big Boy are yellow lab littermates who came to GRRAND in December of last year. Shortly after intake, Sweet Face became very sick. She had open sores on her skin, difficulty with her vision and a lot of difficulty with breathing. She was rushed to Metropolitan Vet Specialist where she was diagnosed with Blastomycosis. The vets said that they had never seen a more severe case and based upon her condition, they recommended euthanasia because they didn't feel that she would pull through and knew GRRAND would be spending thousands of dollars trying to save her. Nevertheless, we didn't want to make this decision in haste so we decided to give her another 24 hours or so. 24 and 48 hours later she was still alive and her condition had not dete

PLEA for assistance with Sweet Face's huge vet bills! PLEASE READ...

Big Boy (male-80lbs) and Sweet Face (female-75lbs) are a pair of very bonded, 1 year old, beautiful Yellow Lab siblings who are looking for their forever family at no fault of their own.

Sweet Face and Big Boy are yellow lab littermates who came to GRRAND in December of last year. Shortly after intake, Sweet Face became very sick. She had open sores on her skin, difficulty with her vision and a lot of difficulty with breathing. She was rushed to Metropolitan Vet Specialist where she was diagnosed with Blastomycosis. The vets said that they had never seen a more severe case and based upon her condition, they recommended euthanasia because they didn't feel that she would pull through and knew GRRAND would be spending thousands of dollars trying to save her. Nevertheless, we didn't want to make this decision in haste so we decided to give her another 24 hours or so. 24 and 48 hours later she was still alive and her condition had not deteriorated. She was placed on the very expensive medication, Itraconazole, used to treat Blastomycosis, and was placed in an oxygen tent to receive full oxygen round the clock. Slowly, but surely, Sweet Face, only a 10 month old puppy at the time, started to improve. She was discharged from the hospital after a little over a week with a GRRAND bill of over $10,000. Sweet Face was reunited with h