Snowball is an 11 year old Pomeranian that came to Dogs Deserve Better - Maine with seven other dogs from a backyard breeding facility/kennel in upstate Maine.

Snowball has spent her whole life producing puppies. She lived outside in a pen 15-16 hours a day and then would sleep in a tiny wire cage at night.

Despite it all - she is the sweetest girl in the world. Quiet and cuddly. She is a true lap dog! She gets along great with the other dogs in her foster and does not cause any trouble at all.

Snowball was coughing and wheezing on the transport down to her foster home. We initially thought it was an upper respiratory infection.

Once at her foster home, a Mammary Tumor was discovered - a little bigger than a golfball on her groin area which was leaking fluid. The vet suggested that we do chest x-rays as this kind of tumor speads to the lungs when it advances.

We did the chest x-rays and bloodwork ($292.74) which thankfully showed no tumors in the lungs - That is the good news...The bad news is that the x-rays revealed an enlarged heart that possibly has fluid around it.

Snowball is having difficulty breathing because of her heart issue. We have her on heart medications that are helping greatly. Her foster mom sees improvement every day. Snowball has just started to run and play!

The next step is to do an ultrasound of Snowball's heart ($275). When it is possible for to undergo anesthesia (which might not be possible in the immediate future depending on what the results of the ultrasound show) - she will need two surgeries to address her Mammory gland tumor (estimated cost: $864.04).

Once she is healthy again - Snowball will also need a dental with multiple extractions...

These expenses are currently out of our reach and we urgently need your help.

http://ddbmaine.chipin.com/snowball

Our goal with this Chipin.com fundraiser is to cover the Ultrasound and Mammary Gland surgery exenses ($1140).

This little girl has been through so much in her life, and come through with a sunny disposition. We feel that she deserves a chance to spend her remaining years happy, healthy and warm. Please help us to help her!

http://ddbmaine.chipin.com/snowball


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Direct Donations for Snowball can be made to the Brackett Street Veterinary Clinic under Dogs Deserve Better - Maine

or via USPS: Dogs Deserve Better - Maine, PO Box 6103, Falmouth, ME 04105.

Want to see some of the other pups rescued with Snowball?

Visit www.petfinder.com/shelters/ME52.html

Thank you for caring about Snowball.

HADDIE FINDS HER FOREVER HOME

Haddie is an American Bulldog that came to our rescue from a neglectful home where she spent much of her time living outside on a chain. Fortunately for Haddie, she was only with her previous "family" for 3-4 months before she came to us. During that time she lost almost 30 lbs. Haddie was a product of improper re-homing. She originated from a family that loved her and took great care of her - their only mistake was re-homing her without the help of a rescue group.
After several months in foster care - Haddie has regained her weight and is living the life of a spoiled princess:) The best news is that Haddie has been adopted by her foster family - who refer to her as Haddie-Licious. Below are the before and after pictures of Haddie - What a difference it makes to a dog to be a part of the right family! Thank you Tess and family for loving Haddie!

UPDATE ON ANI

Ani is a Dalmatian/Pit Bull mix who came to our rescue after living alone in an abandoned house in Northern Maine. She was underweight and fearful when she arrived. She eventually found her way to the perfect home, with Jeff and One (her Rat Terrier sister). It was not an easy adoption. Ani and One struggled for quite sometime to work out their boundaries. But Jeff never gave up and now, as you can see, One and Ani are truly sisters. Thank you Jeff for giving Ani such a wonderful home! Check out Ani the Snow Bunny!