Miracle Mimi
All funds are paid through PayPal - use the widget below. All funds will be used for Mimi's vet bills. Any additional funds will be given to No More Homeless Pets in Utah.
Thank you for all your help.
Miracle Mimi is home from the vet hospital - feeling better and growing!! She even met her Dad who came back from his work trip. Here is a video of her trip back home from the vet and her first few days.
Stay tuned for video and a longer post. But right now we are just lovin’ her up and happy as can be!!
I got a chance to visit Mimi through the glass yesterday. She’s off her IV and feeling better. Can’t wait to pick her up soon! Just waiting for the call from the vet!
I went to see Mimi in the hospital today. She’s off the IV but still in the containment ward. She’s in the bottom cage on the right. I couldn’t touch her, just wave at her through the glass. She’s thankful for everyone’s help. The vet said her survival is really a miracle.
The vet said that Mimi should be able to come home tomorrow. She is weak but eating and feeling much better. We are so excited and thankful for everyone’s support.
We’ve raised $1200 dollars already. We want to thank the donors - you all are amazing. And know we will pay it forward. Mimi’s family was overcome this morning with everyone’s generosity. She’ll be sending everyone a personal thank you.
Thanks to:
- Amy L. - $205 (WOW! Thanks to Amy and her Mom!)
- Keri D. - $100 (in memory of rescued Saukee who just passed away at age 4 of a stroke)
- Chris J. - $100
- Graeme from Basecamp X - $100 (www.basecampx.com)
- Bobbin T. - $100
- Dave M. - $100
- Cynthia M. - $100
- Porter T. - $75
- Ace Kvale & Desert Dawg - $50 (http://www.acekvale.com/desertdawg)
- Katie & Denny H. - $50
- Amanda B. - $25
- Ezra S. - $25
- Rai F. - $25
- Matthew P. - $25
- Lu Ann H. - $25 (she had a pup who survived parvovirus - yay!)
- Tyler S. - $25
- Margaret M. - $25
- Dave Z - $10
- Kim C. - $10
- Michelle M. - $10
- Polly S. - $5
- Loretta T. - $5
- Jen F. - $5
THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE!
Here is a silly video showing Mimi playing with her big brother Hunden. She got sick less than 24 hours later.
We’ll be volunteering at the No More Homeless Animals in Utah Pet Super Adoption Event April 29th - May 1st. Training for the event is tomorrow and Monday. Click on the link and sign up or donate to this great oragnization. Any money we raise in excess of the $2000 for Mimi will be donated to NMHP and we are volunteering an hour of our time for every $50 raised towards Mimi’s vet bills!
The amazing people at Basecamp X - makers of the finest handcrafted axes and blades - donated $100 for Mimi’s care. Her Mom Porter cried when she found out. We are so thankful! So check them out, follow them on twitter @basecampx and pass the word about their tools. An axe from them would make a fabulous father’s day gift!
Our good buddy the Desert Dawg wrote a post on his blawg about Mimi. One of his pals donated $100 for her care. We were so surprised there were tears shed over here at Mimi watch central. Thanks to the Desert Dawg and his two-legged pal Ace Kvale!
You guys are amazing! The wonderful friends over at Cause for Paws Utah sent out a message about Mimi on their Facebook page last night. We’ve already received some donations for her care thanks to their post! We really appreciate your help.
Miracle Mimi is doing well. Surviving the 1st 48 hours is key for parvo. The vet gave us a quick update and will call back later with more information. We’ll keep you posted on the Mimsey.
“Parvovirus is a viral disease of dogs. It affects puppies much more frequently than it affects adult dogs. The virus likes to grow in rapidly dividing cells. The intestinal lining has the biggest concentration of rapidly dividing cells in a puppy’s body. The virus attacks and kills these cells, causing diarrhea (often bloody), depression and suppression of white blood cells — which come from another group of rapidly dividing cells. In very young puppies it can infect the heart muscle and lead to “sudden” death.
This is a very serious disease. Some puppies infected with parvovirus will die despite prompt and adequate treatment. While no extremely accurate statistics are available, a good guess is probably that 80% of puppies treated for parvovirus will live. Without treatment, probably 80% or more of the infected puppies would die.
Due to the high death rate, parvovirus gets a lot of free publicity. Many people just assume that any case of diarrhea in a dog is from parvovirus. This is not true. There are a lot of other diseases and disorders that lead to diarrhea. If you have a puppy, don’t take any chances. Have your puppy examined by your vet if diarrhea is a factor in any disease. It is better to be safe than to be sorry.
If your dog becomes infected with parvovirus, he has about a 50-50 chance of survival. If he makes it through the first three to four days, he will usually make a rapid recovery, and be back on his feet within a week. It is vital, however, that he receives supportive therapy immediately. It must be stressed that this is not a bad case of doggy flu; without medical treatment, most puppies die.”
- excerpted from www.workingdogs.com
Mimi’s first few days out of the shelter.
