Valentino Update

Valentino

Valentino is nothing short of a miracle, and full of so much potential. Without the help from his rescuers, caretakers at Crown Valley Animal Care Center, and sponsors; he wouldn't have made it this far. 

He still has a lengthy road ahead of him, as he's made a lot of progress physically, he needs a lot of work with training. Valentino has been showing various signs of aggression and possessive (food/toy) behavior. We need help to get him into training so we can stop it before it gets any worse. We know he can correct this behavior, these are things he's simply never been taught and it's not his fault at all.

He loves people so much, however, his temperament changes when food and toys are involved. In addition to that, he has extremely unpredictable dog aggression. He likes many dogs, but oddly enough, will try to kill a dog who is hyper as he is. 

Valentino has shown behavior improvement with the food aggression and possessiveness, so we know that this can and will be corrected. Please help by sharing his story so we can raise funds for his training. 

Below I've added pictures to show his progress. I hope you enjoy seeing how far he's come. 

Please note that if anyone would like to meet Valentino, he absolutely LOVES visitors! Contact Lori to set up a meeting! 

You can donate to Valentino via ChipIn: http://theanimalpad.chipin.com/valentinos-medical-care

PayPal: donations@theanimalpad.com

Chase QuickPay: Email Lori@theanimalpad.com with your donation amount and your registered QuickPay email address and we'll send an invoice. 

Thank you all so much for your continued support!!

X's, O's, and Paws!

The Animal Pad

Lori & Valentino

A week after he was picked up by Animal Control

Scared at Devore

Wanting more treats

 The face that broke my heart

Freedom Pic! Riding home with Lori.

 First day of freedom (Lori's house)

2 weeks after being in the shelter

Making progress

Playing with one of his caretakers

Playing at CVACC

"Tino" loves his caretakers so much!!

Look at this handsome boy!!

Valentino's favorite things: Food, Toys, and Heidi!!

Tino's favorite ball

Look how much he's grown!

Valentino 5/22/2012

Thank you again, all of you, for believing in Valentino. 

Bobo - A524425

Bo

Update: Bo passed away on 5/8/12 at 5:30am.
Rest in Peace, Little Prince. :(

Bo's intake picture

Bo riding home

Bo being adorable

Bo has been hospitalized since May 3rd after falling gravely ill and soon after testing positive for Parvo. Bo is fighting for his life, and it's been a struggle every single day. He's made very little progress, but being merely 12 weeks old with a deadly virus, just being alive is progress. Mr. Bojangles expenses continue to grow as each day passes. We were not anticipating such catastrophic events taking place after saving eight dogs this past Monday. Of the eight saved, 5 were hospitalized with one of them being released yesterday. We're devastated, but commited to save these dogs lives and are fighting as hard as we can to continue to do that. 

Please help by continuing to network, every dollar makes a difference!!

If you'd like to donate toward Bo's medical expenses you may do so by:

Making a PayPal donation to: donations@theanimalpad.com 

or

Using the ChipIn link below

Evie - A524765

Evie

Intake Picture

Ride home

 Cutie pie

Evie's  bill ($845)

Evie was another rescue from Devore on May 1st. Evie is one of eight dogs rescued, and one of five who were hospitalized. Fortunately, Evie did not have Parvo. However, she had pneumonia and a terrible infection that caused her to have a very high fever (105) and extremely elevated WBC. She responded well to treatment, and is now recovering. Any help with her expenses would be greatly appreciated. 

If you would like to donate towards Evie's hospital bill, please do so by:

 Sending a PayPal donation to: donations@theanimalpad.com

or

Using the ChipIn link below

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Hello, everyone. We wanted to make a new post so that our ChipIn is easier to find. We set up a new one for those who want to donate, but aren't sure which dog to donate towards or would like to donate towards saving more dogs in the future! Please use the ChipIn below to show your support! Thank you ALL so much, we're very grateful for everything.

Please CONTACT US if you're interested in donating items, adopting or fostering a TAP rescue, volunteering, etc..!

Here are just some of TAP's past and present Special Needs Babies

Almira (detached femur and malignant tumor)

 Valentino "Tino" (severe chemical burns)

 Mac (trauma to snout, severe eye infection requiring removal of eye)

Emma (abuse, trauma to head)

 Timmy (open fontanel)

Florence (severe abuse/bait dog, brain damage)

Valentino

Please read the note at the end of this blog post

This is Valentino, his name means strong in Italian. He's a gorgeous boy who has endured more pain than any living being should ever be subjected to. Sweet Valentino was a victim of unthinkable cruelty, and now has third degree chemical burns on a large portion of his body. He also has a row of lacerations that resemble damage done from a whip, wire, or even a weed whacker as suggested by the vet tech (who had unfortunately seen that injury before). He's also emaciated and severely malnourished.

Valentino is out of Devore and is safe with us. However, his road to recovery will be a very, very long one. While his injuries look better at a glance, I found out that last night he has a large area of skin that is dying. They cannot do surgery right now because he is not strong enough, and it runs a risk of more skin dying.

As of 4/10, his bill is over $600. That's  fraction of what his long-term treatment will cost.
Update 5/5, his expenses have exceeded $3,000
Update 6/2, I paid off his bill today, woo-hoo!
Update 6/28 , Tino is having medical problems.... and after manipulating my account and using Tino for exposure, Crown Valley wants to kick Tino out and is now charging more than a mortgage payment for a house in Coto De Caza for their pet hotel "suites" - Thank you Sharon for stealing $1,500 for my dogs surgery

URGENT PDATE: We really need help to find a GOOD trainer for Valentino. It's hard to find people to trust who aren't just going to use his story for publicity, use us for the money we don't have, and then push all of us away. :(


Please help The Animal Pad to share Valentino's story and help raise funds for his treatment!

http://theanimalpad.chipin.com/continued-expenses

Here is his HAPPY freedom picture. Riding out of Devore with Lori Crosby (Wilhoit)!!

Leaving Devore

Getting love at Lori's house

Such a sweet baby boy!

Recent pictures of wounds (shows the dead skin on the right)

Baby gates are no match for him

If you have any extra large dog clothes you can donate as well as shoes/booties, a very soft harness, and/or a soft kennel, please let us know via email: donate@theanimalpad.com 

IMPORTANT

A very generous reward has been offered to anyone who knows who did this to Valentino

Upcoming Rescue

This poor boy is currently at the shelter and not only is he extremely fearful, he's in what I can only guess to be agonizing pain. My heart broke as soon as I saw him, and I would not leave the shelter without checking with my amazing partners to ensure we could save this baby...and we are going to.

If you would like to donate toward his care, please check back tomorrow. I'll keep everyone updated, and once we have him (and our vet estimate) you'll be able to donate via the chipin link on this blog, or make a payment right to our vet. We could REALLY use an extra large kennel and/or a soft one would be nice, too. Any items to help make him more comfortable would be greatly appreciated. We will be able to cover his expenses and get all necessary items for him regardless, but whatever we're able to save is what we can put toward saving more dogs like him. :)

We will announce via Facebook/Email once we have his vet estimate but are posting him now because we're preparing in advance so he will have a set-up waiting for him as soon as he's out of the vet.

Here are his pictures, which are pretty graphic. He has chemical burns covering a large area of his upper body, as well as some lacerations that look like they could possibly be from a razor or even from a whip-type item.