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Marshall's Story
(Marshall has been adopted!!)
February 25th, 2009
A Plea was sent out to help a
German Shepherd with a gunshot wound:
I just received a call from the Assistant Warden at the
Gallia County Dog Shelter asking for help for this guy (no picture).
He is a GSD mix, approx. 40-50 lbs, and very friendly. Due to the
injury on his right foot (looks like a bullet grazed it, but he can still
put weight down on it) the wardens were going to put him down. Upon
taking him to the "put down" room this morning, neither one of them could go
through with it. Instead, they have decided to make a plea for help.
They both have seen potential in this dog and want very much to get him out
of there. There is a witness that has stated they saw the guy that
took a shot at the dog. All the dog was doing was playing with this
guys dog. I guess that behavior warranted a shot. HMMM?!
Anyway, it seems the supposed owners of the dog are for some reason not
coming forth to re-claim him. He was wearing a collar, but no i.d. tag
or county license. The wardens have had him out in a group run, and he
has done wonderfully with getting along with others. No signs of
aggression, and has a great temperament. Can anyone help? The
wardens said they would be willing to wait a few days in order to get help
for him, but not much past that.
March 1, 2009
Marshall is pulled and transported to 4 Paws Sake
and taken to Sylvania Veterinary Hospital. Thank you to
Gallia County Animal Shelter for sparing his life, Last
Hope for pulling him, Kathy & Sandy for setting up transport and
Amy, Vikki, Chris & Pat for transporting him safely.
"Thanks for the ride Chis!"
"Hi Pat - Nice to meet you!
I'm Marshall"
"Thank you everyone for helping
me!"
March 2, 2009
Sylvania vet called, Marshall has an infection in
two of his top back teeth, you can see up into his sinus cavity.
They are doing X-Ray's on his leg to see if there is any damage
done, very swollen. There is a wound on his neck, not sure
what that is yet. He is also Heart Worm positive. We
are waiting to hear back how positive he is. It will be
risky to put him under, but if they can they would like to treat
the infection in his mouth, if they are able to put him under to
do that they will also go head and neuter at the same time.
This poor sweet guy has a long road ahead of him, but he is in
the best of care.
Marshall's was able to be put under anesthetic,
he was neutered, the infection in his mouth was taken care of
and he was neutered. He also received his first heartworm
treatment.
March 3, 2009
Marshall has been taken to foster care where he
will get the love and rest he needs. His wounds will be
cleaned daily. He will be going for his 2nd
heartworm treatment in 4 weeks.
March 6, 2009
From Marshall's foster mom:
I am so sorry it took so long! Marshall (Sam) is doing great. He
is very well behaved with my other dogs and is good with the
cats as well! He is on the rigid schedule of meds at 6 a.m.,
whirlpool at 5 pm, meds at 6 pm, whirlpool at 10 pm, and more
meds at midnight! HE is high maintenance but so worth it!. I
have to feed him 3 times a day because his mouth hurts so much
when he eats...aww. HE stays in the crate when I am at work but
does not seem to mind! HE sleeps on the floor of my bedroom at
night and doesn't make a sound!. He is working on manners
(counter surfing, helping him self to any food available, peeing
on corners in the house) and is responding well to all animal
and human contact. HE IS A HUGE LUV BUG AND WANTS TO HELP WITH
EVERYTHING! He likes to nibble on people and give them love. He
is still limping due to his L front paw but does not wine or
yelp at all! He really is a great dog and will NOT be difficult
to find a wonderful home! If you need more info please email me
with specifics. Also i am trying to take good pics of him but he
wont stay still! So i should have some of those coming soon!
March 8, 2009
Here is the new update. Over the weekend we
had a few developments with Marshall. He now has the a lot
of green/brown drainage out of his Left nostril. He also has
a little bit of green drainage out of the place where his
teeth were extracted. He is really a trooper when I have to
clean out his nose and mouth... several times an hour! I
attempted to give him a bath today (Sunday) however, he got
really worked up and i was worried he would be too excited!
So i used a wet rag to clean off as much of him as i could.
His front L leg (the gunshot would leg) is doing great and
has almost no drainage during the massage's! It is still a
challenge to put weight on him as him mouth is too painful
to eat too much at a time. He is limping a lot less and has
found one toy that he has claimed as his toy. Attached is a
pic of his new buddy and a close up shot of him!
March 15, 2009
Well Marshall is starting to feel much better
with the two different antibiotics twice a day. He starts a
new round of regular wormer for his hookworm on Monday. He
is starting to play and hop around with the other dogs...
which is a double edged sword. I love that he is feeling
better, however, with the heartworm he has to remain calm!
We need to work on manners as I went outside and when I
looked in the window he was standing (all 4 paws) on the
counter looking out the window to find me! SO needless to
say we have a few things to work on now that he is feeling
better! He is also starting to put weight on and eat dry
food! Here are some new pics of the goofball!
March 22, 2009
Here is the latest update on Marshall. He is now
very playful and has taken a huge liking to my small dog, Max.
He likes to romp around with my larger dog, Jack, however is
very protective of Max! Marshall is not up to a healthy weight
(least he looks like it to me). He no longer tolerates being in
his crate and has successfully bent 2 of my metal crates when
left in them! He is very good about not chewing on things and is
potty trained!
March 29, 2009Well
Marshall has had one exciting week. He is now only on 2
different antibiotics 2 times a day, so his meds have decreased
significantly. He is also very playful and romping around the
yard with the other dogs. I had a friend come over and bring his
2.5 year old son to meet Marshall. They loved each other! He is
so so so so good around young children! He also has taken a
liking to all squeaky toys and
plush toys (to defluff of course).
April 1, 2009
Marshall went to the vet this morning for his 2nd and 3rd
heartworm treatment. He will be coming home tomorrow.
April 5, 2009
Well Marshall
has had yet another difficult week. We were just finishing up
one of his antibiotics when he returned to the vet for his 2nd
and 3rd heartworm treatments. The vet noticed the green goo
coming from his left nostril (still) and gave us yet another
medication to take every 12 hours. SO he is still on two
different medications (and does not fall for my tricks of
putting the pills in food, etc.) and does not appreciate taking
them! His heartworm treatment had me worried about him. I
brought him home from the vet, he went out side to potty and
then passed out on my bed for the remainder of the night! He is
still so sore he cannot go up stairs comfortably, play with the
other dogs, lay down comfortably, or even lift his tail to wag
it! His back is so painful! I felt so bad i got the
heating pad out for him! Here are some pics of him!
April 13, 2009
HI! Here is an update
on Marshall...I has now learned that if I SIT nice when asked..
I get a TREAT!! YUMMY!! I have also learned a few other things,
such as, if I dig a hole big enough I can fit under the fence.
This does not make mom very happy at all. She spent the whole
weekend putting up wooden things over all the nice holes I dug
(whats her problem?) Anyway, since I am stuck here in this very
nice comfy home and am feeling much better I think ill play with
my buddies Jack and Max! I love to steal the toys and then play
tug of war with them!! Oh and the best game to play is
"who can get closer to mom"! I have to go everywhere she goes
because she is always doing something I can help with. OH and we
had a friend over who was very short (my height) and we both
loved to play with the same kind of toys (I had to share my
barney toy with him) and he loved to scream and get kisses from
me!
Little people are fun to play with! Mom took a few pics
of me over the weekend but I was not feeling like a good smile
so i stuck my tounge out at her! Toodles for now!
May1, 2009
Well marshall/sam has
had yet another painful event with a huge splinter in his front
L paw. He limped on that leg for a week until the entire
splinter came out! The splinter itself ended up being about an
inch long and pretty thick! Lord knows where he found that....
Well after the leg began to feel better we went to the Bow Wow
Walk at Oak Openings for a 2 mile walk. Marshall did wonderful
with all of the other people and dogs that showed up! He had a
great time drinking from the stream and walking with Jack and
Max. After the walk we returned home where he took a 4 hour nap!
Guess he was a smidge overexcited!
Marshall is now available for adoption please
click here
to give Marshall his forever home
SPONSORS
Marshall has incurred a very
large vet bill and has a long recovery process.
Thank you to the following
sponsors:
Last Hope Safe Haven (Pat
Lukos)
Bob Ward
Pat McCutchan, Rick &
Kaiser
Spohn Family
Tortomasi Family
Kelly McGrothers
Laura Lorini
Heather & Myron Moore
Pound Rescue of Athens, OH
Shannah Bauerschmidt
Sandra Brown
Traci Knechtges
Christine McArtor
If you would like to help
Marshall by sponsoring him, please click on the donation button
below.
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