Took this pic while waiting to get into the vet yesterday.  You can see the knobbie on top of her head way right, above her right eye.  Left side of her face is paralized.

 All moved into my house, till we decide what to do with her.

That IS one's natural instinct, but we don't know they caused the trauma.  She could have flown out a moving car window, could have been rolled by a car not listening...one will never know.  So we are best to use our energy in a positive way for Rainee at this time, and not persue anger at whoever surrendered her to that kill shelter.  She passed their temperament tests.  At both shelters, which is why they did not euthanize her then. 

Don't know, I think the only place that has a CAT scan machine would be the emergency joint. And I do know it's $75- just to walk thru the doors there.

Yeah, one of our volunteers is a vet tech, so that was two weeks ago, Heather graciously offered to run standard blood work for Rainee, and I wasted 5 hours of my Sunday hauling her over there and waiting, and waiting, and waiting with a puppy who had bite quarantine on her head.  So we had to be locked in a quarantine room for hours, with her barking and pacing and circling in the hot room.  We decided to wait and see what blood work said first.  And I still have not gotten the rest of the results yet.  But we did find out she tested negative for lymes and heartworm.  We have well over $200- into this one puppy so far, and she has not even been spayed yet.  If we popped for a CAT scan, and results told me something to deem her unadoptable, we'd loose all.  Like a game of craps....do we sink it all into one puppy just to know?  Or do we pass, and spread the money to others needing us?  I also heard from the shelter who does our vet work, and that you all heard about with the dogs dieing of "mysterous" disease...which turned out to be Strep....  they will not reopen for any vet work for rescue dogs until June now.  And then they will not accept any dogs that we do not have proof of vaccines for, and that is not in good health.  They specifically said we'd have to have the dog in rescue for at least two weeks, before doing any vet work thru them, to make sure no contaminants enter their facility.  I TOTALLY understand this precaution.  But it will get costly for rescue to utilize other vet facilities to get those basic shots done first.  We may have to raise our adoption fee.   We intend to have a board meeting to discuss all this....and revamp our policies too.  For now, I'm declining out of state shelters that need our help.  Seems everyone has kennel cough.  Man, I have gotten lucky for it to by-pass my own dogs more then twice this year already...  what if it were strep?  All of them could have been dead.  We just cannot take chances anymore, cuz rescue simply cannot afford it.   So unless someone offers to donate a CAT scan for Rainee, she is who she is, and she'll be adopted "as is".      

I bet it is.  They better get all the dogs on antibiotics immediately, quarantine the area.  It kills very fast.  Thus no more outta state dogs for us, unless shelter can prove vaccines and send me healthy dogs.  We just can't chance it.

See I found out alot of shelters swip swap dogs around, and any disease that it carries travels with it.  

Lisa,

I just want to say i enjoy reading your posts.  It's almost like watching a tv show or something... I keep coming back to see what's happening next!  I went to your website yesterday and I must say you have some very beautiful dogs there at your rescue.  I just don't understand why they don't have homes!  My two rescues are amazing animals and are emerging from their shells quite nicely.  I wish I had room for another as I would gladly take Axle or Merkel off your hands.  Good luck with all you do!

-James

Vet suggests Rainee have an MRI AND CSF (cerebral spinal fluid), cost $1200-1500-  Ummm, Rescue cannot afford that.  So "as is" it shall be.

Whew, so she won't be put down?  What a relief. She's a beauty and I've been worried about that.

I hope you are on the road to recovery.

Heck no!  I have no problems with her whatsoever!  I think the only thing this test would show us is what the damage is to her skull, and if there is any further damage with spinal fluid.  At this point all we have to do it watch that eye, to make sure she has moisture in there.  And I see her inner eye lid blinking to moisturize it, versus her outter eye lid closing over it.  Now if I can get her to poop solid, we'll have it made!  She's back on rice and burger this week.  I wonder if she's not handling the lamb and rice food puppy food?  It just pours out of her.  She eats very fast, but that bowl with the stuff built on inside does slow her down alot.  She's really a sweet puppy, if handled correctly.  I just have to remind myself she is ONLY a puppy!  But she is smart as a whip.  Miracle taught her how to use the doggie door the other day. Now I gotta pay attention for that, and where she is...cuz she will only use it to go out, not in...yet.  She is not making any moves to jump my fence, luckily.