Our Medical Fund is always in need of your tax deductible donations. This topic remains one of the ongoing challenges of all Rescue groups, not only for "normal" expenses such as shelter adoption fees, vaccination costs, health screening tests, but especially when one of our dogs needs extra care for an existing health issue. Should you wish to contribute to this fund, you may send your donation to the address at the bottom of the page. Please specify "Medical Fund" to have your donation work directly for medical expenses. 100% of your Medical Fund donation will be used for our dogs' medical treatment and related veterinary expenses such as medications. Please
send medical fund donations to the address listed below. 

COMPANION GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE PROGRAM 
"SPECIAL MEDICAL FUND" 
 P.O. Box 1317
 West Jordan, UT  84084

We at CGRR talk to many people who tell us that their dogs love to sleep outside in the good weather. If you are reading this and your dog sleeps outside--please, please be sure they are on Heartworm Preventative. Heartworm is inexpensive to prevent, but very expensive and hard on the dog if you have to treat them for it. Heartworm seems to be more prevalent in Davis & Weber counties, but Lucky Boy was from Utah County.....so it can happen anywhere. 

If you would like to make a donation to help offset some of the costs involved with medical care of dogs in need, please mark on your check who the donation is for.  You can also make a donation using PayPal by clicking the button at the bottom of this page. 
Thank You.

"Brandy"

This spirited girl had won over the hearts of a wonderful family.....they were so impressed by how great she was with their two young boys. While they were visiting, Brandy suddenly started favoring one of her rear legs. It was going to be a couple of days before the family would take her home, so we offered to get her checked out--to make sure nothing was wrong. Come to find out that Brandy's right rear kneecap does not sit in the socket. Her kneecap is on the side of her leg....ouch!  When she was at the Vet, he manipulated it back to where it was supposed to be-(much to the disagreement of Brandy!)--and within just a couple of minutes, it had popped back out. So this girl is going to have knee surgery and we are asking for your help. The surgery will be somewhere around $1200 - $1700, depending on how bad things look when the orthopedic surgeon opens the leg up. If you can send a donation to help offset the cost of Brandy's surgery, we would be most grateful. Who knows how long this girl has had to live with this bum knee.
Brandy is going to have a long, slow recovery......we were told a couple of months. It would be wonderful if we could find a foster home for her to recover in. During that time she will need to be kept fairly quiet, and it would be better for her if there was someone around more to keep an eye on her....plus, she would probably be happier in a home. She will not be able to do stairs, and we feel a home without too much going on would be better also. We will supply the food and any medical costs will be taken care of......we just need somewhere quiet that she can recover. So, if there is someone out there that can help out by fostering this sweet girl after her surgery, please contact Steve or Debbie at 801 255 3010.
We appreciate your support!

"Elwood" (adopted)

4/11/08-UPDATE:    Elwood has been treated for Heartworm and he is doing great! He is ready to go to his forever home.   We have found out that Elwood is wonderful with kids....very gentle and does not take things from them.  We have also found out that he needs to be in a home with no cats.  He will need to be in a home with a secure yard, and someone who will work with him on setting boundaries.  We do not have any history on Elwood, but we feel he will bolt if given the chance. The person that works with him will be rewarded ten-fold.  He is going to make someone a great companion. He looks right into your eyes, asking you to take him home.......

Meet Elwood......a tall, lanky boy-about 2 years old.  Elwood was rescued from a local shelter, so we don't know much about him. He was actually adopted from the shelter and brought back after 2 days.  Seems the folks that adopted him wanted an outside dog, and they said Elwood would howl & bark outside.....imagine that.....a Golden who does not want to be stuck outside alone! They also said he was not housetrained.....well he was still intact also, and it sounds like they didn't put much effort into this beautiful boy. This boy is very sweet, loves to play fetch and has a great demeanor.  He came down with a bad case of kennel cough, so we have not been able to have in interact with the other "kids" yet. He seems eager to please, so training should be easy. This boy would love a home where he can be part of the family--inside. Elwood also tested positive for Heartworm, so once he is healed from his neuter, we will need to treat him.  With bloodwork, plus the treatment for Heartworm, it usually runs around $350-$400. Plus, they need a follow-up visit a month later for a shot of Ivermectin.  We are looking for donations to help with the cost of the treatment. If you send a donation, please note on your check that it is for Elwood.  You can mail your donation to P.O. Box 1317, West Jordan, UT 84084.
He will not be ready to go for a couple of weeks, but if you are interested in Elwood, please send us your application.

Any donation you can make will be greatly appreciated. You can mail donations to:
CGRR
P.O. Box 1317
West Jordan, UT 84084

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