If you live in the East Tennessee area and would like to become a foster parent, help watch for
Shelties at shelters near you or help with transport to other locations please contact Brenda at brenda@sheltierescueetn.com We are in dire need of foster homes in the East Tennessee area! If you would like to apply please go
to Foster Home Application page and follow the instructions. Please visit our Sheltie Store. We have A beautiful Collectable Sheltie Angel Ornament, Sheltie Angel Urns and Memory Boxes made by
amazing Incolay Artisians. We also have Note and Christmas Card sets featuring our rescued Shelties. And we hope to add
more products soon. Bo is just one of the reasons we need your help. Every donation, no matter how small, helps!
As the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step paying for Bo's surgery started with the donation of $1!
Bo Bo is a perfect example of a rescue that requires extensive medical attention.
He had multiple surgeries totaling over $1000. Fortunately, Bo was adopted for our normal donation and is now in a loving
home. But as you can see from his case the cost required to ready some our Shelties for placement is higher
than the adoption fee.
Sheltie Rescue of East Tennessee, Inc is a 501(c)3 non profit organization.
Donations
are gratefully accepted and are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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Sarge Sarge is a wonderful, happy
7 year old boy who, as you can see from his picture, is challenged with Dermatomyositis {DM}. Sadly Sarge has lost his
battle and was eased to the Bridge in the loving arms of his foster mom. Rest well gentle boy!
DM is a genetic autoimmune condition that causes skin
lesions and is incurable. Lesions are predominately on the face, especially the muzzle, ear tips and around
the eyes, the tip of the tail, bony prominences and the toes. Some cases involve the muscles, although
this is less frequent in Shelties, causing muscle atrophy. This symptom may cause problems with chewing
and swallowing. Sarge has not shown any muscle involvement as of yet. The symptoms are
treated by steroids and other immune specific drugs.
Sarge has not been able to receive his shots due to the current outbreak and is not available for adoption.
We are posting him to help educate people about this condition which can be avoided by careful breeding practices.
For more information on DM please refer to The Texas A & M Dermatomyositis site. Or do a web search for “Dermatomyositis in dogs”.
Because of his many medical problems
Sarge is waiting at the Rainbow Bridge. He was a very special boy and is missed by us all.
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