Welcome to Last Day Dog Rescue!
Last Day is more than just a name, it is the situation all of our dogs were faced with. Now all of our wonderful dogs get a second chance at life!
Dogs coming into our non-profit 501(c)(3) rescue were saved from high-kill animal shelters or were going to be sold for research. All persons in our
rescue are volunteers.
PLEASE VOTE FOR LDDR IN THE SHELTER CHALLENGE!
We need YOUR help!! LDDR could win some much needed funds, simply by clicking on the link above and voting EVERY DAY! Every vote counts!
Tater and Tot…two joyful, loving sisters who should have been enjoying the love of their owners and each other in the prime of their lives. Should have…
But, they weren’t. They were found and rescued from a short-term, high-kill shelter in Ohio after living a rather shabby life as outdoor dogs, bearing litter after litter of puppies, bereft of the kind of love canines crave and, frankly, need to thrive.
This particular shelter, though it searches tirelessly for foster homes, lacks the funding needed to give little more than food, water and a cage to those dogs unlucky enough to find themselves there. The folks, here, at Last Day Dog Rescue (LDDR) were not only fortunate, but privileged, to collect Tater and Tot and number of other dogs during a rescue mission to shelters all over Ohio. These abandoned “babies” were all fortunate, too; all except for Tot.
LDDR took these little refugees to a veterinary clinic where each was examined, vaccinated and given a clean bill of health, then deposited in loving transitory homes to begin their wait for foster and adoptive families. It is LDDR’s policy to keep siblings dogs together, whenever possible, and over the next two days as Tater flourished, Tot began to decline.
She was seen by a second vet, given fluids and medication for a high load hookworm count and a staph infection on her abdomen. Late that night she started passing bloody diarrhea. That’s when her "new family" recognized her biggest health issue – canine parvovirus. They took Tot to a vet in Milford, who confirmed their fears -- her reading was low. Factoring this in with the hookworms, the staph infection, and being underweight, her prognosis was sketchy, at best. Yet, she struggled on. Within twelve hours, her white cell count went from 3,000 to 600, and her weight from 12 lbs. to 7lbs. in just a few days. Anti-nausea meds weren’t working and her liver was malfunctioning. She was listless, in great pain and losing blood as the parvo ran its course inside of her.
Fourteen days, two blood transfusions, numberous courses of anti-nausea drugs, and ‘round-the-clock care brought Tot back from the depths. She now greets folks as they visit in her isolation room, her tail wagging, her head resting up under an arm when held.Tot’s not out of the woods…not just yet, but she’s fighting, and she wants her caregivers to know it. But at least her diagnosis, once bleak, is now bright, pending several weeks of rest, re-nutrition and continued recovery.Tot is due home from the vet in just a couple of days and along with her healing body and ever-brightening spirit come thousands of dollars in medical bills – bills we need to pay…somehow.
“So where’s the happy ending?” you ask. Well, that chapter hasn’t been written yet. You, however, can help us to write it. Please, consider carefully what you can do to help – through prayer or by spreading the word of our continuing mission, through a charitable donation or by fostering/adopting this brave little girl when she’s fully well again.
Written By: Mark Bernazzoli
Please use the Chip-In below to donate to Tot's medical expenses.
“A Fundraiser with Great Taste”
We are delighted to announce a new fundraiser with Tastefully Simple! Tastefully Simple offersover 60 products that will make your life deliciously simple. From simple dinner solutions, to entertaining and desserts, this company offers it all. Need a recommendation? How about their “Tastefully Simple Tonight Collection?” This one collection makes 10 easy-to-prepare meals. It includes 10 recipe cards, freezer labels and even a grocery list! Imagine…dinner on the table AND 30% of your retail order is donated to Last Day Dog Rescue! Ordering is simple and delivered right to your door! Please follow directions below:
1) Go to: www.tastefullysimple.com/web/kyoung (You must go through this site, as it will take you to the website of the consultant donating her profits to our organization.)
2) Choose your products. (Need a gift? Be sure to check out the gift collections.)
3) When filling in your address be sure to enter Last Day Dog Rescue on the second address line (This is how the consultant will identify it is for our organization.)
4) Pay for your order. That’s it! Your order will arrive within 10-14 days!
We thank you for your donation. Please share this fundraiser with your friends and family. We hope you’ll agree that this is a tasty way to help our cause! We are thankful for your donation.
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Delilah Needs Your Help!
 Delilah (also known as Bobbi) came a long way to LDDR! She was pulled from a high kill shelter in South Carolina, and was then transported to Michigan by another rescue. After learning the extent of Delilah's medical problems, the other rescue turned her over to LDDR to work with her. Currently, Delilah has a pneumonia, kennel cough, round worms, and hook worms. She's on antibiotics and pain medication to help with these issues. When she's recovered, she'll need a surgery due to a prior injury.
Before she came to us, Delilah suffered a fracture of her femoral head growth plate. This is not an uncommon fracture seen in puppies. Unfortunately hers is quite chronic and most likely cannot be properly reduced and pinned. If definitive repair is possible, LDDR plans to repair the injury. If it is not possible, a femoral head and neck ostectomy (a salvage procedure for injuries which cannot be repaired) will be performed. Once she has healed from the pneumonia, LDDR's partner vets will make a decision on the best course of action.
Here is a link to Delilah's Chip-In page if you are able to donate. These funds will be used for Delilah's surgery which will cost LDDR approx. $2,000: Delilah's Chip - In
Foster Homes Needed!
 Last Day Dog Rescue needs YOUR help!
Each additional foster home equals one more dog kept away from a research facility or high kill shelter. Please open your home to a foster dog and save a life today! Please fill out a foster application today!
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Thank you for visiting Last Day Dog Rescue. Simply stopping by and viewing some of our animals means a lot. Please spread the word about us if you or anybody you know is looking to help out by adopting or fostering one of these wonderful pets. Our 100% volunteer, non-profit organization accepts tax-deductable monetary donations. Any amounts are greatly appreciated and will go directly towards saving these wonderful animals.
Meet Donnie. He is a 3 month old blk lab pup that was dropped off at a shelter with an injured leg on Saturday. The shelter called us Monday and we rushed him right to the hospital. After x-rays were done, the leg clearly had a clean break at the knee. Surgery will be able to repair the leg and Donnie is now on pain meds to help him through this. During the trip to the vet's office, Donnie just wanted to cuddle!! He is a very pretty little guy with all kinds of love to give. It is clear he was not abused and he weighs 22 pounds, but we are unsure how his leg was broken. What ever happened to this little fellow, he is going to be a lover through and through!! Whenever I moved away from him, he tried to get as close to me as he could. Through all of his pain, he would wag his tail furiously when you talked to him or petted him.
Please consider donating to Donny's medical expenses today!
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