Our medical bills are extremely high, and the number of dogs needing help is on the rise this time of year.  PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO OUR MEDICAL FUND. We take pride in being a rescue that never refuses an dog for medical reasons. We will get them the care they need to restore quality of life, rather than pass them over for easier cases.  This takes a very heavy toll on us financially.  CAN YOU HELP?

Please be aware there are very graphic images posted below.  We do this to illustrate the seriousness of the illness or medical conditions these particular dogs are suffering with.

* Indicates donators that contribute 500.00 or more. 

Keely

Estimated Vet costs $1200.00

Current amound raised: $406.00

05/11/2012:   Keely is a beautiful fawn boxer who we believe has been hit by a car. She was at a shelter in severe pain. Her pelvic bone has been fractured multiple times. She will need extensive medical for the next month to allow her pelvic bones to heal on their own. The surgery would be to intense to try to repair all the fractures. The vet feels letting it heal on its own is the best course of action. He is hoping that in time she will be able to walk again. The cost will be considerable to keep her comfortable while we wait for her to recover. She will need to be on pain meds for quite a while and kept under veterinary supervision.

Keely would like to thank the following contributors:Dorothy Peters, Jana Staggs, Linda Richardson, Judy Strickland, Susan Thomas, Diana Wagnor, Debbie Deviese, Julie Dillon, Gloria Shamblin, Kim Beegle, Briggs Jenny, Andrea Hodges, Donetta McLaughlin, Ute Davidson, Emily Henley, Kaitlyn Sylvestor.

Hanes

Estimated Vet costs $1800.00

Current amound raised: $1372.00

05/1/20012  BRBR foster Hanes is a 5 month old pup who ingested a corn cob that caused a blockage. He started becoming lethargic this past Friday & over the weekend his condition worsened. Hanes was not himself & his gums were pale, so his Foster Dad took him in for observation at a local vet's office. The vet suspected an obstruction & referred BRBR to the ER clinic in the area. Emergency surgery was performed Sunday night & Hanes is back at the regular vet for observation. He did eat solid food this morning & has kept it down. His vet bill will most like average $1,500-$1,800. BRBR is low on rescue funds right now & we need help covering the cost of Hanes' surgery. Any donation of any amount are very much appreciated!

Hanes & BRBR would like to thank the following contributors: John Usry*, Laura Meservey, Tina Winske, Christy Cummings, William Hines, Brett Williford, Sherrie Faulkenberry, Joy King, Frances Simmons, Judy Strickland, Jill Brower, Holly Rau, Ashley Bruman, Susan Thomas, Patrica Ellis, Sabrina Hutchinson, Analee Clayton, Jennifer Lopez, Diana Bowers, Jon Edmiston, Andrea Hodges, Robert Burgie, Kathryn Trentacosta, Leslie Jennings, Jennifer Alcini, Linda Tippett, CG Thompson, Deborah Kohls, Emily Henley, Danielle Snyder, Cynthia Risher.

Arabella

Estimated vet cost: $1000.00

Current amount raised: $480.00

4/22/2012 Arabella is doing great! She had her 2 week follow up late last week and the vet said everything is healing nicely. She has good range of motion and tacking to the knee. SHe needs to remain on crate rest for another 2 weeks and then she will be free to run and play. She is doing great with the other dogs in her temp foster home. Please keep this girl in your prayers! Click here to see a video of Arabella!

04/01/2012: Arabella Had to have ACL surgery on her leg. She has currently had her srugery and is in recovery right now. She is a sweet girl and is being a very good patient. She even tried to walk a little which is great.

Arabella would like to thank the following contributors:Kathryn Trentacosta, Kelly Brabec, Victoria Perez, Paisley Downing, Jane Gantt, Angie Montcalm, Daniel Reynolds, Andrea Hodge, Mary Adkins, Sandra Townend, Deborah Kohls, Wendy Hunt.

Destiny

Estimated vet cost: $500

Current amount raised: $260.00

 2/22/12 Destiny is a sweet boxer girl who is down on her luck. Unfortunately her owner was put into the hospital and entrusted a friend to care for her but they took Destiny to the shelter. Destiny has a cherry eye and demodex mange (non-contagious). She is currently at one of our vets and will get the proper care she deserves but we need help to raise money for her vetting. Her vetting costs will be approximately 500.00 which includes her cherry eye surgery, demodex treatment, vaccinations and spay. BRBR gas taken in numerous medical cases lately and we need your help! Please consider donating to this girls care so we can help get her on the road to recovery!

 Please donate towards Destiny's vet bill: 

 Karla

Estimated vet cost; $500

Current amount raised: $560.00

2/8/12 Karla had her surgery this morning, she is waking up and doing fine

2/7/12 Karla was turned into the shelter with a prolapsed uterus and will need a hysterectomy to repair it

Please donate towards Karla's vet bill:

 Karala would like to thank the following contributors:

Kelly Brabec, Adam Welc, Tamara Osgood*

Marleigh

THANK YOU SUPPORTERS!!!

Current amount raised: $1728 !!

2/812 Marleigh is doing well following her surgery. She is toe touching when walking with her injured leg and is trying to play. She also is doing a fantastic job of "rearranging" her play pen in her spare time. :o)   She goes back to the vet this week to have her stitches removed, get booster and have a "check up."  Were are assuming she will likely have her pin in her leg shortened or removed within the next 3 weeks. We will keep you posted on our feisty little girls progress and we appreciate everyones prayers and donations!! She is going to be a handful when she is healed! 

2/2/12 Marleigh continues to recover nicely in her foster home. Marleigh is starting to bear weight on her leg and is even having small amounts of supervised play time with her foster brother Wallie.  Marleigh still has at least four weeks of recovery to go but this girl is a fighter and is expected to make a full recovery.

1/26/12 Surgery went well, she did not do so well waking up she was in a lot of pain, so they had to give her something to help her sleep. Fortunately the vet says that puppies this young heal very quickly. The vet techs at Eastwood are taking turns holding her paw. This girl needs our thoughts and prayers!

1/26/12 This sweet baby has a broken right femur and hip bone. The fracture is approximately 4-5 days old. Marleigh is only 7 weeks old and will require surgery to repair her fracture along with a long rehabilitation that will last at least 8 weeks.

 Please donate towards Marleigh's vet bill:

       

 Harmonie

Estimated vet cost: $1,000 

Current amount raised: $1195.00

1/14/12 Harmonie had her surgery yesterday and is doing great! She will be able to go to her foster mom's in the next few days.

1/11/12 The ball of Harmonie's femur is shattered. She will have to have surgery to have it removed. Once it heals the muscles will take over the function of the ball. She is so young - we all need to keep this little girl in our thoughts and prayers

1/8/12 Harmonie is now officially a BRBR baby and will get the vet care she needs. She was found on the side of the highway in Pickens, SC with an injured leg. The lady that saved her has had her for about five days and says she has begun to yelp in pain due to her leg. Even though she is obviously in pain, Harmonie is very sweet with her 18 month old daughter and other two dogs.

Please donate towards Harmonie's vet bill: 

    

OZ

 Estimated Vet Cost -$1000.00

Current amount raised $375.00

09/29/2011   Oz was hit by a car and dragged underneath where he suffered burns, several abrasions, and an injury to his left cornea.  He ended up at a shelter and was taken to his foster home on Saturday.  Oz’s foster mom took him to the vet on 9/26 where he was checked out.  The vet is concerned about Oz’s eye injury in that he could lose the function of his left eye.  Oz has been referred to an phthalmologist vet.  Oz needs medical treatment to keep his eye and vision.  His current medical bill is $92.92 and he will need more for the specialist.

Please donate towards Oz's vet bill:

Thank you for contributing: Kimberly Gray, Angie Vogler, Emelia Adkins, Linda Hopkins, Jose Rodriguez,

Karl Brenneman, David Efird.

Rocky Road

Estimated Vet Cost : $2000

Current amount raised: $2120.00

Thank you Contributors!!!

9-5-2011--Rocky continues to do well. He remains on crate rest while his leg heals but his incision site is looking really good. He has minimal drainage from it. He does have some swelling around the site which is still normal due to the rods and pins that were placed.  Rocky Road goes back to the vet next week for an update. Thank you for all the continued prayers!

8-25-2011--Rocky Roads incision site has some puss and a lot of drainage present and he has been running a fever and has not had much of an appetite. Today the fever is down, he is eating again and they have been flushing his leg twice a day now to keep the infection from settling in.  The vet has suggested they keep him a several more days as they don't want to send him to a foster home and things get worse. Everyone is so happy and relieve that Rocky Road has such a will to live and is so loving during his care at the vets office. During Rocky's surgery, his leg had to be re-broken because the bones had already started to fuse together and muscle atrophy had begun. The procedure was extremely extensive and painful for Rocky. With the additional medical problems Rocky Road is experiencing, his medical bills are going to be higher than we thought.  Please continue to pray for Rocky Road and pass him on to your friends and family for prayers and donations!
BRBR and Rocky Road thank you!

8-19-2011-- Rocky remains at the vets office but continues to recover nicely. As you can see in his most recent pictures he has a large splint on his leg for support and rods present as well. He remains in pain but his spirits are high and we know this young boy will recover! We will update over the weekend about his recovery time and what to expect over the next few months!

8/17/2011--Rocky Road has his surgery yesterday and is recovering nicely. He remains in a lot of pain and
the vet is continousouly keeping him on IV pain medications. He had a pin and rod place in his leg and has a large splint on at this time to attempt to keep his leg in place. Please continue to pray for this boy!

8/16/2011--  Sweet Rocky is an 8 mo old boxer who was saved by a BRBR yesterday afternoon. A good Samaritan contacted BRBR about this boy. He was hit by a car earlier in the week and had an obvious fracture to his rear leg but the family could not afford to fix it. His fracture is severe and will require immediate surgery. From what the vet states his femur (large bone in his leg) is fractured (compound fracture) and some pieces have shattered. This poor boy has suffered with this fracture for almost a week before BRBR saved him. Please help us raise money for him and say a TON of prayers that he will do just fine!

Link to Rocky Roads Chip in Fund:
http://saveroper.chipin.com/rocky-road

 
Thank you for contributing:  Jennifer Bumgardner, Emily Henley, Angela May,
*Whitney Dunn, Wendy Hunt, Brian Funderburke, Kotrina Aldag, Amanda Setzer,
Donna Williams, Susan Thomas, Jon Edminston, Kelly Cheek, Mary Lou Caplis,
William Hines, Patricia Brown, Harold Swanson, Adam Welch, Laura Swanson,
Teresa Ramsey, Katrina Seitz, Douglas McMullen, 

RIP Cleveland Pups

Estimated vet cost: $1000

Current amoun raised: $1015.00

 02/28 - We are very sad to annouce the other two puppies of the Cleveland pups have passed away. Shyla and Paulies' lungs were filling with fuid and even with numerous attempts by the vets it was determined that it would be kinder to put them to sleep as they were not improving.     

  Rest in peace little ones your lives touched many at BRBR. 

02/27/2012- Midge slipped away from us Sunday evening. Rest in Peace little girl. The other pups are holding their own for now. Midge was the strongest of the three remaining Cleveland pups so we will need extra prayers to help them out of danger, so please keep Shyla and Paulie in your prayers this week. 

02/23/2012- Three little puppies are in need of funds. We pulled 6 total, 2 were healthy and strong but 4 were extremely sick and in need of serious medical attention. One did not make it through the night but the other three are holding their own. Please donate if you can to help give these babies a fighting chance!

Thank you!!

 Shyla                                                    Paulie                             Midge

 The Cleveland Three would like to thank: Sheri Ogle, Teresa Ramsey, Marisa Gordon, Colette Kirchmer, Merritt Rogers, April Booher, Laura Swanson*.

Vet Balances

Blue Ridge Boxer Rescue DESPERATELY needs your help.

In the past we were featuring just one of our many animal hospitals who we use and what the balance was. We are now listing below the balance for most of our animal hospitals and use instead of just donating to one, you can donate to whomever you choose.

 UPDATED 08/15/2011

Eastridge Animal Hospital:

$0.00

Cabarrus Animal Hospital:

 $1018.36

Harmony Vet:

 $473.08

 
Avery Creek Animal Hospital:
$0.00

Clemmons Hospital:
$0.00

Charlotte Street Animal Hospital:

$0.00

CVS- Charlotte

 $0.00

Lawndale Animal Hospital:
$0.00

Riverbank Animal Hospital:
$0.00

Holly Tree Animal Hospital:

$0.00

Veterinary Speciality - Cary NC
$0.00

Mountain View Vets:

$0.00

 Ashville Vet association

$ 0.00

All of the $ will go into one "pot" and will be distributed between the animal hospitals. We would like to thank everyone in advance for loving this breed and doing so much for BRBR. You are all a true blessing to us.