Meet our sweet senior, Teddy Bear

Meet Teddy, an older black lab mix who was found strolling down the street. A grey muzzle, blind from cataracts and about 11 years old, we scooped Teddy up right out of the shelter. PRM brought him straight to the vet for a senior wellness exam.

This gentleman has already found his forever home with a wonderful woman who knew she wanted to save a senior to give him a great last few years. She saw Teddy and knew he was the one!

14 weeks old and found in the trash pile...

Just when you thought you've really heard it all, you get a phone call about a puppy found in a trash pile in an alley in a bad neighborhood of the city...

Meet our sweet baby Bella, a 14-week old pit bull terrier mix puppy who is the sweetest pup you ever will see. We'll never know why she ended up where she did, but we are so thankful she is now safe with us. Bella has been diagnosed with a case of demodex mange and has started treatment for it. Furthermore, her rear back leg is broken (fibular fracture) and will require surgery. Bella will be operated on on Monday, December 14 and will have a pin inserted to help her heal.

We are asking for your help for Bella's medical care. Bella's vet bills are estimated to be at least $1100 and they are quickly mounting. We desperately need your support and thoughts for this poor baby.

Updates will be posted as we learn more about this little girl.

Kirby, the deaf pit bull, needs a home!

Meet Kirby, the deaf pit bull! He’s neutered, microchipped, up to date on all shots and ready for you to bring him home! Kirby was rescued one day before he was scheduled to be euthanized from a local, high-kill shelter. He’s only 9 months old and full grown at about 40 pounds.

Kirby is looking for a home that understands the needs of hearing impaired dogs and will be able to train him with hand signals. His foster mom has determined that Kirby is able to hear some things, possibly low register sounds but not high ones. She’s still working on figuring out how much he can hear.

Kirby relies on the other dogs in his foster home as hearing aids, and really would love to be adopted into a multi-dog family. He’ll be tested with cats soon. He really is the SWEETEST guy, he loves other dogs and has gotten along with everyone he has met. He has no food or toy aggression and is very playful, loving and affectionate.

Rocky had HIP SURGERY

Rocky is an adorable, friendly and wiggly 6-month old brindle pit bull mix puppy. He was playing too rough with his brother when he dislocated his hip. Unfortunately, Rocky's owners were unable to afford the necessary surgery to fix his hip and were forced to surrender him to the local shelter.

The shelter reached out to us and Rocky has since recieved the surgery he needed. He is still limping, but is already toe touching and well on his way to a complete recovery. His stitches have come out and he is now ready to find his forever home.

Rocky is crate trained, housebroken, neutered and up to date on shots. He is excellent with other dogs and cats and is just a big snugglebug with people.

Chocolate Lab Puppy, Brody: ADOPTED!!

Brody is a gorgeous, purebred male 9-month old chocolate lab puppy in need of your support! Brody was hit by a car the weekend of September 5th. His owners rushed him to their vet and an emergency veterinary center, but were unable to afford the projected veterinary costs. His owners brought him to the local shelter to be euthanized.

Brody has a very deep wound on his left front leg to the point that his bone is exposed. Being a lab puppy, he chewed on his bandages at the shelter which only made things worse.

The shelter reached out to rescues and we could not resist helping this little labby boy. He is currently staying at our veterinary hospital and we are anxiously waiting to hear if we will be able to save his leg or if it will need to be amputated.

UPDATE 11/26/09: Congratulations, Brody! We are happy to announce that Brody is home just in time for Thanksgiving – he’s packed up his bags and kissed all of his good friends at the vet’s goodbye! He's been adopted by wonderful, loving lab people and now has a huge yard and Chihuahua sister all to himself!

Brody no longer has an exercise restriction and is able to run and play at will! His leg is almost now completely healed, there are two more open wounds that are slowly closing and his fur is growing back. We'd like to thank everyone who has followed Brody's story and all of the supporters who donated towards his care.

PICTURES FROM BRODY’S ADOPTION DAY:

UPDATE 11/16/09: Brody had some setbacks in the healing of his leg that pushed back his date to be released to foster care. However, our veterinarian is confident that he will be able to leave the hospital by the end of next week. Brody has not had any bandages on for about a week now and we are just waiting for one little area of his leg to heal.

Brody is now ready to start looking for his forever family, and we’re hoping he’ll be able to leave the vet’s office and start his new life. Brody is looking for born and bred lab people, he really is a guy that lab people just can’t get enough of! Although Brody’s leg will not need any long-term medical care, we are not recommending that he be placed in a home with young children and a fenced yard is a must.

UPDATE 10/26/09: Brody is tentatively scheduled to have his bandages and sutures removed on Thursday and if all goes well, he'll be released into foster care on Monday! Almost there, Brody!

UPDATE 10/20/09: Brody Boy is still in the hospital, but is a week or two away from going to foster care! Our veterinarian is working hard on keeping him still long enough, as well as keeping him bandaged, so that Brody can properly heal. Being a lab puppy, and in the midst of his second teething stage, Brody LOVES to chew his bandages – even with the cone on! He now has on a body bandage in the hopes that Brody can’t get through it.

UPDATE 09/27/09: Brody had a major vein ripped out of his leg when he was hit by a car, and his leg is still swollen. The veins will compensate, but until then, he has to stay at the hopsital in order to heal. Hopefully soon this sweetie's next update will be from a home!

UPDATE 09/10/09: Although severe infection had already set in, Brody responded immediately to the IV antibiotics and removal of dead tissue. Lengthy surgery was performed, and after numerous skin grafts and 150 stitches later, Brody’s leg was able to be saved. Brody is recovering well so far, and more updates will be posted as they are available.

PRM would like to thank all of Brody’s followers for the support and donations. He has received over $650 in donations towards his care and a grant for $500 from LABMED, an organization for labs in need. PRM and Brody are so appreciative for the help we have received – his vet bills have now reached over $1700 and we still need your support to care for this special boy.

Now, we are asking for your help in saving Brody’s leg. As an all volunteer, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, Pet Rescue of Mercer relies heavily on your donations to continue saving lives. Brody’s vet bills are projected to be at least $1500 and they are quickly mounting. We desperately need your support for Brody. Contributions can be made online through our website www.petrescueofmercer.org or mailed directly to us at Pet Rescue of Mercer, P.O. Box 2574, Hamilton, NJ 08690.

Please visit our home page for a link to donate directly towards Brody's fund:

http://www.petrescueofmercer.org/

Throughout this whole ordeal, Brody is still a sweet, fun-loving lab puppy. He has won over the hearts of all of the vet techs who are caring for him, and all he does is wag his tail. He also freely gives kisses to anyone who scratches his ears.

Please, help us to save this gorgeous, green-eyed chocolate boy!

Meet Cleopatra!

Cleo is an absolutely stunning 12-18 month old female, purebred Cane Corso Mastiff. She currently weighs about 85 lbs. but needs to pack on another 10 lbs. This blue beauty was brought to the shelter with a prolapsed vulva.

Her owner wanted her to be “fixed” so that she could still have puppies that he could sell. Miraculously, the shelter woman was able to convince her owner to surrender her over, and she immediately reached out to us for help.

This poor girl was in so much discomfort, but fortunately just had surgery to correct her condition and she was spayed at the same time. She is also now up to date on shots.

Miss Cleo is SWEET, SWEET, SWEET. She seems to be fine with other dogs and the cats in the veterinary office scared her. And with people – forget it! She loves to roll over for belly rubs and soak in all the love she can get. She’s a submissive girl and really just a big baby.

UPDATE ON MONA - SHE'S READY FOR ADOPTION!

UPDATE 10/20/09: Mona is ready for adoption!!

Mona is a 10-month old pit bull mix puppy who came to us in dire need in late August. Her leg was swollen and bruised, and our veterinarian suspected someone struck her leg with a baseball bat or similar object. After approximately $2000 in leg surgeries and a month or so of restricted activity, Mona’s leg has finally healed and she is ready to go! She has also been spayed and is up to date on all shots.

Mona is a gorgeous red-nosed pit bull terrier, who is only about 45 lbs. full grown. She looks much bigger in her pictures, but is really only of medium size. She is a high energy dog with a high play drive, she LOVES to run around and whip around the yard. Although she is not good with cats, she could live with another active dog.