DARLINGTON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY RESCUE TEAM 

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THE STATUS OF THE URGENT DOGS WILL BE updated daily, often more than once daily. Heartworm test results are updated on the Urgent Site as soon as they are available to the Rescue team.  Please do not call the shelter..

Please address any rescue related questions to the Rescue Coordinator Beth bethdchsrescue@earthlink.net

Rescue Application

Please contribute to ongoing DCHS Rescue expenses, any amount is much appreciated!

	Medicine&Transport Old Country Vet HeartwormTreatment		Good Food   Dog Food Rating Dogfood Reviews	Ten Dollar/Month Pledge July 800$ Month by Month with chipin link emailed to you every month August   OR sign up for  Automatic Paypal Withdrawal Monthly Donation Levels  Pull Down Menu for Amount Sign Me UP for $10! : $10.00USD - monthly Sign Me UP for $20! : $20.00USD - monthly Sign Me UP for $25! : $25.00USD - monthly Sign Me UP for $50 : $50.00USD - monthly Sign Me UP for $100 : $100.00USD - monthly

There are several ways you can support the efforts of the DCHS Rescue Team:

Individual Sponsorship of a dog or cat -via the Paypal Chipin posted under the animal's post. 

General Fund Chipin :    http://www.darlingtonhumane. com/how-you-can-help/contribute

Sponsorship of a Cause -  

• Medical Fund    Unscheduled vet exam and emergency care of all animals as they enter the shelter and (Distemper/Parvo vaccination, intestinal parasite control (worms and coccidia), heartworm testing are covered by  individual Paypal Chipin sponsorships and by receiving rescues). Ten Dollar Pledge also contributes to this resource.
• Transport Fund    Many dog are transported to Rescue groups North by volunteer relay drivers.  But often a large group of dogs -and an occasional cat or two - need a ride to their rescue, and  DCHS Rescue needs to rent a large van. The expense -even with a volunteer driver - can be close to 800 dollars.
• Food Fund     Many dogs arrive at the shelter emaciated an d sick. Quality of food is as important as quantity. Funds from the DCHS General Fund are limited and the Rescue funds are often needed to supplement quality food.

 

Please donate with a Visa/MC card via paypal to raindoggies@live.com - no need for a paypal Account

Please send donations to the Darlington County Humane Society -  raindoggies@live.com

Please let Lynette know via email to raindoggies@live.com that you sent the donation! Thank You!

MAILING ADDRESS for the Rescue Team is:  DCHS Rescue Fund, P.O. Box 503, Darlington, SC  29540

TO JOIN OUR YAHOO! MESSAGE GROUP TO SEE HOW YOU CAN HELP SAVE THE DOGS OF DARLINGTON COUNTY, PLEASE SIGN UP 
Subscribe to DarlingtonUrgentDogs  

DARLINGTON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY  Darlingtonhumane.com

Rescue Coordinator (Beth)  bethdchsrescue@earthlink.net

IN LIEU OF USING THE PAYPAL OPTION TO SEND YOUR SPONSORSHIP FUNDS, YOU CAN ALSO MAIL A CHECK  PLEASE MAKE THE CHECK OUT TO "DCHS" AND MAIL IT TO  DCHS Rescue Fund, P.O. Box 503, Darlington, SC  29540.  ENSURE THAT YOU PUT THE NAME OF THE PET THAT YOU ARE SPONSORING IN THE ITEM LINE.   
THE SPONSORSHIP INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:  DOGS = DHLPP, BORDETELLA, RABIES, H/W TEST, CAPSTAR FOR FLEAS, GAS $$ FOR 1ST LEG OF TRANSPORT, AND COLLAR/LEASH. CATS = FVRCP, RABIES, FIV/FeLV TEST, CAPSTAR FOR FLEAS, AND GAS $$ FOR 1ST LEG OF TRANSPORT. **SPAY/NEUTER IS "NOT" INCLUDED IN SPONSORSHIP- except when specified .

THE STATUS OF THE URGENT DOGS WILL BE UPDATED daily. IF YOU SEE A DOG ON THIS LIST, AND YOU WANT TO FIND OUT IF IT IS "SAFE" YET - PLEASE CHECK with Beth -the DCHS rescue coordinator, 

bethdchsrescue@earthlink.net
Please do not call the shelter.

 
To rescue a pet, please fill out the Rescue Application and email it to: bethdchsrescue@earthlink.net

THIS SHELTER MUST EUTHANIZE  FOR SPACE !! PLEASE.... IF YOU HAVE SPOKEN UP FOR A DOG MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO HAVE THE DOG REMOVED FROM THE SHELTER ASAP.  IT IS CRITICAL THAT THEY MOVE OUT QUICKLY.  SO MANY OTHERS ARE LOSING THEIR LIVES BECAUSE THE SHELTER SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH KENNELS TO HOLD THEM ALL.  IT IS TRULY A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. 

PLEASE Look at  the DOGS and if you can,please ADOPT or RESCUE or SPONSOR!

Click HERE  for DARLINGTONRESCUE.com 

 

Please read this article written by a vet. Especially read the section about alternative treatment!  It gives a comprehensive  summary of current treatment options for HEARTWORM infection, and finally it states that heartworms live for about TWO YEARS - not 5-6 or forever as many tell us. And  why should a worm live for 5 years???  I would want to know their secret to longevity!
A young dog  who does not yet have a huge load of adult heartworms (like the dissected heart you sometimes see in veterinary waiting rooms), can safely be treated with Ivermectin (such as  HeartGuard Rx) or or Ivomec . No new generations of heartworms (larvae), and the adults heartworms die of old age in 1-2 years depending on how old they are at the start of the Ivermectin treatment. 

Please also refer to this: Old Country Vet ****  Heartworm Treatment

 

You may have seen pictures of a canine heart suffocated by a mass of heartworms. This finding represent a late and truly "End Stage" of this disease. A dog who has lived enough years with heart worm infection to present with this finding at autopsy cannot be safely treated by any means.  Dogs who appears perfectly healthy but test positive for the presence of heartworms are years away from this end stage condition. The heartworm test used by the DCHS gives an estimate of the number of adult worms, strongly positive might be 8-10 adults - estimated.
Iimmiticide is in itself a danger to the dog, because all heartworms are killed at the same time. A number of dead worms may float into the blood supply of the dog's lungs and cause sudden distress and even death as a consequence of an embolism of dead worms. While no statistics are available to non veterinarians about the prevalence of such an adverse or deadly effect of Immiticide injection, many long time rescuers are acutely aware of  it.