Courtney
06-07-2006, 12:46 AM
Jabari evacuated Hurricane Katrina with his family, who in turn left him at the Best Western in Waxahachie, Texas. He ended up at the Ellis County SPCA and had some health issues. Someone adopted him from there and tried to clear up those issues, but whatever they did didn't work and he ended up back at that shelter. The director sent out an email to rescuers with two pictures of the dog that came to be named Jabari, which means "strong." He had major hairloss and was raw and bloody. CTDR's other intake coordinator (besides me) has a soft spot for the ones with horrid mange so we said we'd take him, please don't put him down. Our volunteer Pam drove an hour to get him and took him to our vet in Fort Worth. He was anemic, covered in fleas, dehydrated, and came up positive for demodex and the vet thought he had sarcops too. He was a mess. But Dr. Hultman got him stabilized and he made the trip to our vet in Austin as soon as he could.
He perked up, was no longer oozing, and seemed to be enjoying life. But then he got worse and distemper was suspected. They did a spinal tap and waited for the results. This morning, Jabari had a seizure, and the test results confirmed distemper.
Dr. Culp was going to try an experimental vaccine. She made the arrangements to get it and planned to start it tomorrow. Then she went to check on him and found his cage dripping with bloody diarrhea. They knew they should not let him suffer anymore.
This is the email Chris sent out tonight.
I just came back from there. He looked so good and yet so awful at the same time. At least he got soft caresses in the end. All of his suffering from the last however many months is now over, and he finally looked so peaceful.
Pam is taking his ashes and she has a special place for him. She will give him dignity in the end.
Rest in peace, Jabari. You touched many people in the short time that you graced CTDR.
If you would like to make a donation in his memory please visit www.ctdr.org/available.html and look for his bio to pay via PayPal, or send a check to CTDR, 7301 RR 620 N, Ste 155 #136, Austin, TX 78726. He did not have to suffer like he did. I hate to solicit like this but Jabari is only one of many dogs we've taken in lately with serious medical issues. Our vet bills are at something like $6600 and we're just maxed out. Without more fosters and donations we won't be able to save as many dogs....
Here he is on the day Pam picked him up.
http://static.flickr.com/76/153267551_bcae269846.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/71/153267544_6621e91873.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/54/153267531_e1971525ac.jpg
He perked up, was no longer oozing, and seemed to be enjoying life. But then he got worse and distemper was suspected. They did a spinal tap and waited for the results. This morning, Jabari had a seizure, and the test results confirmed distemper.
Dr. Culp was going to try an experimental vaccine. She made the arrangements to get it and planned to start it tomorrow. Then she went to check on him and found his cage dripping with bloody diarrhea. They knew they should not let him suffer anymore.
This is the email Chris sent out tonight.
I just came back from there. He looked so good and yet so awful at the same time. At least he got soft caresses in the end. All of his suffering from the last however many months is now over, and he finally looked so peaceful.
Pam is taking his ashes and she has a special place for him. She will give him dignity in the end.
Rest in peace, Jabari. You touched many people in the short time that you graced CTDR.
If you would like to make a donation in his memory please visit www.ctdr.org/available.html and look for his bio to pay via PayPal, or send a check to CTDR, 7301 RR 620 N, Ste 155 #136, Austin, TX 78726. He did not have to suffer like he did. I hate to solicit like this but Jabari is only one of many dogs we've taken in lately with serious medical issues. Our vet bills are at something like $6600 and we're just maxed out. Without more fosters and donations we won't be able to save as many dogs....
Here he is on the day Pam picked him up.
http://static.flickr.com/76/153267551_bcae269846.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/71/153267544_6621e91873.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/54/153267531_e1971525ac.jpg