SUMO UPDATE: THREE DAYS POST SURGER

SUMO HAS MADE IT THROUGH THE CRITAL 72 HOUR POST SURGERY PERIOD AND IS NOW UP AND TAKING SHORT WALKS, EATING SMALL MEALS AND SHOWERING HIS RESCUE TEAM WITH KISSES. DUE TO HIS SERIOUS WHIP WORM INFESTATION SUMO WILL REMAIN ON SUPPORTIVE CARE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WHIP WORMS ARE A NASTY AND VERY DESTRUCTIVE PARASITE THAT INFECT HUMANS AS WELL AS CANINES. THEY INVADE THE INTESTINAL TRACT CAUSING EXCESSIVE BLEEDING WHICH CAN LEAD TO ANEMIA AND INFECTION DUE TO THE TRAUMA. SUMO'S VETERINARIAN GAVE HIM A BODY SCORE OF 2/5, THE BOY DEFINTITELY HAS SOME EATING TO CATCH

Sumo and his vet techs

HEY EVERYONE! I WANT YOU TO MEET MY TECHNICAL STAFF, GINYA ON THE LEFT AND KELLY ON THE RIGHT. DO THEY LOOK TIRED? YES THEY DO AND I LOVE THEM FOR STAYING WITH ME DAY AND NIGHT UNTIL I WAS OUT OF THE WOODS. THEY ARE GREAT; THEY KEPT WARM BLANKETS ON ME, WASHED THE CRUSTY STUFF OFF MY FACE, AND RUBBED MY EARS WHEN I CRIED. I WANTED DR. REPPART IN THE PICTURE TOO, BUT HE IS IN HIS OFFICE LAYING ON THE FUTON WITH HIS EYES CLOSED. HE SAID HE WAS CATCHING UP ON HIS PROFESSIONAL READING, BUT GINYA AND KELLY SAY THAT'S CODE FOR TAKING A NAP :) THAT'S OK, HE MADE ME BETTER AND FOR THAT I AM GRATEFUL. I AM ALSO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE DONATIONS MADE FOR MY CARE. I STILL HAVE A LOT OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES AHEAD OF ME; CONTINUING TREATMENT FOR THE WHIP WORMS AND THEN THE HEART WORM TREATMENT, BUT EVERYDAY I GET STRONGER AND I AM HAPPY!

BEFORE RESCUE:

I HAD A "FAMILY" THAT KEPT ME IN THE BACKYARD. I AM LONELY AND BORED. I WAS OUT THERE FOR 4 YEARS.
I HAD ENOUGH FOOD TO KEEP ME ALIVE. I WEIGH 80 LBS. I SHOULD WEIGH 120 LBS. I AM ALWAYS HUNGRY.
I HAD NO VACCINES. FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT CONTRACTED ANY INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
I HAD NO HEARTWORM PREVENTION. NOW I AM HEARTWORM POSITIVE.
I HAD NO ROUTINE CARE OR CLEAN LIVING AREA. MY BODY IS NOW HEAVILY INFESTED WITH WHIP WORMS.

MY DAYS ARE NEVER ENDING, MY BOREDOM AND HUNGER OVERWHELM ME AND I EAT THINGS I SHOULDN'T. MOST RECENTLY I ATE SOMETHING BAD AND AFTER I LAID IN THE BACKYARD FOR SEVERAL DAYS MY "FAMILY" TOOK ME TO A VET. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY OPTIONS WERE FEW; EUTHANASIA OR FIND A RESCUE GROUP TO TAKE ME. A VERY NICE VET TECH CONTACTED THE AMERICAN BULLMASTIFF ASSOC AND THE DECISION TO MOVE ME TO THE HARCOURT VETERINARY CLINIC IN MOUNT VERNON , OHIO WAS MADE. DR. REPPART PERSONALLY DROVE OVER THREE HOURS TO TAKE ME TO HIS HOSPITAL. ONCE THERE MY LIFE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY...... NOW:

I HAVE A STAFF. I AM FUSSED OVER, PETTED, TALKED TO AND KISSED.
I HAVE SPECIAL FOOD TO HELP MY BODY BEGIN TO HEAL. I HAVE FRESH WATER!
I AM RECEIVING TOP NOTCH VETERINARY CARE. MY ROAD TO RECOVERY WILL BE LONG.
WHEN I AM STRONGER I WILL BEGIN TREATMENT TO KILL THE WORMS LIVING IN MY HEART.
I HAVE A BED, BLANKETS AND I GO FOR SHORT WALKS OUTSIDE. I AM LIVING INSIDE AND I AM WARM!!

MY "FAMILY" CALLED ME SUMO, EVERYONE AT THE VET CLINIC GOT A GOOD LAUGH OVER THAT. I THINK MY STAFF HAS RENAMED ME GOOD BOY OR PRETTY BOY, THEY SAY BOTH A LOT.

UPON ARRIVING AT THE HARCOURT VETERINARY CLINIC SUMO HAD EMERGENCY SURGERY AND A LARGE FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED FROM HIS SMALL INTESTINE. HIS HEARTWORM AND WHIP WORM INFESTATION COMPLICATES HIS RECOVERY PROCESS AND WE ARE MONITORING HIS CONDITION AROUND THE CLOCK FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS.

DONATIONS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED. ONCE SUMO HAS RECOVERED FROM SURGERY AND IS A BIT STRONGER HE WILL BEGIN TREATMENT FOR HIS HEARTWORM INFESTATION. THE HEARTWORM TREATMENT WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY 6-8 WEEKS, IS PAINFUL, REQUIRES STRICT CAGE REST AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. ANY DONATIONS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED. REMEMBER THERE IS POWER IN NUMBERS! IF 100 PEOPLE CAN GIVE $10 THAT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO HIS CARE. YOU MAY MAKE A PAYPAL DONATION ON THE BULLMASTIFF RESCUE WEBSITE AT www.bullmastiff.us OR MAIL A CHECK TO THE ABA RESCUE PROGRAM P.O. BOX 300 TEMPLETON, MA 01468-0300

WE WILL POST UPDATES AND PICTURES OF SUMO'S ROAD TO RECOVERY. THANK YOU FOR CARING.

BEFORE RESCUE:

I HAD A "FAMILY" THAT KEPT ME IN THE BACKYARD. I AM LONELY AND BORED. I WAS OUT THERE FOR 4 YEARS.
I HAD ENOUGH FOOD TO KEEP ME ALIVE. I WEIGH 80 LBS. I SHOULD WEIGH 120 LBS. I AM ALWAYS HUNGRY.
I HAD NO VACCINES. FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT CONTRACTED ANY INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
I HAD NO HEARTWORM PREVENTION. NOW I AM HEARTWORM POSITIVE.
I HAD NO ROUTINE CARE OR CLEAN LIVING AREA. MY BODY IS NOW HEAVILY INFESTED WITH WHIP WORMS.

MY DAYS ARE NEVER ENDING, MY BOREDOM AND HUNGER OVERWHELM ME AND I EAT THINGS I SHOULDN'T. MOST RECENTLY I ATE SOMETHING BAD AND AFTER I LAID IN THE BACKYARD FOR SEVERAL DAYS MY "FAMILY" TOOK ME TO A VET. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY OPTIONS WERE FEW; EUTHANASIA OR FIND A RESCUE GROUP TO TAKE ME. A VERY NICE VET TECH CONTACTED THE AMERICAN BULLMASTIFF ASSOC AND THE DECISION TO MOVE ME TO THE HARCOURT VETERINARY CLINIC IN MOUNT VERNON , OHIO WAS MADE. DR. REPPART PERSONALLY DROVE OVER THREE HOURS TO TAKE ME TO HIS HOSPITAL. ONCE THERE MY LIFE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY...... NOW:

I HAVE A STAFF. I AM FUSSED OVER, PETTED, TALKED TO AND KISSED.
I HAVE SPECIAL FOOD TO HELP MY BODY BEGIN TO HEAL. I HAVE FRESH WATER!
I AM RECEIVING TOP NOTCH VETERINARY CARE. MY ROAD TO RECOVERY WILL BE LONG.
WHEN I AM STRONGER I WILL BEGIN TREATMENT TO KILL THE WORMS LIVING IN MY HEART.
I HAVE A BED, BLANKETS AND I GO FOR SHORT WALKS OUTSIDE. I AM LIVING INSIDE AND I AM WARM!!

MY "FAMILY" CALLED ME SUMO, EVERYONE AT THE VET CLINIC GOT A GOOD LAUGH OVER THAT. I THINK MY STAFF HAS RENAMED ME GOOD BOY OR PRETTY BOY, THEY SAY BOTH A LOT.

UPON ARRIVING AT THE HARCOURT VETERINARY CLINIC SUMO HAD EMERGENCY SURGERY AND A LARGE FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED FROM HIS SMALL INTESTINE. HIS HEARTWORM AND WHIP WORM INFESTATION COMPLICATES HIS RECOVERY PROCESS AND WE ARE MONITORING HIS CONDITION AROUND THE CLOCK FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS.

DONATIONS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED. ONCE SUMO HAS RECOVERED FROM SURGERY AND IS A BIT STRONGER HE WILL BEGIN TREATMENT FOR HIS HEARTWORM INFESTATION. THE HEARTWORM TREATMENT WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY 6-8 WEEKS, IS PAINFUL, REQUIRES STRICT CAGE REST AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. ANY DONATIONS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED. REMEMBER THERE IS POWER IN NUMBERS! IF 100 PEOPLE CAN GIVE $10 THAT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO HIS CARE. YOU MAY MAKE A PAYPAL DONATION ON THE BULLMASTIFF RESCUE WEBSITE AT www.bullmastiff.us OR MAIL A CHECK TO THE ABA RESCUE PROGRAM P.O. BOX 300 TEMPLETON, MA 01468-0300

WE WILL POST UPDATES AND PICTURES OF SUMO'S ROAD TO RECOVERY. THANK YOU FOR CARING.