PARIS & ZOEY GO TO THE VET 16 FEBRUARY 2009 Paris up first . . . Yep, Luxating Patella . . . and then Zoey Katie's sister Susan came along (another candidate for fostering??)
COMPARISON OF TWO CRUSA RESCUES
	PARIS	ZOEY
SOURCE	PUPPYMILL TO SHELTER	OWNER SURRENDER
COST TO RESCUE	$85.00	$0
MILES TO PICK UP	500 MILES/LOWELL 200 MILES/KATIE & ANDREA	200 MILES/ERICA 100 MILES/KATIE
AGE	7 YEARS (DOB: ?/?/2002)	1 YEAR (DOB: 2/1/2008)
WEIGHT	12.8 POUNDS	22 POUNDS
BRED?	MANY TIMES	ONCE
SPAYED?	YES; AT SHELTER	PLANNED 3/18 EST: $300-$400
TEETH	MANY MISSING 3/10: CLEANED; REMOVED 4 INCISORS & 1 PRE-MOLAR $288.00	GOOD CONDITION
LEGS	LUXATING PATELLA BOTH HIND LEGS	GOOD CONDITION
SKIN/HAIR	GOOD CONDITION	GOOD CONDITION
HOUSE-TRAINED	NO; WORKING ON IT	YES; DOGGIE DOOR
PERSONALITY	SKITTISH CRAVES AFFECTION	CONFIDENT AFFECTIONATE
OTHER DOGS	NO PROBLEMS INITIATES PLAY	NO PROBLEMS INITIATES PLAY
HEARTWORM	TESTED NEGATIVE PILL: 17TH OF MONTH $2.73	TESTED NEGATIVE PILL: 12TH OF MONTH $2.73
VACCINATIONS	ALL	ALL
COST OF FIRST VET VISIT	NA	$120.00
COST OF THIS VET VISIT	$78.70	$44.60
COST TO CRUSA *(SO FAR)*	$454.43	$170.60
DESIGNATED DONATIONS RECEIVED	$133.00	$0
There are actually those who claim that RESCUE organizations are "in it for the money". The SPENDING of money, perhaps; certainly not the MAKING of money, as you can see by the expenses listed above.

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