FROM THE SHELTER:

CODA (Cleveland Ohio Dog Advocates) 1-877-664-1314 codadogrescue@givemepaw.com P.O. Box 44092 Brooklyn OH 44144 We are also collecting used ink jet and laser jet print cartridges all proceeds go to the rescue dogs You can mail your used printer cartridges to us at: CODA P.O. Box 44092 Brooklyn, Ohio 44144

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5th 2005 Isabelle bloated at 7:15 P.M

Isabelle has survived the surgery and is awake and is being closely monitored

by an EKG machine. The next 24 hours are crucial!

Isabelle was rushed to The Emergency Animal Clinic in Brookpark OH

Isabelle Bloated and Torsioned and Dr. Karen Ganofsky DVM

performed the life saving surgery for Isabelle

Isabelle was moved to Gateway Animal
Clinic at 9 am on 11/08/05

for the next few days for post operative IV support and monitoring

HELP
US PAY ISABELLE'S $1495 EMERGENCY VET BILL

Isabelle's total Veterinary expenses for the Emergency Surgery and 3 days
of IV support totalled $1714.00

Isabelle was released to come home at 5 pm 11/09/05

She ate her first oral meal today and is on 1/2 cup portions 4 times a day
for the next week until her stomach

completely heals. She is resting well tonight

Thank You to the following Donors who have sent donations to help with
Isabelle's expenses

Rose Marino- Northfield Ohio

Maxi Palmer- Cleveland Ohio

Chris Arhelger- Houston Texas

Dava and Ric Bielefeld- Cheektowonga New York

Elisha Fox Bolvart- New Milford CT

And the Great Dane Friends in CT

A & C Auto Parts- Cleveland OH

Denise Bissinger- Internet Donation

Marie Palavi and her Great Dane Moses- Union City CA

Debra Cummings- Santa Paula CA

Sherry Turgeon

Kathleen Jennings in honor of Schatzie

($415 Still due on Veterinary Bill)
SPECIAL THANKS TO JON DRAKE AND THE APG BAND FOR RAISING THE BALANCE NEEDED TO PAY ISABELLE'S BLOAT/TORSION VET BILL
Isabelle continues to do well. She is scheduled to have her sutures removed
11.22.05

Isabelle is very skinny post surgery but her appetitie is great and she is
holding down her food well

Isabelle is still on very small dose feedings six times per day

UPDATE 11.26.05

Isabelle's staples were removed 11.22.05. Isabelle continues to do well her
appetite is good but she

is very underweight post sugery. Isabelle is scheduled for further testing
this tuesday to find out

why she is having difficulty gaining weight. She was very underweight before
she bloated and she doesn't seem to

be assimilating the nutrients from the food she's eating although her appetite
is ravenous

Isabelle is female Mantle Merle Great Dane

Isabelle came into rescue with CODA on August 15th 2005

Isabelle was surrendered by her owners to Geauga County Humane Society along
with her companion dane Athena

Athena was extremely overweight at over 200 lbs while Isabelle was emaciated
weighing less than 100 lbs

Isabelle back paws were swollen to twice the normal size they should be

Isabelle's ears were so badly infected they were almost swollen shut from
infection

Isbabelle's ears were very painful to her to the touch.

Her ears were in the worst condition we've ever seen a rescue dog come into
rescue with

Isabelle had open bleeding sores all over her body when she was surrendered

Isabelle's angel at the shelter for two months before she arrived safely
here at CODA

was a wonderful lady named Danielle who worked with Isabelle to help her start
to trust people again.

Isabelle came into rescue VERY handshy.

Her first night here after being let off leash to meet the other dogs and
have some time to stretch and exercise,

Isabelle was very scared of anyone touching her collar, reaching at her with
their hands and it took our Director

over four hours to gain Isabelle's trust enough to get a leash on Isabelle
so that she could be lead indoors for the night

Isabelle is also VERY scared of men.



Isabelle visited with our Veterinarian Dr. Brian as soon as she was picked
up from the Shelter

Isabelle was tested for heartworm since the other dane Athena surrendered
with her tested positive

Isabelle tested negative on the full serology blood test

Isabelle also had her ears examined and treated with otomox by Dr. Brian

Isabelle received a shot for her skin lesions which did clear up quite a bit
under Danielle's care while at the shelter

Isabelle also was treated for whipworms with panacur.

Isabelle is on prednisone for her ears and skin and ciproflexin for her infections

We will have updated info and photo's of Isabelle soon so check back often.

UPDATE-DAY FOUR IN RESCUE

Isabelle has come a long way and is very loving and trusting of her foster
mom

Isabelle is still very scared of her foster dad and we are slowly working
on helping her to trust men again with the help of the

other rescue dogs in her foster home

Isabelle will let her foster mom clean her ears, leash her, touch her collar
and administer medications without any problems

Isabelle loves to go for rides in the CODA van:)

Isabelle has learned to run in and out the door with the other dogs now

Isabelle is fine with cats and other dogs showing absolutely no 'other
animal' aggression issues

Isabelle is also house trained and only had one 'pee' accident since
arriving

Isabelle sleeps through the night on her dog bed without any problems

Isabelle has free run of her foster home and is not crated at all even when
her foster parents are not at home

and is a very well behaved girl

Isabelle has even started to pay some attention to ' dog toys' and
gave her foster mom her first kiss today while they were out

riding in the van doing errands :)

UPDATE 8.27.05

Isabelle has become a very loving and sweet girl with her foster mom. She
is still a bit leary of her foster dad but doing much better than she was
initially. Isabelle has started playing with dog toys and loves to run and
play with the other dogs in her foster home. Isabelle especially likes playing
with Mindi our deaf and blind Aussie puppy

Blake is always showering Isabelle with affection and kisses but Isabelle
seems to prefer Zeus's company:)

Isabelle's ears have improved 100 fold since coming to CODA

Isabelle's skin lesions are almost completely healed

Isabelle's lick granulomas on her legs and paws are improving

Isabelle is putting on weight nicely and has a great appetite

UPDATE 9.4.05

Isabelle is making progress with her fear of men

Isabelle gave her foster dad a good morning kiss and a good night kiss today:)


UPDATE 10.04.05

Isabelle is a whole new dog since her arrival at CODA.

Isabelle lets her foster Dad leash her and take her for walks now

Isabelle is very comfortable with her foster dad now and only gets nervous
if he raises his voice to correct one of the other dogs

Blake has won Isabelle over and she and Blake are best friends now and play
endlessly

Isabelle has learned tug of war from Blake and they love to play tug of war
with their big rope toy.

Isabelle walks perfectly on a leash.

We are working on the only remaining problem with Isabelle which is her constant
barking at strangers while out riding in a vehicle

Isabelle is re-living the puppyhood she never had and loves to spend her days
playing with the other dogs and acting silly

WON'T YOU PLEASE HELP US HELP ISABELLE?

UNTIL A LOVING PERMANENT HOME CAN BE FOUND FOR HER?

ISABELLE NEEDS A SPONSOR
TO DONATE TO HELP DEFRAY VETERINARY COSTS

If you can help us to defray the costs of saving Isabelle and helping with
her medical bills

please click on the button below:

If you are interested in giving Isbaelle a loving home please fill out an
adoption application



We are seeking a home for Isabelle that is a low activity home

Adult only home- homes with children will NOT be considered

(No homes with a lot of constant visitors or strangers coming in and out)

Isabelle will need a strong female figure in her life as she will bond to
a woman the easiest

Isabelle would do well with a younger energetic large breed male dog as a
companion and playmate

Isabelle is absolutely fine with cats and is very gentle with them

Isabelle also absolutely loves toy breed dogs:)



ADOPTION APPLICATION



Isabelle's adoption fee is $300.00

Or send check or money order to:

CODA

P.O. Box 44092

Brooklyn, Ohio 44144

Please fill out an adoption application by clicking on the link below

ADOPTION
APPLICATION


We raise all our funding through donations and from our


Ebay
Auction fundraising

We are also collecting used
ink jet and laser jet print cartridges all proceeds go to the rescue dogs

You can mail your used printer cartidges to us at

CODA

P.O. Box 44092 Brooklyn Ohio 44144

NO EPSON CARTRIDGES PLEASE

You can also request a pre-paid
mailer bag to send in your cartridges

You can help us save special needs dogs by kindly donating
to our efforts to save special needs dogs by clicking on the

DONATION BUTTON BELOW

DONATIONS CAN ALSO BE SENT BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO:

CODA

P.O. Box 44092

Brooklyn, Ohio 44144

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CODA (Cleveland Ohio Dog Advocates)

P.O Box 44092 Brooklyn, OH 44144

Phone: 1-877-664-1314

Email: codadogrescue@givemepaw.com

You can help us save special needs dogs by kindly donating to our efforts to save special needs dogs by clicking on the DONATION BUTTON BELOW

DONATIONS CAN ALSO BE SENT BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO: CODA P.O. Box 44092 Brooklyn, Ohio 44144

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