California Miniature Schnauzer Rescue

EMERGENCY

California Miniature Schnauzer Rescue (CMSR) needs to raise funds for 24 Miniature Schnauzers left by a breeder who died! PLEASE, PLEASE HELP!

You can contribute through GoFundMe
or
You can mail a check, payable to CMSR, to our Treasurer, Walter Poeth, 13890 Andover Drive, Magalia, California 95954

CMSR is a 501(c)(3) so donations qualify as charitable contributions for tax purposes.

HERE IS WHY WE DESPERATELY NEED THE MONEY:

We were contacted about 24 Miniature Schnauzers in Bieber California who needed to be rescued. We were told that the owner had died and that the woman who contacted us could no longer keep them because she was having health problems.

The dogs were 2 hours northeast of Redding, far away from any of our rescue group members, and we had nowhere to house so many dogs, so we enlisted the help of a rescue in Redding with which we have partnered before.

Three of their people drove to Bieber in 3 vans to bring dogs back. They were horrified at what they saw. There were almost 50 dogs there, many in deplorable condition. They wanted to take ALL of the dogs, but the woman who had contacted us would only surrender the ones who supposedly had belonged to her deceased friend. Those included at least 3 pregnant females. So, they brought 24 Schnauzers back to Redding. Fortunately, they have a facility to house that many dogs.

We sent 3 of our people up to Redding for 2 days to help groom the badly matted dogs.

We desperately need to raise money to get the 24 Schnauzers spayed and neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, heartworm tested, and any medical problems taken care of, before the dogs can be placed in new homes. That work is already in progress, but we need the money to pay the vets. The best estimate right now is that we’ll need about $275 a dog for those with no other problems. But 3 or 4 of the females are pregnant and one or more could need C-sections, and at least some of the dogs are likely to have additional medical problems, especially since their care was so poor. So we are guesstimating we’ll need about $8,000 for vet bills. And we will also have costs of food, gas to transport them, etc.

CMSR does NOT have the money. We’ve been operating on fumes for the last few months because we took in several dogs with broken legs, and seniors who needed dentals and other case, who have cost us a lot of money.

And that's why we are asking for help.

Save the Schnauzers From Death in China (Updated 11/28/2020)

A Chinese rescue asked us to take about 20 Miniature Schnauzers who they rescued from almost certain death at Chinese shelters. (Generally, in China, unwanted dogs are not humanely euthanized. They are often killed very inhumanely.)

It is costing us about $2500 a dog to rescued the Chinese Schnauzers--and that does not include any expenses for medical treatment needed after the dogs arrive. The air fare alone costs about $2200 per Schnauzer. Vet bills in China, cargo agent fees, and various other taxes and fees, add another roughly $300 per Schnauzer.

Thanks to some very generous donors, we have received enough donations and adoption fees to cover the cost of the first 6 Schnauzers, who arrived at LAX on 10/14/2020, and  of about 2 of the  8 Schnauzers who arrived on 10/31/2000. That leaves us about $15,000 in the hole.

We will need about $10,000 more to cover the cost of 4 due to arrive in mid-December. And there are still more to come after that!

The first 6 Miniature Schnauzers (2 boys and 4 girls) have been adopted.

Five of the next 8 Schnauzers (4 boys and 4 girls) have been adopted. We sent 2  boys and 2 girls to northern California. Those have all been adopted. One of the 4 who stayed in the Los Angeles area has been adopted. We still have Ann (girl) and Bess and Bert (boys). (See photos below.)

We were hoping for more time to catch up before the third group arrives, but the Chinese rescue advised us that they needed to send more dogs in order to have room to save some at a Chinese shelter which was going to kill them. We and another rescue group therefore agreed to take several dogs in mid-December.

We can only rescue these Schnauzers as quickly as we can pay for them. DONATIONS ARE BADLY NEEDED, as the adoption fees don't come close to covering the expenses of rescuing these Schnauzers.

Please donate if you can. Please ask your dog-lover friends if they can help too. THANK YOU so much to everyone  who has already donated!!!!

CMSR is a qualified 501(c)(3) charity. Donations thus qualify as charitable contributions.

If you prefer, you can mail a check, payable to CMSR, to 4035 Robin Hill Road, Flintridge, CA 91011-3811.

Thank you for your help.


Our website, www.schnauzers.us, has more information on CMSR and photos of most of the dogs we have rescued over the years. Our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ has stories about some of the Schnauzers we have rescued.

(Bess--a really sweet male Schnauzer)

(Bert--the clown and acrobat of the group. His motto is "Why walk if you can fly?")

(Ann--very timid, but very sweet. Loves the boys.)

These photos were taken on November 16, 2020 at Candice Spaw Grooming in La Cañada. Candice generously opened her shop on a Sunday to offer free grooming to rescue dogs. THANK YOU, CANDICE!!!

Help Katie See Again

Katie is a roughly 3 year old Miniature Schnauzer, who has almost no vision because of cataracts

We rescued Katie from the Contra Costa Martinez shelter in late November. Katie’s foster, Nancy Jackson, took her to Animal Vision Center in Sacramento for evaluation. Dr. Faber there thinks she has a 70-90% chance of good vision after cataract surgery in both eyes. The cost estimate for the surgery is $4645. Unfortunately, Katie does not have $4645. So, she has asked us to help her raise the money.

The shelter told Nancy that Katie and a male companion had been found on the street. When Nancy arrived at the shelter, Katie’s friend had been adopted and she was alone. Katie’s kennel card said she was antisocial and aggressive. She was filthy and in a bad mood when Nancy arrived.

Nancy asked to be left alone with Katie. Nancy sat down on the kennel floor beside Katie, and started speaking to her. Within 5 minutes, Katie was sitting on Nancy’s lap and nudging Nancy’s hand as soon as she stopped petting Katie. Soon, Nancy was able to slip on a collar and a leash and they walked out to the lobby so that Nancy could complete the adoption paperwork.

After getting home, Nancy realized that Katie was almost totally blind. With her male companion adopted away from her, Katie had no one to follow. But, soon she was following Nancy’s dog in and out of the pet door, and has not had even a single accident in the house. Katie shares the home and bed with Nancy’s dog—and with Nancy’s cat.

Katie has been bathed, groomed and has had her teeth cleaned. She is playful, loving and affectionate with her family, but still has fearful aggression around strangers. Katie is young and otherwise healthy, but probably will remain too fearful for adoption until she can see.

Katie is praying you can help her get her vision back. So is Nancy. So are we. Let’s give Katie a great Christmas present!

How can you donate?
1. Donate to this campaign, or
2. Mail a check, payable to CMSR, to CMSR, 4035 Robin Hill Road, Flintridge, CA 91011-3811.

CMSR is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization so donations qualify as charitable contributions under US tax law.

Thanks for any help you can give Katie, and happy holidays.

10/4/2018 update:

We are not seeking any more donations for Milly. Here's why:

GREAT NEWS:
We got a very happy surprise yesterday. Milly will NOT need orthopedic surgery after all.

We dropped Milly off for her surgery yesterday. Our surgeon, Dr. Balfour, then called and said that he has concluded that on balance Milly would be best off left to heal without surgery. Milly has mild lameness in her right hind leg, but she did not appear to feel pain when he palpated her right hip. Under sedation, the xrays showed ongoing healing of the right iliac fracture and that there is  only small displacement of the hip, with good pelvic canal diameter.

Dr. Balfour said he would have strongly recommended surgery if the break was fresh. However, because the fracture has already begun to heal and it appears that Milly will be able to walk well, rebreaking the fracture in order to obtain better alignment of the ends of the fractured bone could do more harm than good. Dr. Balfour was particularly concerned that rebreaking the fracture  could result in injury to the sciatic nerve.

The cost for the exam, xrays, and blood work came to about $550. We anticipate about another $700 of expense for spaying and a dental.

Milly's very generous donors  have already donated more than Milly's vet bills  will cost us. However, it appears that we likely will have to rescue a 10 year old female Schnauzer with a corneal ulcer. We propose to use whatever is left of the funds donated for Milly in order to help with the medical costs of  the 10 year old who, of course, will also need a dental.

Thanks very much to everyone who has donated for Milly.


10/1/2018:
Milly is a very sweet 5 year old Miniature Schnauzer. It is unlikely that Milly has led a great life so far.

Milly was surrendered to the Bonita shelter (southeast of San Diego) on 9/23/2018 with multiple pelvic fractures.

Milly's #$%^^ owner asked the shelter to euthanize Milly. The  folks at the shelter refused because Milly's injuries were treatable; and they called CMSR. They told us that Milly's pelvic fractures seem to be improving with cage rest, and that she also has some dental issues. We asked for a copy of Milly's radiographs and sent them to our surgeon, Dr. Balfour, for review. Dr. Balfour said that most of the fractures would heal on their own but that one needed surgery.

A few months ago, Johnny and his sister were abandoned by their parents. His sister was quickly adopted from the shelter they were surrendered to...leaving Johnny all by himself. During his stay at the shelter, Johnny snapped at a volunteer and he was marked as aggressive. The California Miniature Schnauzer Rescue (CMSR) stepped in to save Johnny from a likely death sentence.

CMSR placed Johnny in the home of one of their volunteer foster parents. Within hours, his foster parents realized that Johnny was in terrible pain and would snap when you touch his face. After a thorough vet examination, Johnny was diagnosed with Stage 4 Dental Disease and needs oral surgery.

Unfortunately, CMSR does not have the funds to cover the entire cost and is reaching out to our supporters, friends, family, and all lovers of our canine companions to help relieve Johnny of his pain, bring him back to the health happy little man he truly is, and give him a second chance at a pain-free life with a forever family who will love him for the rest of his life.

Johnny is first weekend at his foster family's. Playing in the backyard with his 3 foster siblings. He thought the artifical turf was super cool.

Johnny took a very long nap after a day at the groomers.

Johnny showing off his new hair cut to the neighbors. Thanks Blvd Dog Salon for the fabulous hairdo!

Tori is a senior Cairn Schnauzer mix who badly needs a dental and removal of two large soft tumors, one on her chest and one on her hind leg.

We rescued Tori from the Orange County shelter the day before she was scheduled to be euthanized. Tori is a love but no-one else would rescue her because she is 9 years old, and needed expensive vet care, We took her because getting old and having a prior owner who did not properly care for her should not be a crime punishable by death.

We have found a foster for Tori. We have scheduled her surgery for August 4. However, we need help to pay for Tori's surgery. We have a rough guesstimate that the surgery will cost about $2000, including the xrays and blood work which were done last week.

Please help. Tori will thank you and so will we (California Miniature Schnauzer Rescue) since having Tori's surgery paid off will allow us to take the next dog who needs expensive care.

Trixie's big problem is that she cannot see because she has cataracts in both eyes. She seems to be able to see enough not to bump into walls, etc., but not much more. We are told that surgery to let Trixie see again, and the necessary aftercare, will cost about $4,500 to $5,000.

Trixie is a darling little Miniature Schnauzer who we, California Miniature Schnauzer Rescue, rescued from the Long Beach shelter. She was filthy and buried in long matted hair. When we got her, she was just a smelly, greasy ball of fur with a wagging tail.

The shelter said they thought she was an 8 year old Schnauzer mix. When we bathed and trimmed her, we discovered there was a really cute purebred Schnauzer buried inside the mess, and that Trixie appears to be no more than 5 years old. Trixie is small for a Miniature Schnauzer. She weighs about 12 lbs. She has natural ears and a natural tail.

Trixie loves people and gets along well with both dogs and with cats. She appears to be in good health, apart from the cataracts. She is microchipped and up to date on vaccinations. She will be spayed before placement. And she will make some lucky family a GREAT pet once she can see again.