Puppies With Cleft Palates Need Help At Local Shelter (YOU CAN HELP)

[matcom]

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HUNTINGTON, Long Island -- Two puppies on New York's Long Island are looking for a miracle.

The workers at the Little Shelter Animal Adoption Center said the 2-week-old puppies have cleft palates that prevent them from sucking and feeding themselves.

A worker is putting a feeding tube down their throats every three hours.

On Wednesday, the animal shelter will hold a news conference to ask if a veterinarian would donate services to operate on the puppies and correct their cleft palates.

The shelter said the mixed-breed puppies -- called Magic and Merlin -- were rescued from a New York City shelter when it was clear that they were to be euthanized because of their deformity.

The puppies will be adoptable when they are between 8 and 12 weeks old. But the cleft palates must be corrected if the dogs are to be able to feed themselves.

The shelter workers said that they are doing as much as they can for the puppies, but the costs are "astronomical" and they need the help of animal lovers.

To donate to Little Shelter, you may call 631-368-8770 ext. 206. You may log on to the shelter's Web site to donate online, or you may send a check to:

Animal Rescue
Little Shelter
33 Warner Road
Huntington, NY 11743.

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[matcom]

1. nobody wants to help the puppy?

:cry:

[Midlodemocrat]

2. Okay, okay, I donated. Jeebus between you and Skinner, I won't have any money left for the turducken

:bounce:

[matcom]

3. you could just have chicken pot pie on Thanksgiving

:P

[Midlodemocrat]

4. I could, but the turducken sounded delicious.

and since I'm not cooking this year, I figured what the hell?

[lukasahero]

5. Done and kickin' for the poor puppies. :(

[matcom]

6. KKKKKIIIIIICCCCCCKKKKKKK

[flvegan]

7. Sent this to a vet buddy of mine up that way.

I'll be VERY surprised if he doesn't offer to do the surgeries at cost if a clinic will donate the space.

Especially since I also told him that I'd be telling 95,000 people that he'd probably offer to do it.

I'm such a little shit.

[AtomicKitten]

8. puppies!!!!

thanks for the heads-up to save these little sweeties
done and done

[Pool Hall Ace]

9. I donated to help the little furries.