Campaign Details
Oisin (Aw-SHEEN), is Irish for little deer. He both looks like a little deer and at the same time is very dear to us and needs us to help him. He came to us with a cleft palate, after being given up to a shelter in VA by his owner. He's only 3.6 lbs and is 7-years-old. A cleft palate is an opening between the mouth and the nose that happens when the tissues separating them do not grow together properly. Most of us are familiar with this birth defect occurring in the lip, but this one is along the roof of the mouth Sometimes cleft palate is just a cosmetic issue, but in Oisin's case, it affects his health. Because of this deformity, Oisin has several issues with eating and was recently rushed to the vet with a steep drop in his blood sugar, likely due to infection and not eating. it's also very hard to give him medication because it comes out his nose. In addition, his teeth are in terrible condition and many have to be removed. Infection from them is likely making things worse and his white blood count is elevated. He also has undescended testicles, so in the future, he will need to be neutered to lessen the risk of testicular cancer.
Surgery is underway today, May 11th. The surgeon is going to try to repair the cleft palate and do his dental. All of this depends on how he does under anesthesia and what they find.
In Irish legend, Oisin was a warrior hero, and in this case our little deer needs heroes out there to help him. As a foster, American Maltese Association Rescue has committed to taking care of him and of his medical needs, but we need your help to pay his costly medical bills. His surgery and visits are estimated at $5500.
Please donate whatever you can and share this campaign to help save little Oisin. And keep him, and his surgical team, in your thoughts as he undergoes these procedures.
American Maltese Association Rescue
About the Organization
30901 Pudding Cr. Rd
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
USA
EIN: 45-6526578