Meet Twiggy - September 2017

Please join us in welcoming the newest addition to BUTTONNOSES foster care: Twiggy, 2.8 pounds, probably around 12yo or older.

This sweet little angel was picked up as a stray and then transferred to our rescue. She is in rough shape, practically a walking skeleton! The back legs have such awful luxating patellas, she can barely walk. She seems to be in a lot of pain so we are hoping that the pain meds are going to bring her some comfort until we figure out how to make her life easier. Right now, oodles of TLC and yummy nutritious food is in order. Stay tuned for updates, this girl has a long way to go....

Welcome to BUTTONNOSES, Twiggy!

Update - October 2017

Twiggy has been pampered and cherished for the last month or so. And she was finally strong enough to undergo double knee surgery to correct her luxating patellas. Thank you Dr. John and your fabulous team at Caledon Mountain Veterinary Hospital for changing this deserving little angel's life with your magical skills.

Twiggy has 8 tough weeks of recovery ahead of her, packed with daily physio rehab exercises and of course tons of good food and treats. And let's not forget spoiling her for being so brave.

Update - January 2018

Little Twiggy has recovered beautifully from her knee surgery. Her teeny weeny muscles are getting stronger everyday. And she can not only walk now, she can actually RUN! Up and down the stairs and around the house! What a difference in this little angel's quality of life!

Another recent milestone: Twiggy was strong enough to go in for her second major procedure: dental surgery. She had all her awfully rotten teeth pulled out. It was not an easy surgery, due to her tiny size and fragility of her brittle jaw. But we are happy to report that it all went well and this little sweetie pie is now free of pain from all those nasty little teeth sitting in her mouth and rotting away!

Twiggy and Blu-berry are besties now, and enjoy each other's company in their foster home together.

Update - October 2020

We need everyone’s pawsitive thoughts and loving energy for our girl Twiggy. This little wee one was a stray when she came to us 3 years ago, sick , malnourished, barely able to walk and a rotted mouth and jaw. After undergoing major reconstructive surgery on both legs, months of rehab, extensive dental surgery and both western and eastern medical treatments, Twiggy got her weight up, her mobility back and a new outlook on life.

Sadly the last few months Twiggy has been having seizures, first mild in nature but just recently having progressed to grand-mal seizures – each taking a bigger toll on her little body. While we continue to seek the cause and best course of treatment, we are keeping Twiggy as calm and comfortable as we possibly can. The BIGGEST thing you can do to help her is send her your healing and pawsitive thoughts, energy and love – we’ve seen the power of these thoughts and love before and hope you’ll send more Twiggy’s way.

Update - November 2020

Our girl Twiggy has had a rough go of it lately, and after a few weeks of feeling hopeless because of her major seizure activity and lingering after-effects with no relief in sight, we decided to try one last combination of medications and wouldn’t you know it! This little lady was not ready to give up! She has calmed significantly, been seizure-free for almost 2 weeks, and has virtually no pacing, panicking or discomfort. Twiggy is living a calm and peaceful senior life right now and is being loved and cherished for whatever time she has left with us.

BUTTONNOSES Rescue relies on the generosity of donors to cover the cost of care required to keep dogs in our Forever Foster program comfortable during their remaining days. If you would like to sponsor little Twiggy and make a donation in support of her care please consider making a donation to our rescue.

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Update - December 29, 2020

Our hearts are heavy today with the passing of our brave little girl Twiggy.

Twiggy brought joy and sparkle to our BUTONNOSES family and especially our forever foster program, and she loved everything her 2nd chance at life had to offer. Twiggy was adored and cherished, as she so deserved.

She will be furever missed and furever in our hearts.

Many thanks to all of you who supported her journey and cheered her on. She was truely loved indeed!