A Healthy And Happy Twinkie!

Twinkie is an 11-year-old poodle/shih tzu mix owner surrender … husband passed away, Twinkie was his dog and his wife is unable to keep Twinkie as she deals with other life transitions such as selling home, relocating, etc. A caring neighbor did not want to see Twinkie dropped at the shelter, which is what the owner planned to do, and reached out to the Bichon Rescue Brigade for help.

They said, “We knew going into it that Twinkie had a cataract and was vision-impaired. Imagine our surprise when we picked her up and noticed her other “good” eye bulging almost out of socket.

Twinkie’s vet made no mention of it when we contacted them, but Twinkie has not been in since last September. Apparently, this is a recent development, but now is ours to deal with. ”

Bottom line… Twinkie was completely blind in her “good” bulging eye, with extremely limited vision from the cataract eye. The vet said bulging eye was likely due to glaucoma or cancer, likely was extremely painful and recommended we remove the eye as it has no function and would continue to cause pain. So, BRB (Bichon Rescue Brigade) had Twinkie’s eye removed and she currently is recovering from the surgery and doing well.

She now just needs to find a loving home where she is loved and can return that love as she lives out her final years. You can see from the photos how much better and happier she already looks since having the surgery done!

WELL GUESS WHAT?! NOT ONLY DID TWINKIE GET A DONATED MUFFIN’S HALO THANKS TO OUR ANGEL CONTRIBUTORS OF OUR NON-PROFIT “SECOND CHANCES FOR BLIND DOGS” BUT SHE GOT A FOREVER HOME AS WELL FROM BEING POSTED ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. I BELIEVE SHE IS WELL ON HER WAY TO OKLAHOMA WITH HER NEW HUMOM.

THANK YOU ANGELS XO