Latest News from Jelena:
Our dog Chanel / white adopted by someone in Austria who has a dog with the same leg amputated as Chanel ! – Unbelievable !
Also, VERY IMPORTANT – Can you help Ruben ? – please see our post with details at:
Above – Ruben – Requires Help With Medication
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We are putting out this appeal to help Jelena in Serbia.
One of her shelter dogs named ‘Ruben’ has a hyperactive adrenal gland. This is causing him skin problems as can be seen in the photographs.
We are currently seeking veterinary advice relating to this, but we currently think that this problem is also known as ‘Cushings Disease / Syndrome’.
‘Ruben’ – Note skin problems
Cushing’s disease
Another name for hyperadrenocorticism – the term given to an endocrine condition characterised by an excessive amount of cortisol being released into the body. Harvey William Cushing (1869-1939) was a pioneering neurosurgeon and gave his name to this disease. The group of clinical signs resulting from the disease is known as Cushing’s syndrome.
We are asking for people anywhere who can help jelena with this to please contact her at palanski@eunet.rs
Maybe you know of, or can contact a veterinary product producer and ask them if they would be prepared to donate free treatment to Ruben, especially as he is a rescued dog now living in a Serbian shelter.
NOTE – From the info we have, any veterinary product given to Ruben would be life long – it is not a case of a dosage for just a few months. Please be aware of this when asking / contacting suppliers.
Cushing’s occurs in dogs who are producing excessive amounts of cortisol, an important hormone that helps to regulate the body’s metabolism.
Cortisol plays a vital role in protein, carbohydrate and fat metabolism and is released into the bloodstream at times of stress to prepare the body for a flight or fight response.
Cortisol is produced by the adrenal glands – two small glands located in the abdomen, next to each kidney. A hormone called ACTH controls the production and release of cortisol from the adrenal glands. ACTH itself is produced by the pituitary gland, a pea-sized gland located at the base of the brain.
The concentration of cortisol in the blood of healthy animals varies greatly as the body’s demand for cortisol fluctuates. For example, during a period of anxiety or illness, it is normal for the adrenal glands to increase their production of cortisol. Once this period of stress has passed, the cortisol concentration in the blood returns back to normal.
In dogs with Cushing’s syndrome, there is a chronic overproduction of cortisol over weeks and months. Although the concentration of cortisol in the blood of a dog with Cushing’s also fluctuates greatly, it tends to be, on average, much higher than in healthy dogs. The excessive amount of cortisol released into the bloodstream has a harmful effect on the function of many organs and the body’s metabolism.
In some countries, a product known as ‘LYSODREN’ is also a solution to the problem. Nothing is available in Serbia.
Cushing’s syndrome is not curable but with Vetoryl® it can be very effectively controlled; maintaining a good quality of life for your dog for years to come. Vetoryl®, which is the only licensed treatment for use in dogs, contains the active ingredient trilostane, a drug that rapidly reduces the production of cortisol by the adrenal glands.
Please contact as many suppliers as you can – Ruben can be greatly helped with his illness.
As the solution is small and can be packaged and sent to Serbia cheaply, this would be one small act that would make a massive difference for one little dog.
Please look at the photographs and do what you can to get the treatment for Ruben.
Thanks – SAV.
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Jelena and the team rescued many dogs from the city pound yesterday (18/06).
All of these dogs were due to have been killed, but via collaboration with one of the vets at the pound who is more cooperative with Jelenas work, the dogs were allowed to be taken; but only 2 dogs for every one person in the team who wanted to help.
Today (19/06) it is hoped that a return journey will be made and many more dogs rescued from the pound. Jelena does not have any spare space at her shelter as she is full to capacity, and to begin with, the rescued dogs had to be chained up outside of the shelter. Now they have all been moved into the shelter and put onto additional land.
In addition to all these new dogs, someone left two boxes at the shelter, which when opened, contained six puppies.
Above are a selection of photographs showing the pound, the rescue taking place and the saved dogs at Jelenas shelter.
If you can give any financial support to help, it would be very appreciated.
Information about donating to Jelena can be found at the bottom of the following link:
Previous SAV Jelena’s Shelter links:
https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/very-urgent-appeal-from-jelenas-shelter-serbia/
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Do you remember our appeal of 27th February for Visnja ?
Please see our original post and appeal at:
Well, here is some absolutely wonderful news; and here is Visnja now; 13th May 2009 :-
Visnja has been found a new home in Austria, and due to the hard work and dedication of both Jelena and Animal Care Austria, Visnja can be seen here departing Serbia on 13th May to start her new life in Austria.
Information about Jelena’s shelter, including how to donate, can be found at the following:
Jelena’s Shelter links:
https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/very-urgent-appeal-from-jelenas-shelter-serbia/
Information about donating to Jelena can be found at the bottom of the following link:
Animal Care Austria – visit their web site at http://www.animalcare.at/
We hope that you agree that Visjna looks such a beautiful little dog now after suffering such terrible injuries a few months ago. Animals can recover so quickly compared to the human species, that is what makes them different to us, humans, and that is why they should not be used as models for human disease and injury research.
Good luck Visnja, and have a very loving and happy life with your new family.
SAV.
Uk Link:
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Do you all remember Klementina the pig who was saved from slaughter by the EPAR shelter ?
Now we have been informed by EPAR that Klementina will need an operation of her articulation coxae, which is the pelvic and hip joint area.
Before this operation is done, she will need to go to the Belgrade Veterinary Facility for further investigations.
In the meantime, Klementina waits hoping for better times so that she can have her operation.
To date, EPAR have only had enough donations to cover the costs of transporting Klementina to and from the vet.
She is very clever being and very much loved at EPAR shelter.
Please can you help by giving a donation for Klementina if at all possible ? – Any amount helps.
Please use the following for donations:
One of the best and cheapest ways to send money donations internationally is by Western Union.
Transfer costs vary and are worked out simply depending on the amount of the donation – you only pay more if you donate larger quantities.
In most countries donations can be done on line, by telephone, or visiting a local agent.
Please look at the web site for further info:
http://www.westernunion.com/info/selectCountry.asp
For direct donations towards Klementina, the following EPAR account in Hungary should be used as a preference to Serbian accounts:
Szeged
Klauzal ter,5
Hungary,EU
Account number : 11775355-37518886
Account name : MAZAK-BESLIC JANOS
Address : Subotica 24000,Matka Vukovica, 9
IBAN : HU31117753553751888600000000
Swift : OTP VHUHB
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This way is the best, because in this way tax for money transfer is very low and it is not need to pay tax to serbian authorities who done nothing for dogs, but ask high tax for donation .
Thank You so very much and
best regards
Slavica Mazak Beslic, President of Friend-EPAR/OIPA/Alliance for Animal Rights
Subotica, Matka Vukovica 9
Please View New EPAR Shelter videos at:
https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/12/19/serbia-new-epar-shelter-videos-for-you-to-view/
Thank You – EPAR / SAV
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Jelena has just sent pictures of ‘Flik’ and ‘Luci’ who have both now been found new homes in Austria thanks to special efforts by Animal Care Austria – visit their web site at http://www.animalcare.at/
‘FLIK’
‘LUCI’
Please try and support the work of Jelena’s shelter by giving a donation to help find new homes for Serbian animals.
For Jelena’s shelter information, please access the following SAV links:
Information about donating can be found at the bottom of the following link:
Jelena’s Shelter links:
https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/very-urgent-appeal-from-jelenas-shelter-serbia/
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For Information: Banostor is a village in Serbia, near to Novi Sad City.
These bears live in Serbia in the Rehabilitation Centre for Bears of ARKA Serbia.
Dear all,
Just to inform you that today, on 15th February when bears ( according to people believing ) are coming out from ther dens, to see if winter is over, our bears in Banostor also give their “weather forecast”.
According to their behaviour today we can say that winter will last 40 days more.
We really would like not to believe them, but from our experience they are quite good in this weather forecast !
Here are the photographs we took today.
Also, almost all Serbian TV, radio and electronic medias broadcast information that we had prepared for BETA agency, about weather forecast that six bears form Banostor gave yesterday.
The majority of important daily newspapers printed articles about it too.
We have used this opportunity to incorporate in this information important facts and remind public that bears are confiscated from 1999, that Arka is taking care of them all in Banostor, that thanks to good treatment and proper feeding, the bears are hibernating etc..
This was very good response to latest public information about the export of the three bears to Bulgaria.
Some good people made slide show about this on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpVG5rzgIfs
Best regards,
Branka and Pavel – ARKA –
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Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) 