Ginger's Special Story

Update 8/1/10
Ginger has had her surgery with total success. The perineal hernia was repaired successfully. The doctor also found a weak muscle that would eventually tear and he repaired that at the same time.

Ginger is doing wonderfully. Thank you to everyone who donated on her behalf.

Ginger is a 5 pound, 8-10 year old Yorkshire Terrier. She is precious. Ginger is very sweet and loving. She was found running down Ocean Boulevard/Grand Strand, Myrtle Beach, SC. She had been running so long on the hot pavement that her feet were bloody and bruised. She was in such terrible shape that the shelter did not think she would make it. The GrandStrand Shelter vaccinated her, spayed her, gave her a dental and repaired a hernia in her groin. Right before she came to North Carolina to be fostered, a perineal hernia popped out on her back side/anal area.

A perineal hernia occurs when there is an abnormal displacement of the pelvic and/or abdominal organs (small intestine, rectum, prostate, bladder, or fat) into the region around the anus called the perineum. This condition occurs secondary to a weakening of the muscles, which form the pelvic diaphragm. Signs of this problem include straining to urinate or have a bowel movement, constipation, and swelling around the anal region. This type of repair is very serious and must be done by a skilled veterinary surgeon. The minimal cost of this surgery is $1,800 to $2,000.

It is very apparent that Ginger has had a rough life. There is evidence that she has had multiple pregnancies which most likely have contributed to the occurrence of this perineal hernia. Please consider donating for Ginger to have this surgery so that she has a chance to get the love and attention she deserves.

You may donate money here to help replenish funds for future Surgeries:

or mail a check to:

Yorkshire Terrier National Rescue, Inc.
c/o Mary Elizabeth Dugmore
1065 Lewis Road
Chapmansboro, TN 37035

We appreciate any help you can offer so that we can continue helping these little dogs!

Thank you so much for your donations!

Pattie Haselman Sharon Swiger Merry Lentz Amalia Spaulding Elaine Johnson Patricia Blackmon Vicki Nannizzi Kathryn Schuller Susane Zook In memory of Petie Gedro from the Leshnower

Antoinette Lowery Freedai Warren Barbara Shelton Jillian Brusco Cathy Grimes Janis Kuykendall Dayna Culbertson Mary-Margaret and her mom Carlyn Clement Patricia Johnson Corrine Ellison MaryElizabeth Dugmore Dan Dugmore