WAG Rescue: Fundraising to save lives
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Minnie had infections in both of her eyes. (Submitted photo)
By Dalton Sweat
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In Wimberley, when animals need help, they often end up with the Wimberley Adoption Group.
That’s what happened to Minnie, a dog that was rescued in an extremely emaciated state.
She was full of parasites and had serious infections in both eyes. It was a congenital condition where her eyelids rolled inward causing a great deal of irritation, which resulted in the chronic eye infections.
WAG brought her in, and she had an operation to reconstruct her eyelids.
“It took much longer to build up her strength and for her to gain the much needed weight and muscle mass,” Pat Davis, with WAG Rescue said. “She was always a sweet dog despite her misery, but once her health was restored, her personality really blossomed.”
Minnie was in foster care with WAG for almost a year before getting adopted “into a great home.”
“It was well worth the wait,” Davis said.
Several WAG Rescue dogs have gone on to become service dogs including two who are currently in training to become diabetic service dogs with Lone Star Diabetic Alert Dogs. Both Comet and Tru, who were once homeless, will soon have full-time jobs warning their diabetic owners of swings in their blood sugar levels. They will become lifesaving guardians to their owners.
Those types of success stories take time, care, love and money – a fair bit of money.
To help offset those cost, WAG is hosting its third annual WAGala fundraiser, which should be the largest fundraiser of the year.
This high-class event on Oct. 5 will be catered by Word of Mouth Catering and will have fine wine, beer and Dripping Springs Vodka, which is being donated by the company, out at Old Glory Ranch.
“It’s going to be top of the line,” Wendi Kendrick, with WAG Rescue, said. “This will be our first, big fancy event.”
Hal Ketchum will be playing and there will be a stellar set of live auction items.
“We don’t have a facility, so we rely on foster care and boarding,” Kendrick said. “We spay and neuter pets and offer a lot of assistance to pets who need it. We’ve got a lot of dogs that come in that are very sick. The medical expenses are outrageous.”
Since WAG is entirely volunteer run, all money donated goes directly to the animals. Tickets for WAGala are $100 and there are still many spaces available. Reservations must be made by Sept. 30.
For more information, contact WAG at (512) 847-3858 or at www.wimberleywagrescue.org.
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