Do you have it in your "heart" to "HAVE A HEART" for MACI and ALDO?
 

This mother and son pair have a congenital heart defect that requires a very expensive surgery and BTRNC needs your help to provide these two with the medical care they need.

Our Fundraising Goal: $3000
Funds Raised So Far: $2450

Aldo's surgery was a success! See below for an update.

All donations are appreciated!!  Donors will receive a heart for every $10 donated and be recognized on our website.

$10 per heart

Or by mail: BTRNC 5403 Forest Oaks Dr, Greensboro NC  27406

Special thanks to our donors:
Lisa Biler
Lucie Lucke
Amy Breshears
Melanie Soto
Brenda Brunk
Karen Sielski
Kristin Price
Jason Reese
Mary J Barrow - In memory of Chester
Elizabeth White
With love, Kim, Jason, Michael, Boris, Zig and Sable
Sara Bull - In honor of my wonderful Simone (the former Leggsy) from BTRNC
Linda Royal
Petra Belair
Rose Allen - In memory of Virginia Allen who loved her Bostie babies
Uri Biler
Lauren Seney
Peggy Longenecker
Allison Stori
Marcus Williford
Dawn Stewart
Dana Harrington - In honor of Maci & Aldo's foster parents, James and Amy
Jason Cecil
MJ Kiss
For Maci and Aldo from Patrick and Roxanne
Kristina Montgomery
Melissa Meese
Beau, Shuggartt, Olivia, Jacqueline and Oxford
Jessica Dowd
Rita Kehlenbeck
Teresa Faulkiner
Janna Guilfoyle
Gail Carelli - in loving memory of Max
Kay Peters
Laurie Hicks - in honor of foster parents, James and Amy
Keith Graves
Amber Drsata
Keith Jones
Lisa Flanders
 Kristin Sams
Kathy Quartana - from Tank and Meeka
Laura Stewart
Andrew Triplett
Gwen Coggeshall
Linda Bass
Kylie Waller
Janet Swan
Joseph Guitron - in memory of Lucy, a sweetie
Kristi and Tabby - in honor of Spirit
Fred Sams
Ruth Rauherz
Catherine Dettmers
Chrissy Fisher - in honor of Jack and Jill
Leah Scott
Melissa and Wayen Wrenn - in honor of Miss Piggy
Patrick Mctyre - in honor of Roxanne
Lindsay Thompson
Kelly Prestel
Kenneth Thompson
Kathy Martin
Susan Segars
Derek, Amanda, and Little Derek Armstrong - in loving memory of Sassy
Mandalyn Swanson
Uri Biler
Nancy, Paul, and Baxter
Janet Lanaro
Kate Akins
From one pup with a heart defect to another - Love Molly (and Misty, Chris, Murphy, & Maggie)
Scott Watson
Theresa and Greg Delano
Bonnie Thomas

Any funds collected in excess of the cost of the heart surgery for Maci and Aldo will be put towards the other vet care needed for Maci and all seven of her puppies (vaccines, spay/neuter, etc). A little bit about MACI... MACI is "A-M-A-C-I-N-G" to put it lightly. Typically, if this heart defect is left untreated, only about forty percent of affected dogs survive past one year of age. At five and a half years old, Maci has survived an untreated broken jaw which resulted in some misaligned teeth and some dietary restrictions. She was very emaciated and pregnant upon her arrival to BTRNC which resulted in her not being able to care for her litter and it took an army of volunteers and alot of missed sleep by her Foster Mom to keep those puppies bottle fed and cleaned every two hours around the clock. Maci had been used as a breed dog although her previous owner knew she had been diagnosed with a large hole in her heart when she was a puppy....other than that initial puppy visit, Maci only visited a vet once more. Pretty "amacing" isn't she? Maci loves people and more than anything loves to snuggle up for a good nights sleep in your bed! She gets along well with other dogs and is house, crate and leash trained. Maci will "sit" for a cookie and she loves to eat, possibly because of her previous lack of nutrition. It is imperative that Maci's heart be fixed to prevent futher damage, she does have signs of heart disease, which is common when this defect is left untreated. Because of this she could have increased risks during surgery, but the Veterinary Cardiologist feels Maci can handle the surgery and will recover well. Of course, she will still have the residual damage to her heart due to living with the defect for over five years, but we are hopeful she will live a full life and a happy one!   A little bit about ALDO... Hooray! Aldo had his heart surgery on Friday, August 20th. There was a very frightening and life-threatening surgical complication which necessitated a different surgical procedure to fix his heart, but thankfully that procedure worked. Aldo’s heart is now fixed! He has a long recovery process as a result of the surgery, and will not be able to move to his new forever home until late September. He must remain in a small crate most of the time to eliminate the risk of tearing either the external incision site or the internal repairs. That is no small task, considering that he is a very active and playful 10 week old puppy! He is so far adjusting well to his crate, and is eating and drinking normally. It is amazing how quickly puppies recover from such serious surgery. We can only hope his mother, Maci, does as well when her turn comes in September!