SCFBR Rescue Success Stories - Luna

Luna was 3 years old when she was owner surrendered to a shelter in LA on 9/7/24, after reportedly taking a fall months earlier and later becoming paralyzed from IVDD. With no rescue interest and a euthanasia deadline of 9/28/24 at 4:00 PM, her time was running out. 

Thanks to compassionate volunteers at the shelter, we were able to pull her just in time.  Luna was so happy to leave that she was practically bouncing in her sling!

She moved into a loving special needs foster home, where she received her updated vaccinations, lots of care, and comfy diapers. 

In November, thanks to donations from our supporters, Luna received her custom wheels, and she took to them so quickly! Her newfound mobility brought out even more of her happy, social personality.

By April of 2025, Luna had found her perfect match. She was adopted by a wonderful family who embraced her exactly as she is. Today she’s thriving, zooming around in her wheels, visiting dog parks, and snuggling. She makes friends everywhere she goes, as she loves dogs, cats, and kids!

Luna’s journey is a beautiful reminder that paralyzed dogs can live full, happy, amazing lives when given a chance.

Olive was surrendered by her owner in July, 2024 at age 4 after multiple 'purse-string' rectal prolapse surgeries failed. Her owner could not afford her necessary Colopexy surgery, necessary for her long-term survival.

Once she was in her foster home with SCFBR, we had the surgery completed. She has been adopted (Sept. 2024) and is living a healthy life with her new mom, Melinda, in Wisconsin.

Sami, now Betty, came to us from a San Diego shelter after she was turned in by her owner in Jan, 2023.  She was about 8 to 12 weeks old! The man told the shelter staff Betty had been attacked by a bigger dog days before. Her bones were exposed , and her leg was hanging by just skin. There was no doubt her wound was very infected and Betty was in the beginning stages of septic shock.  Once she was in our care, our president rushed her to the emergency vet where Betty lost consciousness. She was LITERALLY rescued just in time. 

Once Betty was stabilized and treated for her massive infection, she underwent surgery and had her leg removed. There was no way to save what was left of her little mangled leg.

She was adopted soon after that.  Fast forward to today...Betty is living with her mom, Kelli, who is a nurse. She is also best friends with her fur-brother Bruce and loves her kitty siblings too!  

Tino was found by a kind family in Palmdale in Jan, 2024 when he wandered into their apartment complex. Tino was emaciated and had a large, gaping wound on his front left leg. Tino was placed into a Bakersfield foster home where he was nursed back to health, including daily walks with his foster kitty! 

Tino, now Gary (about 5 years old), is now living in Oregon with his new mom, Kali, and his two fur-brothers.  He was adopted in May, 2024.

Dani was found by animal control in Modesto, CA. The shelter veterinarians put his age at 14 years. His teeth were rotten, his coat was matted and filthy, and he was starving. We were at the Modesto shelter pulling a French Bulldog, American Bulldog, and English Bulldog for our sister rescues. The shelter rescue liaison asked if we knew of a rescue who would take an old miniature schnauzer as the shelter did not want to euthanize an old dog with no family. 

We couldn’t leave this old man to die, alone, in the shelter, so we brought him into our rescue. We were fortunate to find a foster in Fresno who agreed to foster Dani as a hospice and we can’t thank her enough!! 

Moving Dani around wouldn’t be good for him so he will stay with his foster until he naturally passes.  

At his first veterinary visit, the vet discovered a level 5/6 heart murmur— the worse. The vet put him on heart medication and we went about pulling all his teeth over several vet visits. 

Today, Dani lives with his hospice-foster and 3 other rescued dogs! He is on four different heart medications and we pay for his continuing care.  Dani is happy, as healthy as he can be, and living the best life.