We are not accepting applications for adoption of Taikuu at this time.

Post surgery update! Taikuu is recovering tonight. A volunteer spent some time with her in her cage at the vet clinic and although she isn't very lucid, she did wag her tail. She was very quiet and peaceful when she was stroking her. The doctor thinks the break is about 2 weeks old. This would have been a very simple surgery if it had been done right away but the bone had started to heal. She had 2 pins put in her bone that will stay there permanently. In spite of all the odds he is still cautiously optimistic and we will all hope for the best. She has such a good spirit....her youth and strength are in her favor. Thank you to all those who have send in donations towards her care.

She will need surgery and then have a long recovery process, but right now we are asking for help towards the costs of her surgery and future vet care. Taikuu, which is an Inupiaq word for Thank You, ended up in a shelter last week in pain and with a severe leg injury that needed urgent care. We picked her up and over the weekend rallied to get her from Spokane across the mountains to Olympia where she is scheduled for surgery early this week. There is a fracture in the growth plate right above her right knee. The x-rays and vet report suggests surgery asap to correct as puppies this young start the fusion/healing process so quickly. Taikuu is a sweet, sweet girl who has been a bundle of love even through the pain she is going through.

If you can help Taikuu, please donate by Paypal on our Donations Page
or you can mail a check in to:
WAMAL
c/o Kim Harmeling, Sec./Treas.
PO Box 2353
North Bend, WA 98045