Northern Nevada Shiba Rescue

My Apologies if this gets posted twice.

On April 24th, we met Kathy Oppenheimer in Auburn and picked up Haru. 8 weeks later, with the assistance of our vet, Jody E Hicks, haru has transformed into a beautiful, and very energetic, 5 year old! We can now focus on the next part of his journey, a very thorough, and extensive dental exam and cleaning. We would like to thank all of you that have donated to his care so far, and for those who would still like to donate, we accept Venmo at -NNSR or PayPal at [email protected]. thank you all for following us and helping us share Haru's story!

Hi evefurryone! It’s me, Haru!
I apologize for not updating you all earlier about my progress…but in between my medicated baths, I’ve been roadtripping with my NNSR peeps! My skin is clearing and my fur is growing back. I love to sun on the front deck!! Thanks to evfurryone who donated to help me!!

Today Haru got to meet Dr. Jody Hicks with Aspen Health and Wellness in Reno. Dr. Hicks has been to official Vet for Northern Nevada Shiba Rescue for almost 20 years. She eliminated any bug and confirmed that Haru has a severe allergy process culminating in a severe yeast infection. She has prescribed a medicated shampoo for twice a week trips to our groomer, Athena, with Hand to Paws I. Downtown Reno. She also prescribed Apoquel, an antibiotic and anti itching. Dr. Hicks noted once we have his infection under control, the next step will be to address his teeth, after months on the streets, you can only imagine how bad his teeth are. She approved for him to start the baths ASAP and Athena got him in today, right after he left Dr. Hicks. Haru was amazing with Dr. Hicks who jokingly questioned if he was a real shiba, but then came the bath and now he showed the true shiba attitude. He was not happy, but part of that could be the medicated shampoo. But, in the end, he was very well behaved for both and he has taken the next step towards recovery. To all of you who have do ated to his cause, Haru thanks you from the bottom of his heart, and so do I/we here at Northern Nevada Shiba Rescue. For those that would like to donate, please send to: -NNSR. Thank you all for supporting us and for following Haru on his journey to wellness and his furrever home!

Venmo: -NNSR

Haru is making himself right at home here, he is such a sweet little boy. I can't wait to see what a beautiful boy he becomes. So many of you have donated to our rescue in his name and we are truly grateful and appreciative of those donations. So far, we have collected over $1,000, thank you! Please know this will be a long and slow process and I promise to keep you all updated along the way. We would like to thank each of you for your donations personally, however, Venmo does not give us anything but your name. For those of you who have already donated, and any of you who would like to donate, please email us, or private message us, with your mailing address and I will get you a personalized receipt and thank you. We are a 501c3 so all donations are tax deductible. Again, on behalf of Haru, THANK YOU!!!!!

Haru has settled in with us and is exploring every nook and cranny of his new home! Here he is checking out the office nook! He is quite energetic and is surely an escape artist!! His first vet visit will be Tuesday, which will bring him some relief from his itchiness as he begins his transformation!!!

We sprang/sprung this sweet boy from San Francisco Animal Control today. He is super sweet and a great passenger! He is at the NNSR sanctuary in Reno, and will be well taken care of. Thank you to everyone who has donated to his healing. Stay tuned for his transformation!!

Here is a video of Haru, playing with his SFACC guardian angel. He is so very sweet! We pick him up in San Francisco tomorrow and will bring him to NNSR HQ in Reno. We’ll keep you updated with his progress. Donations are always welcome via
PayPal: [email protected]
and
Venmo: -NNSR
Thanks for caring for this sweet boy!

Hello. My story is not for the faint of heart. I was found as a stray in San Francisco yesterday. I have obviously been neglected for a long time. San Francisco Animal Care & Control reached out to see if NNSR could help me.

My new name is Haru, which loosely means rebirth in Japanese. My healing process will not be easy or inexpensive. But NNSR is taking me in, and will heal me like they have for many other neglected Shibas for the past 20 years. I am the sweetest Shiba boy you will ever meet, and hope one day to be in a loving furever home…when my coat is thick and my tail is floofy.

Photos to follow tomorrow.🫣

This little Frenchie mix was found near Moana and So. Virginia in Reno, NV. He is not neutered and does have a microchip. If you have any information on this boy, please contact us, we would love to reunite him with his rightful owner.