My name is Tsula!

UPDATED BIO 7/11/2015 Tsula is a 5 year old, 6.5 lb. Yorkie being fostered in Suwanee, GA. Tsula is called TsuTsu (pronounced TsueTsue) by her Foster Parent.

She is a very smart little girlie and already knows her name! Tsula is the Cherokee word for Fox and this little girl has a very beautiful foxy look and an adorable undocked tail.

TsuTsu's dental revealed that she had debris embedded in her oral cavity. Upon closer examination, it was discovered that Tsula had a stick embedded deep inside the roof of her mouth. We can only imagine how painful that must have been! The stick was removed but afterwards it was discovered that there was a residual hole that created a communication between her oral and nasal cavities. This is called an oronasal fistula. The vet tried to repair the hole, but was unsuccessful in closing it completely due to the lack of available tissue. It is possible that Tsula may need to see a specialist (dental or surgeon) for a surgical repair, however the vet believes she can live a healthy life with the fistula as it is. She does have some problems with food or water getting into her nasal cavity, which causes her to have some nasty sneezing fits. Her teeth are somewhat discolored from years of neglect, but this does not keep her from giving lots of kisses.

Tsula gets along very well with her foster brothers and is completely dedicated to her person. She really loves the backyard keeping the perimeter safe from lizards and other intruders. She loves protecting her family and making regular rounds patrolling the back yard and protecting her people from those pesky lizards. She hasn’t caught one yet but as they say, “every dog has his day.”

Tsula comes running when called and gets very excited when everyone comes home. She is very dedicated to her person, but is friendly with everyone that comes to visit.

Tsula is mostly housetrained and will let you know when she wants to go out. She loves the freedom of the backyard and if she goes outside every couple of hours her house training is fantastic. She knows how to walk on a leash, but she doesn't really like it. It can take some time for her to do her business when on a walk.

Tsula enjoys playing but she prefers just being petted and getting belly scratches. Foster Dad says Tsula is quite a kisser and will give kiss to everyone. He also says Tsula will quickly steal everyone’s heart and wants her to find that perfect forever family who will love her forever.

Please note: Because of TsuTsu's small size, she cannot be placed in a home with children under the age of 14 years old.


UPDATED BIO 05/11/2015: Tsula is a 4 1/2 year old 5.5 lb female being fostered in Suwanee, GA.

Tsula is being called TsuTsu (pronounced SueSue) by her Foster Parent); she is a very smart little girlie and already knows her name! She is even smarter as she has learned to sit for treats! She really loves the back yard, but most of all she loves sitting in laps.

Please note: Because of TsuTsu's small size, she cannot be placed in a home with children under the age of 14 y/o.




UPDATED BIO 05/06/2015: Tsula is a 4 1/2 year old 5.5 lb female being fostered in Suwanee, GA.

Tsula (called TsuTsu by her Foster Dads), had her dental and spay yesterday. She is recuperating as expected; however, during her dental, as several teeth were being extracted, the vet discovered that TsuTsu had debris (a stick, she thinks) that was wedged between her teeth on the roof of her mouth - ouchie! After removing this stick, a hole was seen in the hard palate that allows communication between the oral cavity and nasal cavity. This is called an oronasal fistula. The vet tried to repair the hole, but was unsuccessful in closing it completely due to the lack of available tissue. It is possible that Tsula may need to see a specialist (dental or surgeon) for a surgical repair. If the oronasal fistula is not repaired, she may have problems with food or water getting into her nasal cavity.

This finding explains why she has been sneezing so much. TsuTsu will go back in 10 days to see if the repair done during her dental will be sufficient to close the hole left by the stick. Poor little girlie must have been in so much pain, and this is why she is a bit underweight ~ it probably hurt her a lot to eat. It appeared that the stick had been there for a long period of time........so sad.

INITIAL BIO 05/04/2015 MEET TSULA! Tsula (sounds like Zula or Chula) is a 4 ½ year old 5.5 lb female being fostered in Suwanee, GA.

Tsula (or as she is being called more commonly, TsuTsu) is a lovely calm little girl who was picked up as a stray and surrendered to UYR by a good Samaritan. TsuTsu has not had constant care of any sort. She is a tiny bit underweight, and it appears that she may lose all of her teeth which were neglected by the prior owner so that no infection from the bad teeth will cause further problems.

TsuTsu came into rescue with an upper respiratory tract infection which gives her a cold in her nose and makes her sneeze and sneeze. TsuTsu is very quiet and reserved indoors so far, but outside she's a hunter and loves to explore the backyard. She gets along very well with her foster brothers and sister except for the whole puppy thing from Foster Dog Mila. TsuTsu thinks the puppy energy is very over- rated and she's not afraid to scold her younger foster sister Mila to make her go away and leave her alone. TsuTsu is scheduled back at the vet in just a couple days to have her dental and long overdue spay. As soon as she can, she will update everyone on her situation. but right now she's all stopped up and can't stop sneezing. Bless her heart. Could your home be the right one for TsuTsu?

Please note: Because of TsuTsu's small size, she cannot be placed in a home with children under the age of 14 y/o.

ALSO NOTE: TsuTsu's dental will be expensive, so donations are being accepted to help with the of removing her severely neglected teeth. :( Puppy Kisses from TsuTsu as she will feel sooo much better when her mouth doesn't hurt as much.