05/02/2026
Sweet Pea Pupdate
To the surprise of everyone at Village Veterinary Clinic she is cancer free. The mass and little masses were not cancer although they appeared to be by texture. The 2nd biopsy revealed the actual results as first biopsy was inconclusive. Special thanks to everyone at Village Veterinary in Voc for helping with this high risk surgery especially Michelle, Erica and Dr K.
Peas ekg at Village Veterinary showed an irregular heart beat and her body temperature dropped quickly from her first surgery the spay at Arizona Animal Hospital they had to quickly finish up and abort. Putting her under a second time was scary.
Sweet Pea is healing and becoming more lively. I can tell she feels better that mass of hers was very angry and inflammatory. Today she weighs in at 72 pounds. She gained 20 pounds in 4 months felt like eternity trying to put weight on this girl.
BACK STORY.. She was found in the backyard of a Sweet family who reached out to Red Rose for help. We took her in early December 2025 at an emaciated 52 pounds as it was obvious she was used for breeding multiple times either out of ignorance or on purpose and possibly dumped or she ran off in search of a better life. She certainly found it today.
Sweet Pea lived a life of neglect and abuse her hound ears needed medication for an infection and multiple baths to remove the smell of skunk. Thanks to Dee's Grooming in Camp Verde for her first two baths. She also needed supplements and quality food and treats to heal her bones, and joints thanks to Roxanne Genaro at Feathers and Fur Pet Supply
Sweet Pea had a lot of skin issues and allergies due to poor nutrition as she was given a very expensive allergy shot that allowed her to stop scratching like a Momkey every 5 minutes. At first we thought the baths would stop it then the quality food over time but it wasn't until the 4th vet visit in from Village they helped with that and her ears as it was frustrating cause the other 3 vets missed all that.
Thank you to our special team member Sheryl Murphy who donated various items for her and supported through the journey and helped with her expertise and experience in rescue as well as fundraising to support this healing for this sweetest girl ever.
Thank you to the artist who support our events at the Stagecoach Country Roadhouse in West Sedona. Wild Thyme Restaurant Group for hosting our events and the donors and customers of Red Rose Thriftique.
Here is beautiful Sweet Pea today as she has quite the wardrobe and loves wearing clothes and being taken care of as every dog should be
Some before pictures too You can literally see the worry on her face as she has wrinkles and scars on her face and ears to show a terrible life endured having to fight to survive not just physically but emotionally and spiritually
Bless her heart and soul she is onto living her best life thanks to Red Rose Inspiration for Animals