Greenhill Withholds Treatment from the Dog Oakly

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At the County Advisory Committee Meeting on December 10, 2012, Greenhill's Executive Director, Cary Lieberman stated that they have not done what they are accused of.  They are accused of, among other things, withholding medical treatment from Oakly.  Oakly's medical file from Greenhill proves that they did withhold treatment. At the bottom of this post you will find a copy of Oakly's entire medical file from Greenhill Humane Society, through the third day of his impound.

Notice that Greenhill's Director of Shelter Medicine, Gail Schroder mentions five times how dangerous Oakley is to work with.  This in itself is highly suspicious.  Also notice that on 8/3 the CVT made a notation that Schroder said no more treatment.  The notes also talk about no treatment plan, nor any pain medication or treatment to relieve Oakly's suffering. Schroder then puts the ridiculous comment under the CVT's notes that treating Oakly was painful as her excuse to not "waste money on his care, because he was going to die anyway". Two days after impound, no more treatment for treatable ailments, leaving this little dog in fear and pain.  Oakly is not the only animal to suffer under Schroder's peculiar brand of "care", that list is long.  Schroder stated in the KPNW broadcast that it goes without saying that Greenhill treats animals for pain.  That is a lie. 

There is absolutely no excuse to leave an animal suffering with severe otitis and eyes matted half shut.  It is interesting to note here that treatment by the qualified vet of the rescue that took Oakly, has improved his condition, and Oakly is enjoying life.  (See update under Oakly's medical file)

During the Advisory Committee meeting on 8/13, Director Cary Lieberman said of Oakly that he needed his foot amputated and ear surgery.  There is nothing in these notes to indicate those procedures were necessary, nor have the qualified veterinarians for the rescue that took Oakly indicated either of these procedures are necessary.  If those conditions were necessary, why did Gail Schroder say no further treatment?   I believe Lieberman fabricated these conditions about Oakly to cover up for the abysmal treatment Oakly received at Greenhill.  Since they would never release Oakly's medical file, I'm sure he felt safe in saying what he did.

On 8/13 Advisory Committee member and dog groomer Molly Sargent said of grooming Oakly:

"I groomed Oakly. I gave him a bath, I clipped his nails and I scissored his hair including around his face. He was wagging his tail and eating treats. The only time he objected was when I did his face, as many older dogs do. He may be in the very beginnings of dementia but I have groomed MANY dogs much worse than him who were well cared for and lived for many more years. His tumor was NOT bigger than his foot as Cary Lieberman stated at the Advisory Committee meeting, nor did his ears need surgery. They looked slightly infected. His eyes had some matter in them and I have no doubt his eyesight was not the best but still I managed to groom him without injury to either of us. I have been grooming for 47 years and have done dogs MUCH more difficult than Oakly on a weekly basis. I am surprised that Gail Schroder was so frightened of him that she wouldn't even treat him. He is a small dog and could have been muzzled if necessary for treatment. But I didn't find it necessary to muzzle him to groom him."

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From: Susan Faria
Date: Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 5:41 AM
Subject: Re: Oakly

Good morning,

Oakly continues to do well in our hospice program. He has a great appetite and has now started coming to the kitchen at meal times to make sure I don't forget him. The turkey meatballs I use for his meds are probably the main draw!

His energy level has improved 100%, possibly due to the arthritis supplements we're using as well as pain management. He loves to be in the yard on these warm days and will sometimes stay out for 30 minutes just strolling or laying in the sun.

He now allows me to pet him, rub his ears and give him butt scratches. He's still very head shy and we still struggle w/the eye drops but the fact that he actually comes up to me and asks for attention is a huge breakthrough as far as I'm concerned.

Now that he's feeling somewhat better I plan to take him to our vet for a prelim exam and possible bloodwork. I want to see how rapidly the kidney disease is progressing and we also want to look at his foot which has completely closed up and is no longer oozing.

I'm allowing Oakly to do what he wants. He does sleep a good part of the day which is to be expected but he's much more interested in what the other dogs are doing and gets up and goes outside on his own. Strangely enough he is completely housetrained which I didn't expect. Sometimes when I look at him I wish I had known him in his younger days. My guess is that he was a very handsome playful dog.

So, baby steps for Oakly every day but he's doing well. I believe he's comfortable and as pain free as possible. SDRO will do everything it can to give Oakly a high quality of life for as long as possible.

Thanks for your support!
Susan Faria
Senior Dog Rescue of Oregon