Our beloved Cindy Lou, who lost her battle to live way too soon
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Named in honor of our beloved Cindy Lou, the mission of Cindy Lou’s Sanctuary is to rescue and provide sanctuary as a loving and safe home for Dachshunds and other small breeds.
When possible we arrange adoptions to forever homes, but we are always committed to each one’s lifelong emotional and physical care.
Today Ruby and Lucy are going back to the vet The Animal Hospital of North Charleston for a check back. We still have concerns about both of them and are thankful for our knowledgeable doctors caring for them. We are still looking for a 1week foster for Lucy whose current foster is going out of town and we need to move tomorrow … See MoreSee Less
Hey all- if you’re looking for a wonderful groomer – this is where our fabulous Tina works at. They are really lovely folks! … See MoreSee Less
Today Cinnamon is not feeling well and we ended up at our favorite vet The Animal Hospital of North Charleston to see the wonderful Dr Ingram! Sweet Momma has gastroenteritis and we need to be careful of what medicine we give her because she is still feeding sweet little Olivia! We have a plan, she got some IV fluids and is resting comfortably at home, Dr I also checked out baby O who has lost a few tenths of an ounce over the last 3 days, probably because mommas not feeling great. I will be helping supplement her diet just a bit to keep her on track til Cinnamon is feeling better. We’re so grateful to the team at Animal Hospital of North Charleston! They also fit in a quick visit for our Spencer who hurt his foot, but is doing great! … See MoreSee Less
Kristie Dye – this was the best day!!! ❤️❤️❤️ … See MoreSee Less
2 Years Ago
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FOSTER NEEDED – Lucy’s current foster is going out of town. I’m looking for someone who can foster without other dogs around. She is recovering from kennel cough, and has a multitude of other issues, but is an easy dog overall. I’m she is housebroken, crate trained, but loves to sleep in a big dog bed, needs meds twice a day. We provide everything!! Please dm me if you are interested! … See MoreSee Less
National dog day! I need to get caught up on intakes – it’s been so busy. Last week we took in two very sick dogs- first, Lucy – a tiny 10 year old Chi mix from Charleston Animal Society Berkeley. This poor baby is very sick – kennel cough, heart murmur, possible ruptured glaucoma, floating patella, collapsing trachea, oh what a list! Thanks to Friends of Berkeley County Animal Center and The Animal Hospital of North Charleston we were able to get her started on meds for the kennel cough and she is currently eating and doing better, decompressing in a foster who can isolate. The second dog came from Dekalb, Georgia, a shelter we partner with frequently. Little Ruby, Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease, not eating x a week or more, only 2 years old and tiny! Cute as a button. Again, thanks to the good team at The Animal Hospital of North Charleston she has been seen and is on appropriate medication. She is also with a short term isolating foster who has finally gotten her to start eating! … See MoreSee Less
What a difference a year makes! Little Sissy, a year ago we made a run to pull her as a hospice dog, she was a mess, I syringe fed her through a broken jaw, and didn’t think she’d live the weekend. Well, one year later she’s adopted, beautiful, full of personality and love! Thanks to everyone who helped with this girl and especially Robin A Fox who fostered and fell in love, then adopted her! ❤️❤️❤️ … See MoreSee Less
What a difference a year makes! Little Sissy, a year ago we made a run to pull her as a hospice dog, she was a mess, I syringe fed her through a broken jaw, and didn’t think she’d live the weekend. Well, one year later she’s adopted, beautiful, full of personality and love! Thanks to everyone who helped with this girl and especially Robin A Fox who fostered and fell in love, then adopted her! ❤️❤️❤️
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What a difference a year makes! Little Sissy, a year ago we made a run to pull her as a hospice dog, she was a mess, I syringe fed her through a broken jaw, and didn’t think she’d live the weekend. Well, one year later she’s adopted, beautiful, full of personality and love! Thanks to everyone who helped with this girl and especially Robin A Fox who fostered and fell in love, then adopted her! ❤️❤️❤️ … See MoreSee Less
NEW UPDATE: dogs are doing well, surgery more extensive than expected Babies are staying overnight and coming home tomorrow morning A HUGE shout out and thank you to Patty Strain who volunteered to transport them up, is staying overnight and driving them back in the morning – shes a rescue hero for sure!!!
UPDATE: I just heard from the surgery tech – Hazel has two very bad teeth thay have to come out today – shes getting an unexpected dental her eyetooth did not come in correctly and is sitting on top of her canine and they are both bad! 💔
Prayers for our surgery babies please! Macalister, Chester, Scooter and Hazel are all having surgery today! 💕💕g … See MoreSee Less
We are almost to surgery day – can you help? Every dollar counts! … See MoreSee Less
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Happy gotcha day day Miss Rhiannon! I love that you are having the best life ever!! … See MoreSee Less
2 Years Ago
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McAllister and Chester – Mac and Cheese!
They need a foster home to help them through their heartworm treatment! We cover everything – medical care, food, crates, everything. I just need them to have a quiet place for a month or so
These boys are dachshund mixes, very friendly, going to have dental and neuters this coming Tuesday, then a little recovery time and they will go for their big heartworm treatment. – can you help? Please reach out! These sweet boys deserve a chance at a healthy life! … See MoreSee Less
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Our little Pee Wee, bonded mate to Lil Bit crossed the Rainbow Bridge this afternoon. He was much beloved by his owner for his entire life, and she was 103 when she felt she could no longer care for him. We loved him very much and know he has left us to run pain free forever more. Til we meet again my sweet boy. ❤️🐾🌈💔. You will be missed … See MoreSee Less
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HELP!!!!!!! Can you save a life!
This little girl is really sick – I’m trying to help but I need a foster who can isolate her for at least a week – she is tiny and desperately needs out of where she is before she dies. If you have a room you could isolate her in, would you please consider taking this girl – even just for a week? Please message me ASAP!!! … See MoreSee Less
We have just over a week until these four go for surgery – can you help us raise the funds we need? Thanks in advance! ❤️💰🐾. We are an all donation, all volunteer 501c3 charity in Moncks Corner, SC … See MoreSee Less
Good morning from the nursery! Cinnamon and baby Olivia are doing well today, Cinnamon is being such a good momma! Olivia continues to gain weight and is now just over 10 ounces! She is so pretty! … See MoreSee Less
💕🐾💰💰can you help? It’s time for Surgery! We need to raise $2,000 for these 4 babies to start theor journey to health! McAllister and Chester need dentals and neuters, Hazel needs a spay and Scooter needs a neuter. We have great pricing but really need your help! Any amount will help!
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSamctuary.org
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Cinnamon and baby Olivia are popping in to say a big THANK YOU. To Friends of Berkeley County Animal Center for the lovely donation of travel crates, pee pads, iv fluids, food, toys, bed, so many lovely items to help us out! We are truly thankful for their support!
We are an all volunteer, all donation 501c3 charity and can only continue our work through donations and support like this! Thank you from all of us here at Cindy Lou’s! 💕💕💕🐾🐾 … See MoreSee Less
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Early this morning Cinnamon surprised me and had two tiny babies- a little boy weighing in at 5.7 ounces and a little girl weighing 7.25 ounces.
Sadly, the little boy was not meant to be part of this world and left us around noon today, despite our best attempts to keep him here. I named him Oliver His sister is doing well so far, and Momma seems quite proud of herself We decided to name our new little girl Olivia in honor/memory of her brother. Welcome to the world sweetheart – we adore you already. … See MoreSee Less
Hey everyone! Cinnamon is getting really close and we could really use some supplies! Can you help? Here’s an Amazon wishlist just for her and the babies! Thanks in advance … See MoreSee Less
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Our sweet Champ (15 years old) was groomed today by The Art of Dog Grooming by Tina, special thanks to her new salon Sitting Pretty Pet Salon – they are really wonderful! He’s a heartthrob! … See MoreSee Less
UPDATE: everyone did well- they are back home and resting!
It’s surgery day! Butterscotch, Annie and Gizmo are getting their spays and neuter done today! Please send prayers for them. We are so thankful for our surgery partner and their wonderful care of our babies! If you’d like to help support our Venmo is @Janet-Chicka
PayPal is: donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
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Our sweet, grumpy old man – we decided Walter suited him perfectly! Walter saw Dr D today at The Animal Hospital of North Charleston, of course everyone fell in love – it’s easy to fall for this boy! He has a heart murmur, 2 nasal-oral fistulas, an amazing amount of worms, some arthritis in his hips. , and attitude for days! We’ve adjusted his estimated age up to 13, given him meds for the worms, are starting joint supplements, and are totally besotted with him! … See MoreSee Less
Adoptable Dogs! Check out these sweet babies! Apply online at:
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Wow! Banjo is jumping in to say Thanks so much! We had a great turn out yesterday at Pet Supplies Plus – Goose Creek, SC, made some new friends, talked a lot about dogs and raised $125 to support our sweet dogs. We are all volunteer, all donations, we’re a 501c3 charity and depend on events like these to spread the word and continue our mission! Thank you so much to everyone who showed up to help with the day – Laura Dutkiewicz, Patty Strain, Bonny Derhay, Brian Kehogh and especially to Pet Supplies Plus and the crew there – they are amazing and welcoming! … See MoreSee Less
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Here’s today’s freedom ride. 10 year old boy – 7 pounds, no teef, no name – owner died, husband moved and left him behind. He was set to die when Bree Courcy reached out to me and asked if I could help. I said yes, she arranged to get him to Marion County Shelter, gave him shots and heartworm test and held him overnight till I could get there today. He’s here now, had a bath (he was stinky) but he s a sweet boy and we will get him checked out on Monday at The Animal Hospital of North Charleston. He’s listed as a long haired chi- I think he’s a PomChi … See MoreSee Less
Winston saw our wonderful vet yesterday at The Animal Hospital of North Charleston. We are so thankful for the love and support of Dr D, Allison, and the whole team there! Everyone loved on Winston. He is blind, deaf, his whole lower jaw is basically eaten away by cancer, he has ear infections, testicular issues, skin issues and is definitely a hospice baby. We are making sure he is comfortable and treating what we can. He is eating and loving be cuddled and loved. For however long he is with us, he will be treasured 💕💕💕 … See MoreSee Less
Today was another one of those days – up before dawn, fed the dogs, everyone out and in, cleaned up and on the road at 7. Why? Because there was a dog – one of our partner shelters reached out – “we have a little boy in really bad shape, can you help? Extensive cancer along his lower jaw – the bone just feels like jelly, he’s completely matted but we are shaving him down, we can give him shots but he’s too sick to be neutered, if we can’t get him out we don’t think the outcome will be good.”
Yes. That’s all, yes – I’m getting in my jeep. I’ll be there. I’ve named him Winston. He sees our wonderful vet tomorrow. I’ll know more then. His little body is relaxing. He is precious. He’s a hot mess. My heart is breaking for him. Thank you Megan for reaching out. He is safe and already loved … See MoreSee Less
We want to say a big thanks toFriends of Berkeley County Animal Center for donating rescue suits and pee pads to our sanctuary! Tinka says they are outstanding!!! We always appreciate your support! 🐾💕 … See MoreSee Less
Have you marked your calendar yet for September 27th?????? This is our biggest event of the year! We need every volunteer we can have on hand to help! We need folks to man tables, help with dogs, sell 50/50 raffle tickets, whatever your skills are we can use them! Message me and sign up! … See MoreSee Less
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It’s Time to Party! Winnie is our 2025 Model Contest Winner, and she celebrates in style! plus: – Dog walking etiquette – What’s in your pet’s food dish? – Stronger together- Two area shelters combiToday our sweet Petey Peanut crossed the Rainbow Bridge. I’m so very very thankful to his adopter Tyler Spruell for loving this sweet old boy and giving him the best life ever! Run free sweet Petey – we love you forever! ❤️💔🌈🐾 here are some pictures that Tyler shared and gave his permission for me to share with you. … See MoreSee Less
Meet Charlie everyone! He is a 6 year old red short hair dachshund and he is ready for fun! Charlie is a goofball – happy, loves people, ready to be your sidekick! He’s about 15 pounds of delicious dachshund ready for adoption Apply at CindyLousSanctuary.org … See MoreSee Less
Sweet Maggie – she is the happiest, prettiest little girl – she is 1 year old, we believe she is a Terrier/chi mix, she’s about 9 pounds, walks great on a leash, is lovely with other dogs and just doesn’t understand why no one has come to be her person/family. Is she waiting for you?? She’s spayed, up to date on shots and ready to meet you! Apply at CindyLousSanctuary.org
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How we are starting our Saturday – Taz got in the middle of a play session last night between Breanna and Poppy and it didn’t end well for him. He’s been up all night screaming – so we just saw the amazing Dr I at The Animal Hospital of North Charleston who helped with a shot of pain med, cleared for no obvious fractures, a bad scratch on his ear, and sore muscles We are on our way back to the sanctuary to get everyone some breakfast! … See MoreSee Less
(Read to the end for the big news) Yesterday, I took Butterscotch, Cinnamon, and Poppy to see our friends at The Animal Hospital of North Charleston. Dr D and Megan were on the case and checked out our new girls! I was afraid Butterscotch might have some demodex, but she does not! Both Butterscotch and Cinnamon got their ears cleaned and packed for infections and Poppy is having a pseudo pregnancy – she’s not pregnant but her little body thinks she is. This will pass in a little bit!
But our big news – Cinnamon is having babies! No we didn’t know, neither did the shelter when we pulled them. But it happens. She’s probably about a month – there’s no bones yet so we can’t see how many – stay tuned for updates!! We are thinking probably the third week of august?? … See MoreSee Less
Meet Cinnamon – a 1ish year old Dachshund (mix?) girl. She is sweet and a bit shy but really soft and lovely! She has had shots but needs her spay. … See MoreSee Less
Meet Butterscotch – a 1ish year old Dachshund (mix?) she is friendly and sweet about 15ish pounds. She has had shots but still needs her spay. … See MoreSee Less
Yesterday something wonderful happened! We had a shed donated to help with our storage issue – Robin A Fox has been raising money to buy a shed and storage items for the sanctuary and it arrived this week! Well our team jumped into action and yesterday it happened! A huge thanks to Herb, Tonia, Angie, Patty (who also provided amazing snacks) and Tammy for hours of dedicated work constructing the shed! We still have to get the doors on but it is really going to help. A huge thank you to Robin and all her friends who donated to make this happen! … See MoreSee Less
Can you help??? We are looking for some volunteers this Saturday, July 19th to help build a base and assemble a brand new storage shed that has been donated to the sanctuary! We would love to have folks come by 9:30 – if you’re an early person and want to come earlier that’s great – Herb Watson will be there at 8:00 to start the work!
We are desperate for this extra space to help store dry goods. Please let us know – send a pm or text or reply in the comments if you can come! … See MoreSee Less
How’s this for an amazing before and after?! Please meet Gizmo! Pulled from a high kill shelter in Georgia on Sunday, he had an amazing shave down thanks to Tina at The Art of Dog Grooming by Tina and also Dr D and Heidi at The Animal Hospital of North Charleston
Turns out this boy is a young sweet schnauzer!!! So fun! … See MoreSee Less
We will be at Pet Supplies Plus – Goose Creek, SC today from 9:30-1:00! Come on out and meet some of our sweet adoptables!! … See MoreSee Less
Our sweet Radar left us to run free across the Rainbow bridge today. He was lovely, a soft little boy who was adored while he was here. We snuggled him and told him how much he was loved. He spent time sleeping in the grass in the sun and cuddling in our laps. If love could have saved him, he would still be with us, but advanced kidney failure was too much for his tiny body to battle. Our thanks go to The Animal Hospital of North Charleston and Dr D and Dr T, Allison, Crystal, Jordon and the whole crew who take such kind care of us. Thank you also to Laura A Brogan and Jenny from M A D Rescue Transport for pulling Radar and getting him out of the shelter and bringing him to us Radar we love you and you will be missed 💔🌈🐾 … See MoreSee Less
Some folks have asked about prime day items we’d like – here’s a quick wishlist of deals that would be handy!! … See MoreSee Less
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Thanks to all who ordered a bed!
Hi everyone! This dog bed is on prime day special for $16! We would love to have e a couple for the babies! … See MoreSee Less
KSIIA Washable Dog Bed – Plush Comfort for Your Furry Friend
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The KSIIA dog bed, adopting heavy-weight deluxe plush material, makes it incredibly soft, cozy, and difficult to shed. It is fully stuffed to ensure that your little furry friend is surrounded by warm…Big thanks to Dr D, Allison, Tracy, Mary and the crew at The Animal Hospital of North Charleston for all their help today! Clementine has a UTI and Radar has advanced kidney failure We are working on both of them to get them feeling better. Your prayers and support are so appreciated! … See MoreSee Less
On our way for our second trip to the vet today! Clementine is having some issues! Prayers please! … See MoreSee Less