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.
🎄ITS TIME FOR A CHRISTMAS RAFFLE!🎄
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Our very own Laura Dutkiewicz. Made this beautiful quilt and donated it to us to raffle!
We are selling 200 Tickets at $5 each and will draw a winning number! You can pick your favorite numbers between 1-200 if they are not already claimed! The quilt is 52” x 66” there are more pictures in the comments It can be used flat or has hanging loops!
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
(Please pay processing fee and send a message of what it’s for)
If you want to use Zelle message me!
Good luck everyone!
🎄ITS TIME FOR A CHRISTMAS RAFFLE!🎄
🐾🎅🏼🤶🏻🎄💕🇳🇫🇳🇫🎄🎄💕🧑🏽🎄🎅🏾🎅🎄💕🐾
Our very own Laura Dutkiewicz. Made this beautiful quilt and donated it to us to raffle!
We are selling 200 Tickets at $5 each and will draw a winning number! You can pick your favorite numbers between 1-200 if they are not already claimed! The quilt is 52” x 66” there are more pictures in the comments It can be used flat or has hanging loops!
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
(Please pay processing fee and send a message of what it’s for)
If you want to use Zelle message me!
Good luck everyone!
We had a float tonight in the Moncks Corner Christmas parade! If you’re watching the video we’re at about 24 minutes in! Thanks so much to Katie for organizing everything!!!
Blossom has a wishlist!
I had been talking to my North Carolina shelter about two dogs who needed us – both girls, a year old, we set up vetting early next week and planned for them to come down after they are spayed. Then last night I get a call – one of the girls is pregnant and may not last until Tuesday. Can you help? YES. A couple of calls later and we had transport arranged for this morning and this beautiful girl was on her way. We have named her Blossom! Welcome Blossom to Cindy Lou’s – thank you so much Maria for jumping right in and bringing her here! We are setting up the nursery and will be posting a wishlist for her shortly! She has an appointment Monday morning at The Animal Hospital of North Charleston with our Dr D to get a better idea of what we’re anticipating for babies! Stay tuned!!
We will be at the Goose Creek Christmas Festival tomorrow morning – rain or shine! We will have a few dogs with us, we will have some beautiful cards for sale, hot coco, and lots of information on all our dogs! Stop by and say hello!!
Rescue run Friday – Dawson, Tilta and Bella! On our way back from Georgia!!
UPDATE: we have foster! Im on my way to pull him and a couple others!! Stay tuned for freedome ride!
DEADLINE IS APPROACHING – i ned someone to say a definite yes to this boy for tomorrow
FOSTER NEEDED! We’re trying to break this boy out of a shelter in Georgia – he is too big for our space (23 pounds). He’s a standard dachshund mix and came in very emaciated But is doing better. Can you help??
Wow!! Thanks to each of you we hit 2,000 followers today! We are small but growing! Thank you for all the love!!!
🇳🇫❤️🐾. It’s GIVING TUESDAY! Would you like to help? We’ve have an anonymous donor who will match up to $2,500 in donations!!! Every dollar you give will count for 2!! Please consider making any donation at all – no matter how small or how large! We are so excited and grateful!!
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
Don’t forget to mark your calendars and come out to see us and some of our adoptable babies this coming Saturday! 9-2
Well, I did a dumb thing this morning, our washer is broken and we are awaiting repair, so I hauled everything to the laundromat this morning and thought I’d save some drying time by drying there instead of at the sanctuary. Well, I melted all our amazing fluffy crate pads that our dogs love! If you’d like to help us out and buy a pack – here’s the link! Thanks so much in advance – we love these and use 15 or 20 every day – we don’t care what pattern but we need 18 x 24 inches
I want to shout out to Friends of Berkeley County Animal Center for providing a second grant to help out with the enormous medical bills we had with Roo, their ongoing support has been a major lifeline, not only financially, but emotionally too. These last few weeks have been rocky and their support has been amazing! Thank you – to FOBAC and every one of you who has donated, shared posts, written comments, sent messages, sent a hug a prayer or a heart – I have needed and appreciated all of it! Here’s a favorite picture of Roo in her Christmas dress – always in my heart!
Freedom ride! I’m in Georgia picking up a fapple dachshund (mix?). He is sweet as can be! Coming from a rural shelter in Georgia – welcome to Cindy Lou’s little guy!
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🐾💕🐾 Help!!! Looking for anyone who could help transport a small dog to u from centre, Alabama on Tuesday (not the dog in the picture – he’s just to make you stop!) please reach out if you can help!!!!!! 💕💕💕💕
This sweet girl came to us from Georgia, she has some special needs, but has already seen our wonderful Dr D at The Animal Hospital of North Charleston and she is doing great! We are already in love with her – welcome Betty Boop to Cindy Lou’s!! 💕💕
Today we are so thankful- Pilots for Paws flew this little cutie to us from North Carolina. She is about 4 months old and maybe a Brussels griffon mix of something or other! Welcome Sandy to Cindy Lou’s!
Today our sweet Bubba crossed the Rainbow bridge to be with his beloved Peaches. This sweet boy and his bonded mate came to us last December after their owner went into a nursing home and there was no family to take them. Peaches crossed the rainbow bridge earlier this year. Marie helped Bubba carry on and became his snuggle buddy. We will all miss our sweet boy and know that he is running pain free with his friends again. A big thanks to our friends at The Animal Hospital of North Charleston for their love and support, Dr Ingram and Allison your love and caring are absolutely the best. Herb Watson thank you for transporting them to the sanctuary, and thanks to all who helped care for Bubba and loved on him. He will be missed ❤️🐾🌈💔
Thank you all soooo much! We have received an awesome supply! Weve updated our wishlist and just have XXS on our list now
This harness is on special deal today for $9.99 in size extra small! This Is our favorite hatness and we go theough them so quickly! We send every dog out with a well fitting harness and these are our favorites We would love to have some extras im adding this to our wish list, or if toud like to click on the link here and send it directly that woukd be great!
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Hi everyone – I’m looking for volunteers to walk in two Christmas Parades – Moncks Corner on December 6th and Goose Creek on December 13th! Please let me know if you’d like to walk and push a stroller with one of our adorable dogs in it!
Come join us at the Goose Cree Holiday Festival – December 6th! We will have adoptale dogs, and some wonderful craft items to purchase that will support our work – Mark your calendar to cone out and say hi!
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Congratulations to Elizabeth Mortimer and Tanya Rudman our raffle winners!!
All money raised will be put towards Roos medical expenses.
Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets.
1 MINUTE TO LIVE!
GOING LIVE TO PICK RAFFLE WINNERS AT 5:10 TODAY!
From the first kiss to your last breath, I loved you more than words can say. I am devastated to share that our beloved Roo has left us this afternoon. I held her in my arms as she took her last breath and asked her not to go, but she was needed across the rainbow bridge. You were a sanctuary dog, but in so many ways, you were my sanctuary, my sweet love rest now, run free and I will see you again at the bridge.
Not the post I was anticipating today.
This morning our sweet Lucy crossed the rainbow bridge, she is running free and breathing easy for the first time in many many years. We are beyond grateful for the love and care her foster mom Jennifer P gave to her throughout her time with us. Run free sweet girl – you were loved and will be missed! ❤️🐾🌈💔
Roo update – Roo spent a pretty stable night, her blood sugar dropped again a bit and they are running additional tests now. We are bringing her home again tonight. Cvrc is putting a libre glucose monitor on her so we can track her sugar and help maintain her numbers better. We will be making very frequent visits to our regular vet to make sure she is on track and they will be helping to monitor her glucose closely.
You still have time to buy your tickets for our double raffle to benefit Roo!!
Hi all- still trying hard to raise funds for Roos medical bills!HELP!!! Roo is being admitted to CVRC – we desperately need to raise funds to pay for her care there – can you help? Every dollar will help – we are trying to raise $6,000 right away please help us save this sweet little girl’s life!
UPDATE: Roo had a rough night – still not stable, docs are doing all they can Please keep sending prayers, positive vibes and support
You can call and donate directly to Roo costs at CVRC: 843-614-8378 – let them know you are donating for Roo with Cindy Lous Sanctuary and my name is Jan Chicka
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
Zelle- message me and I will send a link
Roo and I have raced back to CVRC emergency hospital from our vet – labwork today came back not good and while we were at the office her glucose dropped to 40 and then 31 – even with dextrose and liquid recovery. Her body temp is dropping – she was wrapped in a hot pad in the picture – please send prayers – please ask for a miracle for our little girl
Our sweet Roo is home! She is not well yet, but she is stable and the docs at CVRC decided we could continue her management at home with follow up visits and labwork at our regular vet. She was severely anemic today and needed a blood transfusion. She is tired and wobbly and has a ton of new meds to take, but we are cuddling her and loving on her! The bills are crazy high and will continue – labwork a couple times a week with vet visits is very expensive not to mention the $6,000 bill from today. We are so thankful for Friends of Berkeley County Animal Center and everyone who has donated! It has certainly taken a big bite out of the bill! Please continue to support and pray for this sweet little girl who is so much a part and heart of our sanctuary.
Meet little Olivia- 4.6 pounds, 12 weeks. All fun and puppy! She is ready for adoption. Cinnamon is her momma- she weighs 15 pounds. We have no idea who the father is. We think Cinnamon is a doxidor (dachshund/lab mix). But it’s anyone’s guess! Adoption fee is $400. Please apply at CindyLousSanctuary.org
💵💰💕RAFFLE FOR ROO! 💕💵💰💵
We have a new 2 winner raffle! Two winners will be chosen – one for the Dachshund prize and one for the Love and a Dog prize These beautiful sets were donated by Lori A and include shipping to wherever you are! All funds will go to medical costs for Roo. Raffle runs from now until Saturday November 15th at 3:00 pm – we will do a love drawing to determine the winner Saturday evening (see more pictures in the comments)
In 2025, Cindy Lou’s Legacy Sanctuary used 99.8% of donated funds directly towards programs for our dogs.
Please note if you want your tickets to go to a specific basket!
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
(Please make a note that the donation is for raffle tickets!!)
2 Tickets for $5
5 Tickets for $10
8 Tickets for $15
HELP!!! Roo is being admitted to CVRC – we desperately need to raise funds to pay for her care there – can you help? Every dollar will help – we are trying to raise $6,000 right away please help us save this sweet little girl’s life!
UPDATE: Roo had a rough night – still not stable, docs are doing all they can Please keep sending prayers, positive vibes and support
You can call and donate directly to Roo costs at CVRC: 843-614-8378 – let them know you are donating for Roo with Cindy Lous Sanctuary and my name is Jan Chicka
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
Zelle- message me and I will send a link
Roo and I, and the whole gang at Cindy Lou’s would like to send a huge thank you out to Friends of Berkeley County Animal Center for their generous donation to help with a $3,000 grant to assist with Roos hospital bills. It has allowed us to discuss on Roo and her health while working on raising the rest of the funds we need for Roos medical bills. We are so immensely grateful to those organization who is helping rescues in Berkeley county! 🐾❤️🩹❤️
Tonight’s Roo update!!
Roos doctor is happy to report that Roo has a more stable and normal blood pressure, glucose and has been eating a little and also drinking a bit. She is being kept in a warming bed as her temperature is still low, but is doing better and overall is making progress. We are thrilled! She is not out of danger and cannot come home, she has a long road ahead of her, but we are hopeful. Please continue to send prayers, positive vibes and support! We appreciate every single bit of it!
HELP!!! Roo is being admitted to CVRC – we desperately need to raise funds to pay for her care there – can you help? Every dollar will help – we are trying to raise $6,000 right away please help us save this sweet little girl’s life!
UPDATE: Roo had a rough night – still not stable, docs are doing all they can Please keep sending prayers, positive vibes and support
You can call and donate directly to Roo costs at CVRC: 843-614-8378 – let them know you are donating for Roo with Cindy Lous Sanctuary and my name is Jan Chicka
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
Zelle- message me and I will send a link
UPDATE: Roo needs to be hospitalized immediatley – she is i kidney failure from an infection we believe – vet says treatable but crotical – PLEASE- we need support! Every dollar will help is – we need to raise thousands!!!
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.Org
If you only do zelle message me and ill send you a link
Thank you in advance!
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🙏❤️🩹 PRAYERS please! Roo is not feeling well at all and we are rushing to Island Pet to figure out what’s happening!lncn
Today we pulled a terrified yorkie from Tarboro, NC. Special thanks to Brian for transport to get this boy safe! He has awful skin on his back and will need full medical work up, all his shots, neuter, etc. If you’d like to help please consider making a donation:
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
Or hit the donate button below
Freedom ride Friday – we are welcoming Ace a handsome young boy to our sanctuary!!
It’s a beautiful day to come out to Pet Supplies Plus – Goose Creek, SC on st James Rd! We will be there from 9:30-12:30 today(Saturday) come on out and meet some of our adoptables – including Queenie the Chiweenie!
Today I jinxed myself. I made a comment to a dear friend that it was the first Monday in recent memory that I hadn’t rushed a dog to the vet for an emergency. Yep- about two hours later there I was with our sweet little Binks – after full body X-rays, it was determined he will be ok and nothing was broken (he got into a scuffle with a bigger dog) He’s medicated and resting, but oh what a day! As always, I’m so thankful to the team at The Animal Hospital of North Charleston they take such amazing care of all of our babies!
Volunteers Needed! Have you been thinking that you would like to come out to the sanctuary and help? Wondering about fostering? We really need you. We need local fosters for long or short term. We provide everything you need- first step is to place an application at our website – just put in fostering – where it asks who are you interested in!
We also need volunteers – if you have an hour or two midday any day Monday- Saturday or if you have an hour or two starting around 3:30-4:00 any evening and would like to help care for the dogs – please pm us!
Sunday morning at the sanctuary! Recovery day after an event, it takes 2-3 hours to feed everyone breakfast, clean up overnight messes start the first 2 or 3 loads of laundry. Then it’s time for a little paradise Sweet snuggling with the babies. This is my heaven on earth. For this moment I am the luckiest person on earth. Happy Sunday everyone! Go hug your heaven on earth! 💕💕💕💕
