The Biscuit Fund was created by Jill Deegan in honor of two beloved Beagles: Scout and Frost Biscuits. Scout and Frost were found in a ditch at about eight weeks old with terrible secondary infections due to untreated Demodectic mange. Frost especially had very little skin on her legs and head due to the length of time they had gone without treatment. Their yeast infections were so rampant that everything they touched smelled like ‘biscuits’ and they became affectionately called the ‘Biscuits.’ Even though they knew their own names, they also come running when we called for ‘the biscuits.’

These little dogs suffered through weeks of daily baths, as many as four or five baths a day during the first weeks, in an attempt to limit the infection and make them comfortable. They were on antibiotics and anti-fungals for three to four months after they were rescued. They were also on Ivermectin to treat the mange during that time.

The ‘Biscuits’ are an example of how a chain of people, one by one, can make a huge difference. A Good Samaritan found them and took them to a vet clinic, animal control was called but were busy so they called someone else who could transport them to Angels of Assisi. They needed intensive care over the weekend and Jill stepped forward to foster them while they were being treated. They could have easily had a horrible ending if any one of those people had not taken the time to help them. As soon as they were healthy enough, Scout was adopted into a home with other rescued pets and Jill adopted Frost.

Today, they are funny, playful, loving, sweet, and everything little dogs should be. They have brought a lot of joy in to the lives of the people who know them, even the people who know them peripherally.

Jill and other kind volunteers wanted to give something back to Angels of Assisi and have a designated fund for special cases like the ‘Biscuits’. They know what prolonged and intensive care can cost. Establishing the Biscuit Fund allows everyone in the community to play a part for those who have no voice.

Thank you from all of us who were involved with the ‘Biscuit’ rescue!