Art, wine show raises money for pet owners.Byline: Jim Feehan The Register-Guard VENETA - Joanne Jene sampled some Pinot noirs and Rieslings, bought a piece of pottery and helped with some owner's pet bills - all in a Sunday's afternoon. Jene, a Portland anesthesiologist Anesthesiologist A medical specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated. Mentioned in: Anesthesia, General, Appendectomy, Parathyroidectomy anesthesiologist , was among the attendees at the second annual Artists for Pets art and wine show at the Secret House Vineyards west of Veneta. Area artists donated pottery pieces, paintings, photographs, glassworks glass·work n. 1. a. The manufacture of glassware or glass. b. The cutting and fitting of glass panes; glaziery. 2. See glassware. 3. glassworks (used with a sing. and jewelry to benefit the Bearen Foundation, a Eugene organization that helps pet owners meet veterinary expenses beyond their means. Oftentimes the high cost of treatment can mean the difference between life and death for a pet, said foundation founder and president Megan Bendtzen. Four years ago, Bendtzen's 5-year-old cat, Bearen, suffered acute kidney failure Acute Kidney Failure Definition Acute kidney failure occurs when illness, infection, or injury damages the kidneys. Temporarily, the kidneys cannot adequately remove fluids and wastes from the body or maintain the proper level of certain after licking antifreeze antifreeze, substance added to a solvent to lower its freezing point. The solution formed is called an antifreeze mixture. Antifreeze is typically added to water in the cooling system of an internal-combustion engine so that it may be cooled below the freezing point from the driveway. Bendtzen had to decide whether to put her pet, a Himalayan, down or spend $14,000 on a kidney transplant kidney transplant or renal transplant Replacement of a diseased or damaged kidney with one from a living relative or a legally dead donor. The former's tissue type is more likely to match, reducing the chance of rejection; but removal puts the donor at risk, and dialysis. She opted for the transplant, which was performed at a veterinary research center at the University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. . The three-day event three-day event a competition in the pleasure horse sport comprising usually one day each for dressage, cross country and show jumping. at Secret House, which concluded Sunday, aimed to raise at least $500 for the Bearen Foundation, said board treasurer Terry Reich. The setting was hard to beat, with artwork and pottery displayed in the wine cellar, surrounded by large holding tanks, French oak barrels and cases of wine. "This is a great opportunity to help the foundation, view good art and sample great wine," said Jene, who was visiting Lane County after reading a story in Sunset magazine touting tourist destinations between Eugene and Florence. Jene ended up buying a bowl she said complemented a watercolor she bought earlier in the day in Veneta. CAPTION(S): Joanne Jene (right) shows Nancy Rangila her purchase at the Artists for Pets fund-raiser held at Secret House Vineyards near Veneta. The three-day event, which ended Sunday, aimed to raise at least $500 for the Bearen Foundation. Wayne Eastburn / The Register-Guard |
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