Thursday, June 18, 2009

Meet Little Miss Bubbly!

Lulu is a Puggle who was born in April of 2007 so she just celebrated her 2nd birthday...homeless. Lulu is a happy girl that is looking for a nice family to adopt her, care for her and love her. She weighs less than 20 lbs. and is a delight to be around. She never wants to have to live in a shelter again. Lulu is up-to-date with routine shots, house trained, and spayed.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Rescues Galore - A Busy Week!


Who could resist this little girl's face?


This little boy is nameless so far but he is being well cared for in an ARFP foster home.


These three babies were born on a bale of straw at a garden center.


Pomeranian + Benji dog = this cute little boy!


Jack is Chrissy's brother. Janet already got adopted! He, too, is living at the Next Step Adoption Center.


Mommy was a Pomeranian, daddy was a Benji dog. This is the little girl.


Chrissy is a sweet Torti that is living at the Next Step Adoption Center. She was born in early April and is a sweetheart.


This is Jack, a five year old Schnauzer rescued from a puppy mill. He has been used as a breeder dog all of his life.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Amber Plus 8

The puppies continue to grow. Amber continues on her path to healing. Please keep your fingers crossed that this girl is negative for heartworms. She has been through enough in her short life already. She will be tested when she is spayed which will be at least another 3-4 weeks. Right now Pam is trying to get her to gain more weight so that we can deworm her. She was in the middle of being treated for whip worms when she broke with Parvo.





The puppies are big enough now for their first dewormings. By the weekend they will receive their first Parvo vaccination. Normally you do not give a straight Parvo vaccine, nor do you vaccinate at 4 weeks of age. Their veterinarian recommended this as a precaution since they have all been exposed to Parvo. They also did not receive the normal antibodies that other puppies would have gotten from their mother since Amber was so sick.









We have new kitten pictures coming soon!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

ALL 8 Puppies Are Weaned...

...Even the Runts! I think we should call our litter "Amber Plus 8"! Just wanted to update you that all 8 puppies are now eating. They are slowly realizing that the next bottle is not coming so they need to eat. They are growing like weeds, their motor skills improve daily, and their appetites are ravenous!

Pictures of the other 6 puppies and Amber will be posted later. Amber still appears emaciated but she really has gained weight and is improving each day. Her "True Colors" are starting to show through. She is showing signs of being a young dog herself now that she is feeling better. She has been completely separated from the pups now so that her recuperation will speed up and she can continue to heal.

Thank you very much Pam S. and Meghan F. for bathing Amber. I know she feels much better being clean and rid of the Parvo smell. Thanks to everyone!