Feb 17, 2010

Yesterday was all good and happy news. Today broke my heart. One of the 8 Heeler puppies that came in died of Parvo. Tammy is beside herself with grief. All because some jerk could not vaccinate his dog. If the mother had been vaccinated the puppy would have stood a fighting chance. This poor little guy, Simba, was so sweet. Very calm and smart. He was just beginning his life and now it is over. There was nothing that could have been done. He went within a matter of hours from looking as if he had an upset stomach to gone. Parvo is a deadly disease that puppies usually get. It can kill them in a matter of hours. It is also very contagious. Now all the puppies are at risk. Skittles, a little girl, is in the hospital on an IV of antibiotics and fluids. Buddha is at home with a heavy dose of antibiotics and fluids under the skin. Skittles has a 50/50 chance. Buddha slightly better. It broke my heart to make a choice on who got the hospital care. Money played a role in a way I never wanted to experience again. I just pray that Skittle, Buddha and the rest survive this. I know Tammy is doing everything she can to keep it from getting to the others. We need that angel now.


This man who dropped the puppies off said that his dog had a litter of 8 right before this litter. This litter was 9. He sold all the 8 and 1 of this litter. With what we found out today all those puppies are at risk also. There are 9 families who may feel this heartbreak just because one stupid person did not care enough to vaccinate.

I also got news from Jen that Sophie, the cocker, was not just given up because her owner lost her home. She was a puppy factory. She has had many litters and is now paying the price. I bet the owner gave her up because she could not produce anymore. She has a tumor on her mammary glands that needs to be checked out to make sure it is not cancerous. She also needs to be spayed so no one can do this to her again.

This is why For Hope means so much to me. To stop this from happening. If we can vaccinate one dog and save its life and the life of the others than we are doing well. If we can spay or neuter one more dog we can stop the population slightly. If you read this please don’t let Simba’s life be in vain. Vaccinate your dogs. And for goodness sake SPAY AND NUETER YOUR DOG. If you don’t have a dog, don’t buy from a breeder, go to a shelter or a rescue.