PPS Today

Oscar continues to do well. Look out for a very special Oscar update coming soon!

I am pleased to report that Pippa, although still very frail, has regained some strength over the past 24 hours, which is really encouraging. She is now eating small amounts on her own and no longer requires syringe feeding. Pippa spends most of her day in her bed sleeping, but she is very addicted to her ‘Daddy cuddles’ with Andy and if she knows that he is home, she will squeal loudly and persistently until he picks her up! Although the improvement in her condition is slight, she no longer appears to be fading, which is great news. At the end of last week, we seriously felt that she would live for no more than a few more days. Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and send out those positive vibes – I feel sure it has made a difference!

Sadly, the little brown puppy from last week’s litter didn’t make it. His hookworm damage was so great and he required such strong medication that we knew there was a chance that either the hookworm or the medicine would prove too much for his tiny body. Sometimes the medicines are too harsh for such small bodies but without being treated, the hookworm will prove fatal anyway. Definitely a case of being caught between a rock and a hard place! Happily, both his brothers are doing well.

Vets tell us that given the conditions under which street dog puppies here are born, as well as the generations of malnutrition in their background, a 20% litter survival rate should be considered a success. While we should therefore be pleased that 50% of this litter has survived, we cannot help but feel so sad for the loss of the two beautiful pups who didn’t make it. We are however, thrilled that the litter of 7 beautiful pups born to poor emaciated little Hattie have all survived and are growing and flourishing! Well done Hattie for being such a wonderful mother against all odds!

There were adoptions this weekend to wonderful families: 3 month old kitten ‘Faith’

Little ‘Chorizo’, the dog that was recently rescued from the local government pound

‘Delilah’, who has been with us since 2008. She and the rest of her litter were just 12 weeks old when they arrived, so we are thrilled that Delilah finally has a new home of her very own! Delilah has always been a very shy dog and the shelter is the only home she has ever known. We anticipate therefore, that it will take some time for her to adapt to her new surroundings and way of life, but we are confident that Paul and Rachel are just the right people to make it happen!

Rachel, Paul & Delilah

Two new pups and one new young dog arrived this weekend. Both puppies were individually found at the side of the road, one by Oscar (the kind gentleman who Oscar the pitbull is named for) and one by Andy. The puppy found by Oscar has now been adopted by his brother’s family!

The puppy found by Andy is a 9 week old female ‘Una’

Una

7 month old ‘Tanya’ has been living on the street since birth. A kind family have been feeding Tanya and her sister. Both young dogs are very nervous and unused to human contact. The family managed to catch Tanya but were unable to catch her sister. We too tried but were unable to get near her. The family are going to carry on feeding her and trying to catch her as she is in an environment where food is not readily available and her presence is unwanted by the people in the neighborhood.

Tanya

Related posts:

1. PPS Update
2. A message from Akumal Animal Rescue
3. New pups!
4. New beginnings and sad endings
5. Four little words that mean so much