Last night proved to be very long and frustrating as I struggled unsuccessfully to feed ‘Angelo’, the poodle pup rescued yesterday. He has been without nourishment for so long that he now has no inclination to eat or drink and my efforts to syringe feed him only caused him stress. Subcutaneous fluids didn’t work either as because his skin is stretched so tightly over his bones, there simply isn’t anything to hold the fluid in. I didn’t want Angelo to go through the stress of being left at the vet to receive I.V. fluids as he is so afraid of everyone and everything. He had bonded with me within the first couple of hours and I wanted so much just to give him TLC and save him from the fear of another environment and new people.
By this morning, I realized that I.V. fluids were his only hope and certainly overnight his pneumonia symptoms seemed to worsen in spite of the antibiotics. I returned to the vet with a heavy heart as realistically I know this pup is only half a step away from death. The sensible part of my brain was telling me to end his struggle to survive…..the other side was hoping for a miracle. After standing in floods of tears in the vet’s office, he kindly vowed to me that he will do everything he can to save little Angelo. Realistically, we both know that this sad little pup is unlikely to have the strength to fight off his pneumonia and may well not make it through the night. For now he is not suffering, he is simply weak and fading. We will not allow him to suffer, we will just continue to hope for a miracle.
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Jen–As crazy as this sounds, as soon as I saw him yesterday, I felt like he should be my dog. Please keep me updated on him. I know that I could not take him home in the very near future, but I would be glad to pay for his food and things until I can take him.
I speak with so much optimism because I believe he is a miracle pup.
xoxoxox
Trish
Jen – So sorry, the poor baby. And so painful for you….wish it didn’t hurt so much. And God Bless Trish. We’re praying for Angelo…XOX Lisa & Andrew
I am so sorry that Angelo passed away. I was hoping that he would find the will to live. I do know that he is in a much better place and unlike so many street animals who die in the streets without ever knowing a kind human being, Angelo died knowing that he was loved. He was lucky in that regard. Thank you for all of your work. Living here in Mexico City I see stray dogs everyday and it breaks my heart.