Yippee!! All Four Puppies Are Out Of Cages!

The good news is that all the Devore Four puppies are in foster homes! YEAH!! And we couldn't have done it without all of your help. The power of networking is not to be underestimated!

Here's a picture of Bean at his new foster home ... isn't he a cutie?
Bean's new best friend is a kitten, Oreo is getting to know the foster's other dogs (Oreo never got sick, so it's OK for him to be around other dogs) and today, Mandy and Candy are back together again at the home of one of our Critters' volunteers.

I picked Mandy up first at the vet. She was a little hesitant but so glad to be out of ISO! Then I drove to the other vet to pick up Candy. Well, you should have seen Mandy perk up with she saw Candy! She became her old self almost immediately, which was my goal in putting them back together. She wanted out of her crate NOW, but the poor kid had to wait until we got to the foster home.

This first video was shot immediately after they were let loose--and boy, did they have a blast. Soon afterwards, Mandy and Candy discovered the bags of dog food I had brought, and they were digging at them, trying to open them. Mandy chowed down as if she hadn't eaten in days! I think she didn't eat much while at the vet, so it'll be gratifying to see her put on much needed weight!

Mandy & Candy, free at last!

Mandy & Candy at their foster home.

Compare these videos to this one of a very sad Mandy taken a few days ago.

And here's a photo and video of little Oreo at his foster home. Is he cute, or what?
Again, thank you all for networking for fosters for these four puppies. Without your help, we couldn't have done gotten these sweethearts out of their cages at the vet and into loving foster homes.

But the battle isn't over yet. The not-so-good news concerns the vet bills. We've gotten in some donations (and again, thank you to all of you who donated), but we still owe the two vets approximately $2,700 (down from $3,700). We need to pay them off quickly; the vets have been so kind to us and the little puppies.

Please donate via Paypal.

We're so grateful that all three puppies survived--and that little Oreo never got sick! Again, we couldn't have done it without all of you!

Good News--and Bad News!!

The Good News is the Devore Four are now healthy. The three that got parvo (Mandy, Candy and Bean) can go to foster homes. Oreo never got parvo. Here's a video of them taken before we knew they had been exposed to parvo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlzncFJgedQ

The BAD NEWS is that the vet bills will be around $3,700! Money we don't have. 

We wish to thank those who have opened up their hearts to these little sweeties and donated for them. But we have received no where near $3,700! 

Please help us with these sweethearts' vet bills! Donating for these puppies will enable us to continue with our very important rescue work. Without donations, we can't save more lives. Any amount will help ... $1, $5, $10 ....

Please donate by going to http://crittersrescueonline.org/

and Click on the Donate button

here's our Paypal link: http://tinyurl.com/4gsxe2

Also, please tell family and friends about some of our other great dogs. Adopting out our other dogs can certainly help make a dent in this staggering vet bill.

See some of our terrific dogs at:
http://crittersrescueonline.org/available_dogs.html

Be sure to note that there are two pages of dogs that need homes.

There has been some interest in fostering some of the puppies, but nothing is set yet. So please, network for fosters for Mandy, Candy and Bean. Please remember that they can't be around dogs for two months--cats are OK.

Thank you all so much for caring about these little puppies.

URGENT: NEED FOSTERS FOR 3 PUPPIES!

PLEASE CROSS POST!

We don't have fosters for any of the recovering puppies, so they're stuck in cages at the vet. Please foster Mandy, Bean or Candy! Please email us at Critters in Need at Dogs@CrittersRescue.com or call 562-889-2801 if you can foster!
Mandy is a little lab mix puppy that needs your help! She is healthy now, but because she's a parvo survivor, she needs to be in a home with no other dogs for two months. (The virus is shed for two months so would be contagious to other dogs.) Cat owners can foster this little sweetheart with no problem.

Mandy can't go on walks for two months, but that's OK coz puppies are best kept in the house and backyard until they have all their shots. Vet visits and food will be paid for by Critters in Need. All you need to supply is the love.

Candy and Bean are adorable two month old puppies that are in the same boat as Mandy. Now healthy, they too need foster homes. Again, cat owners can easily foster them.

We will gladly take the puppies back after the two month quarantine. If you want to adopt one of these cuties, you can take them out to training classes or for puppy play dates at other people's houses after the two month period is over. In other words, the puppies can lead a normal life. Just don't bring dogs over to your house for about six months as the virus lives outside the host for about that long.

Please help get Mandy, Candy and Bean out of their cages at the vet by telling family and friends about our blog and of their predicament. Word of mouth helps!

We wish to thank all of you who have donated for The Devore Four. (The Devore Four are four puppies we rescued from the Devore shelter; three ended up with parvo. All four are still at the vet.)

We are still quite a long way from our goal—the vet bills will be in the low thousands. Critters in Need is a small, grassroots dog rescue organization made up entirely of volunteers, so to us, this is a small fortune. And every day that the puppies are stuck at the vet, the cost rises.

Please give what you can ... $1, $5, $10 ... it all will help us help these adorable puppies.

To use Paypal, go to our website, http://crittersrescue.org/ and click on the Donate button

or go to this link:
http://tinyurl.com/4gsxe2

Other ways to donate include shopping our Critters Doggie Boutique. Here you can shop for dog clothes and other accessories on our website.
http://crittersrescueonline.org/doggieclothes.html

We also have attractive dog carriers available for purchase ... please contact Alma @ Alma@CrittersRescue.com for more information.

And every time you search online using www.iSearchiGive.com/CNPR or purchase items through www.iGive.com/CNPR, Critters in Need gets a small donation. So you can donate to us and not spend a dime!

Thank you all so much!

Critters in Need Pet Rescue
www.crittersrescue.org/

Update on The Devore Four

Mandy, Bean and Candy all ended up with parvo. Bean was very sick--we were so worried he wouldn't make it. Oreo never got sick.

But all have come through and now need foster homes.

This is an update on the Devore Four--the four puppies that we rescued from death from the Devore shelter. As you may have heard, they were exposed to parvo. Three of the four puppies got sick. We were afraid Bean wasn't going to make it, but he's improving.

All the puppies are two months old, except for Mandy who is three months old. Bean weighs 4.5 lbs. and Mandy weighed 18 lbs. when we first got her two weeks ago.

Mandy is still at my vet--in a cage--waiting for her foster home. My vet calls me daily to see if I've found a foster home for her so that she can go home. But, right now, Mandy is homeless. PLEASE network for a foster home for her and for Bean and Candy.

We also are far from being able to pay our vet bills. Thank you to those who have donated already for these four wonderful puppies.

Please donate via Paypal at http://tinyurl.com/4gsxe2

I've attached a poster that I made showing all four puppies. Click on it to enlarge. Please post wherever you can--work, your groomers, dry cleaners ....