This is the true story of two brave momma dogs named Skylar and Snowy. Skylar had 10 puppies and Snowy had 9 puppies.Both mommies and their babies were imprisoned at the Devore shelter and were slated to die. A nice lady named Kym couldn't bear to see this happen, so she rescued them and took them in.
Both mommies took such good care of their babies ... feeding them, cleaning them and giving them lots of love.
Suddenly, distemper reared its ugly head.
Now both Skylar and Snowy are dead. Tragically, all of Snowy's puppies are dead and only two of Skylar's puppies are still alive.
One of Skylar's puppies, Batman, is at the vet right now, fighting to survive. (Hope is the only puppy who is doing well.)
Vet bills are now up to $9,200! We need your help to continue in the fight to save Batman. (See his photo at left. The second photo shows him with his sister, Fozzy Bear, who died this week because her trachea was too small and she couldn't breathe. (Watch her video.)You can help by donating to Critters in Need Pet Rescue via Paypal
Traditional veterinary treatment for distemper was tried, as well as a cutting edge distemper serum. Nothing helped.
The puppies kept dying. Two died on Christmas Day. It seemed that a day didn't go by when there wasn't bad news.
It all started when suddenly, one of Skylar's puppies, Galileo, stopped eating. (Watch the video of Skylar and Galileo.)
Galileo died, despite blood transfusions and being in an incubator. And his mommy, Skylar, died on the operating table while undergoing an emergency hysterectomy.
The other puppies began to get sick ... and one of them tested positive for distemper.
Snowy got pneumonia. We discovered that she had been shot with a BB gun and had over 20 pellets in her soft tissue! (You can see some of the pellets in the x-ray.) Snowy was hospitalized but sadly, never responded to treatment. Her condition continued to deteriorate.
I visited her at the vet and took her on a little walk to see if that would help her feel better. I was shocked to see how thin she was. You can compare the photos for yourself and you'll see the change in poor Snowy.
I petted her and gave her kisses. And it hurt to see her walk so slowly ... but at least Snowy got to stand in the sun and feel the dirt beneath her paws one last time. (Watch her video.)
Poor Snowy collapsed the next day. The vets tried to revive her, but she died.
And then more and more of Skylar's and Snowy's puppies died.
This has been a tragedy. Please help in this fight to save Batman. Please donate to Critters in Need Pet Rescue. You can donate via Paypal.
