It was just two years ago when we shared the story of Katya and her puppies. And now, we have another story about Parvo puppies. Sadly, Regan crossed the Rainbow Bridge, but Panda, Quincy, Scarlett, Tofu, and Ursula seem to be well on the road to a complete recovery.
We typically get more than 50 requests a day to take huskies in need. Unfortunately, without foster homes and unlimited funds, it’s just impossible to save them all. But we try – we try really dang hard.
We received an URGENT emergency request from a DFW shelter to take in six owner-surrendered four-month-old husky puppies. We were informed that if we couldn’t take them, they would go straight to the EU room, and we all know what that means. We mobilized fosters and volunteer transporters to get these puppies to safety, and were thrilled when we knew the pups were safe in the loving arms of Texas Husky Rescue!
Little did we know that just a few hours later, we would have to rush the smallest female, Regan, to the ER — and we were devastated to get a Parvovirus diagnosis. Regan was the scared, timid one out of the bunch, but oh so sweet. Soon after she arrived at her foster home, she started exhibiting signs of lethargy, loss of appetite, tummy issues, and fever. Her foster rushed her to the ER vet where they administered a newer medication, Parvo monoclonal antibodies, anti-nausea meds, antibiotics, fluids, dextrose, electrolytes, and finally a plasma transfusion. Her prognosis wasn’t great, and even though the vets did everything they could, her body just wasn’t strong enough in the end. One of our husky angels was there with her and she knew love at the end. 🌈
Little red Scarlett’s foster started noticing similar symptoms, so Scarlett was jetted off to the vet, and received the same medications. The next evening, Panda started showing symptoms with no eating, tummy issues, and lethargy… she was rushed to the ER vet for the same treatment. At this point, we elected to have the entire litter proactively given the Parvo monoclonal antibodies, at an average cost of $1,400 per injection. Four pups are in the fight of their lives as their little bodies are being ravaged by the Parvovirus. It will be several days before we know if these sweet girls are out of the woods, and we can use all your healing thoughts for these babies, their dedicated fosters, and our TXHR community as we rally to fight on for these lives!
To date, we have bills of $14,656.83 that we desperately need to cover, including over $8K to help Regan in her fight for life. Please help us continue to provide the medical care these other five puppies need as they bravely fight to survive! We are COMMITTED to this fight, and don’t want to leave a stone unturned as we work to save these lives alongside our amazing veterinarian teams.
Parvo is a DANGEROUS disease! One of the risks with taking in pups with unknown backgrounds, is they tend to not have any vetting which makes them susceptible to disease – one major one being Parvo. Canine parvovirus infection is a highly contagious disease caused by canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2). There are several strains of CPV-2, and all produce similar signs. The disease they cause is commonly called “parvo.” Vaccination and other preventive measures—including good hygiene—are key to avoiding canine parvovirus infection. Here is a link for more information: https://mitchellvetclinic.com/2024/01/20/parvo-prevention/
Spay and Neuter! We’ve recently seen an increase in requests to take in puppies. There are lots of reasons and we won’t get into them here, but spay and neuter your pets, people!