Foster puppies!

[cats4ever]

How sweet of you to do this!
Those babies are precious, and I'm sure your stubbornness will win, and they will start eating. You won't get any sleep, but hey, it's worth it.

[phesina]

How beautiful they are, and how wonderful that you are doing this! I'm sure you will win, and they will start eating and grow into beautiful young pups.

Bless you all, and thank you, snakemama!

[snakemama]

Day 2: Fomite lost some weight overnight which is scary, but she is fighting and gained a little between her morning and afternoon feeds. I got a recipe for electrolyte water from the shelter and made up her formula with that, so hopefully that will keep her energy and hydration up!

Here's Fomite: You can see that she's a little bony here, I was already supporting her with subcutaneous fluids so fingers crossed that adding in oral electrolytes will help. Her formula also has probiotics in it.


Vector is fat and sassy and slowly gaining weight. She hasn't pooped in three feedings, so I'm hopeful that her diarrhea has completely resolved and she's working up to a nice normal poop.


Their mama is a dachshund mix and these two are going to have loooong dachshund noses!

[phesina]

Such adorable babes and what wonderful photos! Again, blessings and thanks to all.

[crewmanvines]

Day 2: Fomite lost some weight overnight which is scary, but she is fighting and gained a little between her morning and afternoon feeds. I got a recipe for electrolyte water from the shelter and made up her formula with that, so hopefully that will keep her energy and hydration up!

Here's Fomite: You can see that she's a little bony here, I was already supporting her with subcutaneous fluids so fingers crossed that adding in oral electrolytes will help. Her formula also has probiotics in it.


Vector is fat and sassy and slowly gaining weight. She hasn't pooped in three feedings, so I'm hopeful that her diarrhea has completely resolved and she's working up to a nice normal poop.


Their mama is a dachshund mix and these two are going to have loooong dachshund noses!

You’re Saving Lives. Really appreciated. Godbless your family!

[Karen]

They are adorable - and keeping you occupied, both great things. Poor Mama dog, do you know what will happen to her?

[snakemama]

They are adorable - and keeping you occupied, both great things. Poor Mama dog, do you know what will happen to her?

I talked to the shelter staff about mama dog today, she has reached a point where she can be touched but she is *so* shut down and depressed. They are trying her with a confident companion dog today to see if that helps. If it doesm I have offered to take her home with me as my dog is a confident, cheerful girl. The behaviorists there seemed optimistic that they will be able to place her eventually, it's just going to be a long road and she will need a very special kind of home.

Fomite lost her battle last night, but I think she must have given her strength to her sister because Vector has gained half an ounce today and has figured out how to latch and swallow correctly, which she wasn't doing yesterday. Feeding time has gone from 20 minutes per puppy to under 2 minutes, though I worry about Vector being all alone, another reason to try and get mama dog over here. My dog is pretty afraid of her right now, which is making me smile because Vector weighs just over half a pound and isn't exactly threatening.

[snakemama]

Nose - very boopable.