For a while today I thought we were going to be hit by a big typhoon next week, but checking the latest updates it now looks as though it might just be rainy. I really wasn't looking forward to having to prepare for anything more serious so I hope nothing changes. Who thought we'd be even thinking about typhoons at Christmas!
What never changes are the dogs that find themselves suddenly homeless, and at any time of the year. Two more young adult mixed breeds are going to be arriving at Tai Po from AFCD Sheung Shui on Friday, with two older poodles from the same Animal Management Centre going to Ap Lei Chau. I'm fully expecting that the two larger dogs will have heartworm, an almost inevitable condition with any dogs from the New Territories. Even at this time of year there are mosquitoes out and about, and it's these annoying insects that carry so much disease, including heartworm.
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| Luke was today's new puppy arrival |
Today's new arrival was a young puppy boy, also from AFCD (Pokfulam), so we'll be needing a foster home for him if anyone's willing. Luke's not sick, but we don't have any other puppies of his age and size that we can put him with.
Also in need of foster care are two gorgeous small-sized puppies, Sugar and Sandy. I don't know whether to think of them as being lucky or unlucky, because after coming to us along with their sister Spicy they were kept separated from others due to their small size, and as a routine health precaution. Two weeks passed and the three pups were bouncing with health, until one morning when suddenly they weren't at all well. Spicy, the largest, was the sickest despite having been the most energetic and playful one, and all three were sent to Concordia vet clinic for 24-hour care after testing positive for parvovirus. The heartbreaking news that Spicy had died came later the same day.
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| Small-sized sisters need a foster home |
If there's anything good about parvovirus it's that if a puppy gets through the critical stage then a full recovery can be expected, and happily this is what happened to Sugar and Sandy, both of whom are now ready to leave hospital. However due to them still shedding the virus they can't come back to the Homing Centre so we need a foster home, hopefully one with a view to adoption. These are small-sized puppies who won't grow any larger than small-medium as adults, with Sandy being really quite tiny at the moment. For all foster enquiries and offers please email Cindy at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com.
We still have many young puppies in foster homes who are growing by the day and will soon be ready to leave for their forever homes. I'm going to be posting details of them all (with thanks to Cindy of course) so you can take a look and think about which of them you might like to meet if you're considering adopting at any time.
You can also visit our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre any day for the puppies that are ready to go home now, or Whiskers N Paws on Sundays 2pm to 4pm for the puppy party when you can also meet the foster puppies. Store residents Bagel and Wilson would love to have their Christmas wish of a home come true (check out their video on the Whiskers N Paws link).
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