Sun 19th Jan: Miracle on Main Street

Cara is foster mother to Scarlet's baby girl

I'm stretching the truth a bit to call it Main Street, but we're just off the main road and what happened really was a kind of miracle.  Iris arrived in the morning to find that poodle Scarlet had given birth to two pups, totally unexpectedly in the sense of timing as she hadn't started producing milk, and that usually happens in advance. One pup was already dead and the other in danger as Scarlet was distressed and jumping up and down barking, so I suggested to Iris that she try Cara, the cockapoo mother who had also recently given birth and still had some milk.  Although Cara herself had rejected her own pups we knew that it was due to trauma during, or shortly after she had the puppies, and now that she is settled she miraculously accepted Scarlet's baby.  Cara's milk supply was very little as she had never fed her pups but it was enough for the pup to attach, and for Cara to start licking and grooming the baby girl.  We got some canned puppy milk to help supplement what Cara couldn't provide, but I'm hoping that with a baby suckling the milk will start to flow.  It's only been a very short time since Cara herself gave birth, so fingers crossed, and now Cara and Scarlet's baby have gone to a foster home for individual care.

By the evening Scarlet's milk had started to come so now we have to think about what to do for the best, especially if Cara has bonded with the pup.  I'll update as we know what's happening.  I should also mention that we don't know who or what the father of the puppy is but we're assuning the baby is a mongradoodle.

It was Thomas's first time at Whiskers N Paws

It was a busy afternoon at Whiskers N Paws but only one puppy was adopted, and strangely it was another black boy, Thomas.  The black puppies have been our most popular of all the colour variations, and I've said before that it's definitely not the black dogs that are unpopular.  Eric Tang was our regular volunteer photographer  Puppy Adoption Day 19 January 2020 - Part 1 although we had a few coming to give it a try so there will be more photos to follow.

Lucky Woody and Banyan! 

Before the Whiskers N Paws event two of the most recent litter were adopted as a pair from the Homing Centre, and they were leaving just as I arrived.  We love double adoptions and it makes all sides happy, from pups to adopters and us.

I need to mention that Whiskers N Paws will be closed next Sunday 26th for Chinese New Year, but puppies will be available to meet and adopt at our own Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre, from 10am to 6pm, so I will be there in the afternoon instead.

Also worth mentioning is that Whiskers N Paws now have their own human kitchen and cafe serving delicious meals and snacks as well as hot and cold drinks.  A group of us tried some of the dishes for lunch and they were very tasty, so bear in mind that you and your dogs can eat together while shopping.