In the last week of May, in Austin, Texas, “Kiss,” a four-week-old puppy had been found in a trash container. When discovered she was “cold, weak and barely hanging on.” It had been a Good Samaritan who found the puppy and rushed her to the veterinarian emergency clinic.
The puppy’s prognosis was grim; her blood glucose was too low to register, and she didn’t want to eat.
The clinic worked all night to help Kiss regulate her body temperature and gain some energy; the next morning they turned her over to Austin Animal Center to continue treatment. Kiss needed more specialized treatment; the shelter asked Austin Pets Alive! (APA) for help.
And that’s how Kiss arrived. Their medical team has since helped her to rehydrate and raise her blood glucose. In addition, she had been administered antibiotics. She became more active. It was time Kiss moved on to a foster home and soon to be ready to be adopted.
And now we fast forward a few weeks to check on Kiss and her prognosis. Oh my! What a difference from the barely alive puppy to a recent addition to Angee Cornick’s family. According to the Washington Post, Cornick, who lives in Dripping Springs, Texas, had been very moved by the tiny puppy’s story and reached out to the rescue organization to adopt her.
On June 13, Kiss, now renamed Stevie, joined her family; Pepper, a six-year-old rescue, a black lab and Rhodesian Ridgeback mix towers over the puppy, but the two are adjusting to each other. Stevie’s personality has also started to show, and she knows exactly what she wants, barks for attention and has learned to use the doggy door already. She now weighs six pounds, and although she is still quite small for her breed, who cares about size when this adorable puppy exudes happiness, energy and love to everyone she meets.
It’s unlikely anyone will ever know why any heartless human could toss a defenseless puppy into the trash, but we are grateful for the rescuers, who at anytime day or night are here for these innocent animals who have no voices.
Many thanks to the repeated rescues taking place at Austin Pets Alive! Please help them save more lives by donating. Click here for the link.
(Last 2 photos via Angee Cornick as per the Washington Post.)
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