Dumaguete Animal Sanctuary

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Rose

Rose

Little Rose fell victim to the Parvovirus (aka Parvo) on 10 September 2021. She was found abandoned in the road near the Sanctuary, something that is becoming increasingly commonplace sadly.  She was perhaps 6 weeks old. Parvo is not airborne and doesn't cause much of a problem to older vaccinated dogs but it is really dangerous to young puppies.  

It affects the digestive system and some of the first signs are loss of appetite, vomiting and poop in the blood.  It can kill very quickly - often 3 days after the first signs. There is no cure as it is a virus, all you can do is support the immune system and keep the puppy hydrated.  Along with sister Tulip, she was on an IV overnight on 9 September, but had passed in her sleep.  So sorry we couldn't keep you safe Tulip.

Rose

Tulip

Tulip

Poor Tulip fell victim to the Parvovirus (aka Parvo) on 10 September 2021. She was found abandoned in the road near the Sanctuary, something that is becoming increasingly commonplace sadly.  She was perhaps 6 weeks old. Parvo is not airborne and doesn't cause much of a problem to older vaccinated dogs but it is really dangerous to young puppies.  

It affects the digestive system and some of the first signs are loss of appetite, vomiting and poop in the blood.  It can kill very quickly - often 3 days after the first signs. There is no cure as it is a virus, all you can do is support the immune system and keep the puppy hydrated.  Along with sister Rose, she was on an IV overnight on 9 September, but had passed in her sleep.  So sorry we couldn't keep you safe Tulip.

Tulip

Valerie

Valerie

Little Valerie fell victim to the Parvovirus (aka Parvo) on 6 September 2021. He was found abandoned in the road near the Sanctuary, something that is becoming increasingly commonplace sadly.  She was perhaps 6 weeks old. Parvo is not airborne and doesn't cause much of a problem to older vaccinated dogs but it is really dangerous to young puppies.  

It affects the digestive system and some of the first signs are loss of appetite, vomiting and poop in the blood.  It can kill very quickly - often 3 days after the first signs. There is no cure as it is a virus, all you can do is support the immune system and keep the puppy hydrated.  We were putting her on IV when she stopped breathing. Doc Milton tried to resuscitate her and we put her on oxygen, but she sadly didn't make it.

Valerie

Flynn

Flynn

On August 5 2021, we rescued four very young puppies from a mother who a had not been able to feed them as she had a facial injury and couldn't eat. She had no milk to offer her young puppies and was difficult to catch.

With the offer of a foster if the puppies were rescued, we took them in. Two of the puppies were very weak, and sadly little Fiona passed away the next day. Flynn battled on, but when pups are taken from their mother too soon, they don't get immunity from the milk so they are really vulnerable to all sorts of illness.  Flynn's mother had no milk, so we had take them in. We put them on IV as soon as they started to get weak, but we couldn't save Flynn who passed away on 8 September 2021, along with his brother, Frodo.

Flynn

Flynn

Flynn

Frodo

Frodo

On August 5 2021, we rescued four very young puppies from a mother who a had not been able to feed them as she had a facial injury and couldn't eat. She had no milk to offer her young puppies and was difficult to catch.

With the offer of a foster if the puppies were rescued, we took them in. Two of the puppies were very weak, and sadly little Fiona passed away the next day. Frodo battled on, but when pups are taken from their mother too soon, they don't get immunity from the milk so they are really vulnerable to all sorts of illness.  Frodo's mother had no milk, so we had take them in. We put them on IV as soon as they started to get weak, but we couldn't save Frodo who passed away on 8 September 2021, along with his brother, Flynn.

Frodo

Frodo

Frodo