When
Roxy and ChuCho's foster parents first picked them up, they thought
these were the sweetest dogs they had ever met. It was heartbreaking
to see the obvious neglect the dogs had suffered. They were both
terribly underweight and had severe Demodex. You could see the back
bones and ribs on both dogs, with Roxy's being particularly bad.
ChuCho
was curious on the trip home and even tried to climb up front to
take a look, but Roxy spent her time lying in the back, with barely
enough energy to lift her head. That first night was a quiet one
and both dogs curled up together and slept.
The
next morning, Roxy was not doing well at all. She was having a difficult
time breathing and she couldn't fully sit up. Foster dad drove Roxy
to the vet's office where they ran some initial tests. It soon became
clear that Roxy was a very sick little girl and needed to go to
the animal emergency room. Once there, they hooked her up to an
IV and started running more tests. Roxy’s parents were told that
she may not make it through the night.
While
Roxy was fighting for her life in the hospital, ChuCho was missing
his sister. He spent the little bit of energy he had looking around
the house for her. When foster mom noticed discharge coming from
ChuCho's nose, she knew he wasn't doing as well as they had initially
thought.
The
next day brought some good news....Roxy had made it through the
night! But both dogs were still very sick and went to another animal
hospital and were admitted for a week. When the dogs got home, they
were like two different dogs!
Now,
every day ChuCho and Roxy are getting stronger and stronger. But
they still have a long road to recovery. They will have another
Mitaban dip soon, and the vet will then determine the course of
treatment for their heartworms. It's going to be a tough couple
of months for them, but the whole family is taking each day as it
comes. Roxy and ChuCho have been through so much in a short time,
but with the wonderful foster parents caring for them, and the help
of everyone from Florida Boxer Rescue, they will continue to get
better and become happy, healthy dogs.
As
you can imagine, medical bills for Roxy and ChuCho are very high.
We would appreciate donations of any amount! Please click on the
credit card image below to donate securely online through PayPal,
or you can send a check to us c/o Roxy and CC at the following address.
Your donation is tax deductible. THANK YOU!
Florida
Boxer Rescue, Inc
Colleen Bigsby
2347
Merrily Circle South
