Asker, Rupert, Lucy, Samatha, Brad, Angelina, and Lexie are seven
newborn puppies who lost their mother before they had even opened their
eyes. As told to our volunteers, a stray dog who had been hanging
around a Vermilion Parish neighborhood was hit by a car. Sadly, she did
not make it, but prior to the accident, she had thankfully given birth
to her seven beautiful puppies.
Later, after the unfortunate accident had happened near his home, a man
heard cries coming from under his shed, and he guessed that the stray
dog had left a family behind. Sure enough, he found the baby pups, who
were cold, dirty, and very, very HUNGRY. They were then taken in by a
kind neighbor before being surrendered at an adoption event to AAVA for
more intensive care. A group of volunteers bottle-fed the babies and
named them during the adoption event before they went home with one of
our fosters.
Currently,
AAVA has a few volunteers experienced in bottle feeding and caring for
newborn dogs and cats, so this group of seven pups are in great hands
right now, but we can always use more fosters, experienced or not.
We’re willing to help new fosters through the process of caring for
dogs and/or cats, and would like to note that many of the animals in our
care are often older than these newborns, so don’t be intimidated from
volunteering to foster by the young age of these dogs.
