Darcie was brought in to our Animal Shelter for killing chickens. She was extremely skinny, only weighing 16 lbs. She was starving to death (which is probably why she went after the chickens). We soon found out she was also pregnant and expecting soon. We got her healthy & she grew to a whopping 37lbs, most of that was puppies.
As her time drew near, no rescue had stepped up to take her, so one of our volunteers brought her home for medical foster care. Two nights later Darcy was in labor, and needed help getting those huge puppies (St. Bernard maybe?) out of her. One was so stuck even the vet couldn’t get him out, so the vet had to perform an emergency c-section at 4:30 am. Thanks, Dr. Reidhead! Sadly, that pup didn’t make it, but his 3 sisters did! So did mom, thanks to our awesome volunteer & wonderful vet.
Had Darcie spent the night of her labor in the shelter, she and the pups likely would not have survived. This is why we do what we do. Fostering, transporting, volunteering, and adopting all save lives.
Darcie and her pups went to a wonderful rescue and were all adopted. We were also able to fundraise enough money through the Friends of the Holbrook Animal Shelter to pay the bill for the emergency c-section surgery.
Thanks as always for supporting our shelter – especially by donating to the Friends group. This is what your money provides: life-saving care.
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