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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…