She Was Was Asked To Pet Sit For 2 Very Sick French Bulldog Puppies And After The Owners Refused To Pay Her Or The Vet Bills She Rescued The Surviving Puppy
Arlington, Texas. About a month ago, Rhonda Prince got a call from a couple who asked if she would be available to pet sit for them.
The couple had a female French Bulldog and 2 brand new puppies, but Rhonda was confident she could provide these Frenchies with the care they needed while the couple said they were too busy with their jobs to do it.
“I had no idea what I was getting involved in,” Rhonda wrote on a GoFundMe page.
It turns out that the couple chose to breed their 7-month-old French Bulldog, who had 2 puppies via c-section just days after Rhonda was asked to care for them.
“By the time they got to me, the mother was severely infected and the puppies were barely alive,” Rhonda explained. “I agreed to take care of the puppies if they would rush the mother to an ER.”
The puppies were so small when they got to Rhonda’s house that they were hardly 5 ounces. Since the couple did agree to take the mom of the puppies to the vet, that meant that Rhonda needed to feed the puppies herself every 2 hours.
Rhonda had the puppies for 2 weeks, yet they didn’t grow that much at all. Sadly, the boy puppy was very sick and passed away, and then the girl puppy was diagnosed with something called Swimmer Puppy Syndrome.
This syndrome means that a puppy is born with deformities in their legs which leaves them unable to walk normally or even stand upright.
GoFundMe; pictured above is the sweet female puppy that Rhonda decided to name Zarah
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Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for puppies born with Swimmer Puppy Syndrome to have to be euthanized, though there are vets who have managed to use a couple of combinations of treatments to save the lives of puppies born with it.
As soon as Rhonda learned that the couple who owned this female puppy was hoping she would be able to survive so they could breed her, she knew she had to do something.
“I felt compelled to save her,” Rhonda said. “My only way of saving her from a life of abuse and neglect was to purchase her at a high rate as the owners refused to lower their price.”
“So in an emotional rage, I agreed to buy her from them…… for $3,000. I have always rescued my pups and to me, this was rescuing her from a bad situation AT WHATEVER COST.”
GoFundMe; pictured above is another photo of Zarah
“Her Name is Zarah. I selected this name because it means “beautiful flower”. Please help me help Little Zarah thrive in this world with many things stacked against her.”
Zarah is currently on a nebulizer and requires round-the-clock care as well as physical therapy. Rhonda is hoping that she will be able to get Zarah all of the treatment she needs to live a successful and happy life.
If you would like to help Rhonda donate to saving Zarah and getting her the treatment she desperately needs, you can do that here.
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