Ginshi

The last puppy SNUGGLE Pet Rescue got was Lucy, who arrived with her sister on January 27. Sadly, Ethel passed away, but Lucy is still with us, waiting on her date with our veterinarian to have her ruptured left eye removed. Since it’s been so long since we had a puppy to take care we are happy to welcome 7-week-old Ginshi. He is named after one of the characters from the Japanese hand-drawn and computer-generated animation series.

We got a call from his family yesterday, in a panic because they thought Ginshi was on the verge of dying. They got the Pit/Beagle mix a week ago at a Flea Market. The reason they picked him was because he was the tiniest and quietest one out of the large litter of puppies for sale. A couple days ago he became even quieter though and stopped eating. His family knew then that something was seriously wrong with him, which is why they reached out to SNUGGLE Pet Rescue.

One of our Foster Care Volunteers met the family at Veterinary Specialty Services West in O’Fallon, Missouri late last night. After being examined and having some tests run it was determined Ginshi had Coccidia, a severe case of worms and a nasty ear infection. Thankfully, his Parvo test came back negative. When the family learned what it would cost to get Ginshi healthy, they decided to surrender him to us.

Tonight, our recovering puppy is still at the vet. Ginshi is hooked up to an IV and the staff are trying to get him to eat. He will remain at the vet until he gets his appetite back and then he will be moving in with one of our Foster Care Volunteers until he is old enough and healthy to be put up for adoption with one of our partner rescue organizations that find our graduates their forever homes.

Thankfully, Ginshi is expected to be just fine, but his life could have been cut short because someone valued making money selling puppies instead of making sure they were being fed properly, vaccinated and getting any other veterinary care they needed. Buying puppies from a flea market is risky and the more puppies these people sell there, they will keep coming back with more litters. When looking to add a puppy to your family go to a reputable rescue organization who will make sure the animals they are adopting are healthy.