Sometimes, Fences For Fido has the honor of gently lifting a fragile fido into our arms and carrying him or her into our foster program, leading to a fur-ever family.
This was the case with Savannah who lived her entire puppyhood in a crate in the back seat of a car. We found her vulnerable, suffering and neglected, with obvious medical issues.
But once embraced by our foster team, everything was looking sunny for our Savannah. She was thriving with her foster family, where she was showered every possible second with love and nurturing. But on March 9th, 2012,life changed for Savannah and for all of us. Our bouncy puppy turned lethargic, and within days she received a shocking diagnosis: Parvo.
Upon learning this diagnosis, without giving it in a second thought, we began working with a vet partner on aggressively treating Savannah. Treating parvo is expensive, but, to us, Savannah’s life was precious, and she was SO close to a beautiful life, so we came to you for help. And within two days, because of our community of supporters, we had received more than $3,000 to fully pay for Savannah's life-saving treatment.
Savannah is blossoming today in her forever home. In fact, on her first day up for adoption at Family Dogs New Life Shelter, Savannah was adopted by a family who work up early and drove from Corvallis, Oregon, so they could be first in line, where they waited for more than an hour (even before their doors were opened).
In honor of Savannah’s resilience and her ability to beat all odds against a killer of a disease and also out of compassion for of all of the fidos who need our help, we have established Savannah’s Fund. This fund allows us to provide critical veterinary care for ALL of our rescued fidos who need more than just love on their bridge to finding their forever homes.
(Photos donated by Blinker Pet Photography)
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