A cardboard box left abandoned by a Michigan country road was battered by cold winds and rain on a cold day.
A kind stranger saw the box, opened it and found eight puppies snuggled in warmth. An Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department officer rushed into action to rescue the puppies before the weather became worse after the anonymous helper contacted for help right away.
“When they arrived, they were freezing,” Jen Self-Aulgur, executive director of Harbor Humane SocietyThe Dodo was informed by. “Two of their temperatures didn’t even register on a thermometer because they were below 90 degrees.”
The caring employee took the two puppies home and stayed up late caring for them. A veterinarian later discovered that they had pneumonia. They are currently being treated.
“They would not have survived the night in that weather,” a Facebook Post read. “They were soaking wet with low temperatures and a couple are still in critical condition, but we are hopeful that they all will pull through.”
All the puppies, aged four weeks old, are now in stable foster homes receiving round-the clock care.
“These next few weeks are critical for them and because we don’t know where they came from or what their conditions were like,” Self-Aulger said. “We will be watching closely for any side effects from their exposure when they were left out in the elements. But for now, they are eating, drinking, playing and getting to be normal puppies!”
These adorable babies aren’t available for adoption just yet. They’ll continue to be monitored until they’re fully healthy and thriving. Once that happens, they’ll be looking for loving families of their own.
“It breaks our hearts that things happened this way,” the Facebook post continued. “Had they reached out to Harbor, we would have been more than willing to help, and this dangerous situation could have been avoided.”
They were saved just in the right time. The puppies are receiving lots of love and care from their foster parents, but they will soon find their final homes.
Source: The Dodo
