Vet Bills for Dogs Victim of House Fire

The last 72 hours have been a blur. Everything has changed so fast, and it’s been impossible to keep up with the hourly updates. Right now, all the dogs are technically “settled”… but only for the moment. 7 days to be exact.

On Friday, we were contacted by Jessica about an elderly couple in Dallas whose home caught fire. They survived. Their four dogs and one cat survived. By the grace of God, no lives were lost that night.

But survival doesn’t mean the trauma ended there.
The couple, both disabled, were displaced and placed in a motel for a short time with help from the Red Cross. Their pets were left behind.

For those who read our earlier post, Yes, these animals belong to family connected to someone with our rescue. And no—we did not know the condition they were in until they were transferred into our care.

We want to be very clear about something before anything else is said:

We are not here to shame.
We are not here to judge.
We are not here to criticize anyone’s circumstances or choices, especially when life has clearly knocked them down to their lowest.

We are here for the animals. And to show compassion to other humans. Period.

To keep them safe. To help them heal. To give them dignity again.

If this story tells you anything, it’s that poverty has no limits. It doesn’t care about age, disability, or good intentions. It affects humans and animals alike—and it leaves the most vulnerable paying the highest price.

On Sunday, we picked up Callie, Peaches, Blossom, and Casper in Waco, after the original transport service experience van damage at 2 am :(

Nothing prepares you for seeing the animals in the shape that they came in.

Peaches and Blossom were in horrific condition—covered in fleas, severely matted, with hair stuck between their teeth from constantly chewing and scratching at their own skin. They were so uncomfortable, so raw, so neglected that it physically hurt to look at them. The kind of condition that just makes you stop and cry.

Casper, the cat, was covered in smoke. What should have been a white cat was gray. He immediately hid under the sink—the first place he felt safe after being left inside a house during a raging fire. That’s where he stays now. Still purring, but hiding in a dark corner.

Callie, a Rottie mix, barked all night in pure distress. She has never been kenneled in her life. She didn’t understand why she was suddenly alone, in the dark, separated from humans and other animals. We had to triage. We had to help the most neglected first. That doesn’t make her pain any less real. Now, she is cuddled up next to her fosters and even played ball with them earlier today. She is decompressing and is already fitting in

And then there’s Rico.

Rico was left behind—not because he wasn’t loved, but because he was the gentlest of them all. The “easy” one. The quiet soul everyone hoped would be okay. We were hopeful he could stay with family, but his anxiety was too much. Imagine surviving a fire, losing your home, your people, everything familiar—and then being expected to just adjust.

We now have only seven days with Rico in boarding. Seven days. No plan past Sunday.
We’ll get notes from the boarding facility. We’ll network nonstop. We’ll do everything humanly possible in those seven days to find him a home. A real home. The kind he—and all of them—deserve.

We saw the comments. We saw people tagging other rescues and nationally known organizations.
Dallas Pets Alive told us they couldn’t help without a foster.

The Red Cross gave the couple a motel for one week.

So here we are. Getting our hands dirty. Doing what we always do.

And we are asking—begging—for help.

Right now, the bills are already stacking up:

$250 for Rico’s updated shots so he could even stay in boarding. We had to pay a $115 walk in fee on top of a $99 vet visit...because we didn't have an appointment? Well... I am sorry they did not have an appointment because their house just burned down and have no other choice?

$350 for seven days of boarding for Rico

$400 for Blossom and Peaches for skin infections, severe matting, heartworm tests, eye infections, and more

This doesn’t include what’s still coming.

If you can help—$5, $20, $100—anything at all, please consider donating.

If you can foster. Adopt! Share. Advocate. Pray. Please do.
These animals have been through enough.
They deserve safety. They deserve healing.
They deserve a second chance and a new home.

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