Sweet Addie was a stray we pulled from Metro Animal Care and Control on Wednesday, June 8th, 2022. We knew this gorgeous gal was pregnant but she was supposed to have 2-3 weeks until delivery; which gave us time to prepare and get her the bet prenatal care we could. Well, the universe had other ideas.

See, Addie was pregnant with 10 babies. What we learned is that one of those babies had a leak in his amniotic sac and leaked infection all through Addies uterus. This caused her to go into labor very early on the morning of June 11th. This strong girl delivered 4 tiny, wiggly pups, followed by two stillborn pups. At that moment, her foster and our team knew that she was in distress and we had to intervene. By 9 a.m. she was checked into Blue Pearl, getting the best care possible. It was then we discovered there were 4 more pups in there and it was necessary for an immediate and emergency Caesarian Section to save her life and hopefully save the babies. While our champion Addie made it through surgery, 3 of her 4 remaining babies did not. The one little boy that did was pretty weak and had been exposed to the infection for quite some time. We did end up losing him on the first night.

The girls- Amelia Earhart, Minnie Pearl, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Simon Biles are doing great. We gave them strong names because these girls fought hard to stay in this world! They are 7 weeks old, weaned from mama and now and getting all the socialization so they will be ready for their next adventure!

Now, Addie has another fight. As if emergency c-section wasn’t enough, this sweet girl has a hip fracture that we need to get fixed so that she can live her best life. All money raised will go directly to get Addie back to her best self so she can have her happy ever after!

**As a rescue, we have funds for these kind of emergencies so that we don’t have to make decisions…but when we use those emergency funds, it limits our ability to do anything else, for anyone else. We would love to ensure that the next time we have a critical case, we can say yes! So we are asking you to help sponsor and support Addie, by making a donation for her care!**

Addie’s Turn to Heal

Let’s get Addie’s hip fixed

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