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A little over a month ago we became aware of a situation involving an overcrowded home with almost 60 Chihuahuas. We have been working with the owner to take them in, get them vaccinated, spayed/neutered, and socialized. This has been a major undertaking for AAHS. It has been time consuming and financially exhausting. We have rescued about 40 chihuahuas so far.
The Chihuahuas were sent into foster homes because they all required some pretty major socialization. We are very grateful to everyone who has stepped up and helped us by fostering the chis. We have spayed and neutered almost every chihuahua that came from the home, including the ones that will be staying in the home. Each chihuahua has received every vaccine, a heartworm test, microchip, dewormer, and flea medicine. This has been financially straining because when we adopt them out, we are barely charging an adoption fee. Our main goal is to find all of these sweet pups the loving homes they deserve.
In addition to the vetting, over half of the pups we rescued also need dentals. Their teeth are in pretty bad shape and can be very painful when they try to eat. They have all had whip worms very badly. Bogie, one of the young chis, has been in and out of the vet because the worms caused him to get an infection and he began losing weight rapidly. Another one of the Chis, Benji, has a pretty severe heart murmur and has to get his neuter surgery at the vet, which will be more costly than at our spay/neuter center. One of the female Chihuahuas, Squirt, had babies right after we rescued her and she was also very sick due to intestinal parasites and has been to the vet multiple times.
Every Chihuahua 6 years and older was required to have bloodwork before undergoing anesthesia for their spays and neuters. This was also costly.
We have also had to purchase about 15 more wire crates for the chis, MANY packages of puppy training pads because none of the dogs are potty trained, as well as food for the chis.
We are so happy to be helping these very sweet dogs find the homes they deserve and get the care they need. Now we need some help from our amazing supporters to raise money to cover all the expenses for the Chihuahaus who so desperately needed our help. During this undertaking, we have not stopped pulling animals from animal control as we would regularly.
Here are some photos of the sweet faces of the Chihuahuas we have rescued! We have several who still need to find loving homes so please contact us if you are interested in adopting or helping out with the Chis!
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