[clay]

awww darn it.....doc....I am bawling my eyes out...this just makes me furious at the Shelters as well..all they had to do was give her a kennel cough vax.....simple....anyway my heart IS joyous over the fact you have adopted her..and will give her such a wonderful home....hugs to you.,..I know how hard it is to leave one at a vet's and when they are so sick..and scared to boot....Heidi (my dachshund & I send her big big hugs and cookies and toys and love....get well baby doggy!!! Keep me posted pls? Clay

Originally Posted by always2late

As some of you know...we adopted the newest member of our fur family this past Tuesday. We brought her immediately to the vet because she was sick when we took her from the shelter. She was diagnosed with kennel cough and a URI and put on antibiotics. Over the past day or so, she became very lethargic and wouldn't eat, so first thing this morning we took her back to the vet. They admitted her and put her on IV fluids. We just got the call from the vet...she has pneumonia. This poor little baby has been through SO much, and it infuriates me that her illness came from the shelter....it is so unnecessary!! If they had only provided MINIMAL preventative care..none of this would be happening. I hated leaving her at the vet's office because we just took her out of the shelter! I wish I could explain to her that we aren't abandoning her like her former owner did and that we WILL be coming back for her!