We recently adopted a puppy from the local pound. It has been an adventure to say the least. The puppy was fine when we got her, but a couple of days later she started sleeping a lot and not moving, she also stopped eating. We immediately took her to the vet. We were shocked to hear that 3 out of 4 vets later, they told us that the puppy had distemper, and could be treated after having to pay thousands of dollars (which we didn’t have), but there were no guarantees the puppy would survive. We were all devastated! My wife, and my 2 kids were distraught. I decided to take her back to the pound and ask them what was going on, and as a last resort we were going to have to put her to sleep.

The next morning we got up and drove to the pound. My wife stayed behind and picked up the puppy’s bed, toys, food and bowls and put them in a bag (as she cried histerically). The night before we all took turns carrying the puppy and spending time with her (just in case). This whole experience was heart-wrenching to say the least.

I waited at the pound, then I met with the vet on call. He was great! He gave me several medications for the dog and informed me to feed her boiled chicken and rice. The next couple of days we followed the instructions to a T. We slowly began to see improvement! Our puppy is now doing great! She must not have had distemper, and survived whatever it was that she had.

We love her so much and are so grateful to have her in our family! Her name is Reeses, she is a mix between a german shepard and a ratweiler and our Jack Russel loves her too! Her name is Coco.