Update: Chucky, Star's Puppies, and Hungry Jack

Well, we have a lot to catch up on.  Chucky has had his first vincristine injection.  We thought he would show some improvement, even though it has been only a week, but so far, no change.  He gets shot #2 tomorrow Jan 26.  We are hoping for something to change for the better soon.  He does not have trouble urinating or any pain. He plays and jumps around, but it can't be comfortable.  Poor baby.  Paws crossed for Chucky.

Star had 9 puppies and no milk!  She is a first time mom and we wonder if that's why it took her a while to be "ready" to nurse them.  Unfortunately, four did not survive.  The five remaining were rushed to a surrogate mom, who saved their lives by nursing them for 36 hours.  The mom now has enough milk being produced to feed her 5 babies, and one is being supplemented by Ms Rosa (the runt) who is half the size of the other.  They are all male and are about 5 days old now.  It was close.  This is the beautiful surrogate mom with Star's puppies.

Hungry Jack, one of our street treated dogs, now has a home! He is living with a nice couple who love him dearly.  He is exhibiting signs of heartworms though, sluggish, does not always want to eat, and barely moves around.  We are taking him to the vet this weekend, and hope that someone will donate to help pay for the heartworm test and any treatment he gets started on.