Might 24, 2022
Certainly one of Austin’s pet lifesaving treasures is in danger after ANOTHER flooding state of affairs with sewage spilling into all three parvovirus therapy wards.
This is similar state of affairs that the clinic workers confronted this previous Saturday when Austin Pets Alive! requested for adopters and fosters to choose up puppies who had already been handled – and examined damaging – for parvovirus.
As a result of the Austin neighborhood responded and helped decide up 17 puppies on Saturday and 23 puppies on Sunday, there are at present 51 puppies being handled within the Parvo ICU.
No puppies are in peril of not being handled right now however we’re requested to take extra sick puppies – a number of occasions all through the day.
That mentioned, the plumbing must be mounted shortly – and as you recognize, Austin Pets Alive! is a nonprofit, virtually solely funded by means of donations. Austin Pets Alive! doesn’t obtain any authorities funding AND the Parvo ICU has – to this point this 12 months – handled a whopping 563 puppies, which is 51% extra parvo puppies than the identical time period in 2021.
Austin Pets Alive! will probably be engaged on a long-term answer, however for now, the price of the repairs and alternative components for the lifesaving Parvo Pet ICU at Austin Pets Alive! is anticipated to achieve $15,000. This covers the price of laundry incineration, plumbing prognosis, repairs, and clean-up.
APA! has one of many solely parvo therapy items for shelter pets and is, by far, the biggest in Texas. That signifies that any downtime interprets into not having the ability to proceed to just accept the excessive quantity of puppies who will surely die with out our Parvo Pet ICU.
Click on right here when you’re in a position to give to assist us increase the $15K we have to cease the flooding in our Parvo Pet ICU. Thanks!
