Catching up for the holidays

I've been so busy lately, I haven't been able to tell you the good news! Simba, Salem and Mia, kittens being fostered from very early on, left last week for Tri-Boro in New Jersey! They are all so beautiful that we know they'll find homes very quickly! Also, Marvin, Harry, Flora, India and Sandy were sent to Tri-Boro as well! We're all hoping they all find the best homes possible 'cause they're all deserving of love and cuddles!

Two new darlings, Miki and Yuki, were dumped at the beach last week. These babies were no more than 2 weeks old. They were taken to Save a Sato where they'll be cared for until they are ready for adoption.

And all the dogs at the vet in Humacao (Wendy and Molly, Phaelan, Conan and Honey, Gretel, Toby, Mota and Maia) were taken to GooDoggie kennel and should be able to leave for the states very soon. They all look fantastic. Phaelan arrived at the vet with a nasty bite wound that had to be sutured but it's healed nicely. And poor little Mota was just a tangled mess of fur. She was shaved clean and underneath was an ugly skin infection. That, too, has cleared up nicely and she's growing beautiful white hair back!

We've had 3 sets of litters born at the beach in the past couple of weeks. Heidi had 7 puppies. Rachel, who was also pregnant, hid her pups and the litter never was found but she suddenly brought one of her pups to Heidi and the two began sharing the nursing duties. We suspect that Rachel's other puppies didn't make it so she took the last one to Heidi for help. Heidi and her 7 plus Rachel's 1 were removed from the beach and taken to GooDoggie; once the pups are weaned, Heidi will be spayed and she and all the pups put up for adoption. Rachel will be taken in to be spayed soon, once we're sure she doesn't have any other puppies around. Dana had a litter as well but the puppies were only found just today - she did a great job of hiding them! She had six little dark babies. We hope to get her and her litter off the beach soon but there's just no room with all the other ones waiting in line to be transported to shelters in the states.

We are desperately looking for a foster or permanent home for a young (approx. 2 year old) lab mix named Paloma. Her "family" decided they didn't want her anymore so dumped her off near a school. She's taken up residence in the parking lot of the school for lack of anywhere else to go. Unfortunately, some workers at the school have threatened to poison her if she doesn't "go away" so we are hoping someone will come forward with a place to keep her until we can get her into a permanent home. If anyone can take care of (or wants to adopt!) a sweet, gentle yellow/white lab mix who is already spayed, please contact us to make arrangements. Manos por Patas will pay all costs associated with her care including food and medical attention.

And lastly for now, the final days of the raffle are approaching. The drawing will be on New Year's Eve so the last day to purchase online is December 27. Come on, everyone, this is an AWESOME package! I've been saying they make great stocking stuffers! If the recipient wins, that's the best gift ever! But even if they DON'T win, a donation in their name was made to help these animals.