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Houston, Texas
Joined August 2020
THIS is why we continue to fight for these pups. As long as they have a will to live we will be right there with them fighting!! We couldn’t do this without support from our followers, thank you!! #AdoptDontShop #jakestrong #dogoftheday #dogsoftwitter #RescueDogs
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Twitter - Buck needs your help! Hoping for a Christmas miracle for a special boy 🤍Buck was found by animal control as a stray in November 2021. He had a limp along with many wounds. The shelter made an urgent plea for help, and we accepted the challenge. Once Buck was at the
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ER being evaluated, it was discovered someone shot him. He has over 200 pellets in his face alone, and many more throughout the front of his body. But Buck is 63 lbs of pure happiness, and that awful incident didn’t phase him much. He also had heartworms which were so bad that
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Odie is at the vet for his neurology consult. He’s hearing & visual impaired and has been having seizures, despite being on anti-seizure medication. He had a pretty bad seizure early this morning and seizures are so awful to witness. The plan today is to do an MRI and a spinal
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tap. His estimate for today only is $3,825-4,675. We’ll hopefully have answers soon but please send all the good vibes and thoughts his way ❤️ If you’d like to donate to Odie’s care: Paypal.me/ThisIsHoustonTX Venmo @ThisIsHouston this-is-houston.org/ways-to-…
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This precious family are recent owner surrenders to us & were living with Ellie (the Pug who is walking on her elbows). This Terrier momma, now named Nelly, tried so hard to take good care for her babies until sarcoptic mange made its way into their life & nearly covered their
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bodies. Then there was nothing she could do to keep her babies healthy. All of her puppies are under 3lbs, lived outside & were soon infested with fleas with no relief. Unfortunately, one of the puppies escaped their yard & was found the next morning hit by a car. 💔Momma
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In 8 short weeks, Alfredo has been through so much. His tiny body was defeated and giving up on him. Whenever we rescue a dog from the street, we never know what’s going on internally, so majority of the time, we send them straight to the ER for an assessment. That protocol has
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saved many lives. It was discovered Alfredo was dangerously anemic with a PCV (packed cell volume) of 8%, likely from hookworms. He required an immediate blood transfusion. Another day or two of being on the streets, he likely would have perished. His PCV is holding steady right
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We can never get enough of Athena and her strength and absolute love for life. Thank you for featuring our warrior princess @dog_rates 💗
This is Athena. She lost both her front legs when she was hit by a train. These are her very first steps on her new prosthetics, and we couldn't be prouder. 14/10 you're doing great, Athena
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Lydia was rescued two months ago from Cleveland, TX. In her short eight months on this planet, Lydia was never properly cared for. She developed mange and skin infections, she contracted heartworms, she was anemic and dehydrated, she scrounged for food, and she didn’t know what
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it was like to love or be loved. Since being rescued and going into foster care, Lydia’s health is being restored and she has been blossoming both physically and mentally. She’s got a great personality; she can be shy at first but she’s quite bubbly and playful when she warms up
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9 weeks old, 13 lbs, and hit by a car with two broken back legs 💔 We’re drowning in medical cases right now but dogs are still being injured every single day. It’s a constant battle and we’re doing what we can to help who we can. We really had no intentions on intaking a THIRD
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ortho case but when we saw her urgent plea from the shelter, we noticed her purple tag. A purple tag means they’ve been vetted through our Cleveland outreach events - so when the shelter confirmed the tag to be ours, we knew we had to find a way to help her. Lily was owned and
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Spared moments from being euthanized 💔 Danny and Sandy are just innocent puppies who were both hit by cars. They were found as strays and taken to a shelter in Edinburg, TX. Danny’s hip and left femur appear to be broken and Sandy’s pelvis appears to be crushed. We don’t
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often snag puppies off euthanasia lists in other cities but there are little to no resources for dogs at this shelter. We initially were getting Sandy but then we learned about Danny and his “deadline” and we just couldn’t leave him behind. An amazing Edinburg resident and
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Meet Dakota. He's a 4 month old shepherd pup we took in yesterday. He is still hanging in there and doing okay, his heart rate is still a bit elevated. His blood pressure is now in normal range with him being on the norepinephrine CRI. His temperature is on the higher side of
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normal at 102.7°F. He has not wanted to move around on his own so the staff is rotating his sides and he’s got a urinary catheter placed. He is otherwise being closely monitoring and resting quietly and being a sweet boy. If you can donate anything, it all helps. We had to put
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Meet Andy! There are dogs in need everywhere right now and it’s more overwhelming than it’s ever been. Pitties, especially senior Pitties, are the last ones to get help because nobody wants to foster them. But this guy has waited for a savior for far too long, and he just could
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Not wait anymore. He was picked up by rescuers in his neighborhood and they reached out for help. He’s got cropped ears, swollen broken back leg, he’s infested with fleas, flies were just chillin’ on him and he’s emaciated. He’s headed to the ER to be evaluated and any help is
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Meet Spike 🥺 We watched this dog grow up on a chain on a porch in Cleveland since July 2021. The owners live across from the building where we set up twice a month for free vaccines and microchips. Once he grew big, he was moved from the porch to a fenced area with chickens and
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a dog house. It was fairly nice for an outside dog, but he was still outside. Yesterday morning, his tiny human (a young girl) let him out in the front yard to play with him and a red truck sped up to hit him. Someone witnessed it happen. The truck ran entirely over the dog,
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Meet Kyle! He was hit by a car in Cleveland on Sunday. A resident pulled him aside and reached out to us on Monday. She said he had blood in his eyes and he wouldn’t eat or move - so we thought he had head trauma and was suffering with no help in sight. One of our team members
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went out to assess him. When she arrived, he was actually quite stable. He could stand & walk although he preferred not to & he’d cry out in pain. He went to the ER Monday night where they discovered fluid in his chest but not enough to tap & he also has a bunch of rib fractures
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So many great dogs looking for their forever families! You can find all of our adoptables on our website: this-is-houston.org/adopt/ #dogsoftwitter #AdoptDontShop #RescueDogs #FostersSaveLives #donate #alldogsmatter #houstontx
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A few fun pictures from our photo shoot with Ananda from last weekend! Minnie (black & white), Nina (Easter bunny), and Muggsy (chug) are all up for adoption. Minnie and Nina must stay local, but Muggsy can travel after his neuter next week. If you've followed TIH for some time,
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you'll recognize the beautiful lady in the last picture as Marsha. She got to come have some "fun" at the photoshoot too. Marsha is enjoying life in her foster home, but is still feral(ish) & not the biggest fan of things like a leash or strangers. #dogsoftwitter #AdoptDontShop
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Hi Twitter friends! 👋 We need your help. Medical bills have been crazy expensive over the last few months and we could really use some help to cover some of the care required for Forrest. Over the weekend, someone abandoned a box of puppies in front of a shelter building. One
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puppy had a hole in his face and inside the hole you could see fractured bone 🥺 we sent that little guy, Forrest, to the ER and later tagged his siblings from the shelter. Forrest should be scheduled for surgery today to repair the fracture in his face. Over the past few days,
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We had a long, but amazing day yesterday. Our first Mass Spay/Neuter Event in Cleveland, TX where 125 dogs were sterilized. We hope to host these quarterly to help make an even bigger impact in this area that is inundated with dogs. #DogsofTwittter #spayneuter #AdoptDontShop
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Shelby Update! The goal was definitely to end her life. She was shot in the head but fortunately, there are no life threatening injuries. Luck is an understatement and this was divine intervention. Shelby has bruised lungs, but no other internal damage. She has a fracture of
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her right humorous with bullet fragments which will sadly result in a full limb amputation. There is another bullet lodged around her left elbow but there are no open wounds or broken bones on that arm. One bullet nicked her skull and went up underneath her jaw which caused
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We’re coming to you guys for help with another cruelty case from Cleveland 💔 This is Shelby. Shelby is only a little over a year old. She was shot at - multiple times - by her neighbor around 8am today. We’re not sure the circumstances but her owner returned home from
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dropping her kids off at school and Shelby was under the home crying, covered in blood. The owner did not have the funds to help her and other groups were not stepping up to help. So Shelby waited all day in pain 🥺 she just arrived at Blue Pearl ER for us and is getting started
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