Help CarlitoHad to forward this one...hope the pics come through!! What an
adorable chi baby!! Maybe someone in the NSAL area can foster/adopt???
Marsha
Do not tell God how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is.
----- Original Message -----
From: North Shore Animal League America
To: Marsha Taylor
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 11:15 AM
Subject: Meet Carlito - Help This Tiny Puppy Grow
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Hi everyone,
Hi. My name is Carlito. I'm a teeny tiny Chihuahua puppy. In
fact, I'm the smallest of my three brothers. I know what you're thinking: all
Chihuahua puppies are small. Well, that's true, but I'm really small. I'm six
weeks old and only eleven ounces. That's less than one pound!
All my brothers are all the size they should be right now,
and soon, they will be ready to find forever homes. But I have to wait in
foster care until I'm big and strong enough. I still have to be watched closely
so that no harm comes to me. I'm actually the size of a candy bar!
The reason I'm so small is because I didn't develop fully.
I'm the runt of my litter, which is often smaller than the others, but I'm even
smaller than normal. You see, I was bred from backyard breeders. Backyard
breeders are people who don't breed responsibly. The League thinks that my
mommy was made to have so many litters that things started to go wrong. When
animals are over bred, the bloodline gets tainted and genetic disorders are
common and likely. Because of this, I may be facing medical complications in
the future - but only time will tell.
My brothers and I live at North Shore Animal League America because
when all of us were born, the breeders were sad that we weren't females. They
only wanted female dogs so that they could keep making more babies to sell. But
we are very lucky that we wound up at the League instead of being left out to
die, used in laboratory experiments, made to be breeding machines or brought
somewhere else where we may have been destroyed.
Being tiny isn't too bad, except that I had to be separated from my
family. I sure do miss my mommy and brothers. I'm a little nervous about being
on my own, but the League told me that I'm going to need regular medical care
in the coming months, and they will be with me every step of the way. I have to
be monitored daily to make sure that I develop properly and grow up healthy,
that's why I'm on a special diet which includes high protein puppy food. This
will help me to gain weight and strengthen my bones. I also get cold all the
time, so regular naps on a heating pad help keep me warm and toasty.
I am so lucky I'm being taken care of by everyone at the League.
Here I'll be able to get all the care and medical attention I need thanks to
caring people like you who make sure little guys like me aren't forgotten.
Because you're so generous, I have the best chance at growing up to be a
healthy dog.
Thanks for making a tiny puppy like me feel so big.
Your generous gift will give Carlito and so many other
helpless animals get the intricate care they need. Don't they deserve it?
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