08/11/2026
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Remember how about a week ago we said it’s been a long night?
Well… this time it’s been a long three days… and counting. 🫠
On Tuesday, we welcomed several new faces to the CPR family. Four puppies caught our attention almost immediately. Something just didn’t seem right. We hoped they were simply getting over the tail end of a bug. Every puppy must receive a health certificate before traveling to us, and the paperwork we received showed they had passed their exams with flying colors.
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case.
Less than 24 hours later, two of the puppies were vomiting nonstop, lethargic, and struggling to breathe. We rushed them to the emergency hospital, where they were diagnosed with severe bronchopneumonia and immediately placed in oxygen chambers. Two days later, they’re still there.
The following morning, the other two siblings began showing the same symptoms. They were rushed to the ER as well and received the same diagnosis. Because the first hospital only has two oxygen chambers, they had to be transferred to another emergency hospital for treatment.
In the last three days, we’ve hospitalized four puppies, our staff has spent more hours at emergency hospitals than at home, and the medical bills continue to grow.
Here’s where everyone is going into tonight:
Bullet
Hospitalized Wednesday evening. Today was a tough day. His white blood cell count was already around 47,000 when he arrived, and despite treatment, it’s climbed to roughly 51,000. His team switched him to a more aggressive treatment plan today, and we’re hoping he finally starts turning the corner. Tonight is his third night in the hospital, and he’s still dependent on oxygen.
Grant
Hospitalized Wednesday evening. Grant is stable and showing small improvements each day. His white blood cell count is coming down, and he’s slowly beginning to tolerate lower oxygen levels, but he’s not ready to come off oxygen completely or go home. He’s also heading into his third night of hospitalization.
Delta
Hospitalized Thursday morning. She declined overnight but is currently stable in her oxygen chamber. She’s still far too weak to begin weaning from oxygen, so we’re hoping tomorrow brings better news. She’s staying at least one more night in the hospital.
General
Hospitalized Thursday morning. Friday morning’s update wasn’t encouraging, but just a few hours later everything changed. He responded incredibly well to treatment, successfully came off oxygen, and his medical team felt comfortable sending him home to continue recovering. We think he may have become sick later than his siblings, allowing us to catch it just a little earlier. 🤞
We never enjoy making posts like this, but we also believe in being transparent about what rescue sometimes looks like.
Each puppy’s first night in the ICU was approximately $4,000, and every additional night they’re hospitalized is expected to cost another $2,500–3,000 per puppy. By tomorrow morning, we’ll have spent well over $20,000 trying to save these four little lives, and three of them are still fighting.
This is exactly why adoption fees and donations exist. They allow us to say “yes” when puppies need lifesaving care instead of having to wonder whether we can afford it.
If you’d like to help ease the financial hit of saving these babies, we’d be incredibly grateful. Every donation, whether it’s $5 or $500, goes directly toward giving them the care they need.
And hey… if your favorite celebrity, athlete, or influencer happens to need a tax write-off and wants to sponsor four ridiculously adorable puppies, feel free to tag them. We won’t complain. 😉❤️
www.coloradopuppy.org/donate
