08/24/2026
One of our fosters gave us quite the surprise this past weekend.
Remember Midge and Mabel, the two Chihuahuas from the hoarding situation in Las Cruces? They weren't supposed to be pregnant, but Midge was. The vet thought she was pregnant with four puppies due in a few days. The vet wasn't worried about the puppies or Midge, and still saw 4 on the ultrasound/heartbeats and radiographs were done as well. Midge carried the puppies with no sign of distress, other than a huge belly, for another two or so weeks. Last night, she had eight puppies. EIGHT! That means she was pregnant with nine puppies before she lost one.
We've never known of a Chihuahua who had a litter that big. It's extremely rare. Midge is only about 6.5 pounds herself. No wonder the vets were confused by the huge pile of puppies crammed into a tiny dog. She is doing well and being a good mom, and the eight surviving puppies haven't shown any signs of medical problems.
We need help caring for all of them. They're not available for adoption right now, although the puppies will need their own fosters, in groups of two to four, in four or five weeks. We expect them to be weaned by then. If you're interested in fostering, you can fill out the foster application at Tinyurl.com/plrfoster.
For now, we need supplies and monetary donations to keep everyone well-fed and healthy, and then to vaccinate and fix that many puppies, plus Midge and Mabel. We took in two dogs; now we have 10.
The list of needed supplies is on the flier below, as is a link to donate via PayPal. Boofy's Best for Pets at 4900 Cutler Avenue, Ste. F2, Albuquerque, has graciously agreed to serve as a drop-off point for supplies. We'll have an Amazon wishlist up soon. If you have any questions, let us know.
