11/01/2026
MY ADVICE TO A NEW RESCUER, WHO FELT SHE FAILED A SET OF ABANDONDED BABIES:
So sorry. What matters is that they WERE NOT ANONE, cold, hungry under a bush alone. They experience life, love and got to leave as a part of a family. Never feel guilty or sad that you failed.
YOU GAVE THEM GODS LOVE, ACEPTANCE AND A PEACEFUL FAMILY TO EXPERIENCE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. THATS ALL WE CAN DO. Sudden infant failure sydrome can strike anytime up to 7-8 weeks. Thetres no warnining that, their little bodies can withstand the trauma of being starved, malnourished and hopeless for weeks until WE FIND THEM.
PLEASE BE PROUD OF THE LOVE YOU GAVE AND BECAME PART OF YOUR SOUL, AS YOU WERE A PART OF THERES. THIS C TRANCENDS SPACE AND TIME AND LASTS FOREVER.
DONT EVER GIVE UP. THE NEXT HELPLESS SOUL IS AWAITING ALONE IN A BUSH SOMEWHERE. Your love is infinate, and you can fill that void w the love of another who desperately needs you.
My 16 wks litter comes at 2 days old, skinny, malnourished and never ever got a drop of milk. They were thrown in a Lowes dumpster. By the time they found me, 2 were alive. There were multiple nights of COR, and gallons of tears and hundreds of prayers. THEY ARE NOW THRIVING. YOU WERE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THEIR SHORT, LOVED, FAMILY. That makes for a peaceful loving crossing. Xoxo. I wish they had told you about pumpkin puree to stop diarrhea, plus L-Lysine to boost digestion and metabolism. But almost 50% of all albandonded babies dont make it.
Their mom's are malnourished, they are malnourished, there's only so much money you can put into a litter to correct deficiencies, so, its hard to get their little strained bodies to handle it all. All we can do is not let them fail or fight on their own. You are a part of their soul as well. Xoxo
