 Cocoa
Puff came to the Coast to Coast foster home as an owner surrender.
For fourteen years Cocoa Puff spent his life in one home with one special
person. When his “Daddy” got a new girlfriend new carpets were more important
and rather than tolerate Cocoa Puffs inability to "hold it" all the time,
the old dog had to go. Arriving with no more than an old dog bed that had
the strong scent of tobacco that permeated it, Cocoa Puff was taken in
by two of CCDRs members who knew they'd give this old gentleman the dignified
lifestyle and gentle understanding he needed to adjust to a new life and
new lifestyle after all the years he spent in one place. In spite of never
having lived with other dogs, he immediately fit right in with his foster
family and charmed his way into the hearts of everyone who met him.
 As
can happen with stress and dramatic lifestyle changes, Cocoa Puff soon
developed an infection and severe breathing problems that prompted immediate
attention. The severity of his health caused him to have to stay
four days at the veterinarian where he was put on intravenous antibiotics.
His breathing declined and at the veterinarians advice he was moved
to the Red Bank Veterinary Hospital where he'd receive constant medical
care and supervision 24/7. His condition became touch and go and
his breathing threatened and labored and he was immediately put into an
oxygen tent in the Critical Care Unit. He is still at Red Bank with
around-the-clock care and has been given a 50/50 chance of recovery.
The staff is working hard to keep Cocoa Puff stabilized and without modern
technology, Cocoa Puff would have died a week ago. Cocoa Puff seems to
understand that the staff and especially his foster parents are praying
diligently for his recovery and to get him over the hurdle to wellness.
It is an hour drive to the clinic for the foster parents but they visit
him daily and do what they can to make Cocoa Puff comfortable by bringing
him familiar items from home. It is obvious Cocoa Puff feels a sense of
closeness and comfort by these visits and has shown slight improvement,
but it will take time and strength on Cocoa Puffs part and money on CCDRs
part. Unfortunately modern medicine comes with a steep price tag and with
24/7 care in the Critical Care Unit, the vet bill has already accrued in
the thousands and severely cut into the CCDR budget.
Our wish is to have Cocoa Puff rally and return to his foster
parents where he can live his life out surrounded by two people who are
already passionately in love with him. We bring you his story so the public
knows we deal with dogs with many health issues and some dogs tap into
our budget much harder than others. A dollar here and a dollar there helps
us continue to do this important task.
Won't you help Cocoa Puff and others like him? Thank you for reading
his story and thank you for caring.
Photo courtesy of Red Bank
Veterinary Hospital, TInton Falls, NJ |
See the eBay items that have been donated by Crafty Corys Place to help
with Cocoa's vet bills
