How sad! These poor babies finally found a home and now they might have distemper and have to go back...and who knows what! I hope the best for those furbabies and their new families! God Bless!

Sad Sad Sad for everyone! The furbabies who thought they were home - and the families who thought they had a new family member! I will be praying that all are healthy and that none of have to be returned!!

I am surprised that Baytown is actually taking distemper seriously. Our rescue group rescued 4 dogs from their facility this year. The 2 dogs that were rescued at the end of February both developed parvo 2 days after we got them. Unfortunately 1 of the parvo pups died. The other 2 dogs that were rescued in April one of them came down with distemper and died too. When our volunteer told them about what had happened in each case they did not seem concerned in the least. We have suspended rescuing from their shelter due to this.

Last month, I adopted from an adoption center in Houston. 2 weeks after I had Madison, I discovered that she had distemper. 2 weeks later and $500 poorer, I finally broke down and put her to sleep. The center won't reimburse me at all, BUT will replace her for no cost!!! NO THANKS!!!! It's good to know that someone is taking action, but still breaks my heart that more puppies are having to suffer. Seeing Madison go through that was just heart wrenching! I do not wish distemper on anyone & their pup!

Any time you pull an animal from an animal control facility, you KNOW you are running the risk of pulling an animal exposed to disease. The great number of animals going in and out of ANY shelter or animal control facility guarantees that you will be taking that risk. In the state of Texas, any stray is available to rescue or for adoption after 4 days. Incubation of these diseases is longer than that, and the shelter can only do so much. Baytown is a small shelter processing a large volume of animals. Dogs are vaccinated upon arrival, but those vax are not effective for 10-14 days or longer. I don't know what people want Baytown to do. I am in that shelter 1-2 times a week, and they take all infectious disease very seriously. Like all animal control environments, there is no way to quarantine incoming animals. The key isn't to put rescue pulls on hold, but to work with the shelter to get those animals out asap, especially owner releases that are available immediately!

Any time you pull an animal from an animal control facility, you KNOW you are running the risk of pulling an animal exposed to disease. The great number of animals going in and out of ANY shelter or animal control facility guarantees that you will be taking that risk. In the state of Texas, any stray is available to rescue or for adoption after 4 days. Incubation of these diseases is longer than that, and the shelter can only do so much. Baytown is a small shelter processing a large volume of animals. Dogs are vaccinated upon arrival, but those vax are not effective for 10-14 days or longer. I don't know what people want Baytown to do. I am in that shelter 1-2 times a week, and they take all infectious disease very seriously. Like all animal control environments, there is no way to quarantine incoming animals. The key isn't to put rescue pulls on hold, but to work with the shelter to get those animals out asap, especially owner releases that are available immediately!

Any time you pull an animal from an animal control facility, you KNOW you are running the risk of pulling an animal exposed to disease. The great number of animals going in and out of ANY shelter or animal control facility guarantees that you will be taking that risk. The problem is that people don't vaccinate their pets! In the state of Texas, any stray is available to rescue or for adoption after 4 days. Incubation of these diseases is longer than that, and the shelter can only do so much. Baytown is a small shelter processing a large volume of animals. Dogs are vaccinated upon arrival, but those vax are not effective for 10-14 days or longer. I don't know what Baytown AC can do that they aren't already doing. I am in that shelter 1-2 times a week, and they take all infectious disease very seriously. They clean meticulously and often. Like all animal control environments, there is no way to quarantine incoming animals. The key isn't to put rescue pulls on hold, but to work with the shelter to get those animals out asap, especially owner releases that are available immediately! I have helped various rescues pull many animals from that shelter in the last few months, and have not had a single report of parvo or distemper. It's always sad to hear of these things, but the solution is to try harder, not quit!

I have gone through with a dog suffering form distemper. It is a devastating disease. I devoted myself to combat this problem. And there seems to be a solution for the eradication of distemper from shelters - in a gentle way.
Dum spiro, spero. - Never give it up!
B. Lakatos

I have gone through with a dog suffering form distemper. It is a devastating disease. I devoted myself to combat this problem. And there seems to be a solution for the eradication of distemper from shelters - in a gentle way.
Dum spiro, spero. - Never give it up!
B. Lakatos