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Sponsor A Furever Foster Today!

Your donations will go towards the care of pugs who cannot be adopted out due to their medical needs.

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Furever Fosters

On occasion, some of our pugs come into the rescue with terminal illness, constant medical needs or have special emotional needs. These dogs are considered unadoptable, yet they are still able to live with a good quality of life. For these dogs, our foster families commit to a lifetime of love and care for the time they have left, and Pacific Pug Rescue provides food, supplies and medical treatment for each dog in the Furever Foster program. Our only funding for this program comes from donations and sponsorships. We rely heavily on our supporters to help us continue to help these sweet seniors live a full, happy comfortable life.

We appreciate your consideration of sponsoring these sweet seniors. For sponsors who choose no end date or those choose to sponsor for at least three months, we are happy to add your name to our list of sponsors. For business or corporate sponsorships, please email us directly at fureverfosters@pacificpugrescue.org so we can appropriately acknowledge your support!

Scroll down to meet our current Furever Fosters and thank you!

If you have any questions about our Furever Fosters or sponsorship program, please email us at adoptions@pacificpugrescue.org


Molly


Sex: Female
Age: 13yrs

Pacific Pug Rescue took in Molly after her owner had a stroke. She had been well cared for and loved over the years until the last two when perhaps her owner was no longer able to provide the vet care that Molly needed. She came to PPR with ear infections, dry eyes, significant arthritis, and needing a dental. Given her age and all that Molly had going on, it was decided that she would do best becoming a PPR forever foster. A home that loves old pugs, with a lot of experience caring for the sometimes complicated medical needs of senior dogs, was thrilled to become Molly’s permanent foster home.

In Molly’s initial foster home and now her forever home, she has proven to be a very resilient and happy little girl. Her ability to good naturedly adjust to many moves and changes (including three different settings over 24 hours to get from her first PPR home to her forever home) won her quite a fan club along the way. She has quickly learned the routine in her new home, when it is mealtime (the best time!), when it is treat (med) time, how to let her family know when she needs to go outside, and how to get her mom to hang out in the rooms that have her favorite beds.

Although it hadn’t been thought of as anything significant initially, Molly does have a mass on her nose that has grown rapidly and is starting to narrow the nostril on that side. A needle aspirate showed only inflammatory cells, so we have our fingers crossed that “The Bump” will not turn out to be something more aggressive. But even if benign Molly may have surgery in her future. Meanwhile we love every moment with this great little dog and hope to have her with us for some time to come.



Diego

Sex: Male
Age: 7yrs

Adorable Diego traveled to Oregon from Mexico in November, 2021 through an organization that rescues street dogs. He suffered from hip and patella deformities that greatly impacted his comfort and ability to live an active life of fun and frolic expected at his approximately 3 year age. Pacific Pug Rescue took him into care so he could receive the necessary medical care to correct his issues to ensure a happy, healthy life in a loving home as he so deserved. He had bilateral MPL surgery in January and began the long process of recovery and healing. He received wonderful rehab services though HealingArts Animal Care and made a full recovery.
The blood panel taken prior to his dental cleaning and removal of decaying teeth indicated a concern regarding his kidneys. Sadly, further testing revealed chronic kidney failure which will dramatically reduce this sweet baby boy’s little life. Therefore, Diego will remain in his foster home where he is cherished and will continue to receive PPR’s support and expertise.
At this time, Diego is not experiencing negative symptoms and is soaking up life as part of a family of dogs, cats, and people who love him. He is filled with joy and excitement when his harness comes out for his daily walk through the neighborhood where he is becoming well known. He is playful and loves his stuffies (especially the sheep that is bigger than him!), is silly and curious, and is a champion snuggler who loves to burrow in a pile of soft, fuzzy blankets. Diego is looking forward to a summer of warm weather and new adventures.



Mimi


Sex: Female
Age: 13

13 year old Mimi came to us when her elderly owner got dementia and could no longer care for her. Unfortunately she had not received any vet care for a very long time and had 7 mast cell tumors that we had to remove. Sadly one of them was found to be an aggressive stage 3 tumor. Mimi also suffers from Pug Myelopathy and is slowly using the use of her rear legs. None of this stops her however, she is a energetic happy girl that likes to be on the move! Mimi likes being close to her family, napping and snacking...just like all pugs!


Matthew

Sex: Male
Age: 13yrs


Sex: Male
Age: 13yrs
Matthew came to us in a collaboration with Pug Nation in LA. It was clear that Matthew had never received any medical care during his life and he also did not like to be handled.
We were hopeful with a neuter and some stability that Matthew would settle in and become a bit more manageable.
Unfortunately we have determined that Matthew has some sort of brain issues going on. It may be some dementia, or maybe a brain lesion, we are not sure. He can be a bit unpredictable and while he is a normal sweet and smart pug 90% of the time, he can become quite aggressive at times and attack humans and other dogs in the home. Sometimes at night he will just stand and bark for hours for unknown reasons.
Luckily we are talking about a pug with almost no teeth, so while frustrating it is not dangerous!
We have started Matthew on a medication used for seizures and we have seen some improvement on this.
We recently realized Matthew loves puzzle games, so we recently purchased some to keep him busy. Matthew loves greeting new guests in the home and really loves attention. He does not like to be held, but some pets are welcome!
We will continue to care for Matthew until his bad days outweigh his good!