Rescue Pets Serving Vets San Antonio

04/01/2025

Over the years PupDATE: Jolene

Last year, one of the best fosters ever, Stephanie, asked Rescue Pets Serving Vets SA to pull Jolene from the San Antonio euthanasia room so she could foster. I didn't hesitate as Stephanie goes above and beyond in caring for those on her watch.

Jolene has a huge scar in the middle of her face caused by blunt force trauma - the culprit is unknown but i suspect a human & baseball bat or similar was involved - by the isolated stea and lack of scars from bring catapulted, it not likely a moving vehicle. When i saw Jolene at the Jordan's Way event, my heart melted - she was a tiny snorting little wiggle butt. Just so adorable; i get an instant wave of disgust, anger accompanied by nsusea when i realize the extent of suffering bestowed on innocence - she was brutalized.

It's a miracle Jolene survived; her broken skull healed on its own without proper vetting which caused permanent deficits and so she can only breath through her mouth & she has chewing problems bc of her malaligned jaw and missing teeth - she has some specific needs when esting.

Stephanie & Jolene are true stars ⭐️ from the heavens. She didn't steal
Dolly Pardon's man but she stole Stephanie's heart ❤️ and as you probsbky guessed, was a foster fail and was adopted - she never left bc she was always home. Love heals all .......

04/01/2025

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04/01/2025

Our Batman is now named Duncan! In his typical fashion, this boy makes everyone that met him fall head over heels for him.

We're so happy for him - he is so handsome with his underbite & cleft palette.

03/31/2025

We love the young energetic volunteers who can really run like the wind and keep
up with the dogs' large strides
Julie Valdez
Valdez

03/31/2025

PupDATE: Avery (and Paula)

Avery is safe in Ontario Canada - she is so skittish that we worried till she was safely home. This passion gives ulcers - you would never believe all the wheelspokes that go into the rescue of one dog and till they land safely, you can't rest.

She has had a bath and is crashed out in much comfort. She's adjusting and is now following her mom around the house and playing with her sibling big brother.

Paula is the beautiful best friend pitty in the shekter pic with Avery. Paula did not have any interest and even hypothetically if she did the adopter wanted the pair, it would not be possible because Ontario does not allow pitties. It bothers me to no end when a dog is left behind to be euthanized.

So i posted the video of Avery & Paula with a plea for help to save them both but only Casey saw the gem in Paula after watching the video. Both dogs are eating side-by-side in the ACS run with absolutely no food aggression. Paula is three times bigger than Avery and just dwarfed the 30 lb heeler mix but to be clear, Avery was the boss of the pairing as Paula is actually very shy.

Do as you've figured out, we did not leave Paula behind to face the needle - we will not do that unless the other dog is aggressive. We always ask for help and it comes.

Paula is a big girl shiny beauty - with a bashful demeanor. She has played with big tall dogs and a chihuahua under 5 lbs. Her beauty is really mesmerizing but her look is intimidating but there's a big 🧸 teddy bear baby inside that massive brick 🧱 house stature.

03/31/2025

This black beauty is Shadow. He has gorgeous slick and super shiny hair. We see Labrador & lots of Great Dane features too. Lots of young athletic volunteers come to run the dogs and Shadow is always up for "the need for speed". He is the one dog ppl come to jog with. Would do amazing with an active person

03/31/2025

Hilary Ruff is doing AMAZING with her foster sistas - she's being called RiRi for short. Is being taught about cats but a little to interested right now ...... this dog was a favorite at ACS and was taken into an office to save her life but her number came up again but she is definitely safe now.

03/29/2025

Thousands of miles away from where his life began and almost ended in San Antonio, Tx

✈️ 🛥️ Walt's journey home has ended❤️

What a difference from February when he was hit by a car and left on a towel on a dirty sidewalk for ACS to take him to the San Antonio pound

We rarely help little dogs bc frankly, they don't usually need it but with a possible broken hip/back leg and opposing front leg being all messed up, his changes were as bad as maybe worse than being a gigantic pitbull.

Walt is now a Canadian living an amazing life - we are so grateful to Southwest Airlines and their Travel Tesm of Transport Angels

03/28/2025

Walt’s adventure continues - he’s between the US and Canada on 300 car ferry and will be home on a few hours. He’s is now a Canadian as his sweater demonstrates. He’s experienced things most dogs never will having flown in an airplane (ty Southwest Airlines SWATT) and now he’s floating the Ferry. Many changes in his travel plans started yesterday beginning with a 3 am wake up time; the flight was changed to a day before so the Ferry reservation made for today was no good - Spring Break disallowed a reservation yesterday so they caught the ferry early this AM having slept in the van

Walt’s new sister is “crusty” but warming up. Yesterday, she refused to share her seat and decided she would stay on the floor board - she is not happy that she is no longer an only child. At least today she is sharing the seat as they ride the ferry 🛥️ - it’s clearly Mom who she is upset with ad she is flat out giving her the stink eye.

Walt has a snowballs chance in Texas when he ended up at ACS having been hit by a car with significant injuries - a broken prlvus and radial nerve damage so he voukdnt use his front leg. This is a lucky dog plucked from the dirty streets of SA where he was left on a towel for ACS to pick up and take to the pound (euthanizua seemed sure) - but fate had a different idea …… a chance meeting with a Canadian visiting this City saved his life. Almost two months in the making, they have been reunited ad the rest is unfolding

03/27/2025

Let’s welcome Hillary Ruff A742679 to Rescue Pets Serving Vets SA 🙏❣️

03/27/2025

✈️ Southwest Airlines’ SWATT is wonderful ✈️

(Southwest Airlines Travel Team - awesome program & Delta Airlines too - under 20 lbs)

Sweet Walt is flying the friendly skies & on his way to Seattle to meet his mom. He’ll continue his journey up North and is becoming a Canadian citizen and loving life in Victoria, British Columbia.

Live long and prosper precious boy - already miss him. In the last 24 hours, we sent Avery to Ontario, TK to an amazing home in New Braunfels & now Walt is going to the Westside of Canada.

03/22/2025

Diego, welcome to RPSVSA 🙏

03/22/2025

Diego was terrified after his buddy left. He is one of 3 new pups RPSVSA tagged 🙏

03/22/2025

Luna had some post op complications and had to stay another night, but she made it out and is one of 3 dogs picked up by us today 🙏

03/20/2025

PupDATE: Over The Years

Tamala was saved on November 2021 by our leader Casey Shonis and Rescue Pets Serving Vets in Benton. Tamala is now named Sky and she’s just as gorgeous as she was when we met her at ACS four years prior.

The only huge difference is is in homeless no more🏡 and hasn’t been. This dog has a home more luxurious than most humans in San Antonio - she deserves it two. She has two kitty siblings too

Ty fur the pics GM

03/17/2025

Walt PupDATE:

Walt had a snowball’s chance in Texas heat when it came to surviving the San Antonio Shelter - he’d been hit by a car and could not use his right front leg and was holding up his left hind leg. A Canadian lady, Robin started to chst me up at ACS as she was visiting w/ him - she was his angrl and lifeline. We discussed two rescues that could help from Canada and another that helps with dogs needing wheelchairs. In the end, we were the only one in a position to help so we did with the help of all who pitched in for boarding.

There is an amazing community that helps San Antonio dogs

We worried he had sustained a broken left hip and broken right front leg but later it was deemed radial nerve damage. We’d already contacted Marlene w/ PawsRUs for the possible need of a wheelchair to help Walt’s mobility. One vet recommended amputation of the ftont leg but we had a second opinion, (we always do) and the rec from Dr Ramsey at North Star 410 was that Walt was already improving ftom his ACS videos and was using that front leg more and more. His Plan of Care “let’s see how well it continuued to improve with exercise & if no improvement, we would try accupuncture next” - “this leg can be saved”.

Xrays confirmed neither front leg or hip bones were involved but his pelvis was fractured and was already mostly healed.

💥 📅 Here is Walt today - he is applying pressure and standing on the leg with the nerve damage 🤗. He runs and has been plays w/ all sized dogs in home boarding - even a 80 lb German Shepherd nsme Tyson. He has been boostered w/ DAPPv+L (Lepto) and he has fulfilled his quarantine without a hitch.

Tomorrow he will have his final steps to no longer being a homeless dog - (he’s actually in the RPSVSA family but you know chest I mean) - he’ll have his own nuclear family doing. The health certificate is tomorrow and then we are just waiting for SWA’s program for him to be escorted by a Flight Attendant in the cabin to Seattle. We are goingvyo miss this handsome little one