Rescue Pets Serving Vets San Antonio

04/24/2025

📣 This SUNDAY the 27th - Viva Fiesta!

Come celebrate with us! We are eating, shopping, and listening to music as we fundraise for our rescue:

Rescue Pets Serving Vets
San Antonio

Two costume contests

Rescue Pets Serving Vets San Antonio
PRESENTS
🎉 🎊 Fiesta de Alebrijes 🎉 🎊
Sponsored by Akerman Lawfurm
& Magnolia Pancake Haus

April 27th - SUNDAY
⏰ 4pm to 8 pm

Magnolia Halle
10319 Huebner
San Antonio, Tx 78240

❤️ ADMISSION: Donation based ❤️
💥Suggested $10 bc FREE food
Kids under 16 free
🥞 So please come hungry 😋

🎶 🎼 🎵 Music 🎶 🎼 🎵

‼️‼️🤫 SILENT AUCTION ✍️ ‼️‼️

Two Costume Contests Categories:
Human & Doggos!
🏆🥇Winners picked by Judges:
John Patrick Atwood
Victoria Puentes
Tricia Fleming Schleicher
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CONTEST ONE: Human Category
👑Fiesta de Alebrijes El Rey y La Riena
DETAILS: Judging starts at 6 pm
Dress as spirit animal Alebrijes style
❓Who will be our 1st King & Queen❓

CONTEST TWO: Doggo Category
🐶Fiesta Perro Principe & Princesa
DETAILS: Judging starts at 6:30 pm
Enter your dogs in Fiesta style attire

💥To sign up for the costume contest or securing a $30 vendor space, please contact: Amanda Alfaro

💥NOTE:
🚫 No high energy, hyper, aggressive dogs 🚫

💥NOTE:
If not entering your dog in the costume party, we ask/request that your dog stays at home.

🏆 Special shout out to Veterans Memorial High School for hand creating and painting the crowns 👑

04/20/2025

Three of our pups who arrived with our parent rescue, Rescue Pets Serving Vets, last Saturday already got adopted! Congrats to Holland, Ellie, Red and their forever families! 🐶 🐾

Holland and Ellie were both San Antonio street dogs who were brought in by one of our foster volunteers. Both are such sweet and loving girls, so we aren’t surprised that they were adopted so quickly.

Red is a country boy! One of our team member’s mom had watched momma dog have three litters, and each time she was unable to contain and help them. This time the neighborhood got together and were able to contain momma and her puppies. Momma was spayed and adopted by her foster, while all her puppies made it safely to PA.

Happy tails to these three! Enjoy beautiful PA 🎉💜

04/20/2025

We are so happy to share that Sara found her forever family!

Sara is a beautiful Klee Kai that we tagged from ACS last year. When Sara was brought from ACS, she was kicking and shaking uncontrollably. The next day we found out that she was in fact a medical case after being thrown from a moving car. Sara had to learn how eat kibble because she was apparently hand fed wet food at ACS's clinic. Our director taught her to eat on a flat collecting plate, and her subsequent foster taught her to eat from a bowl.

She initially spasmed so violently that she could not walk but a few steps without leaning to one side and "wiping out", but she'd pop right back up like a spring. Daily, she walked further though her back legs seemed stuck in mud, she went further without falling each walk - this made us hopeful. Over time, her gait improved to a run - initially she sort of curved her body like a "c" when running but it was smooth like she was gliding - she's really loves to run to this day and now she's fast and her body is straight, there's no disability detectable when running - and it's pretty obvious she thinks she's the wind.

Her forever family found her last Sunday at our monthly Market Day attendance at The Magnolia Pancake Haus. Her mom absolutely knew when she met Sara that she was for them. The application came immediately - the home check was perfect and Sara's introductions to the family dogs was a great success. Because Sara still shakes constantly, dogs are often put off immediately by her "different" energy.

Just think, Sara's foster mom for 10 months almost didn't come because she was exhausted but pushing through always pays off. Her foster mom has poured in so much love and time into Sara's healing that she feels a part of her heart went with Sara to the new home. This is always the sacrifice fosters make - we are so happy the family finally finds them but we always have an empty hole in our hearts when they leave - we love you Sara & Isbel we know you're thrilled but that it still hurts like crazy. Isbel said "Sara was as excited and happy" she knew this was Sara's furever home.

Happy tails Sara! 🐾

04/14/2025

The only white pup from Esme’s litter is now named Chancho from Nacho Libre is transitioning from fostering to adoption! 👏🏻 We are beyond thrilled for Chancho! Congratulations to him and his new family.

It was “Love At First Sight” 😍 when Chancho’s family saw him at the Magnolia Pancake Haus adoption event in February. They immediately filled out a foster agreement and from there things took off.
Chancho is a cuddly, love bug and very chill; though he was very excited to see his sister at this last event. (See comments for adorable video)
We love our happy endings at RPSVSA, wouldn’t you love to be a part of one?

To find out more about fostering or adopting one of our dogs please message on our Facebook messenger or email us at outreach -sanantonio.org; we have several loving dogs looking for their forever homes just like Chancho.

04/13/2025

Pumpkin is officially adopted and has a family! 💕

Pumpkin looked so much like AL's childhood dog that he took a second look but Pumpkin was in SA. AL was ending his final tour of duty and Pumpkin was listed to be euthanized for space.

He wasn't even stateside yet but he knew he couldn't let him be euthanized; he started inboxing all the approved SA Approved rescues.

We received the message that he'd been endlessly trying to get Pumpkin - he stated he'd been contacting all the rescue partners and none would help. He wrote, he wasn't giving up - that stuck with us ....

Then he called through messenger - we questioned thoroughly and collected intel to assure it wasn't a scammer.

He promised he'd drive to SA to get him as soon as he ended his tour and back in the US. Bc we require a quarantine, we didn't mind a wait and Pumpkin Pie had great notes so we agreed to step in. We reviewed every situation that could go wrong but AL provided adequate answers. His reference was excellent - so far, so good but though there's so much that goes into an out of state adoption - we check safety w/ background checks, home and yard checks.

Now retired, AL and his wife drove 20 hours nonstop to SA, Tx; they arrived in the wee hours last night to only hit another wall when all they wanted to do is crash - to have to wait to check in bc the hotel computers were down - but .....they finally got to sleep - they slept hard 😴 and today they met Pumpkin. There was an instant connection was a clear connection and it was clear Pumpkin was ready to go bc he kept trying to get into their car; it was destiny!

Thank you to AL for not giving up on Pumpkin! We love happy endings at RPSVSA! ❤️🤍💙

04/12/2025

04/12/2025

We are about the rescue community/family. When one if our own feels isolated and helpless, we do our best to step up if we only have a shoulder, we will provide and we will call our sisters & brothers in Arms to help one from
falling. Please pray for a full recover

❤️PupDATE 2: we're hopeful ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Folks - we have treated the Parvo and nie its the wsjting game. I frel it was treated earky but the vets said 50-60% chance which seems low from my experiences which have been limited thankfully. The latest report from lastnight in the wee hours was "she was standing snf wagging her tail"!!! 🥰 🙏 ❤️🤲 ❤️🤞 ❤️
She also ate a tiny bit; this is progress 🙌

PupDATE 1:
Folks - we have Parvo.
The rescue is fronting $357 to save her life - please honor pledges; posting in comments

This precious baby was found several days ago by one of our volunteer’s grandparents. She won’t eat or drink; haslethargy - i was texred for advice. Honestly, i pray it’s some virus that will pass BUT any time i hear “wont eat, won’t drink, lethargy” in the same sentence, my hair stands on end.

On high alert now, she is on her way to Animal Emergency Room to be tested for Parvo - there are so many advances in treating Parvo and she’s not had any bowel problems yet so if it is Parvo, we early and chances are excellent.

I’m praying 🙏 - please don’t be Distemper. My first intro to both Parvo & Distemper were at the same time in the same puppy - my sweet Athena. How I’ve changed since thst first bewildering introduction - the dog was so sick and I felt so isolated…..

This is a young lady taking on this financially - should this spiral down the rabbit hole, please state a pledge in the comments. I pledge $100 to help this beauty

04/12/2025

Meet Maverick!

In foster care - said to be such a good boy! There has been an inquiry!

04/08/2025

This here XL is Paula - she’s skittish and shy but we are bonding; she is sweet once she knows you nit still a bit jumpy right now Her expression is hard to read & her massive size makes for an intimidating presence but she is a sweetheart. Sje looks like a little baby elephant

She is looking and trying to gaze at me as we trot. Her little head (it’s actually a huge head) is like a bobble doll who isn’t really paying attention to what’s head - just grounded in the momment - "the present".

Paula’s - her sister Avery from another mother went to Canada but no question about it, Paula is alive bc of interest the in Avery. We don’t leave a “kennel mate” behind without exhausting every option I have - we have never done it period bc we always find a way……

She knows "sit"
Excellent on the leash
Sweet & built like a brick house
Dog friendly

04/06/2025

Congratulations to sweet Annabelle and her new family! Annabelle is a foster fail and is so happy to have found her forever home. ❤️🐾❤️

If you would like to find out how you could change a dog’s life by fostering or adopting one of RPSVSA dogs, either message us on Facebook or email us at [email protected]

04/05/2025

We have one sweet puppy left from Esme - we have kept her longer bc she was the only girl and she needs to still be spay and get her rabies. She is mostly potty trained and used the pads when she had an overnight with our co-director who took her to sn event the next morning. She is good with other dogs and dlightky misvheivious. When she was a puppy, was exposed to cats; and she is goid eith kids; as seen here, very gentle with this precious little girl. She is available for "fostering" or "fostering to adopt" as until she is spay, she can not be fully adopted We thank Christie Holloway for making this amazing video that capture this beautiful exchange between the truly innocent.

04/04/2025

Our boy Walt and his amazing adventure! We love Southwest Airlines SWATT Transport Program! He made it to the ocean in Victoria BC - hes Canadian now.

https://www.facebook.com/1676790874/posts/10224703793937028/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

04/04/2025

We are a rescue family with several "tried and true" rescues; we help each other often. In the recent past, we attempted to get both these dynamic duos adopted as "bonded pairs" and we succeeded too! We helped Bonny & Bear in SA bc of the amazing Patron of The Magnolia Pancake Hous Cibolo and our mom rescue found the bonded pair of chi-wees a mom. We love our follower - we could not do this without your help 😍

04/04/2025

Thank you to our Mom rescue who taught us how it's done!!

We are still aspiring to catch up with her ❤️

San Antonio ACS dogs adopted recent
(We think a favorite GS might be added that's in foster care 🤞)

Jan Sutton Managbanag

04/04/2025

Lakota (ACS nsme Rango) & Nikita (Laika) are loving life with their mom

04/03/2025