Gold Ribbon Rescue

28/08/2024

28/08/2024

💜💜Adoption Announcement💜💜

Sweet Simone is officially adopted! This young pup will have a lovely life with her furever mom, her hooman teenage brother, and a hooman sister who is in college but will be home frequently on weekends - especially now! She also has a Corgi pal named Millie and their first introductions have gone very well!

We are over the moon for Simone and her hoomans! Judging by the looks of this picture, she’s found her couch spot too! 💕💕

27/08/2024

💙💙Adoption Announcement💙💙

We are happy to announce Jayce has been adopted! Congratulations to Jayce’s new paw parents!🎉
Here is to a long happy life full of cuddles, doggy treats, and love!!

Happy Gotcha Day sweet boy! 🐾

26/08/2024

Happy National Dog Day! 🐾 Today, give your furry friend some extra hugs and kisses as we honor and celebrate our loyal, loving, best friends! Share a photo of your dog and tell us what makes them special to you! They all deserve extra love today!

24/08/2024

Rock Band puppy update,

I’m so heartbroken to share the news of our little girl Styx 24-083. She was our surprise puppy that we were told was a boy. She was the sickest of the litter. She fought so hard but sadly her tiny body couldn’t overcome the damage done from parvo. Styx gained her wings last night. Her brothers Chicago, Santana and Springsteen were at the rainbow bridge to greet her. Run free our beautiful girl.

Our GRR community rallied for these puppies and gave us the opportunity to do everything possible to save all of them. Their foster mom Hara and foster dad Corky were there for them every step of the way. No matter how short the time, these puppies knew so much love and compassion while in their care. Their team of volunteers and doctors have been so incredible.

We are grateful we have 4 healthy puppies thriving and who will live beautiful lives.

Still say a little prayer for the Rock Band puppies and their foster momma because they have been through so much.

24/08/2024

💙💙Adoption Announcement💙💙

Boston was one of the “Rock Star Litter”, and after much love and care, Boston is thriving and is now with his forever family and ready for new adventures with them! He will be very much loved and adored!

A special shout out and thanks to his foster mom and dad who have spent countless hours caring for Boston and his siblings!❤️

🎵“It’s more than a feeling, when I hear that old song they used to play”🎵🎸

Happy Gotcha Day sweet boy!!

24/08/2024

💙💙Adoption Announcement💙💙

We’re on a roll this weekend with some cute adoptions! Fiddle has found his furever home! Fiddle started his life as an outdoor pup and has now upgraded to finding his furever family and living his life indoors away from the heat!

Congrats to Fiddle and his new family! We are so excited for all of you!!! 💙💙💙

20/08/2024

💙💙Adoption Announcement💙💙

Sweet news for 24-075 Socks! That handsome boy has been adopted by his new mom and dad, his furever hoomans!!! He warmed up fairly quickly to them, and was asking for cuddles in no time.

We have a feeling that Socks is going to be spoiled, if he isn’t already 🤪🤪, and we are very excited for Socks and his new family!!!! Congrats to this beautiful family! 💙💙💙

18/08/2024

💕💕Adoption Announcement💕💕

We are thrilled to announce that Rain GRR 24-077 has found her forever home! Rain, who has spent most of her life outdoors with limited time inside, has blossomed into a sweet, loving companion who adores being close to her humans.

Rain is happiest when she has a buddy to go outside with, as she prefers not to venture out alone. Despite her quiet nature, she will occasionally bark when playing, adding a bit of joyful noise to her new home. She also has a playful habit of "doing laundry" and rearranging things around the house. Just the other day, she was found with her foster dad’s shorts while he was washing his face—classic Rain! Her adorable quirk? Rain’s tongue bends sort of crooked and shoots off to the side when she yawns, a little trait that’s sure to bring a smile to her new family every day.

Here’s to many more happy days ahead for Rain and her new family!

Congratulations to everyone involved in giving Rain the loving home she deserves! 🎉

18/08/2024

Happy Saturday! We’ve got two adoptions to announce. First up, Miss Sky!

💕💕Adoption Announcement💕💕

We are happy to announce that Sky (now Suzy) has been adopted by her furever family, hoomans and doggos!!! We just love her huge smile in the photo of her with her new brother Shadow and her mom!

Congrats to Suzy and her family!!!!! 🎉🎉

16/08/2024

Rock Band Puppy update. This is a good one!!!

This will be my last update as today Styx and Van Halen have left the hospital and are now back in their foster home with the rest of the rock stars. Their foster mom, Hara will continue with giving updates from the puppy nursery. This journey feels like it’s been forever yet it’s been 13 days since they arrived in our care and the parvo and parasite battle began. We are so grateful we have 5 survivors who will go on to live great lives because of the amazing support of our GRR community.

Boston remains the biggest at 10lbs. Genesis is 9.0 lbs, Journey is 5.1 lbs, Van Halen is 4.5 lbs and Styx is 3.5 lbs. Styx will receive some supportive care with sub-q fluids at home.

We anticipate both Van Halen and Styx to continue to flourish just as Journey has now that they are eating on their own and playful. Being around the rest of the playful puppies should help them immensely. Stay tuned for Hara’s updates.

To apply to adopt visit our website to get the process started https://grr-tx.com/guidelines/how-adopt

15/08/2024

Rock Band Puppy update:

As of late yesterday Boston was 9.6 lbs, Genesis was 9.0 lbs and Journey was 4.9 lbs. They are all gaining and doing great. They are eating well and so playful.

Journey is the smallest of the trio but is slowing gaining needed weight. Boston is our swimmer as he loves rolling his head in his water bowl. Genesis is the quintessential Golden puppy loving to explore and give kisses.

Styx and Van Halen are continuing in the right direction and we believe will be leaving the hospital soon.

Enjoy some photos of these precious pups. Thank you for your continued support for these puppies.

13/08/2024

💕💕Adoption Announcement💕💕

Taking a short social media break from our sweet pups, we’ve got a cute adoption to announce!

Melia (now Marley) was adopted yesterday by her furever hoomans!! They were wrapped around her paw as soon as she joined their family, which includes canine playmates Brandy, Brinkley, and Jager. Marley loves swimming and splashing outdoors, running up and down the stairs indoors, and snuggling everywhere.

Congrats to Marley and her family!

13/08/2024

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13/08/2024

Good morning. Well today’s Rock Band puppy update unfortunately isn’t all good news. Our little sweet boy Santana gained his wings yesterday. He was the smallest and his body couldn’t survive the damage done from parvo and all of the parasites. It brings me to tears as I type this knowing Chicago and Springsteen were at the Rainbow Bridge to greet him. Run free sweet boy.

Yesterday, Van Halen and Journey both had separate trips back to the ER and Journey was able to go home with some meds. We are hoping Van Halen can go home later today.

Styx is holding her own so far. Nothing new to report.

Genesis and Boston continue to do well and show normal puppy antics. They have lost time to make up for.

Please continue to send well wishes and prayers for the remaining 5 puppies.

12/08/2024

Good morning. Guys we reached our fundraising goal thanks to our amazing GRR community. Thanks to our amazing GRR community the puppies have had the best care possible. We are truly grateful for your support. THANK YOU!

Here’s our update on the Rock Band puppies.

Yesterday Van Halen was able to be picked up from the hospital and seemed to be doing well however last night he took a turn and had to be taken back. He was lethargic, not eating, vomiting and had diarrhea. We sure hope that his doctors can get him back on track.

Styx and Santana have been doing about the same with no real significant improvements but hopefully the fact they are not seeming to decline is a good thing.

Genesis, Boston and Journey continue to be rock stars! Hara posted photos and videos of them playing and being typical puppies. Hara will continue to share them with you. So stay tuned.

This was Van Halen before he went back to the hospital.

11/08/2024

Good morning. Here is our Rock Band puppy update: We have three puppies still hospitalized.

Van Halen doing much better. Eating. Barking at the staff. Being a puppy. They think it’s within the realm of possibility that he might go home today or tomorrow

Santana. Still not eating but showing some interest in food. Hanging in and improving a little each day.

Styx - also improved from yesterday some. Still has diarrhea. Sniffed at food.

They’ll split a bag of plasma for Santana and Styx.

Genesis, Boston and Journey continue to do great in their foster home. They are playful and eating well. They will most likely be able to get their first round of vaccines in the 3rd week of August.

Check out Boston building his strength. He’s a daredevil. This is the kind of puppy shenanigans we are so happy to see.

I cant say it enough…THANK YOU for your support! We have almost reached our fundraising goal. These puppies lives matter to all of us. We couldn’t do what we do without our amazing GRR community. We are grateful! All funds raised go directly to the puppies vet bills. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-golden-retriever-puppies-fight-parvo

10/08/2024

Sometimes animal rescue is so hard. Yesterday was a really hard day. Our sweet baby boy Chicago crossed the rainbow bridge. He was too sick to fight any longer and was suffering. His team of doctors did all they could and we are grateful. Because of your generous donations that was possible. Run free sweet boy. Your brother Springsteen was waiting for you.

We have some good news and a little surprise. Read the update for both…

Our update today: first the good news: Journey is doing well enough to go home!!

- And he did go home yesterday late afternoon!!! Hooray! He weighs 4.1lbs now.

Van Halen seems to have turned the corner; they changed his food, added another motility and appetite stimulant, Mirtazapine and he has not had any vomiting over night, decreased reflux and was giving kisses.

Santana is also improving. He still has diarrhea and reflux but less than yesterday.

Styx - SURPRISE… we have learned is a GIRL - is definitely still critical with low protein, no white blood cells, but is really trying. she stood up and was walking around her cage. we are hopeful today will be a turning point for her. they will give her a transfusion and possibly more plasma.

Chicago was having hemorrhagic diarrhea as well as bleeding from his stomach. he was very depressed and the decision was made that it was time to let him go over the Bridge. His body was just too sick.

Again, we thank you all so much! We have so many people invested in the wellbeing of these puppies and we are so grateful for your support! Every dollar helps. Please share their story.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-golden-retriever-puppies-fight-parvo

09/08/2024

💙💙Adoption Announcement💙💙

Patron has been adopted!

We are thrilled to share the heartwarming journey of Patron, a spirited and rambunctious boy who has finally found his forever home!

Patron’s story began in Buda, where he was found as a stray and taken to the San Marcos Animal Shelter. Despite his rough start, his energy and zest for life shone through. He received some specialized training to help channel that energy, and eventually landed in the care of the perfect foster family who supported his transition to finding his furever home.

As fate would have it, Patron's future family was right next door. His foster family's neighbor noticed him during their walks and quickly fell in love with his charming personality. They knew they couldn’t let this sweet boy slip away, and now, Patron has officially been adopted!

Patron’s new family is absolutely over the moon. They’re still deciding whether to give him a new name, but one thing is for sure—Patron will always be a part of it.Congratulations to Patron and his wonderful new family! May your days be filled with love, fun, and endless adventures! 🐾💕

09/08/2024

Good morning GRR community. I know everyone is worried about our parvo puppies and anxious for updates. Here is the update from late yesterday on the 5 hospitalized Rock Band puppies. I’ll share info about Chicago and Boston later (they remain in their foster home and are doing well!)…

“Beginning with journey; he is eating kibble he wants belly rubs we are de-escalating his treatment. The vet said if you had asked her when he came in what his prognosis is, she did not expect him to make it

Styx: he is still vomiting. They took a look at his belly via ultrasound, and there is no motility so they are increasing his motility medication, which is Reglan. He has not had any diarrhea today, but he did have some overnight. He still has his NG tube they are trying to feed him a little bit just to keep him, nutritionally on the plus side, but they still have the NG tube to take out any excess.

Van Halen: his report is much like Styx’s report. He does have some mucus in his diarrhea. He still has the NG tube. Very little to zero , motility in his bowels. He is becoming slightly edematous, which is an indication of decreased protein. For both of these 2 pups they are trying to get them up and walking to increase their mobility.

Chicago: Chicago remains about the same as yesterday with some slight improvements, a little less blood in his diarrhea. They are going to do a f***l transplant at this point.

Santana: Santana also had less diarrhea and less blood. He’ll also get a f***l transplant.

All four of the last four that are critically ill are going to need another plasma transfusion. They will just split it between the four of them. Santana‘s glucose is maintaining better today than it was.”

You guys continue to amaze us with your generosity. THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!Saving the lives of these puppies will be such an incredible reward.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-golden-retriever-puppies-fight-parvo

09/08/2024

We appreciate everyone’s continued support for our Little Rock band litter! We are hoping for good news so please keep it coming!

In lighter news, we’ve got a cute adoption to announce.

Mr. Mango, who loves a cheeseburger every now and then (don’t we all?!?) is happy and settled with his furever family! He not only gets a great hooman; he also gets his canine sibling Gus, and a feline sibling named Oreo! Congrats to Mango and family!!!!

08/08/2024

Good morning GRR community. We have very sad news to share. Our sweet boy Springsteen died last night. His little body could not fight of all of the disease he was suffering from. Yesterday afternoon he was taken to CTVSEH and passed within about 4-5 hours.

The update from yesterday on the rest of the five puppies that are hospitalized -

“Journey continues his improvement and even ate some chicken for them. They think if he keeps going in that direction he can go home tomorrow

Chicago and Santana are still the sickest. They’ve added another antibiotic into their regimen

Van Halen and Styx are middling. Doing better but not eating yet.”

We will share today’s update when available.

We truly appreciate very dollar donated for their vet expenses. We know we ask a lot of our community and are truly grateful for your support. Please share their story. As much as we are asking for donations we also want people to see their story and know this was all preventable.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-golden-retriever-puppies-fight-parvo

07/08/2024

Our GRR community is amazing and has donated $10,816 so far for our parvo puppies. Thank you so much! We greatly appreciate you. Some of the puppies are still very ill and 5 remain hospitalized. Now we are seeing the effects of all of the parasites they have as well.

Here’s the update from CTVSEH last night

“Journey is improving started back on feedings
Styx does have some bloody diarrhea
Van Halen has the most vomiting

The ones we hospitalized today have a ton of bloody diarrhea.
Definitely very sick still.

They did f***l transplants on the first 3”

We still need to raise more funds to cover vet bills. Any amount helps. Thank you for your generosity!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-golden-retriever-puppies-fight-parvo