DAPS

10/03/2025

Rio Arriba residents please take a minute to fill this out. Thanks!

🐾 Do you currently live in Rio Arriba County? We are conducting a survey with the UNM Evaluation Lab to study animal health in Rio Arriba County – and we need your help!

Do you own or take care of cats and/or dogs? Do you notice stray pets in your neighborhood?

Please take a short survey to help us understand how we can best meet the needs of animals in our community. It takes just a couple minutes and would mean the world to us!

Click the link to get started: https://unm.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3ldwVa3NE8RatDg

07/03/2025

I just returned from a very difficult emergency. A young lab, still a puppy was hit this morning in Canyon Cito. The owners finally found her about an hour ago. Despite being badly injured, she managed to make it up the Arroyo to hide in the brush. We discussed the options and the cost of treating some fairly extensive injuries with no guarantee that the puppy would make it. The owner opted to humanely euthanize. To everyone who drives 580 please, slow down! We have had numerous dogs injured and killed in the past few months. These are beloved pets! Not only does the dogs suffer, but so do the people who love them.

06/03/2025

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Nominate a remarkable pet rescue for the Heroic Hearts Collective.

03/03/2025

Met this adorable pile of floofs today. We will see if we can get them to CO later this month. There were originally 15 but one didn't make it. Huge gratitude to the property owner, they don't own the dog, but they constructed a shelter for them, and are taking great care with the help of a neighbor. The momma had the pups under the house and she arrived with another intact male, possibly her son. How can people just abandon their dogs? Happening all the time now. Sigh.

There is no longer any excuse!

Spay Taos (formerly TFFF S/N Clinic) has free spay, neuter, shots, microchips for Taos County residents. (575) 240-8549. NOTE: Spay Taos is closed for the month of March for renovations. Schedule an April appointment today!

Española Humane Society aka the Española Shelter has free spay, neuter, shots and microchip fro Rio Arriba County residents. (505) 753-8662

02/03/2025

Happy Birthday Tzutzu! (on the left)

01/03/2025

Such a huge loss for the animal rescue community as well as residents of NNM.

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved friend, Wife, mentor, teacher and veterinarian Dr. Monica Lyn Silvers.
After a sudden battle with health problems, Monica passed away on the evening of the 25th of February.

As she left this world, she was surrounded by her one and only love, Clyde Garner and friends that loved her dearly. Calls and text messages from afar during Monica's final days were greatly appreciated and will not be forgotten.

She has touched the Taos community in the time she has been here, leaving a permanent impact through her love for animals and the inspiration she instilled into those who were blessed to work beside her.

She was a strong, intelligent, courageous woman whose life was filled with curiosity, exploration, and love. Her infectious laugh and bright spirit will be carried with all those who knew her.

Announcement of a memorial service date and details soon to follow.

25/02/2025

 we receive a fair number of “what should I do?“ Calls about pets. Usually I’m given a list of symptoms and they want to know if they need to go to the vet. The answer is usually yes. But today was very odd as I received two calls this morning and they were both about the same rare odd condition Either abdominal seizure or syringomelia. Both are Chihuahua mixes. One is a puppy one is older. Both in house that of course makes me wonder if they’re from the same bloodline. It was just so bizarre. One will go to the vet. The other is going to try a holistic treatment. 

21/02/2025

This beautiful 5 year old shepherd is looking for a new home. Her name is Willow. She is 5 yrs old, good with other dogs, spayed, and UTD on shots. Text if you'd like to meet her. 505-699-0334

19/02/2025

After hours emergencies in ABQ

📣 Roadrunner Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital is moving from Algodones to Albuquerque 📣

15/02/2025

And what did you do on your Valentine’s Day? Oh it’s so nice to have this clean again. And before too long, it will be tiled but for now I need to sit down. I am beyond exhausted. I do hope I can get it tiled before puppy season. These days there’s no such thing it’s any time of year. But I got the floor clean and I found a couple of spots with this blue writing. I thought that’s odd and then I started laughing! The friend who saves newspapers for puppies is of course an avid crossword puzzler. And she does it in pen. But when it gets wet from puppy p*e it stains the floor!

13/02/2025

The emergencies just keep coming. We, DAPS, are helping with a cat at Salazar named Bruno Sanchez. Another high bill we cannot cover. If anyone can donate to help save Bruno we would appreciate it. I have never seen so many animals in need in a short period as this. They are feeling it too. 😢

If you have pets you might consider purchasing some calming treats to help them deal with these stressful days. Blue Sky, Unleashed, Taos Tack, Tractor Supply, probably even Walmart will have them. 🙏🐾

12/02/2025

The aftermath. At dinner time the bathroom is cleaned and covered with a couple of layers of new newspaper. And by morning it’s all covered with p**p. The newspapers on the left are folded up and moved to the side so that I could walk to the bathtub without stepping in it! Yep, that’s p**p on the walls! Everything will be thoroughly cleaned and then I hope to find the time to get it tiled it will be much easier to clean.

12/02/2025

It is always with such a huge mix of emotions that I sent off a load of puppies. The mother of these babies belongs to a homeless woman living at the Pathways shelter in Espanola. The mom slipped through the timing of the spay neuter program and came back ready to give birth. The dog will be spayed later this week then go into Foster while she heals, and then she will return to her owner. We have mixed emotions about that too. The mother is an absolutely darling dog living in less than ideal situation, but returning her is the right thing to do. And the puppies are on their way to Colorado to find wonderful new homes. I am indebted to my transfer drivers for making this trip. We were looking at a difficult drive with potential snow and that is holding off, it’s an absolutely beautiful day to drive too the transfer point at the vet in Raton. Since this litter is just seven weeks old they will be in foster for a week and then available for adoption at eight weeks. Now, maybe I can get the bathroom tiled and that’s a good thing because right now it is absolutely covered in puppy p**p. It’s amazing. what a mess seven cute little puppies will make.

Top two are Sienna in the back and Sadie in front.

Bottom left is Sutton on the bottom and Seven on top.

Bottom right is Sawyer on the left, Skylar on the right, and Stella in the back.

They are all so sweet and social. They will find homes very quickly. So a few tears will be shoed and then the bathroom will be cleaned. Such is life in rescue.

10/02/2025

This is our foster mama who had the seven puppies. She’s uncertain about cats, but since tiny Tim has lived with dogs he’s kind of not bothered even when she’s a little snippy. She’s only here for another day or so she will go in for a spay and then go back to her owner, and the puppies will go to Colorado. 

09/02/2025

PUPDATE: Both dogs are reunited with the owners!! We hiked for an hour or more under moonlight with no sign after my initial sighting of Spirit. Just disappeared. Figured she found the pet door in a building and was safe and warm. Found come daylight. Feather was easier to find the day before. Many thanks to Brian Barreto and Jeff Spicer for leaving the gate open for us to access the land behind the studio, NMRA for always looking out for our furry friends. Rafters and dogs are a natural!

Riconada folks, please keep an eye out for these two little Shetlands. They escaped from their new owner from Blue heron and ran up behind in Embudo Valley vineyards. They are frightened. I don’t know that they will come to you but if you see them, please call or text 505-699-0334.