Home Sweet Home

The best part of our work is getting to see the smiling faces of happy pets and their new owners.  Just four weeks ago, an extremely weak and skinny Blitzen came to the Oahu SPCA in a cardboard box.  Today, he left a bigger, stronger, happy-go-lucky pup with his new parents: Raishell and Dexter Williams.

Blitzen was brought to the shelter as a stray on December 5.  He was very underweight and lethargic, and sat meekly in a large cardboard box.  It was heartbreaking to look into his eyes.  At the end of that day our Adoption & Foster Coordinator, Jessica, was driving home when she felt the strong urge to return to the shelter to check on him one more time.  Lo and behold... Jessica returned to the distinct smell of Parvo.

Left untreated, Parvo can kill a puppy in days.  Thankfully Jessica was able to quickly diagnose Blitzen then rush him to an emergency vet facility for treatment.  They kept a close eye on him for 3 or 4 days before he received the OK to return to the shelter.  By the time he was back at the OSPCA he was a completely different puppy, and in the weeks to follow Blitzen's sweet nature really began to shine.

Raishell Williams, who serves in the army at Schoefield, came to the Oahu SPCA looking for a loving young pup to join she and her husband, Dexter.  They had both owned dogs growing up in Houston, Texas and were hopeful that their next friend may be at the OSPCA.  As Raishell walked past the cages observing each dog she could not help but notice Blitzen's calm demeanor.  He was not phased by all the barking and commotion around him.

Who could resist those handsome grey eyes?  It wasn't long before she and Blitzen would be hopping in the car to go home and greet Dexter upon his return from work at Wheeler.  What a happy homecoming for the Williams family!