Animal Profile Type: Adopted

Cinder was brought to Vet Pro on May 5, 2011 by Merli Arriola, a local rescuer. She found the dog lying in the street, unable to stand or walk. She had drool around her mouth, and appeared intoxicated. Dr. Calderon checked Cinder over and found nothing notable other than that she was weak, dehydrated, and nauseous.…

Benji came to us via Mayan Families in Panajachel. He was spotted on the stret by Angela Padilla of Northern California Family Dog Rescue, and she asked to have him sent to her rescue in adoption.  Benji was in terrible condition, with bald, scabby shin, severely underweight, and riddled with parasites. He needed several months…

Candy is a young, mid sized brown/black street dog (30 lbs.) that had been frequenting the park at Tanque de la Union for a couple of months prior to our catching her. She is most likely a shepherd mix. We estimated her age to be about 7 to 8 months. She had not yet had…

Cindy is a young female Cocker Spaniel cross who was found in the woods above Cerro de la Cruz at the side of the road leading to Al Hato on May 17, 2011. She was in heat and exhausted and laying near a male Golden Retriever. Both dogs were picked up and taken to Vet-Pro…

Wookie was probably stuck by a car and was lying outside the main gate to an orphanage in  the town of Parramos, Guatemala. She was there for two days, and a volunteer for United for Animals called and asked us to come and try to catch her.  We arrived to find a very hungry, dirty,…

Lola was found in December, 2011 by Maritza Ortiz and Lois Werner on December 28, 2010. She was roaming in Jocotenango, cold, thin, and with an obvious skin problem. This was later diagnosed as a genetic form of alopecia (commonly called blue coat alopecia). The condition is not curable, but is manageable with a shampoo…

We spotted Foxy  crossing the road January 11, 2011 and trying to drink from spilled water on the pavement in San Cristobal on Sunday, January 30, 2011.Linda stopped the car and got out to offer this scruffy, scrawny, thirsty little dog a drink from a bowl, and when she timidly approached, it appeared that she…

Dakota walked into the secondhand store in the front part of the Puppy Palace one afternoon probably lured by the “buffet” we offer to street dogs. She was a nursing mother and was VERY  hungry. She followed Terry right into the back area and showed no signs of wanting to leave. So she stayed. Dakota…