We recently adopted Luna (5/31/25) from a local rescue that helps dogs in Puerto Rico and brings them to the United States. I was originally working with the rescue to be a flight angel, bringing the dog home, and had no plans of adopting her, but upon meeting her, I fell in love and we decided to adopt her. Almost immediately after bringing her home, she started contracting health issues, which turned our lives upside down.

When we adopted Luna, we were told she was vaccinated, healthy, and ready for her forever home. After only a day of having her, we noticed something was seriously wrong. Luna became lethargic, wouldn't eat or drink, and eventually couldn't even stand up anymore. She has been vomiting up any food she was able to eat and has mucus in her feces. After about a week of trying everything to manage her condition, we decided we had to bring her to the emergency hospital, where we learned she was battling a serious illness. The veterinarian doesn't know exactly what's wrong with her but believes she has a Puerto Rican variant of parvovirus.

Luna has been in 24-hour intensive care at the emergency hospital since since 6/7/2025, receiving IV fluids and medications, and is being constantly monitored by a team of vets doing everything possible to help Luna pull through. They have had success recently with her being able to keep down foods; they have been syringe-feeding her a calorically dense formula.

We have only had Luna for one week, but it's clear that we love her too much to let her go. If we wanted her to live, hospitalizing her was the only option of giving her a chance to fight her condition and survive. We were never in a position where we considered anything other than providing her the best chance of survival. To no surprise, hospitalization for animals is supremely expensive. As we had just gotten Luna, she didn't have any insurance coverage which could help with her hospitalization costs. After just a week of adopting her, I will be left with enormous medical bills which all have to be paid out of pocket. With more tests and more treatment, Luna's medical bills will only keep accumulating.

Luna was born in-home in Puerto Rico and was surrendered to the rescue we worked with. I can't do anything about how she contracted her ailments, but I can help her now, and we would be so grateful for any financial help you are able to give us to support her through this. Any money raised will go directly towards Luna's medical bills.