tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071912501474583183.post1640918240283624007..comments2023-03-27T04:13:45.133-05:00Comments on Shelter Diaries: ChesterShelter Diarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04315155187422493523noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071912501474583183.post-85425955916020309912009-08-06T16:42:48.955-05:002009-08-06T16:42:48.955-05:00It's a bit complicated, as so many tragic thin...It's a bit complicated, as so many tragic things tend to be.<br /><br />Apparently, the foster go-between that picked up Chester did so a couple of days early, so he wouldn't be euthanized before the rescue group had space for him. There was an issue with a different dog (not involving Chester) that required the foster to bring him back for a couple of days, since the original rescue group had balked and wouldn't come for him as planned.<br /><br />Unbeknownst to anyone at the shelter, the dog in the kennel next to Chester's was infected - and badly so - with Parvovirus (in the unlikely event that a vaccinated adult contracts Parvo, there are usually no real 'early warning signs'). By the next morning, the infected dog was in extreme pain, and had spread the virus to at least two other dogs, Chester included.<br /><br />Although Chester might actually have been strong enough to survive the virus, there was nowhere to keep him and no rescue group available to quarantine and treat him. To prevent his own suffering - and the extremely high risk of contagion - Chester had to be put to sleep and cremated.<br /><br />Perhaps the worst part of it all is that the foster - the person who is probably most responsible for giving Chester a fighting chance at all - feels they are to blame for his death. And nothing could be farther from the truth.Shelter Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315155187422493523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071912501474583183.post-53064844810535553522009-08-06T12:18:19.376-05:002009-08-06T12:18:19.376-05:00i thought chester went to a rescue group?i thought chester went to a rescue group?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com