Rescue Elsie, the Blue Tick Hound Dog and her 11 Puppies

Elsie's story is a wake up call for spaying and neutering of pets. When she was found she was very malnourished and pregnant (for at least the second time). What a horrible life this gentle, sweet and handsome dog had before she was found by a good samaritan, who called the Natchitoches Hope for Paws.Elsie, the Blue Tick Hound, had eleven adorable puppies and the resources of this small animal shelter were and are still stretched to the limit.

Although Elsie, the friendly, mild tempered mother Blue Tick Hound and the eleven puppies have been adopted, there are many other beautiful puppies and dogs at Natchitoches Hope for Paws (NHP) that need to find their forever homes.

Contact NHP to Adopt Cute Puppies Like These Little Darlings. Elsie and the pups have found their forever homes. NHP still has many more pups who need a human to love.

Many were rescued from animal hoarding situations in Natchitoches Parish, near Black Lake and some were just abandoned, like sweet Elsie.

Visit Natchitoches Hope for Paws Facebook Page to see pictures of each of the eleven puppies. They are eating food by themselves and have developed sharp little teeth. "Ouch!", says Elsie. The little tykes are also running around and playing with toys and each other.

This is the kind of good nutrition that Elsie will need for the next few weeks as she nurses her eleven puppies. Anything you buy from this lens page will help Natchitoches Hope for Paws provide for the twelve featured here, and the other rescued animals.

Elsie, the gentle and sweet female Blue Tick Hound dog showed up at a home in the small community of Fairview Alpha, Louisiana. Poor Elsie was very pregnant and malnourished. Natchitoches Hope for Paws took her in and began to help her recover. They knew that she was close to delivery, but they hoped that there was time for her to put on some weight before the puppies were born.

The angels at NHP called her Elsie, because with her very pregnant shape and her coloring she looked a lot like Elsie, the Borden cow.

Natchitoches Hope for Paws is a 501C3 Rescue Organization. We rescue, rehabilitate, foster and adopt.

Our Mission

We are a foster and adoption organization for the homeless, abandoned and neglected dogs within the Natchitoches community. We work together in finding them caring homes...one paw print at a time.

Reference: Natchitoches Hope for Pets Mission

Less than 2 weeks after taking Elsie in, she gave birth to 11 puppies. Though she did gain some weight prior to the delivery, nursing so many puppies is draining her energy. She needs special, high calorie puppy food, and lots of it, so that she can keep up her strength until the puppies are weaned.

The puppies are chocolate brown and some have white toes and white noses. They appear to be healthy, but because of the great number of them and the small number of staff members and volunteers, the shelter will have it's resources and manpower drastically stretched.

Both Elsie and the 11 pups will need to be vaccinated and spayed/neutered before they can be adopted. Persons who adopt animals (like the 11 puppies) that are too young to be spayed or neutered, will be required to sign a document, pledging to have the surgery done when they are old enough.

The average cost (for vaccinations, worming, spaying/neutering, etc) per rescued dog is over $100.00. That doesn't count food.

If you'd like to give a donation it would be greatly appreciated. You can do so at Natchitoches Hope for Paws Donations and they accept PayPal and major credit cards.

If you live in the Natchitoches, Louisiana area and would like to donate supplies, here is a list of items that would really help Elsie, her puppies and the other rescued dogs get on their feet.

• High quality puppy food, like Purina One, Iams, or Science Diet
• Pedigree canned dog food
• Paper towels
• Old Towels for bathing
• Gift cards to Walmart or Tractor Supply Store

If you'd like to contact the Natchitoches Hope for Paws Organization to find out more about adopting or fostering a homeless animal or if you'd just like to volunteer, you can contact them at:

Natchitoches Hope for Paws

PO Box 2552

Natchitoches, LA 71457

natchitocheshopeforpaws@yahoo.com

Or visit their website contact page.

We will be posting more pictures of the pups as they grow and develop, but you can also follow their progress on our Natchitoches Hope for Paws Facebook Page.

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