15+ DAYS – URGENT! 🚨💔 ISLA NEEDS HELP NOW

Sweet ISLA is still sitting in the shelter and time is running out.

Her kennelmate was just pulled by a rescue… and while we celebrated that happy ending, ISLA was left behind. 💔

She is far too thin, heartworm positive (treatable), and now she’s sitting in filth just waiting for someone to notice her. 😞

Can anyone PLEASE go to the shelter and give ISLA a bath so she can have a little dignity back? ❤️** Even a small act of kindness matte**rs.

Better yet—can someone step up as her foster or adopter? Take her home, give her a warm bath, good meals, a soft bed, and the chance to finally rest in peace and comfort. That’s what fostering is—being the bridge between survival and a real life.

Right now she is just trying to stabilize while still sitting in the shelter environment she should not be in.

🆘 ISLA #A659188
📍 Kennel 1A01 – Harris County Pets (Houston, TX)
🐶 Boerboel
Female - will be spayed
3 years old
51 lbs (underweight)
💔 Heartworm positive (treatment needed)
📅 Stray since 7/16 in 77093
🐾 Dog friendly | People friendly | Calm temperament
🙏🏼** Pledge**s NEEDED

🔗 More info:
https://24Petconnect.com/DetailsMain/HRRS/A659188

⏳ 15+ days in shelter = HIGH RISK (Mon/Wed/Fri mornings)

📧 LOCAL? PLEASE HURRY IF YOU CAN HELP ISLA:
Send ASAP with your name, phone number, and whether you can FOSTER or ADOPT ISLA A659188 to:

rescueme@countypets.com
UrgentPetsTx@gmail.com
foster@countypets.com

✨ Out-of-state adoption is possible✨
Application:
https://form.jotform.com/232828427259162

Please don’t let ISLA be left behind again. She deserves warmth, care, and a chance to heal. 💗

He is just utterly enamored with her. He freaks out if she (75F) leaves. Spazzes out happy when she returns. And constantly licks her. She doesn't wear lotion or anything that would make him do this. I assume he is just taking care of her like a puppy or something? He doesn't do this to me (30*cough*F) ETA: yes his butthole looks like a heart.

🚨 RESCUE ONLY 🚨

‼️‼️🆘 Although rescue only, this dog can still go from a rescue to the right adopter! If you are interested in adopting this dog, DM OP or BanditY77 so that you can fill out an adoption form immediately! Please help! Available for adoption (in or out of state or Canada), rescue, or local foster‼️‼️🆘

🆘 Frightened but sweet, and possibly pregnant HW- 3 year old Staffie mix girl Amma is on the euthanasia list Friday, 8/21. There will be no extensions per BARC. 🆘

⏰ Amma #A2091631 must have a 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃 no 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝗣𝗠 or she will lose her life.🥺

🩷🐶 Amma #A2091631

8/17 Euth Request | Staffordshire Mix | Female | 3 Years | 56.6 lbs | Heartworm Negative

💜 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:

Uggg I just knew that she came in as a euth request. She’s just a timid girl that only came in two days ago. Her notes say that she’s potentially pregnant and still she’s not given any additional time. When I came up to the kennel, she was scared and staying in the back. I asked the staff about her and they said she’s extremely sweet, but she’s scared and doesn’t want to walk on the leash. Not walking on a leash will get you to the euthanasia list almost immediately. I picked her up and took her out to the runs. Sometimes timid dogs will just run away from you and try to dart around the kennel. That’s not the case here. She’ll basically just stay wherever she’s placed. She’s scared but enjoys the attention. Staff love her and I do too. Watch her videos throughout the comments.

🐾 Behavior Notes:

Amma is frightened and overwhelmed in the shelter. Staff found her trembling in the back of her kennel, but she allowed herself to be picked up and moved and accepted treats.

On 8/20, she was easily leashed but became frightened when asked to walk, pressing herself against the wall, pulling backward and trembling.

There are no notes describing aggression—just a scared girl who seems unsure of everything happening around her.

🙏 Anna is possibly pregnant, suffering from dermatitis and trembling with fear. She shouldn’t have to face an uncertain future simply because she’s terrified in an unfamiliar shelter.

Please share, pledge, foster through a rescue, or tag a rescue that can give Amma the patience, medical care and security she desperately needs

🔷 Intake:

Amma arrived at BARC on 8/17/26 as a euthanasia request.

📝 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:

8/19/26:

Staff went to get Amma for surgery and were able to leash her easily. When staff began tugging on the leash and baby talking to her, Amma began pulling back on the leash and pressing her body against the wall. She began trembling and would not walk on the leash.

8/20/26:

Amma was in the back of her kennel with a trembling body. Staff picked her up and moved her to a clean kennel. She did take treats from staff.

🚑 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:

- Heartworm Negative.

- Weight: 56.6 lbs.

- Heavily distended abdomen; suspected to be pregnant.

- Redness and hair loss on the distal limbs with thickened skin.

- Skin scrape negative.

- Probable pregnancy and dermatitis noted by veterinary staff.

- Prescribed cephalexin 750 mg twice daily for 10 days.

- Placed NPO for OVH scheduling purposes.

- Received routine intake vaccines and deworming.

Summary:

Amma is heartworm negative/NAD.

Her abdomen was heavily distended, and staff suspect she is pregnant. She also has widespread hair loss/dermatitis, including redness, alopecia of her lower limbs and thickened skin. Skin scrape showed nothing significant.

She was prescribed Cephalexin 750 mg twice daily for 10 days for her dermatitis. She also received rabies, DA2PP-V and Bordetella vaccines, deworming and Advantage Multi.

Rescue Only:

🏷️ This pet can only be tagged by a RESCUE group but please remember all rescues need 𝗙𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 in order to tag this pet and save their life. This pet cannot be fostered or adopted through the shelter, so please message the page if you can help!

📌 Please contact BARC if you are local and can help! Neither BARC nor the page can assist out of state adoption or foster offers. We are NOT the shelter.

💌 ALL HOLDS MUST BE IN WRITING - PLEASE DO NOT CALL. 𝗜𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄:

barcfoster@houstontx.gov

barcadoptions@houstontx.gov

BARC.Aid@houstontx.gov

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝗺𝐚𝐥’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭 𝐈𝐃 𝐧𝐮𝗺𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝗼𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫.

📍 BARC Animal Shelter

3200 Carr St, Houston, TX 77026

www.houstontx.gov

🏡 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION, FOSTER, OR RESCUE

🚗 OUT OF STATE OR CANADIAN ADOPTION IS POSSIBLE - cost is typically around $600 USD (give or take). The fee includes transport, boarding, full medical, spay/neuter, and a health certificate.

We are a volunteer network dedicated to helping at-risk dogs. We are not affiliated with BARC. We connect at-risk animals at the BARC shelter with the adopters, fosters, and rescue organizations needed to save their lives. We can help coordinate out-of-state adoption through approved 501c3 rescues. Please send the OP a Chat invite or send moderator mail to r/findfostersfordogs (it's under the see-more tab for the group) for information and a link to an application form. BARC Houston cannot facilitate out-of-state adoption or foster.

🆘 5 year old Spayed HW- Staffie Mix Girl Girly is on the euthanasia list Thursday, 8/20. There will be no extensions per BARC. 🆘

⏰Girly must have a hold no later than 1PM or she will lose her life.🥺

💜🐶 #A2089108 Girly
8/8 Euth Req| Staffie Mix | Spayed Female | 5Y | 46.6lbs | HW NAD/NEG

🎥 VIDEOS THROUGHOUT THE COMMENTS

💜 Volunteer Notes:

📝 Shelter Notes:

8/11/2026 BEHAVIOR
NOTE
Standing in front of kennel with a wagging tail, relaxed body, and soft smiling mouth. easy to leash and walked on a loose
leash.

8/13/2026 BEHAVIOR
NOTE
Girl greeted me at the kennel door with a relaxed body and a high wagging tail. She walked on a semi loose leash to and
from the runs. While outside Vet Tech Gerald wanted to check her hair loss. She held a relaxed body for most of it until he
wanted to check her under belly, she became a bit flinchy. I light muzzled her and lifted her for him to see. After she walked
into her kennel with no issues.

8/14/2026 BEHAVIOR
NOTE
Girl was a move adopt to my section this morning. She let me leash her and walks Simi loosely to her new kennel. She has
been waiting by her kennel door for interaction quietly throughout the day.

8/17/2026 BEHAVIOR
Vocal in kennel, standing in front of kennel door with a fast wagging tail. Easy to leash and walks on a semi loose leash.

NOTE
Girly greets me at the kennel door with a fast wagging tail and wiggly body. She will occasionally jump up on the kennel
door. She lets me leash her and walks on a Simi loose leash to and from the potty yard. Inside her kennel she can be heard
occasionally alarm barking however has not been doing so as much as when i was last working with her.

8/18/2026 BEHAVIOR
NOTE
Girly was vocal throughout the day, passing through, after taking out other dogs, and after she had been taken outside.
When turning away from her kennel she started to high-pitch vocalize. She walked with a forward leash not interested in
treats until back in kennel.

8/19/2026 BEHAVIOR
NOTE
Girly greets me at the kennel door with a fast wagging tail and wiggly body. She lets me leash her and walks loosely to and
from the potty yard. Inside her kennel she can be heard alarm barking whenever someone is standing nearby for too long.

🚑 Medical Notes:
08/08/2026 46.6 lbs 5/9 NORMAL
Hairloss on tail, back legs and chest
08/11/2026 46.6 lbs 5/9 DERMATITIS
Hairloss on back legs with redness. Papules/pyoderma on chest,groin, and
abdomen.
8/11/26
s/o: redness and papules of generalized ventrum
a: dermatitis
p: cephalexin 500mg BID x 14 days

💌 ALL HOLDS MUST BE IN WRITING - PLEASE DO NOT CALL. If Local and interested in Fostering or Adoption, email all below:
barcfoster@houstontx.gov
barcadoptions@houstontx.gov
BARC.Aid@houstontx.gov
Please use the animal's seven digit ID number when contacting the shelter.

📍 BARC Animal Shelter
3200 Carr St, Houston, TX 77026
www.houstontx.gov

𝐔𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭!⚠️💕 BRUNO is nearly 100 pounds of handsome—and he needs a NEW family now. BRUNO was clearly someone's dog. He came in big, healthy, already neutered and Heartworm NEGATIVE. Someone looked after this boy once.

But BRUNO has been sitting at the shelter since July 24. Nearly a month has passed, and no one is coming for him. 💔 Whatever life he had before is over. Now he needs a new mom or dad to give him the life he deserves from here on out.

At 95 pounds, BRUNO is a BIG black pittie, and he needs a LOT of eyes on him to get noticed and saved.

Because of his size, he's kenneled alone. Shelter life is lonely enough, but imagine spending day after day by yourself when you once knew what it was like to have people. BRUNO lights up when someone stops to give him company.

No one from BRUNO'S old life is coming. It's time to find him a new one. He's ready to walk out that door with a new mom or dad TODAY. Please help this big, beautiful boy be seen.

More info about BRUNO:
⭐️ Sweet, happy boy!
💞 People friendly
💞 meet BRUNO in kennel 4B12
🐾 4 years old
⚖️ 95 pounds
💗 Heartworm NEGATIVE
✂️ Already NEUTERED
🏡 Can leave with an adopter TODAY!
🔸 💵 Pledges💰needed to help an approved rescue to consider helping
🔸 Came in as a stray from 77440 on 7/24

⚠️🆘 BRUNO A659622
https://24Petconnect.com/DetailsMain/HRRS/A659622

🚨If LOCAL and you can help we need you to send one email NOW and include all three addresses: rescueme@countypets.com, UrgentPetsTx@gmail.com, foster@countypets.com and mention if you can Foster or Adopt BRUNO A659622

✨ OUT-OF-STATE ADOPTION IS POSSIBLE! ✨

You do NOT have to live in Texas to save SKYE. Serious out-of-state adopters can complete the application below so volunteers can work on connecting you with rescue support and transportation:

Application:
https://form.jotform.com/232828427259162

Harris County Pets
612 Canino Road, Houston, TX

✨✨✨✨ PLEASE SHARE✨✨✨✨

Sweet Reyes is a young vibrant boy!
•1 year old
•Pitbull
•Good With Other Dogs
•Knows Basic Commands
•56lbs
•Smart And Sweet!
Even in an overcrowded, loud, hot kennel he remains sweet and full of life with a smile on his face.
Going to lose his life for being at the shelter too long!
Please help!
Foster or adopter needed, comment below or message me if you can help!

But he was nicknamed Little Man.

This is funny finding the page, a woman came up to us yesterday saying he looked like a little hippo walking around. LOL

Tritini the weenie little American Bully Hippopotamus looking like the Hamburgerler with his mask on. He is on a trip, he looks like a little gargoyle 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I was trying to think of the name.

Haha Triton is a mixed mut like me...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Perfect match....lol

Thanks for checking em out.

Respect the Breed, it's the bad owners not bad dogs that give the pups a bad name & bad look.

Give 1 a chance & they will change your heart, nothing like BullyLove & Loyalty.

🫡

🏡 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION, FOSTER, OR RESCUE

🚗 OUT OF STATE OR CANADIAN ADOPTION IS POSSIBLE - cost is typically around $600 USD (give or take). The fee includes transport, boarding, full medical, spay/neuter, and a health certificate.

We are a volunteer network dedicated to helping at-risk dogs. We are not affiliated with BARC. We connect at-risk animals at the BARC shelter with the adopters, fosters, and rescue organizations needed to save their lives. We can help coordinate out-of-state adoption through approved 501c3 rescues. Please send the OP a Chat invite or send moderator mail to (it's under the see-more tab for the group) for information and a link to an application form. BARC Houston cannot facilitate out-of-state adoption or foster.

🆘 Quiet, gentle 10 year old senior HW- Staffie Mix girl Nugget on the euthanasia list Friday , 8/21 🆘

⏰ Nugget must have a HOLD no later than 1PM or she will lose her life. 🥺

🩷🐶 Nugget #A2088566

7/30/2026 Stray | Staffordshire Mix | Female | 10Y | 82.6 lbs | HW Negative

🎥 VIDEOS THROUGHOUT THE COMMENTS

💜 Volunteer Notes:

🔹 Intake:

7/30/2026: 2 dogs confined at Houston Pets Alive.

📝 Shelter Notes:

8/5/2026: Nugget was moved to south this morning. Nugget has been quietly laying in her kennel throughout the day.

8/8/2026: Approaching the kennel, Nugget was standing in front of the kennel with a neutral body and eyes, and low hanging tail. She did a good job of keeping her kennel clean overnight. She was shy but friendly towards me and allowed me to pet her as I leashed her. Nugget was walked on a loose leash and neutral to and from the outside runs. Once back in her kennel, she laid down on her cot and slept for most of the morning and would occasionally greet customers that walk up to her gate.

8/10/2026: Nugget was standing in front of the kennel with a neutral body and eyes, and low hanging tail. She did a good job of keeping her kennel clean overnight. She was shy but friendly towards me and allowed me to pet her as I leashed her. Nugget was walked on a loose leash and neutral to and from the outside runs. Once back in her kennel, she laid down on her cot and slept for most of the morning.

8/17/2026: Nugget is quiet in the kennel, will find her laying on her blanket and walks well on a loose leash.

🚑 Medical Notes:

7/30/2026: Weighed 82.6 lbs. Normal exam. Broken canine teeth and short tail with previous fracture noted. Long abdominal scar; unable to verify if spayed. Possible C-section scar. Vaccinated (DA2PP-V, Bordetella, Rabies), dewormed, and given flea prevention. Heartworm test: Negative.

8/13/2026: Weighed 82.6 lbs. Normal exam. DA2PP-V given.

8/14/2026: Weighed 82.6 lbs. URI. Thick green nasal discharge and slightly lethargic. Kibble appeared untouched. Moved to treatment room and started Doxycycline 350 mg SID for 10 days.

💌 ALL HOLDS MUST BE IN WRITING - PLEASE DO NOT CALL. If Local and interested in Fostering or Adoption, email all below:

barcfoster@houstontx.gov

barcadoptions@houstontx.gov

BARC.Aid@houstontx.gov

Please use the animal's seven digit ID number when contacting the shelter.

📍 BARC Animal Shelter

3200 Carr St, Houston, TX 77026

www.houstontx.gov

Bianca had a small bump suddenly appear on her left shoulder. At first I thought it was a bug bite, but it persisted for weeks. I took her to vet last week for unrelated matters, and mentioned the bump. Our vet was swift and immediately performed a test to capture some cells from the bump to have them tested for mast cell. She said these types of tumours are common in bully breeds.

We got the results the next day and they were devastating. It tested positive for mast cell. From thinking it was a bug bite to accepting that my sweet little girl had a cancerous tumour was very difficult to process. However, I’m grateful our vet moved so quickly. We ran a health panel on Tuesday and she performed surgery to remove the tumour Wednesday. We are still awaiting the lab results to see if the margins around the tumour are clear of mast cell or not. If they’re not clean margins, she will need to undergo another surgery. All we can do now is hope that we have removed it all and try not to think of the worst.

I share my story to encourage you to get any suspicious bumps on your hippos tested as early intervention can catch these tumours before they have a chance to spread. This is really a “better safe than sorry” situation.

My little brown bean burrito will be 13 in October and as of the past few months he now sleeps with his tongue out. Then when he first wakes up, he’ll leave his tongue like that for a few minutes and it’s adorable -

Thought you guys would appreciate it…

Yep, this is how I sit.... 🐞

this is my handsome son, Forrest. my hippo has been shedding a LOT lately and is a very stinky boy. he needs his nails done and i don’t feel good doing it (i don’t want to hit the quick). he also has a nail that was bent at a weird angle when he was playing that needs fixed. i was thinking about taking him to petsmart for a little spa day, but im not sure if they accept pitties.

long story short, does anyone have any experience with taking their dogs to petsmart for grooming?? any feedback is welcome :)

They warned us... he had been adopted twice, and returned both times. First time he was returned 2 weeks later, 2nd time was only 2 days later. We all fit perfectly together here ♥️