Clyde is a 3-month-old Boxer in Hanford, CA, who needs $2,000 for Parvovirus Treatment.

I found someone selling boxer puppies 9 weeks old near the house I just purchased for $500 or b/o each. I offered $800 for both and put down a $300 deposit. I was told they were given their shots. The man selling seemed nice enough. I picked them up a week later and brought them home where I had purchased a crate, bedding, etc. and set them up to be part of my new family.

Clyde and Cleo have a crate inside my house w/ dog door to outside pen. When I am home, I have started training them and they follow me everywhere. I grew up w/ boxers so I was excited to have my own. They are not dogs to me, they are my family and I love them with all my heart. I have 2 roommates and we are all dog lovers. Brought them to vet for checkup and they had a parasite, so treated.

These puppies are special to me because I am stationed 3000 miles away from my family, am only 21, just bought my first house after ranking up and being eligible for housing and are my first dogs as an adult. I had turtles, frogs, geckos, gerbils, rabbits, fish and my parents had boxers and I have a great love for animals. They are my babies and my heart is aching that they are so sick now.

Clyde and Cleo were ok for a while, but then wouldn't eat, were vomiting and had diarrhea. I took them to vet who said they had Parvo and started treatment on Friday at Caring for Creatures. Then took them to 24/7 Pet for weekend care, Cleo needed Plasma, then Monday when released - costing $7400. But Monday night Clyde wouldn't eat, and back in Tuesday morning now needing Plasma/feeding tube.

I'm 21 years old, in the military, just bought my first house. I didn't know what I was getting into buying from this home breeder and am now almost $15,000 in vet bills from (more than 1/2 what I make in a year) and have maxed out my credit cards to save my puppies.