Cora is a one-year-old German Shepherd in Oakland, NJ, who needs $2,000 for emergency hospitalization.

Cora is a stunning 1-year-old German shepherd, who was brought to the hospital to be euthanized after falling ill to parvo, the virus that heartbreakingly killed her sister. Yet another neglected shepherd, fighting for her life at the hands of irresponsible humans. Another dog struggling to live merely for lack of an inexpensive, routine vaccination.

Cora watched her sister die from parvovirus and then had to fight the virus herself. Cora was brought to the hospital to be euthanized by her owners, but luckily Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. stepped in to provide her with the emergency care she so desperately needed. They suspect Cora to be the product of backyard breeding, likely facing a life of breeding puppies had she not become ill.

Besides her medical needs, she is a super friendly, big, energetic puppy who will be looking for her forever home once she's recovered. She is a spirited puppy who needs some help with basic training and house manners as she likely lived outdoors all her life. The poor girl was covered in fly bites as well when the rescue took her in.

Cora experienced the worst of the gastrointestinal symptoms of parvovirus, while on supportive care with vomiting and diarrhea, but despite her condition, she remained super sweet at the hospital. Cora sadly had to have an NG tube placed, as she was not eating and the rescue feared that without nutrition, she would succumb to parvovirus.

Amy with Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge says, "We can’t change what happened to Cora’s sister, but we can change her fate. When others have failed Cora, you are her hope. Thanks to your devoted friendship, these dogs can find healing and families who treasure them."