Help Auggie Fight for His Chance to Grow Up

At just 3½ weeks old, Auggie is already fighting for his life.

Auggie is a tiny French Bulldog puppy born with a cleft palate, a serious birth defect that has made it difficult for him to eat safely and put him at risk for dangerous complications. But Auggie’s breeder made a decision that mattered enormously: they recognized that he was declining and called us for help.

At the time, the breeder did not know Auggie had a cleft palate. They only knew that he had stopped eating and was rapidly losing weight. After receiving their call on Sunday night, we immediately began searching for rescue placement and transportation, despite being closed to new intakes. When we still could not find transportation by Monday morning, we made the four-hour drive ourselves to bring him to safety.

When we finally got him, we knew he was critical.

Auggie weighed just 250 grams. We were told he had stopped eating and was rapidly losing weight. When we examined him, we discovered the cleft palate that was preventing him from feeding normally.

He was also experiencing significant respiratory congestion caused by constant regurgitation. Food and liquid had been entering his nasal passages instead of traveling safely into his digestive system, placing his fragile body at serious risk for aspiration and pneumonia. His little body had already been fighting SO hard—and it wasn't a fight he could survive alone.

We immediately started Auggie on antibiotics and nebulizer treatments to help manage his respiratory issues. Because continuing to feed him was causing ongoing regurgitation, we also made the difficult decision to begin weaning him in an effort to protect his lungs and prevent his condition from becoming even more serious.

Right now, we're taking Auggie one hour at a time.

The next few days—and honestly, the next several weeks—will be critical for this little fighter. He needs intensive monitoring, veterinary care, medications, respiratory treatments, and the specialized care required to give his tiny body a chance to grow stronger.

We said yes to Auggie because we believe his life is worth fighting for. Now we need our village to help us keep fighting alongside him.

Your donation will help provide the veterinary care, medications, treatments, nutrition, and ongoing support Auggie needs as he fights to survive and overcome the challenges he was born with.

At only 3½ weeks old, Auggie has already had to fight harder than most puppies ever will.

Please help us give this tiny boy the chance to grow up. ❤️