Big Little Life Animal Rescue, Boston, MA (2026)

09/04/2026

KUSHA HERE ❤️
And I want to thank you.

I used to run my own little world. As a street dog, one of thousands, I was lucky because I had a place I could always come back to. A kind man fed me, looked out for me, and kept his door open whenever I needed somewhere safe to be.
It made me feel invincible.
I knew every corner, every smell, every dog. I ate first. Guilty. :) I went where I wanted, came back when I wanted, and nobody carried me anywhere.

Then suddenly I was lying on a clinic table and my body belonged to everyone but me. People lifted me because I couldn’t lift myself. They turned me over, held my legs, put needles in me and put a tube in because I couldn’t even p*e on my own. I heard voices above me all day, but I had no idea what they were saying or why all of this kept happening.
I only knew that my legs were gone.
For a street dog who had always taken care of himself, that was a very frightening place to be.

But those hands kept coming back. They fed me, cleaned me, changed my IVs, worked my legs and kept helping my body remember the things it used to know.
And slowly, it did.

Now I’m back where I belong, on my familiar streets and with the same man who kept his door open for me before all of this happened. I’m walking again. I’m eating. I can p*e and p**p on my own. My legs are still getting stronger, but they carry me.
The rescue ladies came to visit and brought treats. That part I understood immediately. :)

Thank you to everyone who helped me get back to being Kusha. ❤️
If you can help my rescue people a little more covering what is still left from my treatment, I’d be very grateful. ❤️

09/03/2026

C**T UPDATE ❤️

We used to bring C**t outside and let him spend time lying on a mat in the fresh air, but we've stopped doing that for now.
The flies bother him terribly, and C**t doesn't seem to understand that he can shake them off.
There are also people passing by who want to pet him. C**t doesn't like that anymore, especially when someone reaches for his head. He protects his head from touch, and lately he has started growling and snapping at strangers who try to pet him. Touching his head makes him uncomfortable.

But C**t still gets to go places and have a little life outside his room. Sometimes he walks a little himself, and sometimes he gets a ride on the cart to the park. ❤️

There is some good news with eating. When C**t sees his bowl now, he understands: Oh, food. I should eat.
But his sense of smell still seems to be very limited. He shows interest in wet food, which has a stronger smell. Dry food is different. We have to bring it close to his face and show him that it's food. Once he takes a bite and starts chewing, something clicks. He understands what it is and eats.
And then he even guards his bowl, holding it between his paws. ❤️

We weigh C**t once a week so we can make sure he isn't losing weight and, hopefully, starts gaining some.

Drinking is still the biggest problem. He still doesn't understand that he needs to drink on his own.
We don't know if or when that ability will come back. The brain is a complicated thing, and with an injury like C**t's, there really is no way to predict what will return. Maybe one day drinking will suddenly make sense to him again. We can only hope.

So this is C**t now. Our very special boy with no real prognosis and no timeline.
What we do know is that he needs daily care. Someone has to make sure he eats, gets enough water, receives his treatment, and stays safe.
C**t will remain at the shelter for the rest of his life.

If anyone would like to become C**t's monthly sponsor and help us provide that daily care for him, we would be incredibly grateful.

Monthly sponsorship: https://biglittleliferescue.org/donate/

Thank you for continuing to stay by his side. ❤️

09/03/2026

You probably remember Aspen. She’s the girl we found lying in the middle of the road after being hit by a car, with another dog standing beside her and refusing to leave.

A lot has happened since then. Aspen survived a badly broken pelvis, a four-hour surgery, another surgery later, and months of recovery. She learned to walk normally again, got her life back, and we were finally preparing her to travel for adoption.

And then, during a routine checkup, the doctor found a mammary gland tumor.
Aspen recently had surgery to remove it, so her travel plans are on hold for now. Thankfully, she is feeling well and has already resumed her walks. If you saw her outside, you probably wouldn’t know anything had happened.

Now we wait for the histology results. Hopefully, they bring good news and this is just one more unexpected detour before Aspen can finally go looking for her family. ❤️

A special thank you to our monthly supporters. Your ongoing support made it possible for us to take care of this unexpected surgery without hesitation. ❤️

08/25/2026

C**T UPDATE ❤️

Drinking is still a big problem for C**t. He doesn't drink on his own at all. Water has to be slowly given to him with a syringe.

To keep him from becoming dehydrated again, we continue give him 400 ml of Ringer-Locke solution under the skin every morning. It takes hours, usually until around lunchtime.

C**t gets too hot inside, so we take him outside for his fluids. He really doesn't like them, especially when the needle has to be repositioned. He moves around, sometimes the needle comes out, and we have to put it back in. He knows it hurts and tries to resist, so someone has to hold him.

We feel terrible doing this to him. He doesn't understand why we keep poking him and holding him when he just wants us to leave him alone. But without the fluids, he will become dehydrated again. So despite all his protests, we have to do it.

C**t is still very weak and underweight. He weighs only 16 kg (35 lbs), when a dog his size should be around 22–25 kg (48–55 lbs).

Eating isn't normal yet either.

He won't go to his bowl and eat on his own. Someone has to bring the food right to his nose and stay with him until he finally notices it. If you walk away before that happens, he simply won't eat. Once he realizes the food is there, he does eat.
So every meal still means someone sitting beside C**t and making sure he gets enough.

The part C**t does enjoy comes after his fluids. He gets to walk around the yard and stretch his legs. He is still unsteady but he is walking short distances on his own. Right now, keeping him moving is very important so he doesn't lose even more muscle while he recovers. We found a way to encourage him. We make sure he notices a little piece of food, put it a short distance away, and C**t walks over to get it. Then we do it again.
For now, that's how we're getting our poor boy to exercise: one piece of food at a time.

Thank you for staying by C**t's side. His treatment is far from over, and we still need your help to keep going. ❤️

☑ Venmo:
☑ Zelle: [email protected]
☑ Cash App: $biglittlelife
☑ Benevity: Big Little Life Rescue
☑ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=WT6BL9QQLY3BE
☑ Website: www.biglittleliferescue.org/donate
🌎 International donations via Wise: [email protected]

08/18/2026

How can anyone watch their dog get to this point and do nothing?

The doctors have been trying to understand what this poor old dog has been through. The flea allergy dermatitis is only part of the picture. The fleas truly ate him alive, and this did not happen in one day.
For a long time, nobody treated the fleas, his skin. Tich scratched and chewed himself until most of his fur was gone and his body was covered in raw, infected wounds.
This old dog needed flea prevention and basic veterinary care a long time ago.
He had owners... They allowed him to get to this point and then pushed him on the street.

The doctors prescribed medication to finally stop the terrible itching. But they also don’t believe the fleas explain all of the damage to his skin. Flea dermatitis may be secondary, and there is concern that his skin was exposed to something else as well.
His ears were neglected too. There is heavy discharge from both ear canals, and the skin around them is p*eling. Samples were taken for cytology so the doctors can determine what infection they are dealing with.

Tich also has bronchitis and has started treatment for it.
He was limping badly on all four legs, but thankfully nothing is broken. His legs and joints will need supportive treatment as well.

But his problems do not end there.
He tested positive for heartworm.
He now needs an echocardiogram so the doctors can evaluate his heart and safely plan the next steps. At the same time, they need to prepare him for heartworm treatment while continuing to deal with everything else his body has been through.
The injectable medication that will eventually be needed to kill the adult heartworms is available there, but it costs about three times more. We can obtain the prescribed medication here in the U.S. for much less, so we need to raise the money for it now while Tich is being prepared for treatment.

Please help us cover Tich’s treatment if you can. Every little bit helps. He has a lot to get through. 💔

☑ Venmo:
☑ Zelle: [email protected]
☑ Cash App: $biglittlelife
☑ Benevity: Big Little Life Rescue
☑ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=WT6BL9QQLY3BE
☑ Website: www.biglittleliferescue.org/donate

08/17/2026

Love at first sight? Yeah, not quite for Rubi. 😂

Back in March we helped a shelter dog Rubi get to the EU to start her new life. She was adopted while her adopter’s husband was away for work.
A week later, he returned home late at night. Rubi saw a complete stranger walking into her house and went into guard-dog mode. She welcomed him with her teeth.
Honestly, can you blame her? She was protecting her home! Dogs don’t carry fi****ms, people. They use what they have. 😂
Thankfully, they weren’t scared away.
Rubi is loved by the whole family—and now, of all people, the husband is her absolute favorite.

08/17/2026

After five days in the hospital, C**t was discharged today. He is doing better and is back on his feet, but he still needs a lot of help. We will continue his IV treatment at the shelter, and eating remains a problem. C**t still needs someone to sit with him and feed him by hand to make sure he gets enough food.

So this time we know we have to watch that very carefully. For now, he is standing, he is back with us, and we will continue everything the clinic prescribed.

We still need help covering clinic stay and these five days of hospitalization and the medications and treatment C**t continues to need. If you can help us with his medical bills, we would be very grateful.

We'll give C**t some time to settle in and will keep you updated on how he does over the next few days.

☑ www.biglittleliferescue.org/donate

08/14/2026

Another old dog came under our care yesterday. Another dog who was once somebody’s dog, until he became old, sick and no longer needed.

His name is Tich.
He was brought to us skinny, dehydrated, covered in raw, bleeding wounds. Most of his fur is gone. His back and the lower part of his body are badly damaged, and he has been biting at himself from the terrible itching and pain. Infection has already set into the wounds.
Tich is also limping on all four legs and discharge coming from his ear canals. We still don’t know what caused all of this. He is now in the hospital, where doctors will start figuring it out and treating him.
It is hard to look at dogs like Tich. Old house dogs who suddenly find themselves on the street, sick, confused, chased away and unwanted.

So now we have one more old dog who no one needed. Will you help by donating to his medical care? 🙏

☑ Venmo:
☑ Zelle: [email protected]
☑ Cash App: $biglittlelife
☑ Benevity: Big Little Life Rescue
☑ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=WT6BL9QQLY3BE
☑ Website: www.biglittleliferescue.org/donate

08/12/2026

C**T IS BACK IN THE HOSPITAL 💔

This morning, C**t wouldn't get up. He was lying in the kennel and barely moving. With his severe head injury, we were afraid he had developed brain swelling, something we had been warned could happen. We rushed him back to the clinic.

Thankfully, there was no brain swelling. But C**t is severely dehydrated and exhausted. We knew feeding him was still a problem. At the shelter, someone would sit with him, encourage him to eat, put pieces of food into his mouth, give him liquid pâté, and sometimes feed him with a syringe. We were getting as much food and water into him as we could. It wasn't enough. C**t is a big dog, and while his brain is still struggling with something as basic as eating and drinking, we simply weren't able to get enough into him to support his body.

For now, C**t is back where he needs to be. On IVs, under observation, and getting the support we couldn't give him at the shelter. We just hope his body responds and he starts getting stronger again. Please donate if you can and keep our poor boy in your thoughts.

☑ Venmo:
☑ Zelle: [email protected]
☑ Cash App: $biglittlelife
☑ Benevity: Big Little Life Rescue
☑ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=WT6BL9QQLY3BE
☑ Website: www.biglittleliferescue.org/donate

08/11/2026

While waiting for a home, life goes on.

For Aspen, today it means a trip to the lake, a blanket by the water, fresh air and absolutely no complaints about the view. 😊
Our dogs may still be waiting for their families, but we try very hard to make sure they don’t spend that time simply waiting. There are walks, little adventures, friends, attention and days like this one.

Aspen has come a very long way from the girl found lying injured on the road.
And now look at her. ❤️

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