Puppy Fostering - Orlando, FL

03/12/2025

Lilou loves her Christmas Bling but she knows having a family is the best gift of all.

Looking for a special girl to share the Holidays with? Lilou’s adoption fee has been sponsored by a generous donor.

Lilou loves sunbathing, sniffy walks, and napping near her humans and furry friends.

More questions? Reach out in the comments.

Please share Lilou’s post and wishes for a wonderful holiday season. She is available for adoption in Florida from .

02/01/2025

Lilou sitting for a treat and taking it so gently! And she got to the sit from standing rather than from lying down. This is hard for her but she continues to get stronger and make progress with her strength and coordination. She is such a sweet girl and is ready to find her forever family.

LiLou is available for adoption .

31/10/2024

Happy Halloween from Lilou! Lilou is such an adorable and amazing girl who is ready for her furever home.

01/10/2024

Our current foster Lilou is now heartworm negative!! She is such a sweetheart and we are so incredibly happy for her!!

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LILOU has GREAT NEWS to share! Her blood test at Winter Park Veterinary Hospital showed she is now heartworm negative!!! We are so thankful and thrilled!!

Lilou came into the rescue positive for heartworms and tick borne disease after being a stray on the streets in the Bahamas. She has been successfully treated for both and had an FHO surgery for a broken hip in June by Dr Foti at Winter Park Veterinary Hospital.

She also got to see her favorite vet tech KC!! KC sat with Lilou back in June while she was there for her surgery and Lilou definitely remembered her kindness and comfort!!

Lilou was so happy to show off how well she is doing! We are so thankful for our wonderful vet partner!!

You can read more about Lilou on our website http://lilrascalsrescue.org/dogs/ =pet&animalID_0=19493953&petIndex_0=10

02/09/2024

We originally posted back in May that Lilou was a temporary foster. But she is doing so well at our home and she is such an amazing girl that we are continuing to foster her. ♥️

So we’d like to share a lot of updates with you.

When Lilou joined us we were asked to evaluate her mobility, quality of life, and if we thought she would do ok going through a surgical repair (FHO) of her left hip. Since she has a cerebellar mobility condition she was falling an alarming amount of times every day and had not done well accepting help or a cart in her last foster home.

We quickly discovered what a resilient and happy girl she is and started working on getting her used to a Help ‘Em Up Harness. It didn’t take long for Lilou to accept help getting around, and not falling so much helped her fantastic personality start to shine. So in June she had her surgical repair (FHO) of her left hip and 3 long weeks of rest, passive stretching, and ice then heat packs to aid her recovery. We are so grateful to Dr Foti at Winter Park Veterinary Hospital who did her surgery and gave her the chance at a much more comfortable life. Once Lilou got her staples out she started physical therapy at Florida Veterinary Rehabilitation (more on that in a future post).

We are happy to share that she is doing so well. She can take a 10 to 15 minute sniffy walk around the sidewalk at our home and over to the little lake to enjoy all the smells and sights twice daily. This stamina is a HUGE improvement as she used to get tired after one small potty outing in our backyard.

Lilou still uses her Help ‘Em Up Harness which has been a lifesaver in helping Lilou with a lot of support in the beginning and now being there for us to use in case she stumbles. She is getting stronger every day. We can’t wait to share more of her daily life and wonderful personality with all of you.

02/09/2024

09/07/2024

Meet Tucker, an amazing puppy who is ready for adoption. We fostered Tucker right after his hip FHO and knee repair earlier this year. And now he is over to visit with us again for a couple of days while his current foster is out of town. Tucker loves to cuddle, loves to play with friendly dogs, loves the beach, and deserves the best life ever. Even though his life started off terribly, he has been so resilient, and will make an amazing companion. Tucker will do best with a family who is around most of the time or can take him with them. He was abandoned as a young puppy so he likes to follow you around the home and sleep in bed with you at night. We all love him so much. Feel free to reach out with questions about this amazing 8 month old puppy available for adoption from .

28/05/2024

Meet Lilou, our new temp foster with Lil Rascals Dog Rescue.

Lilou has cerebellar abiotrophy — a neurological condition that impacts her coordination and mobility — but she is extremely smart, curious, and determined.

Stay tuned for more updates!


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