A sick puppy saved from the street in East Boston is now in foster care, veterinarians with the MSPCA-Angell said.
The puppy, infected with parvovirus, was taken to the MSPCA-Angell intensive care ward after Boston Animal Control reached out for help on Monday, Nov. 28.
“Tuesday is quite a fighter,” said Mike Keiley, director of adoption centers and programs at the MSPCA-Angell. “When he came to us just a few days ago, he had a fever over 103 degrees, and blood tests showed no white blood cells, which confirmed that his condition was quite serious.”
Keiley said Tuesday was discharged from the hospital and went into foster care on Monday.
The MSPCA will announce how people can apply to adopt Tuesday once he’s spent some time in foster care.
“Tuesday still has a way to go before he’ll be ready to go to a new home,” Keiley said. “He’s still too young to be adopted, and, even though we’re past that critical period in his healing, he still needs some additional treatment.”
His care is expected to cost about $5,000.
Those interested in donating towards Tuesday’s care can do so online.