This reminds me of my sister and her baby chihuahua. The puppy was found on the side of the road by one of her friends, who took it to a vet. The vet said it was a bit hungry, but other than that in good health. Since my sister wanted a dog, and the person who had found it knew this, my sister was the proud owner of a new puppy!

After a while of having the dog, we noticed some strangeness. She seemed to have trouble walking, always bumping into stuff, having issues tracking things, etc. We figured she had bad eyesight, close to full blindness (which apparently the vet missed). She would also always fall backwards and fall on her head, which made it hard for her to eat or just calm down. Eventually, we came to the conclusion that this puppy would need more attention than we could give her, so we gave her to a friend of the family. The morning the friend was supposed to pick it up, the puppy got real sick, vomiting, and pus-filled wounds on her body. The friend took her to the vet and the vet said the puppy had distemper. So, unfortunately, the puppy had to be put down.

Normally, I'm the kinda guy that thinks chihuahuas are just big rats, but this puppy had grown on me, and it breaks my heart that my sisters first dog had such an unfortunate passing.