Izabella St. James is a devoted pug mom and rescuer who started the non-profit The Pug Queen to save pugs around the world and give them the life they deserve. Even though pugs have a special place in her heart, she instantly reached out to help when she came across a post about a boxer puppy infested with ticks.The neglected puppy covered with “thousands” of ticks was found collapsed on someone’s driveway in Fresno, California. That someone was a man named Isaac who scooped her up and kept her safe until help arrived.The Pug Queen paid the $438 vet bill and arranged for the puppy to be brought to Los Angeles by Wayne, a foster/pug dad, for further testing and care. She is named Precious Betty and is finally getting the care and attention she needs.She is scheduled to have further tests performed to see if she contracted any tick-borne diseases, but so far, the initial test was negative. “I would like to do a more complex, more expensive tick PCR test to be sure. I’d also like to do a Respiratory PCR test & a fecal test to make sure she has nothing contagious before I feel comfortable sending her to a Foster Home.”
