Save Faith - Pup Covered with Sores
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There is no holiday for rescue. This afternoon, RBARI received a desperate call from New Jersey Animal Control. A dog was found roaming the streets of Union City with painful pressure sores covering her body. She was emaciated and dehydrated with protruding nipples and in need of immediate medical care, so Animal Control brought her straight to RBARI. We set our eyes on this sweet girl and named her Faith because somehow, through the horrors she had lived, she had faith in us as humans and forgave.
Faith was rushed to Oradell Animal Hospital. Her wounds needed immediate attention, and she was severely dehydrated and emaciated. Faith’s tail never stops wagging; she never runs out of kisses. Faith was likely bred. She is young, but her nipples protrude like those of a mama that has been used and discarded. Faith’s tail is crooked and broken – the pressure sores on her backside are so painful that she can’t sit down comfortably. She literally has no comfortable position to lay, sit or stand because of the number and severity of sores many of them an inch deep – they cover her legs, joints, hind end, tail, and spine - but through the pain, her tail wags uncontrollably.
Faith’s front legs are deformed – bent in likely from backyard breeding in an effort to create a “pocket pit.” We can only guess that she spent this summer, and many months / years before it, laying on hot concrete with no relief creating the sores. Because of her emaciated state, she has virtually no padding to protect her. Upon entry to the emergency hospital, Faith went to the bathroom and her feces was full of crayons. It’s heartbreaking that she resorted to eating whatever she could find in her state of starvation. Faith had to be sedated to shave and clean her wounds – she was extremely cooperative, but the pain was too much, and no one wanted to see our sweet girl go through anything else. Faith’s initial medical care and hospitalization is estimated at $2,500, and she has a long road to recovery.
Who needs a holiday, when we have Faith? Her amazing loving spirit inspires us to continue to rescue because even when we at times feel disillusioned, these beautiful dogs maintains a steadfast Faith that people are good. We can’t let Faith down.
Faith was rushed to Oradell Animal Hospital. Her wounds needed immediate attention, and she was severely dehydrated and emaciated. Faith’s tail never stops wagging; she never runs out of kisses. Faith was likely bred. She is young, but her nipples protrude like those of a mama that has been used and discarded. Faith’s tail is crooked and broken – the pressure sores on her backside are so painful that she can’t sit down comfortably. She literally has no comfortable position to lay, sit or stand because of the number and severity of sores many of them an inch deep – they cover her legs, joints, hind end, tail, and spine - but through the pain, her tail wags uncontrollably.
Faith’s front legs are deformed – bent in likely from backyard breeding in an effort to create a “pocket pit.” We can only guess that she spent this summer, and many months / years before it, laying on hot concrete with no relief creating the sores. Because of her emaciated state, she has virtually no padding to protect her. Upon entry to the emergency hospital, Faith went to the bathroom and her feces was full of crayons. It’s heartbreaking that she resorted to eating whatever she could find in her state of starvation. Faith had to be sedated to shave and clean her wounds – she was extremely cooperative, but the pain was too much, and no one wanted to see our sweet girl go through anything else. Faith’s initial medical care and hospitalization is estimated at $2,500, and she has a long road to recovery.Who needs a holiday, when we have Faith? Her amazing loving spirit inspires us to continue to rescue because even when we at times feel disillusioned, these beautiful dogs maintains a steadfast Faith that people are good. We can’t let Faith down.Organizer
Ramapo-Bergen Animal Shelter
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Oakland, NJ