Meet DALILAH. This "used up" breeder was found chained to a fence in Stockton, emaciated and covered in flies and dried blood, struggling to walk.

After taking some time to gain her trust, we took her to an after-hours vet to make sure she had no urgent healthcare issues and got some antibiotics for her skin. Turns out she has the worst case of fleas I have ever seen. Even after the dose of Capstar from the vet and a very thorough wash and rinse while she just sat there with her head on my knee and let the fleas wash away in masses, she still had hundreds of them crawling around and trying to get off of her.

We will dose her with a longer-term flea medication and some dewormer which is likely what has caused her distended belly and maybe her malnutrition, almost certainly anemia. We'll schedule her our intro vet package (thorough health check, vaccinations, microchip), keep her inside for a while so the flies don't go back at it, get her on a regular diet, and hopefully she will be feeling and looking like herself... maybe for the first time ever.

We will still need funding for continued vet care including x-rays to determine why she has trouble walking, deworm and deflea, food, harness, bed, kennel space, training, etc. Thank you for considering a donation to save this sweet girl!

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