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Two seniors - brother and sister - both 16 yrs old.
Both horribly neglected for years, if not their entire lives.
Both surrendered to Philly ACCT by their owner, where due to their medical issues, they were timestamped to die tonight at 8pm.
Their lives were going to end - not naturally in their sleep or being held by their loving humans as they took their last breath - but by a needle in a euthanasia room in a kill shelter. They were going to die alone, scared, and confused. A fitting end to a horrible life.
But because of so many incredible people, these 2 innocent lives were spared. Today, instead of walking to their death, they were carried out of that shelter to freedom. To a new life full of hope, love, and compassion. Due to the condition they were in, they were taken immediately to our vet and dropped off by our volunteer, Tracie Mower.
I was able to go see them.
What hit me first was the stench. As I walked into the isolation room at my vet's office, it hit me like a punch. The smell of infection and filth was overpowering. I cringed while approaching the first cage - knowing already that what I was going to see was going to be bad. Very, very bad.
Snooks was the first I went to. Almost completely blind and deaf, he anxiously spun around and around in his cage - not knowing which way was front - desperate to find a way out. He continually bumped into the back of the cage, frantically pawing at it. It was heartbreaking. Immediately I saw his back, his hind end and his tail. Or rather the bloody, infected mess that they had become. The skin so raw and excoriated, chewed bloody from the itching, was the main source of of the rancid smell. I reached in and gently touched his back. When he turned around to greet me, I looked into his cataract filled eyes - at the green pus crusted and oozing from both. I saw his paws - also chewed bloody - with nails so long and caked in feces, they looked like talons. His fur so matted that he will need to be completely shaved down. Despite this, he nuzzled his head against the front of the cage, hungry for attention. Desperate for human touch.
Dottie was next. She sat frozen in place with only her eyes following me. I slowly approached but the second she started to growl softly, I stopped and spoke to her. To say that she is petrified is a complete understatement. All that I could see is the milky white cataract of her left eye and her matted fur. There was no getting any closer.
Snooks medical exam showed severe bilateral ear infections, bilateral eye infections, dry eye, horrific skin infection, soft heart murmur, with mild anemia. He will be on numerous antibiotic ear drops, eye drops, medicated shampoo, and antibiotics/antifungals for his skin. Our vet anticipates him needing medical therapy for awhile. Some good news is that his 4DX was negative as was his skin scrape for mange. Other than the anemia and an elevated white count, his bloodwork looked good (liver, kidney, and thyroid functions were all normal).
Dottie, they couldn't go near at all. When they tried, she literally screamed. Not barked....screamed. She became so upset that she bit her tongue. So they will let her decompress tonight and tomorrow they will sedate her to do her exam, bloodwork, clean her ears, cut her nails and shave her completely down. We will know more about her medical condition tomorrow after this is all done.
The vet bill for just today and tomorrow will be close to $1000, if not more. (I will give an exact amount tomorrow). That is not including all of the medications and shampoos that they will be discharged with. Nor does it include the ongoing care they will need - follow-ups, med refills, etc - that they will need. And this is where we need ur help.
No donation is too small. $5, $10 - it all adds up. It is all needed. Desperately. If u would rather donate directly to our vet, u can do so by calling [phone redacted].
So many people were involved in saving these two - from networking, transporting, offers to foster and donate....but it doesn't end now that they are safe. Actually, we have only just begun.
And so has their new life. Today is Day 1 of hopefully many many more to follow.
Will u help us?
Both horribly neglected for years, if not their entire lives.
Both surrendered to Philly ACCT by their owner, where due to their medical issues, they were timestamped to die tonight at 8pm.
Their lives were going to end - not naturally in their sleep or being held by their loving humans as they took their last breath - but by a needle in a euthanasia room in a kill shelter. They were going to die alone, scared, and confused. A fitting end to a horrible life.
But because of so many incredible people, these 2 innocent lives were spared. Today, instead of walking to their death, they were carried out of that shelter to freedom. To a new life full of hope, love, and compassion. Due to the condition they were in, they were taken immediately to our vet and dropped off by our volunteer, Tracie Mower.
I was able to go see them.
What hit me first was the stench. As I walked into the isolation room at my vet's office, it hit me like a punch. The smell of infection and filth was overpowering. I cringed while approaching the first cage - knowing already that what I was going to see was going to be bad. Very, very bad.
Snooks was the first I went to. Almost completely blind and deaf, he anxiously spun around and around in his cage - not knowing which way was front - desperate to find a way out. He continually bumped into the back of the cage, frantically pawing at it. It was heartbreaking. Immediately I saw his back, his hind end and his tail. Or rather the bloody, infected mess that they had become. The skin so raw and excoriated, chewed bloody from the itching, was the main source of of the rancid smell. I reached in and gently touched his back. When he turned around to greet me, I looked into his cataract filled eyes - at the green pus crusted and oozing from both. I saw his paws - also chewed bloody - with nails so long and caked in feces, they looked like talons. His fur so matted that he will need to be completely shaved down. Despite this, he nuzzled his head against the front of the cage, hungry for attention. Desperate for human touch.
Dottie was next. She sat frozen in place with only her eyes following me. I slowly approached but the second she started to growl softly, I stopped and spoke to her. To say that she is petrified is a complete understatement. All that I could see is the milky white cataract of her left eye and her matted fur. There was no getting any closer.
Snooks medical exam showed severe bilateral ear infections, bilateral eye infections, dry eye, horrific skin infection, soft heart murmur, with mild anemia. He will be on numerous antibiotic ear drops, eye drops, medicated shampoo, and antibiotics/antifungals for his skin. Our vet anticipates him needing medical therapy for awhile. Some good news is that his 4DX was negative as was his skin scrape for mange. Other than the anemia and an elevated white count, his bloodwork looked good (liver, kidney, and thyroid functions were all normal).
Dottie, they couldn't go near at all. When they tried, she literally screamed. Not barked....screamed. She became so upset that she bit her tongue. So they will let her decompress tonight and tomorrow they will sedate her to do her exam, bloodwork, clean her ears, cut her nails and shave her completely down. We will know more about her medical condition tomorrow after this is all done.
The vet bill for just today and tomorrow will be close to $1000, if not more. (I will give an exact amount tomorrow). That is not including all of the medications and shampoos that they will be discharged with. Nor does it include the ongoing care they will need - follow-ups, med refills, etc - that they will need. And this is where we need ur help.
No donation is too small. $5, $10 - it all adds up. It is all needed. Desperately. If u would rather donate directly to our vet, u can do so by calling [phone redacted].
So many people were involved in saving these two - from networking, transporting, offers to foster and donate....but it doesn't end now that they are safe. Actually, we have only just begun.
And so has their new life. Today is Day 1 of hopefully many many more to follow.
Will u help us?
Organizer
Ginny Duca Chappell
Organizer
Fries Mill, NJ
Rescue Dogs Rock Animal Rescue
Beneficiary