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Dog Who Was So Weak Everyone Thought She’s Gonna Die Recovers In Less Than 2 Months
Early in November, a couple noticed an unfamiliar dog roaming the streets of South Texas neighborhood. Weak, severely malnourished, with skin ravaged by mange, the pup was dire need of help. The couple tried to coax her for a while, but the poor pooch was too scared and refused to be caught. Ana, as she was named later, finally found help a week later and she was immediately taken to the vet’s office. Looking past the horrible scabs, the people who rescued her find out that she’s only about a year or two old. As her health was in an extremely poor condition, Ana’s chances were very low, and even the founder of Rescue Dogs Rock NYC, Stacey Silverstein, didn’t raise her hopes up.
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“This poor girl was in really bad shape when we got to her…she was very emaciated, her skin and eyes infected, and her spirit diminished.” Rescue Dogs Rock NYC representative reported.
“She had severe mange and her skin was raw. You couldn’t tell her breed, and you could barely tell anything about her except that she lived through a lot of neglect.” Leslie Ysuhuaylas, a Texas-based volunteer told Bored Panda. With such terrible damage to her health and the neglect she had endured, it was no wonder that Ana was shy and reluctant.
Though despite all odds and shaky prognosis, Ana clung to life with her poor raw paws and soon proved everyone who had doubts wrong. The dog bounced back like nothing ever happened. Once her ailments were treated and she had people who took care of her, the days of neglect and apathy from humans were quickly forgotten.
“After just a few weeks of medical care and TLC from vet staff and her foster, Ana is feeling so much better and looking amazing!! Her hair has come back in full force and she has transformed into a happy and playful girl!” the page for Ana’s adoption explained.
Ana came out of her shell to blossom into a beautiful young pup. With her fur finally growing back, her rescuers eventually determined that she’s a Labrador Retriever mix. The representatives from RDRNYC wish her all the best, saying “after what Ana has endure, she is so deserving of the most amazing forever home. We can’t wait to see her spoiled and loved unconditionally! She is adorable, sweet, and friendly with people of all ages and other dogs”
As Ana’s in good health and has undergone treatment, she’s being moved from Texas to New York, where Rescue Dogs Rock NYC will be putting her up for adoption to, hopefully, quickly find the pooch a forever home.
People responded to Ana’s story and her transformation with full support
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AnnaB 7 years ago
I don't understand why the one picture had a "you must be 18 years of age" warning on it. The picture was no more or less disturbing than the other pictures of the poor dog.
Mr. Re-in-act-ment 7 years ago
I heard on inside edition that some kids dragged a puppy in leaves and dirt while the puppy was covered in industrial glue. I thought to my self: "What kids are so f*cked up like that. they need to go to hell"
Captain Marvel 7 years ago
Thought to be honest, I'd say it is more the parent's than the kids fault that they are behaving like that. If anyone needs to go to hell it's the people who raised them to think that doing that sort of thing is right.
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Anna Londyn 7 years ago
There was a dog similar to this that ended up in the Doberman Pinscher Rescue in my state, where I recently adopted a Labrador/Doberman mix. The dog was a purebred, I believe, and was found kept in a tiny cage in TX and was shipped up here. He was extremely malnourished, the shelter thought he was a puppy from how little he weighed, but he was actually a full grown 2 year old dog. He was absolutely COVERED in mange, and was very shy. It was amazing to see the community cheering for him, the Facebook page would always post sweet things about him and EVERYONE would comment. As soon as he got over his mange, weight, and fear he was adopted IMMEDIATELY. Its so awesome to see how much everyone loves these dogs, even though they can be so fearful of them. Everyone wants to be there for them, and also adopt them. I love people like that.
Alice de Kruijs 7 years ago
Ah why are people soo bad to treat animals like that ,and thank god there are people on the world that take care of them so well.
Magpie 7 years ago
Bless the people who help. Bless the people who adopt. If you want to help but cannot have a pet, help support R.S.P.C.A Just a little bit of money going in each month really helps. You can set it up from your bank.
Magpie 7 years ago
* Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Or your country's equivalent. As well as running shelters, they run education campaigns and run interventions when laws are broken. They also run campaigns to get people to vaccinate / sterilize / care properly / set up lead-free-dog parks. And a lot more.
Load More Replies... AnnaB 7 years ago
I don't understand why the one picture had a "you must be 18 years of age" warning on it. The picture was no more or less disturbing than the other pictures of the poor dog.
Mr. Re-in-act-ment 7 years ago
I heard on inside edition that some kids dragged a puppy in leaves and dirt while the puppy was covered in industrial glue. I thought to my self: "What kids are so f*cked up like that. they need to go to hell"
Captain Marvel 7 years ago
Thought to be honest, I'd say it is more the parent's than the kids fault that they are behaving like that. If anyone needs to go to hell it's the people who raised them to think that doing that sort of thing is right.
Load More Replies... Anna Londyn 7 years ago
There was a dog similar to this that ended up in the Doberman Pinscher Rescue in my state, where I recently adopted a Labrador/Doberman mix. The dog was a purebred, I believe, and was found kept in a tiny cage in TX and was shipped up here. He was extremely malnourished, the shelter thought he was a puppy from how little he weighed, but he was actually a full grown 2 year old dog. He was absolutely COVERED in mange, and was very shy. It was amazing to see the community cheering for him, the Facebook page would always post sweet things about him and EVERYONE would comment. As soon as he got over his mange, weight, and fear he was adopted IMMEDIATELY. Its so awesome to see how much everyone loves these dogs, even though they can be so fearful of them. Everyone wants to be there for them, and also adopt them. I love people like that.
Alice de Kruijs 7 years ago
Ah why are people soo bad to treat animals like that ,and thank god there are people on the world that take care of them so well.
Magpie 7 years ago
Bless the people who help. Bless the people who adopt. If you want to help but cannot have a pet, help support R.S.P.C.A Just a little bit of money going in each month really helps. You can set it up from your bank.
Magpie 7 years ago
* Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Or your country's equivalent. As well as running shelters, they run education campaigns and run interventions when laws are broken. They also run campaigns to get people to vaccinate / sterilize / care properly / set up lead-free-dog parks. And a lot more.
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