On 12/3/11 one of our volunteers, Denise, got a call from a friend of a hunter who had been hunting and a dog walked up to him. He said the dog was skin and bones and didn't know what to do. The hunter said he had called other rescues and they had said they were full. The friend took her to a vet in Pontoon Beach and called Denise. Denise went and got her. The boxer girl was probably around a 1 year old.
When Denise first arrived,, there were no words for the dogs' condition. She could barely walk and was so weak she had to have help to get in the car. The boxer was about a year old and so emaciated. She also had a bad wound on her leg. When they first weighed Scarlett, as she was named, she weighed 32 pounds. Denise said she knows "bye bye", and is house broke, kennel trained, good with kids, other dogs and loves to sleep in bed. She loves kids, men, women and dogs. Scarlett was very hungry and ate well but the smallest amount of exertion made her very tired. The vets at Creekwood Animal Hospital , where she was taken, gave her DHLPP, drontal plus, her wound cleaned and an Advantage.
When Denise first arrived,, there were no words for the dogs' condition. She could barely walk and was so weak she had to have help to get in the car. The boxer was about a year old and so emaciated. She also had a bad wound on her leg. When they first weighed Scarlett, as she was named, she weighed 32 pounds. Denise said she knows "bye bye", and is house broke, kennel trained, good with kids, other dogs and loves to sleep in bed. She loves kids, men, women and dogs. Scarlett was very hungry and ate well but the smallest amount of exertion made her very tired. The vets at Creekwood Animal Hospital , where she was taken, gave her DHLPP, drontal plus, her wound cleaned and an Advantage.
On 12/6/11 she went back to the vet at Horseshoe and she weighed a whopping 35 pounds. She is heartworm neg which is a big surprise. Denise said today is the first day she has had any energy and actually got excited and tried to jump up. She also was able to get out of her crate without help. Scarlett's tail is always wagging even though she was about at the end of her rope. She has a sore on her foot and won't put any pressure on it. It really hurts. Sue came by to take some pictures and she was getting some peanut butter which she loves.
Scarlett was found near Horseshoe Lake Park where people dump animals. People have to understand that dogs do not know how to take care of themselves when they are dumped. Dogs that have lived in homes do not generally know how to hunt. They starve to death like Scarlett was about to do. My other concern is she was dumped in that condition which is a terrible thought. I really doubt she would have survived in that area for as long as it took her to get that emaciated. Too many coyotes. People need to understand it would be much kinder to take the dog to the pound than to dump it. There are too many other options to dumping.
Lucky for Scarlett someone cared enough to help her. She is now enjoying sleeping with the kids, eating some food and cuddling up in a big comforter.
Here are a few pictures that Sue took at Denise's of Scarlett on 12/06/11.
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