Bianca's Rescue

A little black and white shih was sitting at the pound with seriously matted legs. No one could tell there were any problems except she needed a good grooming. When Nev went in to pick her up the smell was awful.  When Nev dropped the other dogs off at our shelter that she had pulled from the pound she got the little dog out to show me.  The smell was like rotting meat.  The mats were hard and encased her legs.  There was no way to tell what was under the mats and it probably wasn't going to be pretty. What was very strange was that the top part of her was pretty clean and appeared groomed.  From the belly down was hard, dirty mats.  You could tell she was in terrible pain but she never tried to bite.

Bianca and a new friend

Bianca was taken directly to Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital where they went to work on her. Dr. Randla was afraid the mats had acted like a tourniquet and was very worried that the leg or legs were rotting.  Slowly but surely they worked on her and got the mats off.  Two of her legs had large sores to the bone.  She wouldn't or couldn't use her back leg and it was iffy if that leg was going to be saved.  Bianca began to get cold laser therapy and antibiotics.  After a few days she began to use the leg and Dr. Randla was thinking the leg would be fine.  She was discharged to a foster home where she had her very own vet tech taking care of her.   Talk about a miracle!   Her legs are fine.  the wounds are almost healed.

Partners For Pets can rescue animals like Bianca only with your help.  You can make a huge difference to these animals with a donation, fostering or adopting.  It seems every week we get a dog or cat in terrible shape that needs our help.  If you would like to make a difference in Bianca's life and help with her care you can go to our PayPal address partners_for_pets@yahoo.com and make a donation.  You can also mail a donation to Partners For Pets, PO Box 445, Troy, IL 62294.  Thank you!!