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| Melody at Vet |
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| Melody 7/7/14 |
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lay there in a cage all alone and in pain. What am I doing there? What is going
on? Why am I in such terrible pain? This is what little Pomeranian Melody must
have been thinking. A little 11 pound Pomeranian that ended up in the shelter
covered with bite marks and a horribly matted coat was simply waiting to die.
Melody
was in such pain and no one had taken the time to examine her and see that she
was covered in bites that she had simply given up. Appetite gone, spark in her
eyes gone. When she was visited by the wonderful people who go into the
shelters and take pictures of animals in need she would not even lift her head
to be petted or have her little ears scratched. What no one realized is that
under all that matted fur little Melody had several large and infected wounds.
No one knows what happened to her; she was either mauled or might have even
been used as a bait dog. Her wounds were infected and were oozing pus.
If
Melody would have spent even two more days in this condition she would have
most likely passed to the Rainbow Bridge unassisted. Thanks to the power of
social media Melody now has a chance for a good life!
Her
picture along with the information of “★★
AT RISK FOR EUTHANASIA ★★ PER
SHELTER, NEEDS RESCUE COMMITMENT BY EOB MONDAY JUNE 23RD was noticed by a
rescue in Las Vegas. On Friday June 20th the instant messages were flying about
how to rescue this little girl. A volunteer said that she would go and “pull”
Melody and foster her until she could be transported to Las Vegas. So she went
to the shelter and pulled little Melody. For the first time in several days
Melody showed that she was not ready to give up yet. She nuzzled and licked her
rescuer’s hand as if to say “thank you!!” By this time Melody had also picked
up the dreaded “kennel cough” which is an infection of the lungs and sinuses.
So off to the vet she went. It was there that the horrible condition of her
wounds was discovered.
For
those of you that do not deal with rescuing and pulling it is a very hard and
heartbreaking job but the rewards are so great! It can only be imagined the
horror and the sadness that her rescuer felt as her coat was shaved and the
full extent was realized of how sick she really was. Her coat had been
partially shaved in the shelter but only where the largest wound was, she also
has several wounds on her body which had gone undetected. Immediately she was
hooked up an IV and given powerful antibiotics. Vets also have a hard job too.
How do they so no to dogs that are in such need yet keep their doors open and
pay their staff? With the donations and big hearts that pledges like these
raise every day! Through the power of social media Melody had already
approximately $700 in pledges. These are pledges of money that go towards
helping an animal become well and adoptable. However these are just those,
pledges which depending upon circumstances can come through in an hour or
weeks.
Not
only did she need her IV and antibiotics Melody needed pain medication and an
x-ray to see if the wounds were deep and if they had punctured any organs.
Lucky girl, the wounds were deep surface wounds but had not penetrated any
organs, nor was there internal bleeding of any type. She stayed overnight and
the next day Melody was released into the care of her temporary foster Mom. It
was a frightening night! Due to her kennel cough she was having a hard time
breathing and going to sleep. Finally dreamland opened its gates and Melody
walked through! She is now on Wednesday the 25th still resting and taking her
antibiotics and pain medication. Her appetite is still very small and she has
decided to eat nothing but Vienna sausages. Melody will be flying to her
permanent foster home soon through Pilots for Paws. However she still has a
laundry list of ongoing health related issues to have taken care of before she
can find her forever home. Her wounds need to heal and close, she needs to be
spayed and her teeth need to be cleaned. During this entire ordeal Melody has
remained the sweetest loving dog. She gives “kisses” and the light has come
back into her sweet eyes (which the vet will have to check as they look a
little milky.) All of this will cost quite a bit of money and we wish to thank
everyone who not only stopped to read her story but who also generously
contributes to her road to recovery! Please adopt don’t shop and give dogs like
Melody a second chance for a good life.
See more at: www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/melody-meadows-mauled-and-dumped-at-shelter/196449#sthash.OZpWvESI.dpuf
To keep up with her recovery - www.facebook.com/ILLVBlog
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