Emma Loerky added 8 new photos. A few weeks ago, I saw a 16 y/o, 3.5 pound chihuahua named Honey posted in a facebook group dedicated to finding rescues for small dogs in the high-kill Los Angeles shelters. I pledged $10 and offered to foster her temporarily after someone else on the thread offered to foster her long-term after July 27th. I did not personally know any of these people or the rescue group who pulled her from Downey Shelter (how naive of me, right?). On July 16th, I met the person who transported Honey in an unfamiliar area of Los Angeles. When I first laid eyes on Honey, she was filthy (encrusted in feces and god knows what else), had open sores on her head, emaciated, hunched over and shivering uncontrollably with her tail tucked tightly between her legs all due to both pain and fear. (Oh yeah, and her teeth are so corroded that a tooth flew out once when I was giving her meds.) I was so angry about her condition that I wanted to hurt someone. I brought her home and wondered if she would even make it through the night. The next morning I made an appointment for her to see my veterinarian who started Honey on the right path and the rescue group paid the hefty bill in full as promised. Since then, each day has been a roller coaster of ups and downs (and doctor visits) for Honey, but it seems we might finally have her on a path where she will be comfortable in whatever time she has left. Honey has kidney disease - she is on sub-q fluids twice daily, has started eating (but still needs to gain weight), and is now on the appropriate meds to hopefully help slow down the progression of the disease. If nothing else, Honey is clean, well-fed and no longer shivers uncontrollably from fear or being cold; she now has a bed with plenty of clean blankets and a sweater to keep her warm. Her tail is no longer tucked tightly between her legs and she is much less hunched because she in longer in pain. She is safe and she knows it. Below shows a list of photos of Honeys slow progression beginning with the photo where I first saw her listed on facebook, to the car ride home from the shelter, the first night at my house and then the progression from there on. There are many people who helped make this possible for Honey: Sheila Marshall - thank you and your rescue group for pulling Honey from the shelter on what was to be her last day and for paying for her medical care. Cyra Contractor-Morena - thank you for taking Honey to live with you until her time comes. Melissa Wolfe - thank you for posting these babies on facebook to help them be rescued. Patti Haig - thank you for your donation for Honeys vet bills and for being a great friend. Tomorrow, Honey will go on to live with Cyra, who will take care of her long-term.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:44:04 +0000
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