How anyone could deliberately starve a
dog is beyond comprehension. But that's
what the Animal Control officers
discovered when they were called to a
home to investigate animal cruelty. He
was immediately removed from the home
and taken to a local shelter. He was so
ill that volunteers feared for his
life. GRRI-NJ was called to help save
his life.
We almost lost him. He was beyond
caring; there was no light left in his
beautiful brown eyes, and he couldn't
lift his head or wag his tail. An
emergency trip to the vet revealed that
none of his organs had been compromised,
so he was started on his road to
recovery.
GRRI-NJ placed him in an experienced
foster home. He was given supplements to
support his immune system and digestive
tract; he was fed several times a day so
he wouldn't vomit what he was able to
keep down. Blood work was performed
weekly to ensure that he was
stabilizing. We named him Spirit.
When he realized there was going to be
food to eat on a regular basis, and that
he had a place to go to relieve himself
without having to lie in it, he decided
that maybe he would give life another
chance.
After months of healing, it was time to
go to his forever home. A young couple
read about his story and asked to adopt
him. They committed to giving him all
the love they could for however long
they had him, and they renamed him Ed.
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