Jack
was a loving 9 year old Golden who had
spent his entire life living in an
outside 2' x 4' kennel run with
his mother, who is 12 years old.
Severely neglected, these poor dogs
were living in their own waste.
Fortunately, they were both rescued by
a good samaritan.
Their savior placed Jack's mother with
a friend, and got Jack to the vet so
he could be neutered. Then she
boarded him while she tried to find
him a forever home.
A
few days later, she went to visit him
... and found him in shock, his
incision infected, green, swollen, and
dripping with puss. She immediately
took him to the vet ... where he spent
the next eight days in critical
condition.
They
really didn't think Jack would make
it.
Twelve days passed before he was
released ... with a long recovery
still ahead of him.
He
weighed only 49 pounds, was on
seven medications, and was restricted
from most activity. He was alsoheartworm
positive, but needed to get stronger
before treatment could begin. In
addition, some of his other blood work
wasn't what it should be. Jack
needed significant vet care -- all of
which GRRI-NJ provided.
After several months of care, Jack was
finally well enough to be adopted --
and he was!
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