Take a look at this photo and ask yourself - would you have walked on by?
This is the story of a lady called Patricia who made a friend for life with a dog now named 'Hulk'. When you pop down to the supermarket you are normally running through what you need to buy for dinner, however on this trip Patricia failed to make a shop, rather she saw a very hungry, thirsty and scared dog with extensive wounds to the body and plagued by fleas and ticks.
Her response was to stop and try and help the dog...she was a minority as most just walked on past or made negative comments as to her attempts to catch him. However with patience and a little bribery..
Patricia was able to safely remove him from his street status and took him to a local vet to be looked over.
The ticks and fleas are easily addressed with a pipette - easy fix - in a few days he will enjoy a nice bath all over...in the mean time his wounds require cleaning but nothing complicated and they will quickly heal.
He has tested positive for dilofilaria (heart worm) but as he is so undernourished and weak he cannot start on the medication yet for this, but in a couple of weeks he will be able to start.
Now here is the GOOD news - Hulk has tested negative for leisch which can make a huge difference as people can be a little narrow minded and have reservations for re-homing a leisch dog.(shame on you - think of Chester!). He is friendly if not a little timid with humans, seems to be good with other dogs and cats....so now what we need is at least a FOSTER home for this lad as he cannot stay in the vet much longer.
Unfortunately Patricia is not in a position to have Hulk with her as he starts his journey to a new life - this is her 3rd rescue by herself so we felt that she deserved support and help to find Hulk a place to recover and eventually a new home.
So here is the deal - if you or you know of someone who is in a position to foster or who have thought of fostering - then please please consider Hulk. By agreeing to foster Hulk you are not committing to have him for the rest of his life (unless you decide you want to keep him!) - it is a temporary home we are looking for where he can get recuperate and learn to trust humans again. There is NO FINANCIAL obligation if you foster Hulk - there is a guardian angel who will be covering any medication and food that he requires, also any dog paraphernalia such as kennel, lead, bowl, bedding etc can be given on loan during the foster period. All we need is a safe environment with patience and love to be given. We will all be actively looking for a new home for Hulk while he is in foster care to make sure that he has his happy ending.
Please help find Hulk a foster home - he has to leave the vet and the safety of his cage there. He is being evicted!
If you can help in any way then please contact Patricia Teodoro - you can call her on 962 737 263, PM her on Face Book or email her p.teodoro11@gmail.com
1 comment:
Have you found a foster home for Hulk yet? Poor fellow. Let me know.
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