This is Nayeli- and this is her story- From Atchison to Iowa! As I drove down a back alley early last month, I saw a little black face that looked like it glimpsed at me between a vehicle I was passing and a fence line in the alleyway. I thought no, surely that wasn’t a dog just lying out there in the rain like that………When I got out of the vehicle, this is who I was greeted by. This STARVING dog, living in nothing but muck, her shelter never even contained a floor. Her chain weighed almost 17 POUNDS! Her old “owner” stated that they didn’t mistreat this animal; they love this animal, they feed them and take care of them. They didn’t know there was no bottom in the dog house…. They didn’t know she was this skinny. This little lady was rushed to the Veterinarian for immediate medical treatment. A fecal for worm infestation could not even be taken as she had nothing in her bowels from starvation. She was infested with fleas and she smelled of rotten flesh due to all the rain and wet weather she was forced to endure. She was taken back to the shelter and given a nice warm bed with lots and lots of blankets. She was offered food & water… and let me tell you—SHE WAS STARVING! I had to take her meals slow, small, and often to allow her tummy to not work to fast. I will say this; Nayeli gained 15 POUNDS in only mere days at my shelter by ONLY by eating! She was only offered food, love, and warmth. When we were finally able to test for intestinal parasites she was found to be HOOKWORM positive. Blood test also showed she was heartworm positive as well. Great Plains Pointer Rescue, Inc. was contacted and immediately accepted Nayeli into their program to heartworm treat and save Nayeli from the depths of HORROR she had to endure. NEVER EVER AGAIN!!!! When Nayeli left for rescue she gained over 25 pounds in just 15 DAYS…… CAN YOU IMAGINE????? In rescue; stop to think about what’s going on that is not being posted, the saving, the fighting, the crying, the heartbreak, the worry, the anger, the hope, the sigh of relief, and the RESCUE to the RESCUE. It’s the behind the scenes that I can’t post or talk about at that time but please know I fought the fight for this DOG here and many others. I will continue to bring their stories to you, not to make you sad, but to see a difference can be made :) YOU also help make the difference :) Her FORMER owner was found GUILTY AS CHARGED!!! FINED AND GIVEN PROBATION. ( I will follow up on another dog taken from property on the same day in next story as he was just awarded to me through the courts) She is now living the life in Iowa in rescue, being heartworm treated and treated like the Queen she is in the best foster home ever! Nayeli will be up for adoption through the rescue. What more can you ask for??????? It took a village to save just this ONE life…. But you can bet it was worth EVERY emotion that came with it! So proud to be a person to help make miracles happen one dog at a time. Look at the beautiful happy after face. I see her telling everyone who got her to this moment “Thank you and I love you”. Well guess what girly, from beginning to end we love you back! xoxoxoxxooox Tanna-Animal Control Officer
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 03:16:50 +0000