HOPE
Thank you Shellie T. for bringing "hope" to Hope!
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HOPE
In July 2013, Friends received the following email:
I found a starving Queensland mix a few weeks ago dumped in the middle of nowhere. I was feeding her at that time to gain her trust. Once I gained her trust, I was able to catch her. A day or two passed and I noticed she was peeing blood I thought she was in heat until she started whining and I noticed she was peeing pure blood. I rushed her to the vet and they did x-rays and blood work. The vet thought she had a bladder infection, but the medicine they gave her wasn't helping. So now they think she has internal bleeding and a blood disorder. They need to run more blood work and do an ultrasound to see if the needs surgery. I don't have the money to pay for this. I am willing to foster her until she gets better and finds a loving home. I have in included a few pictures of her before and now.
Thank you,
Shellie T.
We contacted the Kern County Animal Shelter and Shellie signed up with KCAC to foster this dog that she named Hope. Eventually, the diagnosis was that Hope had eaten rat poison. She was given medication and, over time, her blood work improved to the point that she's ready to be spayed and then find her forever home.
Shellie says: Hope was a shy, scared and really sick dog when I found her. She's still scared of men, but she loves women. She likes play chase, sometimes playing with the ball, but likes watching you run after it more. Hope loves having her belly rubbed and scratched. She does OK on the leash when you're walking her, but not to the vet! Hope is still in her shell and I think it'll take time for her to come out of it. Hope follows me around the yard and doesn't like me being out of her sight. She's really a sweet dog; she just needs a one-on-one with someone who can bring her back to that sweet, loving and trusting dog that she once was.
Shellie says: Hope was a shy, scared and really sick dog when I found her. She's still scared of men, but she loves women. She likes play chase, sometimes playing with the ball, but likes watching you run after it more. Hope loves having her belly rubbed and scratched. She does OK on the leash when you're walking her, but not to the vet! Hope is still in her shell and I think it'll take time for her to come out of it. Hope follows me around the yard and doesn't like me being out of her sight. She's really a sweet dog; she just needs a one-on-one with someone who can bring her back to that sweet, loving and trusting dog that she once was.
