It’s always heartbreaking to see stray animals fending for themselves on the street, but one particular dog was so badly in shape, rescuers knew they needed to find her and help her immediately. An anonymous woman contacted the Rudozem Street Dog Rescue in Bulgaria through their fan page about a particularly sickly dog in her neighborhood.
It immediately caught Rudozem Street Dog Rescue team member Tony’s eyes. What he saw shocked him. The dog was starving in a literal sense, and looked to be suffering from an assortment of issues. Local authorities wanted to find the dog to put it to sleep because they feared she would spread disease, but the team decided to drive around 70km to her general location to try and find her.
Through serious coordination and a dash of good luck, they managed to locate the stray. When Tony called her over, she came over obligingly, trusting him instantly. Tony saw very quickly that she was in bad shape- She didn’t have hair, was her body was covered in fleas and ticks. Her ear was torn and bloody and she had demodectic mange all over her body as well, making her skin painful.
They named her Khaleesi, after the television show character off Game of Thrones, and quickly set off to work in improving her health. Because the shelter was too packed, and she needed extensive medical care and supervision, Khaleesi was provided a bed at the Dog Rescue’s office kitchen. The outpour of support to help bring Khaleesi to full health was immediately incredible. People began donating medicine and providing treatments like a medical bath, to help bring new life to her skin. They also fixed her deformed front legs.
She quickly became beloved by the shelter’s team; in a short while, she also started to grow out hair and gain weight, and today, she’s unrecognizable from the homeless stray she once was. We can’t change anything that happened to Khaleesi in the past, but the great people at the shelter have given her a brand new chance at life. In a world that can feel incredibly cruel, the great people at Rudozem Street Dog Rescue are truly giving us hope!
We’re so thankful that the rescuers found this dog and were able to save her. It crushes us when we see strays that struggle in the street, and we as a society definitely need to be better about protecting these dogs.
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Source: Pawpulous
