Saturday, January 14, 2012

Bittersweet rescue: Spike's Story

Spike was hidden away in the corner of a yard, not visible to anyone walking by. His kennel was a small enclosure of fencing. The content of the kennel area was filth, debris and excess of feces.

There was no water or food anywhere. When we found Spike in his kennel, we also found a puppy, dead from starvation.

As you can see in his photos, Spike was also extremely starved and dehydrated. When we offered Spike a small amount of food and lots of water, his tail finally came from between his legs to a high wagging! We were so happy for him!

We took the starved and deceased puppy to our vet for proper “burial”.

Spike has been at Red Lake Rosie's Rescue for two weeks now and is gaining weight and has been neutered and vaccinated. We are so thankful that he leaves for foster care through Pet Haven on Sunday, January 15th.

Thank you to rescues and transporters for helping these animals who would otherwise have little hope for life. You help us make a difference. Spike is so happy to have love, food, water and clean straw to sleep in!

Thank you all,
Karen

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh, beautiful Spike! What a heartwarming rescue. Thank you, Karen, for taking him in, and also
to Pet Haven for helping him continue his journey of healing
and offering him a future of love.
This is an absolutely wonderful
story. Please continue to send
photos and updates!

Anonymous said...

I promise to send updates as Spikey's story unfolds. excited to meet him tomorrow. Laura L from Pet Haven

Anonymous said...

Spike is on his way- just left RLRR at 9:25 this morning with Linda and David. Thank you Pet Haven for taking this dear boy- Karen

Anonymous said...

I'm so happy for you Spike and look forward to hearing updates on your new life!
Tears of sadness for that sweet puppy.

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