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Tonight is the main reason I got into rescue. We got into the rescue Friday morning a small dog that is the size of a 3-6 month golden puppy. Thursday afternoon we got a call from animal control telling us that they had a golden if we wanted him. So one of the foster Moms picked him up Friday morning.
We were told that his owner was an elderly lady that also had 2 maltese dogs. An animal control volunteer lived next door to the lady. She noticed that she had not seen either the lady or dogs and got concerned. Unfortunately the woman had passed away and the dogs were locked in a crate. The police think she had passed away at least 4 days prior and so the three dogs were locked in one crate for 4 days. They were covered in urine and feces.
Poor little Joey is skin and bones and weighs 16 pounds. Riding home, I could feel every bone in his body. He has to be a mix because the vet said he is almost 2 years old. And no where near the hiegth of an adult. But is the size of a 3-6 mo golden. Joey must have spent tons of time in a crate because he has some joint issues and alittle bit of a curved spine. And that could have stunted his growth. I have to wash him every other day with some special shampoo because his skin was burned from the urine. I will be feeding him puppy food in small increments thru out the day so we can get some meat on him. Once he is stronger we will add some canned food.
He will be a long term foster to get his health all well and then he will have to be neutered.
Personally I think he looks like a sheltie/golden or italian greyhound mix. It is the set of the eyes and long legs. I will try to get some better pictures of him but this is what I have so far. ***GRAPHIC***
We were told that his owner was an elderly lady that also had 2 maltese dogs. An animal control volunteer lived next door to the lady. She noticed that she had not seen either the lady or dogs and got concerned. Unfortunately the woman had passed away and the dogs were locked in a crate. The police think she had passed away at least 4 days prior and so the three dogs were locked in one crate for 4 days. They were covered in urine and feces.
Poor little Joey is skin and bones and weighs 16 pounds. Riding home, I could feel every bone in his body. He has to be a mix because the vet said he is almost 2 years old. And no where near the hiegth of an adult. But is the size of a 3-6 mo golden. Joey must have spent tons of time in a crate because he has some joint issues and alittle bit of a curved spine. And that could have stunted his growth. I have to wash him every other day with some special shampoo because his skin was burned from the urine. I will be feeding him puppy food in small increments thru out the day so we can get some meat on him. Once he is stronger we will add some canned food.
He will be a long term foster to get his health all well and then he will have to be neutered.
Personally I think he looks like a sheltie/golden or italian greyhound mix. It is the set of the eyes and long legs. I will try to get some better pictures of him but this is what I have so far. ***GRAPHIC***
