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THE STORY OF FREDDY
The picture to the right is of a little Shih
Tzu brought into a local emergency
animal hospital by an animal control
officer. This little dog was so matted that
his back legs were actually stuck
together. He could not use his back
legs, and drug himself across the floor.
The most amazing thing about that is
that one of his front legs was totally
useless. This little 8 pound dog was
dragging himself around with only one
leg! The picture you see on the right is
after the vets had worked on shaving him
down for about 1/2 an hour. It took a
total of 2 hours to get most of the mats
off. They were not able to remove the
mat on his front leg because it was the
only thing holding his leg onto his body.
Tzu brought into a local emergency
animal hospital by an animal control
officer. This little dog was so matted that
his back legs were actually stuck
together. He could not use his back
legs, and drug himself across the floor.
The most amazing thing about that is
that one of his front legs was totally
useless. This little 8 pound dog was
dragging himself around with only one
leg! The picture you see on the right is
after the vets had worked on shaving him
down for about 1/2 an hour. It took a
total of 2 hours to get most of the mats
off. They were not able to remove the
mat on his front leg because it was the
only thing holding his leg onto his body.
Poor little Freddy is only about 2-4 years old! It is
hard to believe a dog could become this matted
and this damaged in such a short time. We can
only imagine that poor Freddy was never
groomed. A dog with hair like his, that is long
and continues to grow, needs to be groomed! A
trip to the groomers every 6 weeks or so, or the
investment in some clippers would have been all
that was needed to save Freddy's legs! Even
brushing him once a week would have helped!
Thanks to some very generous people, Freddy
got the surgery he needed. East Coast Asian
Dog Rescue paid for his surgery, and Warwick
Animal Hospital in Warwick Rhode Island agreed
to do the surgery and hospitalization at less than
half cost! Little Freddy even stayed an extra day
at the hospital after his surgery to make sure his
pain was under control, at no extra cost. Thanks
to the folks at East Coast Asian Dog Rescue and
to Dr. Kevin Weed and the staff at Warwick
Animal Hospital, Freddy's life was saved!
On the rest of this page you will see more
pictures of Freddy before and after his surgery.
We hope to be able to show more pictures of
Freddy as he recovers.
Because his former owners did not even take the
time to brush this little dog, he has lost a leg, and
may have permanent damage to two more of his
legs. The price of a hair brush and a few minutes
a week! Isn't a little sweet dog like Freddy worth
even that much?
Through it all Freddy has been a sweet little guy.
Giving kisses and wanting to be held and loved,
this little man forgives what was done to him. He
is feeling better and better every day, and is even
now trying to run and play a little with the other
dogs. Freddy will never suffer from the lack of
care again.
Freddy has free reign of his foster home - but his
room of preference is the bathroom. He naps on
the bathroom rug, and will only venture out if it
means he has some lap time. He even will run
into the bathroom to eat his food.
Abuse can be violent but can also be subtle.
Freddy just needed someone to care...thankfully
he found many folks that have worked together to
help him have a forever home that will cherish
him for the wonderful little guy he is.
Please visit our friends at East Coast Asian Dog
Rescue at http://www.asian-dog-rescue.org and
Warwick Animal Hospital at
http://www.vetcor.com/warwick/index
hard to believe a dog could become this matted
and this damaged in such a short time. We can
only imagine that poor Freddy was never
groomed. A dog with hair like his, that is long
and continues to grow, needs to be groomed! A
trip to the groomers every 6 weeks or so, or the
investment in some clippers would have been all
that was needed to save Freddy's legs! Even
brushing him once a week would have helped!
Thanks to some very generous people, Freddy
got the surgery he needed. East Coast Asian
Dog Rescue paid for his surgery, and Warwick
Animal Hospital in Warwick Rhode Island agreed
to do the surgery and hospitalization at less than
half cost! Little Freddy even stayed an extra day
at the hospital after his surgery to make sure his
pain was under control, at no extra cost. Thanks
to the folks at East Coast Asian Dog Rescue and
to Dr. Kevin Weed and the staff at Warwick
Animal Hospital, Freddy's life was saved!
On the rest of this page you will see more
pictures of Freddy before and after his surgery.
We hope to be able to show more pictures of
Freddy as he recovers.
Because his former owners did not even take the
time to brush this little dog, he has lost a leg, and
may have permanent damage to two more of his
legs. The price of a hair brush and a few minutes
a week! Isn't a little sweet dog like Freddy worth
even that much?
Through it all Freddy has been a sweet little guy.
Giving kisses and wanting to be held and loved,
this little man forgives what was done to him. He
is feeling better and better every day, and is even
now trying to run and play a little with the other
dogs. Freddy will never suffer from the lack of
care again.
Freddy has free reign of his foster home - but his
room of preference is the bathroom. He naps on
the bathroom rug, and will only venture out if it
means he has some lap time. He even will run
into the bathroom to eat his food.
Abuse can be violent but can also be subtle.
Freddy just needed someone to care...thankfully
he found many folks that have worked together to
help him have a forever home that will cherish
him for the wonderful little guy he is.
Please visit our friends at East Coast Asian Dog
Rescue at http://www.asian-dog-rescue.org and
Warwick Animal Hospital at
http://www.vetcor.com/warwick/index
Freddy's leg
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