Had an appt for Billy and Tinker yesterday at the holistic vet. When we were on our way out, the techs held the pups so I could go out front and pay ... they had a heartworm positive dog out there that they wanted to make sure wasn't excited.
I went thru the doors and almost burst into tears. Rarely does a dog do THIS to me. He was some sort of a springer/herder mix maybe -- tough to tell. Almost no coat -- sores EVERYWHERE. He reminded me of Muffin when we first got him where he was so infected under his coat that we had to cut that coat off almost like diseased leather.
I'm going to guess sarcops and demodex and lord knows what else -- allergy. He had been feral and this woman found him. I looked into his eyes and put out my hand - he looked into my eyes and started towards me ... he stopped and sniffed my hand (remember I have psoriasis and my skin on my hands is hugely red and sore).
He looked up again into my eyes and again I saw the understanding dawn ... "This lady UNDERSTANDS what it is to hurt like this -- she GETS it -- she KNOWS!"
We never said a word but as he tries to burrow his head into my hands his new owner says "Oh DEAR .. I don't know how friendly he is!!" and I looked at her with my eyes full of tears and showed her my hands and I said "he's not going to bite me -- he understands that I know what it is to hurt JUST like he does"
Lordy -- even his *** was a bloody oozy mess -- not most of his face but his eyes were sore. I think it was sarcops and allergies probably ... just from the pattern of hair loss and scratch marks.
The girls know me, of course, and I told them that if this woman needs help to call me (and they HAVE done that before).
We can't take him ... I'm full. But oh lordy I wanted to. And now today my head just won't let him go. This woman is going to keep him apparently -- she's not happy about how much of a mess he is but she fell in love too.
I don't even have a name -- but just a sweet little orange and white guy. But oh so very very sore.
David and I always say a burden shared is a burden halved. This little guy needs all the prayers and good thots I can give him b/c that lady has not a CLUE what to do with that dog on a day to day basis.