Healed from advanced mange, Ava's not recognizable!
Advanced mange is a devastating condition and without treatment many dogs will die from it.
Mange is an infestation of parasites below the skin. With Ava, the itching was so severe that she broke the skin in many places just from scratching. Sometimes dogs find it difficult to stop moving almost as if they're trying to run away from whatever is causing them so much distress. This continuous movement burns calories and they often become very thin. Mange is usually cured by medicated baths and internal medicine by injection or tablet form.
We are sometimes able to treat mange in its early stages without hospitalization as long as there is a household where we can find them when we return to repeat the treatments. But in an advanced case like Ava's, we couldn't take the chance of treating her on the street in case we weren't able to find her after the first treatment. It was also important to give exhausted, thin Ava the chance to rest in a peaceful relaxed environment.
This rest was a wonderful addition to Ava's medical treatment. She gained weight and muscle when the terrible itching was stopped, and seeing her beautiful soft new fur grow was downright exciting for our treatment team. Thank you for giving us the means to help one darling animal after another.
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Sweet Peter's leg fracture only strengthened his astounding heart of love!
Peter's hind leg was badly broken. He crouched on the side of the road, probably just a few feet from where he had been struck by a passing car.
The sadhu (Hindu devotee) who called for our rescue waited until the ambulance arrived. When he reached the hospital's treatment table his eyes seemed to say, innocently, without judgment, with just a hint of doubt, "What are you doing to me?" but then immediately they softened to "But OK, then, I'm ready!"
We treated him for pain, inflammation and examined the fracture, which needed a stabilizing splint. What a good boy he was throughout his several weeks of bed rest. And oH was it worth it. He stored up a whole lot of play, and Peter's making up for lost time in radiant delight.
Angel with a broken wing; Puppy with a broken leg. Same difference.
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With both legs wounded and a rampant fungal infection, this girl needed big help. And she got it.
This beauty wagged her tail though her leg was badly wounded and her neck was covered in scabs and dried blood from a rampant fungal infection at the throat. She slipped into our arms without flinching, and as we carried her to the ambulance, Meetu’s ears pricked forward and she seemed to say "Where are we going?" with eager curiosity rather than fear.
Her treatment included pain meds, thorough cleaning of both the wounded leg and the wide swath of fungal infection which had even made its way up to her eyes; we comforted her with medicated cream, food and the healing touch of snuggles.
Within a few weeks both her leg wound and the fungal infection had healed, we spayed and vaccinated her, and Meetu-girl's new life had begun.
Animals CAN speak. When they're hurt, their eyes say "help me." And when we help, they say "I love you." Please donate: www.animalaidunlimited.org/donate/
Healing Mama dog's enormous wound so that she can get back to her babies...
This mama dog tried to ignore the terrible wound on her chest.
She had a job to do--to feed her babies. Her neighbors called us immediately when they noticed Burki's blood matted fur. Maggots can work incredibly quickly to worsen an already-awful wound. It was hard to separate Burki from her two puppies, but the family kindly offered to keep her babies healthy while Burki healed in the hospital.
Once in treatment, her eyes transformed from fearful to sad. We would do everything we could to ensure she healed quickly and could get home to those waiting for her. But still, it would take several weeks to heal a wound this size. We were grateful that despite her grave depression, she would eat. When she received comfort cuddles the first day, Burki relaxed a little, but she remained very anxious for the first few days.
However, Burki healed beautiful. We spayed her, her coat became shiny, she gained a bit of weight and began to smile. A few days later on our welfare check, Burki gave us the most remarkable tour of her home, and introduced us to her precious family. We are so grateful to the neighbors who have welcomed all 3 (plus another Blackie-Whitey you'll spot at the end) into their garden and into their lives.
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Saving a dog with multiple fractures after being hit by a car…
Motorists saw a dog get hit by a car and alerted us immediately.
The dog lay lifelessly on the median as traffic rushed by and people gathered around the unconscious but breathing figure. When our rescuers lifted him, he didn't even flinch.
But within the time it took to reach our hospital, Trooper had regained consciousness though he was in terrible pain. We saw no open wounds, but discovered on examination that both his front legs were fractured.
We had to place him in two splints and confine Trooper to "bed rest" for a month, which in order to save this amazing boy. Meet Trooper now! We're pretty sure he thinks it was all "worth it!"
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Help us save Little Petunia...
A little story about a little baby named Petunia, a goat abandoned with a congenital birth defect affecting her neck, spine, balance and mobility.
This short reel follows Petunia from admission to her first moments, 5 weeks later, standing without help. Every day is new, and Petunia continues to make small progress, with baby steps. We don't know if she will ever be independent.
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This suffering sweetheart was dying from mange...rescued!
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This desperate boy was covered in mange scabs, and pain enveloped every inch of his body. Kind passers-by recognized mange and were able to catch and hold him in their car while waiting for our rescue team to arrive.
We were so happy with this profoundly important help because mange dogs are often difficult to catch. He was incredibly gentle and hardly moved a muscle while we administered pain medicine and began his life-saving treatment. Although he didn't love his first medicated bath, he must have felt so much relief to rest with a full stomach after eating a big meal.
Day by day, his scabs were washed away, and a beautiful powdery angel began to emerge from what had been pure wreckage. Meet sweet Powder now!
Tail-Wagger ALERT! Saving puppy with huge cyst.
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Whatever size the package is, love is huge, isn't it? This gorgeous puppy was almost buried under an enormous cyst.
We treated him with antibiotics and drained the fluid to make sure it didn't rupture inside. If it had leaked internally, it could have caused an infection to spread throughout the body and could have meant death for this little ray of sunshine.
But we rescued him in time, and he's shining. Meet Georgie now!
This spine-injured dog tried to bite his rescuers. But that was only the pain talking...
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Neighbors were shocked to find their local street dog hiding in pain. When our rescue team arrived he growled and threatened to bite. Looking back, we now know the reason was only his tremendous pain and fear. Those growls were soon replaced by the most patient, trusting smiles.
Joey had no fractures or wounds, but to walk again, he would need 4 weeks of bedrest. For a young dog especially, this confinement is really tough. But loving visits and plenty going on around him helped, and now? Meet Joey today--better than ever.
Rescued with serious spine injury but this cheerful boy wouldn't stop smiling.
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Putting all his strength into dragging himself forward, his hind legs collapsed beneath him, this poor beauty had been hit by a vehicle and suffered spine damage.
We hurried him to the hospital and were relieved to find that he still had good sensation in his hind toes, which meant that his brain could still communicate with his feet through his spinal column. We comforted him, and his relaxed, beautiful smile gleamed back at us. He remembered! He'd been here before for an injury to his ear, and at that time we had also neutered him.
So for Herman, this might have seemed like just another rest-and-relaxation holiday. It took all 4 weeks of his enforced bed rest to regain his mobility, but when he finally stood, he acted like he wondered what all the fuss had been about! Meet this elegant angel now...
Meet Shabi one year on!
Healing Shabi from his terrible head injury had taken months. This sensitive angel walked in circles, completely disoriented and weak.
He suffered from multiple other complications-- infections, difficulty breathing, trouble putting on weight.
But now, over one year on, Shabi is healthy--and neutered, and bouncy and happy, and as you can see, just as EXTREMELY HANDSOME as ever. #lovemelovemyteeth
We didn't know if he would make it...
Road warrior down! This sweetheart was hit by a car and neighbors found him almost unconscious, bleeding from his nose.
We were relieved to find no fractures but his breathing was labored and we worried he had internal injuries.
After receiving oxygen, soothed with rest and comfort, this little love-magnet has bounced back with adorable enthusiasm.
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Baby goat turned to stone in hardened tar—watch what it took to save her.
Sometimes it’s not medicine that does the trick. It’s hours of work, a pinch of luck, blended in love.
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Little Suri was almost lost in hardened tar covering literally every inch of her body.
Saving her precious life took 10 loving hands working for hours. She was abandoned by her owner and left to die. We don’t know how long she’d been stuck in the tar, but she was almost unconscious from exhaustion, dehydration and heat stroke. Her tail was stuck to her thighs and her legs were stuck together. All she could move were her eyes. She couldn’t even cry for her mother anymore.
Our team went to work with vegetable oil and soap to melt the tar. We’ve learned from past experiences with puppies stuck in tar that it takes hours to soften the toxic tar. When Suri was finally freed from the grip of the tar, she nearly jumped for joy. And so did we.
Watch this harrowing but wonderful story about turning a potentially terrible death into a beautiful new life.
Desperately worried horse gallops behind ambulance carrying her critically ill friend..
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Sukie is blind and had been abandoned after a road accident. Rescued, she was living "alone" among a hundred cows in the Animal Aid shelter. She was surrounded by animals and humans, but she was lonely. Sukie desperately needed another horse, because horses need horses to talk to, to groom, to play with, to take comfort from in their shared language.
Across the city, a horse lay dying from a suspected twisted intestine. But she wasn't alone. Her dearest companion was a little red mare, who appeared out of the blue following the ambulance at full gallop, as we transported her critically ill friend to our hospital.
Back in the hospital, we did everything we could to help the suffering horse, but sadly she didn't have the strength to make it. She gently slipped away quietly within a few hours, with her friend by her side.
Her friend circled and seemed to grieve. But then, she saw Sukie.
This video is a tribute to all friends. Belle was the answer to Sukie's prayers. And Sukie must be the answer to Belle's in turn.
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Almost fatal: healing dog's astounding neck wound...
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To see the gaping neck wound was heartbreaking as we lifted this dog out of his hiding hole. Maggots had consumed an enormous amount of tissue. His pain must have been so gripping that he couldn't eat, and malnourishment had weakened him. His blue eyes were bright with pain and intelligence.
We hurried him to the hospital and started his treatment immediately--applying the powder that enables us to remove maggots after a few hours. We boosted him with a hydration drip and started a vigorous feeding schedule, delighted that he loved his food and gained strength rapidly.
With such a large wound, it took two months for him to heal, but long before his healing was complete this loving angel had made friends with every staff member in his area, and most of the dogs too!
What a precious life to save. As he recovered, his amazing eyes revealed intelligence deep as the ocean. And that's what we've called him. Meet Ocean now!
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Emotional mother shows rescuers where to find her badly wounded baby...
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This astounding Mother-Dog-On-A-Mission led our rescue team to her badly wounded baby. Her sweetheart could not appear more forlorn, blood filling his mouth, chest, and covering even his paws. He kept as still as a statue, seemingly in shock after the traumatic blow of a vehicle. His mother wagged her tail pleadingly as we gathered up her baby, almost as if she knew we would try to help.
If you can get through the heartbreak of the opening scenes, we promise you this little joy boy, after healing from a fractured jaw, will definitely bring you a smile today as big as his own. Meet Trinket now!
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