Mangy dog wants lovin' !

Hey everybody,

This email is from Deanna, not Anne. I just wanted to send you all an email showing you our latest rescue. This little girl was found living on a debris pile out in St. Bernard. Her bedding was a pile of pink fiberglass. A really nice FEMA employee called me yesterday & told me about her situation. They first spotted her a few days ago. Imagine a bunch of big, rough FEMA guys all running to their trucks to get any kind of food they had to feed her. They had been feeding her for 3 days, until she got close enough for them to pick her up. She was starving for food, but more than that, she was starving for attention. Once she realized the men were not going to hurt her, she instantly became friendly.

Isabella is around 4 months old, covered in mange. She even has demodex in her poop. (sorry to be graphic) It's painful for her to sit down, due to the swelling in her legs. She licked our hands and faces as the doctor did a skin scrape on her. It was all most of us could do to hold back the tears.

We happened to have Geralyn Pezanoski here, filming an update for the documentary she's working. She and her crew were getting ready to walk out when we got the call that the dog was coming in. Luckily, they were able to get some great footage of Isabella as she entered the clinic.

So, here we are, one year later. We haven't seen something this bad in quite a while, but this poor dog proves they are still out there.

Isabella will also be looking for a home once her recovery is in full swing. (Just putting a bug in everyones ear...)



Hope you all are well. I'll spring for drinks, should anyone want to visit New Orleans for the one year anniversary. Careful, not everybody at one time...

Deanna

NOTE: Deanna works at Southern Animal Foundation on Magazine St. in New Orleans. They have been working very very hard on the stray animal situation down there. THANK YOU!