I definitely do.
I don’t usually look at the Lost & Found page on Facebook, unless someone I know has lost a dog. However, last night (Saturday), I happened to look at my Facebook and the first thing that appeared was a photo of a very badly matted Shihtzu, found by a guy by the name of Fabian Ang. He had commented on Facebook that he would bring the dog to the vet the next day to scan for a microchip.
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| This was the post that started it all |
I happened to be not too far away so I offered to go down with my microchip scanner and save him the trouble of bringing her to the vet the next day. It was 11.30pm but he agreed for me to go over as there was a family there to verify if it was their lost Shihtzu that went missing sometime in June.
I scanned the dog and unfortunately, the microchip number did not match theirs.
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| At the lift lobby scanning the microchip |
While we were talking, I noticed that the dog was rather listless and her breathing was shallow. I suggested we take her to the emergency vet right away. Fabian kindly offered to come along.
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| How our hearts hurt just looking at her |
On the way to the vet, I found out from Fabian that he had found the dog at about 8+pm and the dog was left outside his door step. His dog had started barking, so he opened the door to check and found the lifeless Shihtzu right in front. He took the dog in – she was covered with pee and poo and smelled so bad. Her fur was badly matted and her nails were so long it grew sideways. He gave her a quick bath, dried and fed her. The dog took a while before she started eating, drinking and even managed a poo.
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| She hardly moved in the car |
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| Waiting to see the vet |
The vet had listened to her heart and lungs but her fur was so thick and badly matted, she could hardly hear through all that fur. Typical of this breed, she had very dry eyes and her eyes were so dry that there was scarring on her eyes and the vet reckoned her vision might be only about 20% or so.
Her gums were red and sore, she had gingivitis. Her nails were so long that she could hardly walk.
Today during the vet’s normal hours, we will do some blood tests to find out her kidney & liver functions, and also check for tick fever and heartworm. We have asked the vet to help clips her nails as well.
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| What did evil humans do to her? |
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| Such a painful sight |
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| Vet checking her eyes |
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| Poo stuck on her fur |
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| Nails so long it curled sideways |
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| The vet noticed a long scar on her belly while shaving her - what was that scar for? |
We have reported this case to the relevant authorities and will update more on this poor dog’s condition when we have more information.
For now, the vet has named her Jolly because I had named her Shihtzu 😊
We would like to thank Fabian for being so kindhearted and taking her in to clean and feed her. Let’s hope she pulls through this.
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| Thank you Fabian for helping Jolly |
If you would like to help with Jolly’s vet bill or have information on this dog, please email hopedogrescue@singnet.com.sg. Thank you.
Written by Fiona
