Living in a box this Lunar New Year was not something this sweet senior dog ever imagined would happen to her.
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| Butter was found living in a box along a HDB corridor |
Amanda contacted HOPE to inform us of an old dog living in a box outside a HDB unit and asked if we could help.The dog had previously belonged to a couple who had divorced and the husband went on Telegram to give away their dogs. This one, whom we have named Butter, was given to a young 13-year-old boy who felt sorry for the dog and took it home.
Unfortunately, the boy's parents were not agreeable to keep the dog so he had no choice but to leave the dog outside his unit in a box. A neighbour saw the dog and was saddened by its living conditions. The neighbour and some friends kindly offered to take Butter to the vet and tried to help the boy care for Butter by providing items like kibbles. They soon realized that, however good his intentions were, the boy would not be able to care for the dog. So, they contacted HOPE.
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| She had a huge growth on her right hind leg and the darkened brown fur suggested that she had been wearing soaked diapers for a long time. |
Volunteers went down at close to midnight to pick up the dog as the neighbours and friends had been waiting at the void deck for almost the entire day, as no one could take the dog home for the night. The volunteers then brought the dog to a temporary fosterer’s home at the opposite end of Singapore. By that time, it was almost 2am.
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| Volunteers, Jimmy (pictured) and Wendy, had rushed down to help Butter as the group had been hanging around the void deck for most of the day with nowhere to go |
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| Such a sweet little doggy :-( |
The next morning, the volunteers brought Butter to the vet. The vet estimated Butter to be 10 to 12 years old. Butter is very sweet and friendly, and extremely food motivated (aka always hungry). There is a growth on her chest and a larger one dangling from her right hind leg. Like many neglected dogs, she has terrible teeth with pus and discharge oozing from her nose, and would require dental asap. One eye has little or no vision. She is not sterilized but we may not push for sterilization at this time given she is already a senior dog.
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| Missing teeth |
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| Needs dental soon |
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| Little or no vision in her left eye |
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| Lump on her chest |
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| Growth on right hind leg |
We have arranged for a heart and abdomen scan in 2 weeks. Once given the all clear, we will schedule her dental and then sweet Butter will be ready for her forever home.
Her current bill stands at $806 and will likely incur more as we send her for the various scans, tests and procedures. If you can help with sweet Butter's vet bills, please email hopedogrescue@singnet.com.sg.
