Now who is this happy cutie? Surely it cannot be Jolly, the depressed shih tzu who seemed to pass her days in a daze when we first rescued her? But it is! And the reason for the happy aura surrounding Jolly these days is that she has been adopted!
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| Doesn't she look so cute? |
When we first rescued Jolly, she would constantly walk into things and fall over. She also did not seem to react to any verbal cues. We had thought that she was blind and deaf but it turned out that she had some vision and hearing. But Jolly just seemed like she did not even know she was alive. She spent most of the time just lying in the corner of her foster's room and stared blankly into space. She was very quiet. Too quiet. We did not know if she was just a very docile dog by nature, or if something happened to make her feel or want to be invisible.
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| Feeling so much more confident |
It has been 2 months since Jolly was rescued. On that fateful day, we did not even know if the dirty and matted dog we found would survive the night.
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| Jolly loves the sunshine on her back |
She was listless and her breathing was shallow. On top of that, she had a host of issues from a mildly collapsed trachea and conjunctivitis, to masses in her mammary glands and bladder. Yet now, 2 months on, the dog that we thought would not make it loves running, playing hide and seek in the house, basking in the sun and running on grassy patches.
It is almost like she just discovered the joy in living and is fully appreciating all the small blessings. And she is also enjoying the finer things in life, like meat in her diet. Jolly sure loves her beef, chicken and salmon! That's what having a loving forever family can do for a dog! Jolly's new mom had previously adopted another dog from us who was rescued from very similar circumstances, so Jolly's new family includes 2 other senior dog siblings who she can play with. And Jolly's mom can stay home to give Jolly all the TLC she needs, and is also financially able to support her medical needs. We could not ask for a better home for Jolly to be adopted into!
o this day, we still do not know what actually happened to Jolly before she was abandoned outside a HDB apartment, but it seems that it was fate that led Fiona to Jolly and we know that Jolly's life is only going to be more amazing and fruitful from now on. We would like to thank Fabian, the one who found Jolly at his doorstep, for helping Jolly and not ignoring her plight, and her new mama, Melissa, for giving her a chance at happiness.
Also a big thank you to everyone who had helped out with Jolly's vet bills.
Read Jolly's story here: http://hopedogrescue.blogspot.com/2020/07/animal-cruelty-jolly-shihtzu.html
Written by: Samantha
