Holly, a gentle soul (1st update)

Holly, a sweet, tired soul.

Eyes that no longer sparkle 

Holly has been at the vet since her rescue. Poor Holly must be terrified to be in a strange environment with strange humans handling her that she has been trying to bite; we don’t blame her. The staff had to sedate her in order to draw blood and do a skin scrape; we wanted to ensure she has no contagious diseases before she goes off to a foster home, which she hasn’t found.

In summary :

• Female / 16Kg (underweight / ideal 18 to 20kg)
• Anemic
• Heartworm (Larvae and Babesia)
• Tick fever (Ehrlichia / Anaplasma)
• Severe Demodex infestation

Basically poor Holly has the whole package ☹

Exhausted from years of running & living on the streets 

Avoiding eye contact, not too used to humans and attention

Many of you have been asking about her puppies. The vet has confirmed she is not lactating / nursing, and has no puppies. Her dangling tits are from having given birth countless times. 

Such is the sad life of a stray. We will sterilize her when she is stronger.

Their sufferings are so hard, it is only something we can imagine

When our volunteers visited her at the vet, she was curled up in a corner of the cage, exhausted from years of running and living on the streets. Her eyes stared blankly ahead, eyes that no longer sparkle.

Holly allowed our volunteer to stroke her head, and we sensed that she liked it and it was the first time that someone had ever touched her or shown her love. Poor Holly, her entire body is bleeding from severe skin problems, and to think she has been living in this state for years.

Her very first human touch <3 

We hope to be able to find her a foster home within a week, while she is still recuperating at the vet; a family that has time for her, to cure her skin and heal her broken soul. The foster family might initially need to separate the dogs (if they have a resident dog) while Holly learns to trust, and also to help apply meds on her skin etc. 

Holly has just started on her heartworm treatment. There is a risk that she may not survive the treatment. We have no choice, but to proceed with it, before it gets even worse.

Please help Holly. Foster, share her post, or help with vet bills.

Email hopedogrescue@singnet.com.sg