The mother of a collapsed, comatose puppy told us everything we needed to know. She held her anxiety in her shoulders, in her mouth, and most of all in her eyes, which were filled with the greatest sorrow–a mother watching her baby dying.
But her posture alerted neighbors to look more closely at the grey mound in the grey soil and saw the little one still breathing.
He twitched unconsciously.
The little one was in critical condition and we hurried him to the hospital, and treated him for life-threatening hypothermia (cold), pain, and gave him IV drips to stabilize him after shock. He had no fractures but we cleaned and dressed several puncture wounds on his neck.
He was still comatose when we lay him bundled in a basket, and he slept through the night.
In the morning, we were delighted to find his eyes open: he had woken up from the coma! Now the next task would be to get him to eat–if he would eat we knew he had a good chance of surviving.
After careful care, the little dog recovered quickly. Look, she is currently extremely happy .He just can’t believe that people actually care. His free steps. It was a dream that even he himself could not believe. He’s got the cutest little raccoon face and petite little feet
He also melted hearts everywhere he turned, he was such a good boy today. I’m so glad he doesn’t have to live that miserable life that he endures anymore.
