We will continue to update you all as Ozzy's treatment plan progresses. In the meantime, please keep this special boy in your thoughts and if you're able to donate just $5 towards his care or send him a loving gift, it would be greatly appreciated. Already, we are looking at an estimate of $400–500 for today's initial vetting. Tackling his Mange needs at least 6-8 weeks of medicated baths, antibiotics, and topical treatments; and addressing both hind legs means he is also looking at X-rays and the possibility of surgery.
Any help you are able to give Ozzy is extremely appreciated, thank you all so much.
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URGENT HELP NEEDED: This poor boy arrived to us this morning (06/01) as an owner surrender, and honestly…just looking at him hurts. Ozzy is so special; he deserved so much more from this world– and from the people inhabiting it.
He cried the whole way to the hospital; he's in so much pain, for so many reasons. For starters, he's running a dangerously high fever of 105ºF (*the norm is between 101.5-102ºF). He cannot put an ounce of weight on his back legs, thanks to whatever trauma he endured that left both hind legs swollen—as well as left multiple areas on his body completely raw. The extent of his skin issues goes even further, though, because initial tests at the hospital confirmed Ozzy also has Demodex Mange (*caused by a parasitic mite called Demodex canis, which lives in the hair follicles of dogs). And after being neglected for years, whatever hair he has left is disgustingly matted. Just petting Ozzy causes him searing pain, so getting all the knots and mats shaved and filth removed will involve sedation.
We will continue to update you all as Ozzy's treatment plan progresses. In the meantime, please keep this special boy in your thoughts and if you're able to donate just $5 towards his care or send him a loving gift, it would be greatly appreciated. Already, we are looking at an estimate of $400–500 for today's initial vetting. Tackling his Mange needs at least 6-8 weeks of medicated baths, antibiotics, and topical treatments; and addressing both hind legs means he is also looking at X-rays and the possibility of surgery.
Any help you are able to give Ozzy is extremely appreciated, thank you all so much.