COVERED IN BRUISES and her eyes are so swollen, they look as if they're bulging out of her head. 😞 But Mia's pain and suffering started far before this, though, and it is very clear that she did not live a good life prior to being found last night with severe head trauma. She is very, very traumatized– in addition to being an incredibly skinny and malnourished, OVERBRED MOMMA DOG who weighs ONLY 22 pounds… She is also heartworm positive. Today, she remains hospitalized on critical care and continues to need emergency IV fluids, antibiotics, and heavy pain medication. Doctors are also closely monitoring Mia for any brain swelling, as she is still very dazed & her eyes are still oozing blood. Her hospitalization and treatments are going to be comprehensive, and her overall recovery will take months. The initial ER estimate alone is staggering– but for us, the idea of "not helping" Mia was just NOT an option.
This poor girl's suffering was not due to an unpreventable medical disorder, nor was it due to a one-time accident. Instead, Mia's suffering was entirely avoidable— but left her fighting for her life. A life she's just barely gotten to live. So, though we are still discovering the full extent of Mia's medical needs, what we DO know is that we are going to fight for her.
Please help us help Mia. Please keep this beautiful girl in your prayers, and if you can, please consider donating to her ongoing ER care. Thank you all so much, we will update everyone as soon as we know more.
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Poor Mia was never wanted nor loved. She was used to pump-out litter after litter, suffering all the while a backyard breeder made money off of her... Until they decided to nearly beat her to death, that is.
Earlier this morning, we were made aware of a dog (now named Mia) who was found lying immobile in a ditch on the side of the road. After picking her up, we immediately rushed her to Pet Emergency & Referral Center for emergency treatment.
Someone beat the living daylights out of this girl, bashing-in her head SO violently that, consequently, they also stripped her of one of her senses—with Mia losing ALL vision as a result.
She sustained severe head trauma from being beaten: Her poor noggin' is COVERED IN BRUISES and her eyes are so swollen, they look as if they're bulging out of her head. 😞 But Mia's pain and suffering started far before this, though, and it is very clear that she did not live a good life prior to being found last night with severe head trauma. She is very, very traumatized– in addition to being an incredibly skinny and malnourished, OVERBRED MOMMA DOG who weighs ONLY 22 pounds… She is also heartworm positive.
Today, she remains hospitalized on critical care and continues to need emergency IV fluids, antibiotics, and heavy pain medication. Doctors are also closely monitoring Mia for any brain swelling, as she is still very dazed & her eyes are still oozing blood. Her hospitalization and treatments are going to be comprehensive, and her overall recovery will take months. The initial ER estimate alone is staggering– but for us, the idea of "not helping" Mia was just NOT an option.
This poor girl's suffering was not due to an unpreventable medical disorder, nor was it due to a one-time accident. Instead, Mia's suffering was entirely avoidable— but left her fighting for her life. A life she's just barely gotten to live. So, though we are still discovering the full extent of Mia's medical needs, what we DO know is that we are going to fight for her.
Please help us help Mia. Please keep this beautiful girl in your prayers, and if you can, please consider donating to her ongoing ER care. Thank you all so much, we will update everyone as soon as we know more.