You won’t believe who’s looking for her perfect family…our amazingly strong little girl, Felicity.
At 9 weeks old, 2.9-pound Felicity was burned, tied in a bag, and left to die in a trash dumpster. A Great Samaritan found her, took her to the Humane Society, who in turn contacted M.A.I.N.
NOW? SHE’S HEALED! Her skin looks fantastic, and she has some new hair growth. Oh yeah, and she wants a forever family.
Felicity is now about 16 weeks old and still little. She’s an active puppy and loves to play. She has a feline buddy in her foster home, and they play constantly. Which means, we can say without a smidge of doubt that she’s great around cats. Felicity will be a great playmate to a friend who is aware of her size. Kids need to be aware of that as well. She’s still a puppy. Felicity loves toys so any buddy she might have needs to be willing to share with her. Lastly, she will need some puppy training. It’s not that she doesn’t have manners. It’s that her start in life has been horrible and some learning will bring her structure and make her even more confident.
If you’re interested in adoption or have questions about Felicity, please fill out our adoption application here: adoption application or email us at: medicalanimalsinneed@gmail.com.
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Please welcome Miss Felicity to the M.A.I.N. family. She’s an Australian Shephard mix, only 2.9 pounds, 9 weeks old and the Queen of our Hot Messes.
On April 30th M.A.I.N. received a plea from the Arizona Humane Society about a puppy. One of our fosters immediately offered to take her in. On May 1, Felicity was picked up and seen by our partner vet at Heidi’s Village.
Be aware that Felicity’s story is disturbing.
Felicity was found by a Good Samaritan and taken to the AHS. Found where? In a dumpster. Yes, a garbage dumpster. She was tied in a bag. Someone tied her in a bag and left her in a dumpster like a crappy diaper. And that’s not all. Her skin was charred on over half of her body, from extreme chemical burns. This 9-week-old, 2.9-pound girl was burned with chemicals, tied in a bag, and left to die in a trash dumpster. It’s beyond belief.
While at the vet, Felicity’s debriding went well but was of course painful for her. Debridement is done by cutting her burned dying skin away from her healthy tissue to give that the best chance of survival and repair. The charred skin often holds bacteria so the sooner it’s removed the better chance of the animal surviving. We don’t know how long Felicity has been burned but we’re working on optimism here.
This is a critical time for Felicity. Her body needs to fight and begin healing while also keeping infection at bay. Felicity’s burns are cleaned daily, which is extremely painful for her (and tearful for her foster mom). Thankfully, she’s getting honey-wraps on the burns to help with healing and inflammation. She’s also on antibiotics and pain medicine.
Felicity has a small sterile area to sleep in at her foster home. Her foster mom bought her some burn shirts, and a stuffed animal. The animal gives off warmth and has a heartbeat and seems to give her some calm and security, just like her foster parents do too.
Something good for us to remember is that Felicity won’t suffer again, and that Karma will find those responsible for her pain.
We’ve got you sweet girl and life is only beginning.
We need your help, family! We’ve had a lot of high vet bills already this year (more than expected) and Felicity’s will be added to that pile. Her treatment will be lengthy and expensive. We really need donations of any amount. It all adds up and every dollar goes to the dogs. Thank you all for making it possible for us to help the medical animals in need.
If you can help:
PayPal: medicalanimalsinneed@gmail.com or direct to https://www.paypal.me/MedicalAnimalsInNeed
Venmo: @MAINRescue
Mail: checks/money orders can be sent to Medical Animals In Need (M.A.I.N), PO Box 758, El Mirage, Arizona 85335.
