On July 1st 2008 we quickly, and somewhat frantically it has to be said, put the wheels in motion to save Miss Mabel.
Bridgid scrambled to get all the documents that we needed from LSAS to proceed with pulling Mabel from Savannah AC. Michelle waited anxiously in Charleston, SC for the documents to arrive so she and her fiance could get on the road to Savannah to go get Mabel. I spent the day frantically emailing the two of them, giving progress reports and making sure that they both had everything they needed.
The AC was scheduled to close at 5 pm and if we did not have Mabel out by then she would be euthanised before they opened the following day. At 3 pm ET Bridgid managed to get everything faxed over to Michelle, who then began the mad dash to get to Savannah in time to get Mabel. She made it by the skin of her teeth, and whisked Mabel away to freedom and a hamburger from McDonalds!
They went straight to the vet. Here is Michelle's report from that evening:
"Long story short, she is HW- (yay!) parasite free, and was so infested with fleas, ticks, and maggots in her ears that the vet needed to bathe her- we just couldn't do it at home, especially with the leg wound. Her leg wound is old and we're going to scrub it with blue solution daily, per the vet's instructions, along with hydrotherapy to promote healing (shower massage). She also had some kind of large tumescent growth attached to the muscle on her chest, which burst when the vet aspirated it. We have to massage it repeatedly with a warm washcloth to get the fluid out. She is being dewormed tonight despite her direct and float fecals coming up clear, just in case. She needs to be separated from the other animals in the house for a week, per the vet, just in case. She is one of the sweetest dogs I've ever met and is SO hungry and SO weak. She just put her little head on my lap and tries to lean on you. The vet thinks she's 1+ because of tartar on her teeth but she looks all puppy to me, with ginormous paws. She only weighs 33.7 lbs and should weigh 50+."
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