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Shelby
Shelby is a five-year-old Rottweiler mix who suffered
burns to her ears, nose and around her eyes. She’s
progressing well. She has a wonderful temperament and
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Her neck, shaved because a chain left link-pattern scarring
on her skin, is healing well. The tear duct area of her eyes
and her nose suffered the most damage. Only time will tell
if her ducts will generate tears or if she will need artificial
tears administered for the rest of her life.
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Shelby may also need a skin graft on her nose. She
endures a “bath” once a week that scrubs
off the old skin on top of the length of her nose to
allow new layers of skin to form. The ridge of her nose
is raw and covered with ointment to advance healing.
Her ability to smell appears to be fine, though.
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She’s on antifungal, antibiotic and anti-inflammatory
medication. The many areas of infection all over her body
are healing and starting to itch, so she wears a “lampshade”
collar to protect from scratching.
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Shelby suffered a setback to her recovery, when she
was diagnosed with autoimmune disease. We think the
extensive burns may have triggered this disease. She
is currently on lifelong medication to keep this disease
under control. The burns also caused permanent damage
to her tear glands. As a result, she will also require
lifelong artificial tears to be applied to each eye.
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Shelby’s spirits through all of her long illnesses
and recovery have remained great and she thanks everyone she
meets with a generous wiggle of her tail.
In September 2004, Shelby passed away. The staff of Harbor
Humane Society grieves her loss because Shelby had come to
symbolize all animals who suffer at the
hands of thoughtless human beings. She was also, more importantly,
a good and simple dog who grew to love and trust people again.
We should all be so courageous.
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Macaroni
Macaroni is a young Chihuahua mix that came to HHS as a stray. We discovered that Mac suffers from a broken bone in his leg that was never treated. In addition he needed surgery on another leg for a different injury. Through generous donations to the Hope Fund, Mac received the surgeries and care he needed. Mac has been adopted and is doing great. |
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Noelle
Noelle was found as a stray by a member of the Harbor
Humane Society staff around the holidays. She was starved,
matted and her head was tilted from a previous injury.
She has been spayed, vaccinated and restored to health.
Recently, Noelle was adopted into a new home. |
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Darla
Darla was surrendered to Harbor Humane Society after
being hit by a car. She suffered nerve damage to her
left front leg as a result. Medical treatment failed
to restore nerve sensation to the leg. Darla kept her
leg curled, walking it upside down. The Hope Fund allowed
for amputation of the leg to enable her to better get
around. Darla has since been adopted and is doing well. |
Butch
Butch arrived at Harbor Humane on bitter cold winter day
suffering form frostbite to his nose, ears and toes. Thanks
to The Hope Fund, he spent several months at the shelter recovering
before being adopted into a home of his own!
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Willa
Willa arrived at Harbor Humane Society
as a stray. She had previously broken her rear leg
but never received medical attention for it. As a
result, the leg became dysfunctional and was causing
her a lot of pain. The Hope Fund allowed us to amputate
Willa’s leg and get her on the road to recovery.
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Chester
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Chester with his
new family.
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Chester
Chester came to us in February 2004
after being hit by a car. He suffered multiple pelvic
fractures and apparently had been shot. He has been
nursed back to health in foster care and has finally
found a permanent home. Mark Lebednick and Carol
Houy of Farmington Hills are the proud owners of
Chester.
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Lilly
Lilly was entered into The Hope Fund as an 11-week-old
female shepard puppy. She had a compound fracture to
her rear leg. We believe this occurred from abuse due
to her young age. Surgery to correct the fracture and
save the leg was estimated to cost approximately $1,000.
Lilly is pictured to the right, with
her sister by adoption Annie, who was also a hope fund
dog.
In October 2004, Lilly was adopted into
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Lilly and Annie |
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Peaches
Peaches came to Harbor Humane after being hit by a
car. As with most animals who arrive here, she had
no identification and no owners came forward to claim
her.
After nursing Peaches back to health, it became clear
to our staff that this little dog has had suffered
abuse in the past.
After almost a year in foster care, Peaches found
the perfect family and has finally found a permanent
home. |
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Lucky
Lucky, a 1-year-old Torti domestic short hair cat, came
to HHS on emergency after being hit by a car. She suffers
from closed head trauma and was initially paralyzed on her
left side. She is making slow, steady improvement thanks
to The Hope Fund, but will require 1-2 more months of care.
Early in 2005, Lucky was successfully adopted into a loving
home.
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