Our world is full of wondrous creatures, both inside and outside. However, even the mostbeautifulbeings can quickly wither away if their situation turns bad enough.
A story just like this recently went viral online, taking over netizens’ hearts. One husky, who is naturally a very gorgeous dog, was found walking the streets looking more like a stone than ananimal. But no matter how bad he looked then, once he was rescued and treated, things turned drastically for the better, and it wasn’t long until he started looking like his old glorious self. Scroll down to read the full story!
More info:Stray Rescue of Saint Louis
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Even the most beautiful creatures can end up looking nothing like their true selves if they’re neglected badly enough
Image credits:Todd Whiteaker
A scarred, wrinkly, and nearly hairless husky was found a few months ago and brought to Stray Rescue of Saint Louis
A few good months ago, right in the middle of the summer, a couple of Good Samaritans had an unexpected encounter with a scarred, wrinkly, and nearly hairless animal that turned out to be ahusky. Realizing the situation, they quickly contacted the Stray Rescue of Saint Louis, and moments later, a volunteer driver was on the way.
And yet, despite all that he’s been through, the unfortunate creature was still acting like the little piece of sunshine that he still was on the inside. “When I got to pick the dog up, he immediately jumped over me in the driver’s seat and lay down next to me in the passenger’s seat,” shared the driver,Todd Whiteaker, in his Facebook post.
He was diagnosed with scabies and had to spend 2 weeks in isolation while taking antibiotics and receiving medicated baths
The Stray Rescue already had a medicated bath ready for when the dog finally arrived. However, that was only the beginning of an unpleasant but necessary healing process for the pup, who was soon diagnosed with scabies. This highly contagious mite most often causes constant itching and irritation, which is what left him looking the way he did.
And yet, there was nothing that could break his spirits. “He loved being touched, but we had to wear gloves and gown up. When we did, he just leaned into us and melted at every touch,” Natalie Thomson from Stray Rescue of Saint Louis toldThe Dodo. “He was the best patient, always trusting us and holding still for us, as if he knew we were helping him.”
While Lycan is still waiting for his new family, he’s been back to looking and feeling wonderful, which is what he always deserved
Now, over 3 months after being first rescued, the husky seems to have returned to his glory days. While he hasn’t yet found a permanent home, he’s been attendingadoptionevents and will surely eventually find a place that will be perfect for the wonder that he is.
“He will never know anything else except for unconditional love from this day forward, and his days of sadness, isolation, and pain are nevermore,” Stray Rescue of Saint Louis wrote. “He’s beautiful inside and out, no matter what.”
Image credits:Stray Rescue of St. Louis
There are plenty of reasons why people forsake their pets. As per theFriends of Miami Animals Foundation, usually, it’s due to moving, financial issues, behavioral problems, health issues, and lack of time. But while some of these challenges are nearly impossible to predict, there’s no excuse good enough for abandoning the animal the way some do.
At the same time, according to the article onFoundation Affinity, some reasons are straight-up absurd. Some people tend to throw their pets on the street due to not wanting to take care of unexpected offspring, the animal’s problematic behavior that they don’t want to work on, loss of interest in the creature, and even something as ridiculous as the end of the hunting season.
However, most of these issues can be solved if you only take a moment to think before jumping straight to the adoption. Any kind of pet is an individual of their own, which means they also have a personality and a character. You may not be able to foresee all that they’ll be, but a good deal of that can be revealed if you research the animal’s breed.
Of course, information doesn’t guarantee that no conflicts will arise, but even if they do, it’s up to you to work on them and try to improve the situation. And if you exhaust all the options but the storm seems nowhere near the end, it’s also your responsibility to find a new home or at least a permanent residence for the animal where they have a decent chance at a better life.
Ultimately, most of us would never even consider doing something so terrible to our pets, but there will also always be people whose moral compasses are long broken and lost, making them capable of such horrible things.
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