By Emily Fromm | Chief Development Officer
Our Emergency Medical Grants are designed to help the most urgent cases, including victims of animal cruelty like Honey.
When Honey arrived at Florida's Miami-Dade Animal Services, a busy municipal shelter, she was still lactating, although her puppies were nowhere to be found.
Worse, she was unable to walk, with necrotic, maggot-infested wounds in her front legs. X-rays revealed that her chest and legs were riddled with buckshot.
Any rescue group that pulled Honey from the shelter would face thousands of dollars in veterinary care, but Guardians of Florida Animal Rescue didn't hesitate and rushed her to the E.R.
A surgeon removed the dead tissue, bone fragments, and as many pellets as possible. Honey remained in the E.R. for two months receiving post-op care.
Throughout her ordeal, everyone who met her fell in love with her. "Her spirit was something to behold as she wanted to play with her toys and her caretakers," says Guardians of Florida cofounder Dana Bursch.
Her condition continues to improve. One leg has recovered enough that she can put weight on it; she continues to wear a splint on the other.
"The last resort is amputation," Bursch says, "but we are doing everything we can to avoid that outcome."
Honey has no idea she's different from other dogs. "She is walking around on both front legs and even tries to throw in a zoomie here and there," Bursch says.
"She is a beautiful soul who somehow absolutely adores humans. We will find her an amazing family when she is fully recovered. The Petfinder Foundation's Emergency Medical Grant helped us pay down Honey's medical bill, and we are incredibly grateful!"
Petfinder Foundation grants help thousands of dogs like Honey every year. Your gift will help more pets like her.
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By Emily Fromm | Chief Development Officer
By Emily Fromm | Chief Development Officer
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