❤️Saving Bella❤️

It's story time, so grab a seat as I tell you about what our little rescue has been up to over the last 24 hours...🥰...Last night, someone sent me a post about a black lab who had been living, out in the open, all by herself, at a busy intersection in Savannah, Ga for the past 2 WEEKS...😲...People had been driving by her every day, but no one was willing to help her, which is not surprising considering that it is estimated there are 1 MILLION stray dogs living within the city limits...😔...Anyway, we went to work trying to arrange pickup for this sweet baby and we succeeded...🤗...We didn't know if we would be able to catch this dog, but we were determined to try...So this morning at around 11:30 CT one of our volunteers went to look for this girl and found her right near where she has been spotted for the past 2 weeks...She was sleeping next to a fence in the shade, with a leash TIED so tightly around her neck, that our volunteer couldn't even slip his finder underneath it...😫...The leash was tied in such a way that I suspect someone dumped her and had tied her to something while she awaited her fate, but somehow she managed to free herself...😞...Anyway, our volunteer easily caught the dog by stepping on her leash and much to our delight, she willingly followed him to his car, where he offered her some food and water...She did not eat or drink, probably because she was stressed, but she willingly allowed him to pick her up and load her into his car...❤️...Once she was settled on a cozy bed, our volunteer headed west and met another one of our volunteers, who drove her the rest of the way to our vet...😘...This sweet girl rode beautifully for the whole 3.5 hour ride, resting quietly on the seat and occasionally looking out the window...She is a bit timid, but very engaging and is already starting to relax...❤️...We've named this beautiful girl Bella...❤️...Bella has now been seen by the vet and has been found to be HW+, extremely sweet and showed absolutely no aggression during her veterinary exam...❤️...Bella is very thin, which is no surprise after being on the street for at least 2 weeks and is estimated to be 1-2 years old ...She currently weighs 45 lbs, but should weigh about 50-55 lbs...Bella’s skin is a mess, so she will be put on antibiotics for that, she's been given bordetella and canine influenza vaccines and will have her other vaccines in a day or two...HW treament has been started and tomorrow she will have a nice, soothing bath...Bella is now in the process of getting settled into a lovely kennel with tons of blankets and TLC from the staff...I can't tell you how happy I am that we were able to help Bella...The fact that she survived for 2 weeks on a busy intersection in a major city tells me that this sweet girl has poise, intelligence and grace...❤️ ...Thank you so much to our volunteers for bringing our girl to safety and to the poster for caring enough to share Bella’s plight...😘...We could not save these precious souls without your help on the front lines...❤️...Sleep well tonight, knowing that you played a major part saving the life of a very sweet dog who was in dire need...❤️