06/30/2025
UPDATE: Forsazh's Body Wasn't Just Broken — It Was Used 💔
We finally managed to get Forsazh to the clinic for x-rays. It wasn’t easy — it took planning, professional dog handler and people strong enough to handle a dog his size. Forsazh was not happy, but we had to try. Because the way his legs moved wasn’t normal. And now we know why.
Preliminary diagnosis: Intervertebral Disc Disease (Type II), mid and lower spine, with neurological damage to his back legs.
This isn’t a small thing. It means his spinal discs are damaged—possibly crushed—compressing his spinal cord and weakening his hind legs. His back doesn’t bend normally. His legs move stiffly, like crutches. It’s painful. And it’s permanent unless treated.
And the question is: how does a dog this young—only 3 or 4 years old—end up like this? And the answer, we fear, is even worse than we thought.
When we found him, his front legs were worn down and calloused, like he was forced to pull something heavy day after day. His strange, slow walk is not just from spinal pain. It’s the walk of a dog deliberately hobbled—the kind of cruel restraint used to stop a draft horse from running, to force them drag loads instead.
His neck wound—what we first thought was a cut—now looks more like a rope injury. As if he’d been tied up and held short, possibly left hanging or straining against it for hours at a time.
It’s hard to write this. Harder still to imagine it.
We believe Forsazh may have been used like a work animal.
And he was tethered, starved and silenced.
If you told us someone tried to turn him into a cart horse, we wouldn’t be surprised.
And if this was his life… he might be even younger than we think. We guessed his age by his teeth, but how can you measure age in a body that’s been through this much?
We’ve had him for a month, and he already looks better. He’s put on weight, grown stronger. And now doctors said he shouldn't gain more. His body is changing fast. But his trauma will take time.
Forsazh still can’t be sedated — it’s not safe yet. And we haven’t been able to take another blood test either. The moment a doctor comes near, his entire body tenses. It’s like he knows exactly who they are. We’re starting to wonder if he was possibly drugged in the past, too. For now, we continue with what he allows: gentle care, trust-building, and time.
He’s eating well. And alongside all that, he now needs a handful of supplements and vitamins each day to support his spine, his joints, his nerves, and his healing body.
Because even without sedation and a full diagnosis yet — this is the part we can do every day, to help his body fight for the life he was never given the chance to have.
Thank you for helping us give him this second chance. He’s not out of the woods — not even close.
But he’s finally being treated like what he always was: a living soul, not a tool. 🧡
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