09/06/2025
You may remember this elusive skinny boy we posted about a month ago when we were out catching Momma Maria. After several visits to his area after all the rain, there were no sightings and we feared the worst given his already poor body condition upon initial meeting. When we first came upon this dog, he would tuck his tail and cry keeping as much of a distance between us as possible. It was pretty clear hed been dumped and was very un trusting of humans.
A few days ago as we made way to go feed a few doggies, we came upon a dog in the middle of the street rolling on the concrete seeking relief from what looked to be a case of mange. He was almost unrecognizable as the dog we had seen a month ago. 😭 Marcia and I sat with him for a while offering food, water, and eventually a bravecto from my hand as his need for nourishment outweighed his fear at this point. Still however, he shied away quickly from the leash and we were unprepared with a trap so we let him eat drink, and get some medicine into him.
The following day, he was again no where to be found. We had loaded a trap and spent 3 hours looking for him with the smelliest bait sticking to our normal feed time and routine....even asking the community if they'd seen him that day, but with storms rolling in, we had to leave him behind once again.
Im a firm believer in everything happening for a reason however, and on day number 3.... we were quickly successful at locating him and he had just enough time longer on his own to allow the bravecto to do its best work ridding him of the hundreds of ticks he had eating him alive and beginning to eliminate the mange mites. This time, he came at the sound of our whistle and food sound and wasted no time at all going right into our trap.
"SKEETER" as we are calling him is yet another dog failed by the system as he came to us neutered, microchipped with a save this life microchip that was unregistered and untraceable. The last several dogs we have taken into our program have been owned, microchipped, dumped dogs with major medical needs and nobody holding their abusers accountable for the damage done. Skeeter is fear aggressive understandably, but knows sit, shake, heel and knows what a kennel, leash, toys, other dogs are. His skin is horribly infected and bloody with massive painful sores all over from scratching. His rib cage is pronounced, his body lacks life and shine, his feet are full of grass seeds making them painful and swollen to walk on, and he looks defeated.
Although he is one more dog off the streets, its too soon to know his fate and the damage caused by his "owner" abandoning him. I personally have taken Skeeter home to foster because hes a black older pitbull who even in good health wouldn't turn many heads in regards to adoption. As I carefully and slowly bathed his bony and infected body...he leaned into me desperate for affection and comfort with the softest eyes. Its been 3 days, and we are taking things slow but he hasnt barked, hasnt made any messes, or desire to escape nor has he shown any logical reason to deserve what life has dealt him thus far.
He sits for his meals, shakes for his treats, and he wants to trust, but hes also unsure. Night one, he did snap at the leash out of fear and im learning his needs and boundaries as we go. He doesn't seem to like the leash or people hovering over him but thats to be expected right now. He hasn't shown aggression in any way besides discomfort and gently letting me know when he feels cornered or unsure. I don't have the energy to fight for consequences to his former owner because I know that won't come, but if anyone has any idea of his background or how he came to be in this situation im sure I could find some energy to have a few choice words and make an effort.
For now, Skeeter needs his body to heal and hopefully the rest will fall into place as it should. If you feel led to donate, he has mange, probably heartworms (his skin is so infected im waiting to heartworm test him) and need antibiotics for secondary infection and parasites, medicated baths, probably a recovery suit to stop him from itching, groceries and a whole lot of comfort and TLC to get him headed toward his second chance.
Skeeter had another dog with him who remains on the streets, and we will be seeking him out next. :( there's always 780 more and I forever am drowning with the rest of rescuers trying to empty this ocean with a teaspoon. 🥺
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