{"id":81571,"date":"2024-07-05T15:46:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T08:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/?p=81571"},"modified":"2024-07-05T15:46:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T08:46:35","slug":"rescue-finds-shelter-dog-being-eaten-alive-and-provides-him-the-medical-care-he-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/rescue-finds-shelter-dog-being-eaten-alive-and-provides-him-the-medical-care-he-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescue finds shelter dog being \u201ceaten alive\u201d and provides him the medical care he needs."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some dogs arrive at the shelter in poor shape. They require a great deal of love and care in order to thrive and realize their full potential.\n</p><p>Recently, one animal rescuer was astonished to discover a shelter dog being \u201ceaten alive\u201d and in extreme discomfort, before she transformed the canine\u2019s life forever.\n</p><p><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-81575 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/justmetalking.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/07%5C/Screenshot-2024-05-03-at-2.22.52-PM.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"588\"' height='\"568\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-05-03-at-2.22.52-PM.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Whitney Fang, the founder of Hearts &amp; Bones Rescue in Dallas, Texas, uploaded a TikTok video of Paco, a Great Pyrenees mix that was found as a stray and sent to Dallas Animal Services.\n</p><p>Whitney paid a visit to Paco. She stated that the shelter had reached capacity and did not have enough space for large dogs, so she was interested in taking him in as a rescue.\n</p><p>When she saw the dog, she was surprised to see that it was covered with ticks. \u201cHe was clearly left to be eaten alive for a very long time,\u201d she wrote, calling him \u201cone of the saddest, most tick-infested strays\u201d she had seen.\n</p><p><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-81574 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/justmetalking.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/07%5C/anh-fb-1-640x823-1.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"640\"' height='\"823\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/anh-fb-1-640x823-1.png' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>The next day, she returned to the shelter to retrieve him \u2014 and began \u201cworking on his glow-up.\u201d\n</p><p>Over 100 ticks were removed from the dog, and he had anti-flea and anti-tick baths, which provided much-needed and long-overdue relief. Whitney also stated that she was striving to obtain him \u201cmuch-needed medical appointments.\u201d\n</p><p>Despite his agony, Paco is said to have a surprisingly cheerful outlook.\n</p><p>\u201cPaco is all about vibes,\u201d Whitney wrote on TikTok. \u201cHe slowly strolls through a packed shelter and goes about life smelling the butterflies. We could all learn a lesson or two from him!\u201d\n</p><p><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-81576 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/justmetalking.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/07%5C/Screenshot-2024-05-03-at-2.23.55-PM.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"584\"' height='\"682\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-05-03-at-2.23.55-PM.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>In a follow-up video, Whitney stated that Paco was healing from a tick-borne disease and will soon be available for adoption through Hearts and Bones Rescue.\n</p><p>Paco was covered with ticks, which is unfortunate, but we are delighted he was rescued and received much-needed relief! We hope he finds his forever home soon!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Some dogs arrive at the shelter in poor shape. They require a great deal of love and care in order to thrive and realize their full potential. Recently, one animal rescuer was astonished to discover a shelter dog being \u201ceaten alive\u201d and in extreme discomfort, before she transformed the canine\u2019s life forever. 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