A woman from Southern California discovered a puppy that appeared to have burns resulting from some type of acid attack.
When Alycia Encico, found the puppy, its jaw was broken and burns were found along the dog’s muzzle and eye, CBS Los Angeles reported.
The 3-month-old pit bull labrador mix is lucky to be alive after enduring such injuries. He was found near a local elementary school at San Bernardino.
“It’s heartbreaking because it really was burnt you could see it,” Enciso told CBS. “What kind of animal could do this to a puppy?”
Enciso said she was, in fact, looking for her own lost dog, Tiggy, at the San Bernardino shelter on Aug. 8. She said a teenager had dropped the puppy, named Lucky, off after the teen found him in such a terrible condition.
“I tried to clean it but he was in a lot of pain,” she said.
Worried that the shelter could not give the proper 24-hour care she felt Lucky desperately needed, Enciso decided to adopt him herself.
When she took Lucky home, she first contacted a local rescue group, who then took him to Loma Linda Animal Hospital.
Skye Whitmore, a hospital employee said Lucky is now doing well.
“He’s doing okay, he’s hanging in there. He’s got the spirit of a puppy,” Whitmore told CBS.
After the hospital’s constant care, the puppy is recovering and in a stable condition.
CBS reported that Lucky’s eyes appeared to be healing as well. In Los Angeles next week, the puppy will undergo surgery that will fix his broken jaw.
However, the surgery is not going to be cheap. The operation will cost at least $15,000.
That’s why the vet and the rescue organization are asking the community for help.
“Someone must have done this. Who doesn’t have a heart especially to this puppy? He didn’t deserve this,” vet tech Adilene Flores told CBS.
Lucky does not have a microchip on him so Encisco is still looking for his owners. She has posted on social media and placed signs all around the area where he was found.
If anyone wants to help with the puppy’s medical expenses, Loma Linda Animal Hospital asks you to contact them.
From NTD.tv
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