Several puppies were found living in a forest without a mother, and no one knew how they got there. With Henry County Animal Care and Control having a policy of not adopting dogs deemed to be pit bulls, it’s a good thing Friends to the Forlorn Pit Bull Rescue stepped in.
The puppies were taken to a local Georgia shelter and scheduled for euthanasia. Henry County Animal Care and Control will only keep pit bulls for three days before euthanizing them. Friends to the Forlorn Pit Bull Rescue was contacted by animal control and asked if they wanted to rescue the puppies. Jason Flatt, the rescue’s founder, did not hesitate to bring them in.
Krissy, Nugget, and Sunshine, the three puppies, were immediately placed in foster homes. But one question remained: why does Sunshine have only one front paw? They couldn’t tell whether it was a birth defect or the result of abuse. Sunshine, on the other hand, kept trying to walk on it.
They wanted to assist her, so they took her to a veterinarian to be fitted for a prosthetic paw. In the meantime, a flexible leg splint will have to suffice. Sunny had no trouble getting used to the leg splint. They’d also make four different sizes of prosthetics, one for each stage of development.
We may never know what really happened to Sunny’s paw, but she’s happy and healthy in her second chance at life! A big thanks to everyone who worked to get this girl to where she needed to be.