Stray animals face challenges every day to survive. Every day they go in search of food and a warm place to shelter, but what they cannot control is disease. Unfortunately, not having an owner, there is no one who can notice their state of illness and take them to the vet. So everything depends on luck, to overcome the disease or to find someone to take care of them. Like this dog , who was about to cross the Rainbow Bridge due to mange , but rescuers saved his life.
In India , the association that deals with the rescue of stray animals, Animals Aid Unlimited , one day receives a call about a stray dog, in poor condition, lying in a shed. They immediately went to the scene to rescue the animal and found it on the ground, in lateral recumbency. However, despite the little strength he had left, as soon as he heard the rescuers’ voices he started wagging his tail.
The poor stray animal was suffering from mange, a parasitic disease transmitted by mites, which feed on blood and cause serious damage to the skin. The infection was probably a chronic condition, as he was completely hairless and covered in scabs from intense itching.
The rescuers took him and immediately took him to a veterinary doctor, who immediately proceeded to plan supportive therapy , with fluids and electrolytes. Subsequently, also a targeted therapy for the parasite responsible for the clinical form. Cotton , as they called her, seemed to be better the next day, however the path to recovery was still long, but this boded well for his saviors.