He is so weak, he can't use his muscles.
| This is our vet, holding up Courage's head Please help Courage. I Need A Hero. SPECIAL UPDATE! A three-year-old German Shepherd was tied up on a chain in a back yard without food or water. He was prone in the back yard whimpering...he could not rise or raise his head. He had not eaten in weeks and weeks...he could not escape to find water because he was chained. We have named this valiant boy Courage. He has already undergone extensive emergency treatment including blood and plasma transfusions, a complete GI flush, antibiotics, fluids...all to help save his life. His entire intestinal tract was full of DIRT---he had been eating DIRT to try to survive. At the time of his rescue, this adult shepherd weighed 37 pounds. He is currently bones and skin. Our vet confirmed that he would not have lived one more day without intervention. He just arrived 4/7 so we will provide more info as soon as possible. We are desperate for donations to help save his life. Please help. We are all in shock right now and will update soon. 4/10/10 Update -- Courage is defying the odds and responding very quickly to treatment and care. He is eating special intestinal diet dog food and keeping it down! Volunteers have been sitting with him, stroking him, and telling him what a wonderful boy he is. He went home for the night with an ER Vet Tech so that he could have round-the-clock care. He still can't stand, nor do we want him to until he has more strength. Right now, there is no muscle to support his bones, so he would fall an injure himself if allowed to get up. We are deeply grateful for the support and strength that we are receiving on his behalf. 4/11/10 Update -- Courage will spend his days at the ER clinic (but no longer on IVs) just being monitored, fed often, and kept comfortable on his heap of pillows. At night, he goes home with an ER vet tech, who feeds him his small meals round the clock. He is making impressive improvement already....he has gained 4 pounds on his special diet. We are astonished at how sweet and forgiving he is. It looks good for him to recover but long-term effects are yet to be determined. 4/12/10 Update - Continued improvement today with him starting to want to get up! His care givers say that he wants to eat everything in sight...bowls, blankets, etc. but he has to be fed small portions at regular intervals to protect his weak system. Everyone thinks it's a miracle that he is doing as well as he is after such a short time. Tomorrow, we will transmit a Press Release posting a reward for the capture of his tormentor. $1,000 Reward for information leading to arrest thanks to a generous animal lover who posted this for us.
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He is so weak, he can't use his muscles
Please help this dog.....this one is a heart breaker.
German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County Adoption detail
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