Update July 28th, 2010
Malak was released from hospital after three days on
IV fluids
and antibiotics. He is still on a lot of medication and
has to take 8 pills a day. I think for this reason his
stomach has been upset and he is not eating well. Malak
is also suffering from a pretty nasty
upper
repertory infection and still has lots of
green snot,
sneezing and wheezing.
Right now I am cooking for him, along w/ wet food and
he will occasionally eat
dog food 
.
He really enjoys people food, so he has been eating rice
with Tripe,
livers, etc.
Weight gain is slow due to him not eating much, but
we did have to let out his collar and belly band so we are
going in the right direction.
Malak is starting to interact with other dogs and play
a bit, but spends most of his day sleeping.
Malak will have to be on a special antibiotic for the
tick born diseases he has for several months but is
expected to make a full recovery.
Malak is truly the most gentle and loving natured dog
I have ever met, and I am privileged to assist him on his
journey to wellness.
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July 14, 2010
Meet Malak, one of the 28 Greyhound and
Saluki
mixes seized in a back yard in
Fort Worth
on the evening of July 8th, 2010. They were living in a
shed, stuffed in tiny crates with no food, no water, and
each covered in thousands of ticks.
CCHS pulled Malak from the shelter Wednesday7/14/10 and took
him strait to Dr. Shelton in Mckinney. Dr. Shelton
immediately hospitalized him and told us it would be a few
days at best before he could come home to his foster mom.
What you can see is his completely emaciated body, but what
you cannot see is that he is suffering from
ehrlichiosis,
babesiosis, and
anaplasmosis which are three deadly
tick borne
diseases. He has hookworms, whipworms, tapeworms and
is just full of
intestinal parasites. He is anemic and his blood
platelet count is so low if he had any kind of trauma he
would bleed out. Dr. Shelton has him on
IV fluids,
massive doses of antibiotics and is having to run bloodwork
daily to monitor his progress.
Malak has a very long road ahead of him, and CCHS will spare
no expense to bring this magnificent dog back to 100%
health. We need you help and support to make this happen.
When we take in dogs like Malak it takes a huge chunk out of
our funds and limits what we can do for others. Won't you
please consider donating to Malak's fund today? Even the
smallest amount adds up!
You can phone in your tax deductable donation directly to
Dr. Shelton's office at
380 West Animal Hospital
4701 W. University Drive
Mckinney, Texas 75071
214-544-7881
or you can make a donation directly on our main website at
www.collincountyhumanesociety.org
