Hope For Paws received a call from Persephone Harrington, a woman who found an elderly homeless dog sheltering under a dumpster at a junkyard.
When the emergency services arrived, they found him under the container, in the mud and among the garbage.
People at the scene gave him food, but he wants so much more. Josephnine, aka Pheenie, is a mischievous puppy who needs a loving home, especially now that she is in her prime. Rescuers put a light rope around Pheenie’s neck and waited to see how she would react. Once so gentle and kind, Pheenie emerged directly from the bottom of the shipping container. Upon closer inspection, rescuers discovered that Pheenie was a special historical animal and that all the enamel on her teeth was rotten and gone.
She was immediately taken to CARES where she received proper clinical care and a much-needed bath. The vets discovered that he had discoschondylitis. That’s an infection in the spinal cord. She also had an extreme dental disease and a urinary tract infection. She also had multiple mammary tumors, which is not uncommon in unspayed females. After the bath, Pheenie lay on the couch with warm blankets. She fell asleep quickly and it was her first happy sleep in nine years.
Five months after her rescue, Pheenie died peacefully, sitting comfortably by the fireplace. Thanks to the lady who asked for help, the HFP rescuers, High-Quality-Vet and the Los Angeles staff. Thanks to Animal Rescue, Pheenie was able to live her last months to the fullest instead of spending them alone under a dumpster.