This stray puppy was suffering from severe mange and starvation when he was found in the back yard of a Concord home.
Coco's Cupboard, family help puppy
Paula Nalley and Donald Nalley of Concord recently rescued a puppy with what she describes as the worst case of mange she’s ever seen.
The puppy was found in their back yard about three weeks ago. They have given him medicine every day to kill the bugs as well as Benadryl and putting coconut oil on his open wounds. Coco’s Cupboard helped with the initial veterinary visits from Dr. Jennifer Gardner.
This puppy isn’t the first the Nalley’s have rescued in Pike County.
“We’ve fostered around 100 animals in the 18 years we’ve lived here,” Paula Nalley said. “Every animal we have right now is a Pike stray. We don’t even pick them up anymore. They just show up here. It’s unbelievable the amount of animals who don’t have homes. I just wish people would be more responsible about spaying and neutering. It would be great if the county could help find ways to offer low cost spay and neutering so people could actually afford to do it.”
The Nalleys have six dogs and five cats, not including three strays that recently showed up. They plan to catch the feral female and have her spayed. They have spent thousands of dollars spaying, neutering and taking care of strays by providing the necessary medication and food.
“About five years ago we had three unsocialized pregnant female dogs who showed up here and they gifted us with 19 puppies,” she said. “We got them fixed and found homes for all the puppies. Right now we have a stray tom cat that’s wild, a stray female and a sickly kitten we can’t get our hands on.”
She said she knows Pike can’t afford a no-kill shelter but hopes leaders will move forward with plans to have a place to house dangerous and vicious animals.
“We need an animal shelter but I know right now it may not be possible,” she said. “At the very least right now we need to contract with a local veterinarian and have a place to board dangerous animals until they can be tested or determine who they belonged to.”
The little puppy still has open sores but some hair is starting to grow back on his body.
“He’s doing a lot better and for the past seven days he’s been acting like a puppy again,” she said.
This puppy isn’t the first the Nalley’s have rescued in Pike County.
“We’ve fostered around 100 animals in the 18 years we’ve lived here,” Paula Nalley said. “Every animal we have right now is a Pike stray. We don’t even pick them up anymore. They just show up here. It’s unbelievable the amount of animals who don’t have homes. I just wish people would be more responsible about spaying and neutering. It would be great if the county could help find ways to offer low cost spay and neutering so people could actually afford to do it.”
The Nalleys have six dogs and five cats, not including three strays that recently showed up. They plan to catch the feral female and have her spayed. They have spent thousands of dollars spaying, neutering and taking care of strays by providing the necessary medication and food.
“About five years ago we had three unsocialized pregnant female dogs who showed up here and they gifted us with 19 puppies,” she said. “We got them fixed and found homes for all the puppies. Right now we have a stray tom cat that’s wild, a stray female and a sickly kitten we can’t get our hands on.”
She said she knows Pike can’t afford a no-kill shelter but hopes leaders will move forward with plans to have a place to house dangerous and vicious animals.
“We need an animal shelter but I know right now it may not be possible,” she said. “At the very least right now we need to contract with a local veterinarian and have a place to board dangerous animals until they can be tested or determine who they belonged to.”
The little puppy still has open sores but some hair is starting to grow back on his body.
“He’s doing a lot better and for the past seven days he’s been acting like a puppy again,” she said.
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