LOCAL RESCUE STORY- Hoarding situation turns to Eunoia Rescue for help.

Recently, Eunoia Rescue was contacted by a concerned citizen asking for help with a hoarding situation in Columbia, South Carolina. A family member of the person reaching out had a pair of Yorkshire Terriers/Maltese mixes that had mated several times, resulting in almost 20 dogs in one property. The dogs had never been on grass and had severe medical issues. To make matters worse, one of the younger dogs was pregnant and would soon be adding to the crowded home.

Eunoia Rescue immediately agreed to take the dogs and began creating a plan for intake. The initial plan included Eunoia taking six of the dogs, having them assessed by a veterinarian and then dispersing them to foster homes. On May 11th , eight dogs were surrendered. The animals were all in awful shape. The dogs ranged in age from five months to a year and a half. It was evident that they were not used to human interaction and had clearly never received any type of medical attention.

The two youngest dogs had severe infections on their faces and had fur missing from their heads. It was determined that the dogs likely had eye infections that went untreated which led to their facial skin getting infected as well. All of the dogs required comprehensive evaluations, vaccines, microchips, dewormer and preventative medications upon intake. They still need vaccine boosters and to be spayed and neutered. On May 13th an additional 3 dogs joined the rescue. The same intake procedure was done for the additional 3 dogs.

Currently all 11 dogs are in Eunoia Rescue foster homes, learning the ropes of dog life. According to a post made by Eunoia, the dogs “don’t know how to dog,” and “were never shown love, compassion or care.” The rescue is currently working on getting the dogs professionally groomed, socialized with humans and scheduled for their spay/neuter surgeries. There are also an additional four dogs that Eunoia Rescue is actively trying to have removed from the home. Nicki Shriver, the Adoption Coordinator for Eunoia, said that financial donations are the highest need regarding the 11 Morkies. “We have already spent over $1,500 on the basic vetting of these dogs, and they all require follow up care and surgeries; this was definitely an expensive group.”

If you would like to help Eunoia Rescue with this case, you can donate below

or via PayPal to eunoiarescue@gmail.com, or via mail to P.O. Box 80425 Charleston, SC 29416.

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April 2020 Issue