At the Bertie County Humane Society in North Carolina, the longest resident at the shelter really needs a home. This sweet dog entered the shelter missing a foot. It is not known what happened to Ivy, but the pain and misery she must have endured is unimaginable.
And even though Ivy suffered intense pain, neglect and likely no love from the humans where she once lived, she remains one of the sweetest dogs.
Ivy is up-to-date on all of her core vaccines, which includes rabies, Bordatella and DAP. She has been microchipped and will soon be spayed.
For now, Ivy remains in boarding and is a lot happier than when she was at the shelter, but she will need to return soon, and the shelter is overcrowded. Ivy just wasn’t doing well at the shelter and started to be reactive to a few of the other dogs. When she first entered the shelter, she was friendly to all of the other dogs, but the noise, the strangers and the stress of being in a kennel, had to have been more than she could handle.
No doubt, Ivy has been at the shelter for too long, and volunteers as well as staff are worried because of the critical overcrowding.
Sometime in the future, Ivy will have to have her leg amputated because walking on the stump will eventually wear down to the bone, become infected, bleed and cause her immeasurable pain. Oddly enough, her missing foot does not slow her down. She is fun, energetic and strong. Dogs are so adaptable and don’t look back at yesterday. They live for today, and we hope they all have lots of tomorrows.
Ivy needs a rescue organization or a person familiar with a tripod.
NOW …. To find someone willing to provide the medical care she needs, someone with understanding a dog that’s NEVER HAD A FAMILY, never been loved enough to help her learn and train her after bonding with her.
We know this is a tall order due to her special needs and especially since there are thousands upon thousands of pit type dogs in shelters all over the country ….. BUT IVY DESERVES TO LIVE! She deserves love and great care. She is only a year old and is heartworm negative.
Check out Ivy’s video:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/910475513881557
UPDATE: Ivy has $300 in pledges. Ivy’s stump keeps bleeding. She desperately needs to see an Orthopedic.
If you would like to donate to help her with her medical needs, please do. Perhaps it will help a rescue or a special person adopt her!!
The shelter cannot have a dog’s leg amputated and then have to return to the shelter. She will need a foster home or a permanent home to be able to recover properly.
Venmo:
@BertieCounty-HumaneSociety
Last 4 digits of phone number 0508
Can mail a donation:
Bertie County Humane Society
217 County Farm Rd
Windsor, North Carolina 27983
Preferred way to contact us is to private message us them Facebook (you will receive a quicker reply)
Or call: 252-325-3647 (please be patient there are only a few volunteers)
Or email:
[email protected]
EMAILING is not as preferred as private messaging on messenger or calling. They receive so many emails and sometimes they go to the spam folder! There’s so many spam mails, it’s hard to go through all of them.
Bertie County Animal Shelter
Windsor, NC
Bertie County Humane Society
217 County Farm Rd
Windsor, North Carolina 27983
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