Lilly's Story

On Saturday May 24, 2008 SCARS received a call from a nearby First Nations Community about a small dog that had been spotted with what appeared to be a neck wound. Although the dog was now nowhere to be found, SCARS was thrilled when we received a second call on Sunday, May 25 saying that the dog had been located. SCARS volunteers Mike and Laurel rushed out to collect the dog. What they found was worse than they could imagine. The little dog, no more than 30 pounds, had a gaping neck wound and the dog, so ill, was no longer moving.

SCARS rushed the pup to the Edmonton Emergency Vet Clinic who quickly assessed the situation, knowing that they needed to work on the infection immediately. Removal of all surrounding tissue was necessary and although after hours of surgery they were successful, the fear still remained that the infection had spread to her spinal cord.

We didn’t know if she would make it.

We named her Lilly.

Lilly is about 6 years old. She is a beautiful little pup with big brown eyes. Although sick, she is gentle. She desperately wants affection. But, sadly humans have not been kind to her; Lilly’s injuries were caused in part because someone shot her: we found 5 pellets in her little body, 4 in her chest and one in her hind leg.

Lilly has undergone a lot of treatments. Her x-rays reveal that the infection has not spread, but we gave her a plasma transfusion to help give her system a boost. Further problems include rotting teeth and mammary gland issues. We are cautiously optimistic that Lilly will be very resilient and overcome all of these traumas.

SCARS would like to give special thanks to our wonderful volunteers Mike, Laurel and Jamie. Without their passion, this little dog most likely would have died. SCARS also wants to thank Edmonton Emergency Veterinarian Clinic's Dr. Bisset. Her attention, care and compassion to both Lilly and our volunteers is very appreciated.

The costs to rehabilitate dogs like Lilly are enormous. If you would like to donate to Lilly’s fund, please visit our donations page.

Thank you for supporting rescue and little lost pups like Lilly.