Phoenix

Wanda Stover writes:

This is a story not about one of my pups, but one of our Southern Cross rescue dogs. His name is Phoenix.

Phoenix was on death’s doorstep when we got him to UGA. He was starved, had horrible skin infections, and ended up with pneumonia. When a dog has been starved for a long time they often wolf down the first few bowls of food, and that’s what Phoenix did. He aspirated some of that food, which brought on the lung infection. The staff at UGA was wonderful! They were so amazed by this dog’s will to live, and amazed that in spite of his obvious problems, his blood work was normal! They worked with him and nursed him back to health. He spent a week there, charming Dr. Bell and his assigned vet student, Tracy Brown, who ended up being his foster mom until a forever home could be found. Phoenix now has a wonderful home in Pennsylvania and weighs 85 pounds and has a full cost of fur.

He is truly an amazing success story because of the care he received at UGA!!