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 was so ill it 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.
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 and desperately wants affection. But sadly humans had not been kind to her. Lilly’s injuries were caused in part because someone shot her. We found five pellets in her little body; four in her chest and one in her hind leg.Lilly has undergone a lot of treatments. Her x-rays revealed that the infection had 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 compassion, 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.
We are thrilled to report that Lily has recovered and has been adopted into a wonderful and loving home!
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Thank you for all that you do for these animals! Its so sad to see how humans treat these animals.. abuse seems to run rampant on/near the reserves. Does anybody monitor these locations and charge the offenders with animal abuse? Just wondering if the SPCA monitors at all?
It's so sad how some people treat animals. Thank you SCARS for being the good people and helping little warriors fighting their own battle.
God bless and hope Lily can be transformed as well as Cindy♥
Poor lily. How can people be so cruel?
God bless lily and her foster parents.
This storey has brought tears to my eyes as have the rest of the storey. I think it is amazing what all you volunteers do and I hope to one day be able to help some of the abused animals and give them the home that they deserve.
God bless you all. And thanks again from one dog lover to another
I know these people that cause this kind of pain WILL not go unpunished and will feel it 10 times worse that what poor Lily felt. I too rescued a puppy from a reserve and he is my best friend, I couldn't live without him.
Why isn't there any restrictions for the people that don't know how to treat animals? Why can't this great country monitor and stomp on these people? How dare they treat our beloved pets like this, who feel pain just as anyone else does.
Wow i cant belive how hard im crying...Thank goodness SCARS are here to help thes poor the pour defencsless animals!!:)(:
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