EDITION OF FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017 [PetPowell
Press] We have some news about Sam, the starving dog we featured in Thursday's edition. Our sources are not just DallasDogrrr’s Facebook Page, but the Vet Ranch rescue veterinarian who is caring for Sam, Dr. Karri McCreary.
She posted this note: “I'm so lucky to have this sweet boy in my care. Sam was rushed to me as an emergency this evening. He has been through so much and still gives kisses and cuddles. He's only about 10 months old but looks much older. He is starved, covered in fleas, infested with parasites and anemic. I can't wait to see his transformation!”
The transformation has, of course, begun. (We're posting some photos from Thursday's edition tht show his mournful face -- before Dr. Karri began to reaquaint him heartfelt human care.) If you can click that photo on the upper right and get it to expand you'll see that Sam weighed in at around 19 pounds. Clearly he is not supposed to just weigh 19 pounds.
The Dallas Dogrrr Facebook site carried this note Thursday: “First of all, thank you ALL for your resounding and strong voice in supporting Sam. After his initially poor assessment late yesterday, we reached out to our miracle workers at Vet Ranch to see if they would help us out with Sam. Without hesitation, Dr. Karri asked when we could get him there.
“We rushed him there last night and confirmed just how fragile a state Sam was in. Geez, he hasn't even lost his baby canines yet!? At maybe ten months old, Sam is riddled with fleas, infested with parasites, and is anemic and dehydrated. More results from his blood panel will be available soon.
“Fast forward to this morning's report and we know he ate well, slept REALLY well, and is wagging his tail at the sight of Dr. Karri. We know he has a long road to recovery, and it will be slow and graduated. But, we're definitely more comfortable with him now in the hands of our vet partners of the Abandoned Pet Project and Vet Ranch
.“ Donations that came through our site will be forwarded to the Abandoned Pet Project. If you would like to contribute and help Sam, please click on the link below:
abandonedpetproject.org/main_21/donate/."
[LARRY COMMENTARY ASIDE: Whew! You oughta go to the Dallas Dogrrr Facebook page and read the comments abut the Sam situation -- a situation I hope will soon graduate to felony abuse case. I’ll 
bet we could sell out of our warehoused supply of official Readlarrypowell.com Two-by-Fours of Enlightenment to the commenters. For example there’s this one and it is a kind one compared to some: “I just want the names of these monsters. I want them prosecuted. I want their employers and neighbors to know . And I want to legally get any asset or pay garnishment to pay every cent of this dog's medical and support care for his natural life. I too am so happy he made it one more night but I know he's guarded. I am done with this abuse that goes unaccounted for.” And, yes, we all ought to be fed up with letting the abusers skate. And we should remember that Sam is a dog that people found before he could die of abuse and neglect and human ignorance. Bless the dogs and cats we never learn about -- keep them save and prosecute the people who harm them.]
UPDATE ON TORNADO SADY
Still looking for a home for Sady, the 29-pound dog who lived through the tornadoes in Canton and lost her family while doing it. Family never showed up to claim her. She needs a home and we’re adding a number to the contacts: 903-880-2645 or 903-288-8365. Email [email protected]. She was a favorite Tuesday at the Friends of the Animals at Cedar Creek Lake Spay/Neuter Clinic, the world’s most successful spay/neuter clinic at Gun Barrel City, Texas.
WHEN CATS AND DOGS NEED HOMES
We got this tip from the Take Me Home Pet Rescue people who are, as is their wondrous style, trying to help cats and dogs at the same time.
This reminder is specifically for this great outfit (bless the hearts and bankrolls of Take Me Home Pet Recue!). Remember, each weekend there are dozens -- maybe scores -- of rescue groups trying to help dogs and cats find homes in the Metrosprawl. Tell your critterless friends -- build up a positive buzz for the benefits of having a dog and/or cat around the house. What do they do? They make the size of your heart grow in a very positive way.
CONTEMPLATIONS: As someone who has been writing animal stories for more than a half-century, it is the sorriness of humans that sticks in my craw. I think I have a craw -- was absent two or three days in 10th grade biology. Anyway, I'm kind of sick of the mean humans, the 
ignorant humans and the don’t-care humans -- how do you change them? Legally, I mean. Readlarrypowell.com wants to go on record with this heartfelt declaration: I love my dogs and my cats and when I see their chubby little countenances, I ache for dogs treated like Sam was treated and cats that are “run off” by their humans. This emotional mix of disgust and despair over the behavior of my own species fuels my typing in an attempt to get more eyes to see animals that need help. And, now and then, I daydream of landing some crisp, flesh-popping slaps across the faces of the rotten SOBs who make animals’ lives miserable. Pardon my entirely accurate French. ... I once rescued a dog so thin you could almost hold her up to the light 
and see through her. Peaches was her name. That's her on the left -- both photos, a year apart. She wound up being in a dogs-and-inmates program and was later adopted by a prison guard. She'd squeezed onto our front porch through the bars on the gate so she could dine on the feral cat buffet. I thought she might die on the way to the vet’s. Humans and their ignorance -- sheesh. God bless Peaches and her human. ... Our cat, The Senator, now a bit 
chubby, was a famished, wander-up older fellow. He didn’t escape someone. He was someone’s housecat. I suspect they “set him free.” You know what? Their loss. He’s a damned good friend. That's The Senator (right) showing off his dance moves -- he was thin in those days. And on the left, you see that The Senator has discovered the pleasures of regular dining and having a household staff to tend to him. Whoever broke his heart...well, may you be changed and live with guilt that you 
turn into energy to help animals. I really can’t believe that now and then I show optimism. I’ve been in the news and writing business my entire since the age of 16 -- pessimism about human behavior is my natural state. When I get optimistic, I start to daydream about winning Lotto Texas and that’s about as likely as me passing the audition to high-kick for the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes this Christmas.
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