Eli's story...   

Eli was dropped off in the back pen of the animal shelter on Aug. 27th after hours. He is an Australian Shep dog and has many medical issues that need to be taken care of. He has some severe skin allergies and a mass of some sort on his tail. Eli is matted to the bone and needs a good grooming. His nails are 2" long. The images below, while graphic, show Eli's need for immediate care. You can click on any image on this page to see it's enlarged version.

      

UPDATE 9/5/09: Eli continues to improve daily. He is starting to act like a "dog"! He is in foster care and is loving life with his foster family. His skin is improving and the antibiotics are working on his infections. Below is a picture of our beautiful Eli now - loving life and a ball. Thank you to everyone that donated for his care. Eli will be on his way to his forever home in the next week or so. He is about to have the life every dog dreams about and we could not have given it to him without the support of the community.

   


Eli's story is but one of the many sad cases our animal shelter deals with. We have posted some of those stories (with happy endings) on our adoption page ("Adoption Stories"). Please join us in our "Labor of Love" to meet a vital need to care for--and reduce--numbers of homeless animals. Together, we can make the lives of these animals better and our community and world a better place. Please consider making a contribution to the Potsdam Humane Society. Details about donations can be found on our "Ways To Help" page as well as on our Capital Campaign page.