Wilbur is a 12-year-old Mix in Huntington, WV, who needs $2,000 for Chemical Burn and Severe Neglect.

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“If you see something, say something” … thank goodness a concerned neighbor did just that, calling animal control to report an injured animal left outside. When animal control arrived, the owner said Wilbur had gotten into some kind of chemical three weeks ago.

He said “he meant to take him to be euthanized” but never gave a clear reason why he didn’t.

Sadly, lack of medical care is not a punishable offense. For three weeks, this poor dog has suffered in agony, in silence, all by himself.

The skin has been burnt off his face, affecting his nose and lips, oozing clear fluid that caused the straw he was lying in to stick to his wounded face. The shelter is full and does not have the funds to provide care for this grievous injury.

That is when we stepped in to take him into our care at One By One Animal Advocates.

Wilbur was sedated so he his wounds could be cleaned, debrided, and treated. In addition to his obvious wounds he has muscle wasting most evident at his head and along his spine; so much so that the vet did not feel comfortable neutering him in his current condition.

We found out he is Lyme and Erlicchea positive, not a huge surprise since he’s been living outside, and possibly heartworm positive - it has been sent to an outside lab for confirmation. We were a bit worried because they wanted to do an XRY because his heart sounded suspicious, but turns out it was ok and he had “old man lungs”.

We are feeling overwhelmed in medical cases, but we cannot say no to this innocent dog who has fought to survive.

Can you join our team in support of Wilbur, and help us get him started on the road to recovery?