Piney Mountain Foster Care, Inc.

Zane

Zane is a five-year-old Husky in Newport, TN, who needs $692 for heartworm treatment.

Newport, TN • Piney Mountain Foster Care, Inc.

Zane came to Piney Mountain Foster Care starving, sick, and skinny. "Zane was one of three dogs someone dumped on our rural mountain road," Doug B., from the organization, tells Waggle. "After a few days, they were really hungry and went after some rabbits that another resident kept in cages on an open front porch. That fellow got angry and started shooting at the dogs. After he went to work, I gathered the three vagrants into my fenced yard while a friend and I built a shelter for them to stay in." The three dogs turned out to be a pair of hound puppies and a five-year-old Husky, who became Zane. "They were clearly good friends, all playing together good-naturedly. Upon examining Zane, I found him to be emaciated. His plush fur hid his boniness, but he weighed in at a mere 48 pounds when a male Husky his size should be 65 to 70 pounds. He was letting the pups have all the food," Doug says. Doug took Zane to Cedarwood Veterinary Hospital, where he learned Zane had a horrible case of heartworm and needs treatment immediately. Doug says Zane is a gem. He hopes you can help their nonprofit raise the money for Zane's care. "I have fostered dozens of Huskies," Doug adds. "Zane is unusually calm and reserved for a Husky. Part of the reason for that is that he's sick. His infestation is advanced, and he needs treatment quickly. Fortunately, he likes to rest in a crate. That's rare in a Husky! But that will make successfully treating him much easier. This expense is more than we can handle."