“Angel” Cotton’s Crazy Comeback!

Cotton update: “Cotton finally had her eye removal sutures removed. Second chances For Blind Dogs kindly donated her Muffin’s Halo – wings of love and thank you Silvie Bordeaux for being there for all blind AMA Rescues.

I will post a medical update after Cotton is rechecked next week. She is able to sleep comfortably through the night and distribute more weight to her weakened back legs with the help of pain control. Her weight now hovers around 5.3 pounds, far healthier than the 4.6 pounds she was one month ago. She enjoys a raw food diet and it agrees with her. Her dental, spay and hernia surgery will be next. Neurologically I do not see a big change in her. There is some underlying disease or disorder to her brain that causes her to circle, pace, become stuck in tight places and show detachment. She has never had a seizure in my care and I record her with a camera 24/7. She does not press her head against objects or head tilt.

I know that she appreciates my presence and my touch because sometimes she does things to draw me to her. I tried to get more information from her surrendering owner about her – when this change in her began, but he was not helpful. She was ‘corrected’ for pooping in the wrong spot inside (he was gone for more than 8 hours) by having her poop pushed into her nose. I told him it was abusive to do that to any dog and extremely cruel and senseless to punish a handicapped dog that way. I feel sad for Cotton because he described how she waited each day in the garage for him to return home – only to have that done to her by the only person in her world. Everything is hard for Cotton, ruptured cornea, blindness, starvation, ruptured disks, hernia… and whatever is going on in her mind. I said I would assess her for two weeks and my assessment is… she needs more time.

I know many of you reading this would make a case for ‘ending her suffering’ but I am the one who spends day and night with her – and she’s hard work – but she shows me that she wants to fight and with the ability to control her pain then I make a case for giving her time – not for a miracle, though one would be nice – just some time to let her enjoy having her needs met by her family.”

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Bronwyne Mirkovich, Cotton’s Foster who was rescued from American Maltese Association Rescue.

Oh my Dogness! Look how gorgeous Cotton looks in her red Muffin’s Halo!

Thank you angels for your generous donations so we can provide Muffin’s Halo to blind dogs who deserve a second chance  especially like Cotton.

Check out how much the halo is helping her in this video!  Truly remarkable!!