Sugar
Sugar was reported to us by a concerned neighbor. She could see Sugar confined day after day in a small pen with only a plastic carrier for shelter. Her chest was so bloody that she thought she had been mauled. When we arrived, we found that Sugar had untreated Demodex so badly that the tissue on her chest was infected and necrotic. While at his clinic, Dr. Sullivan tried for days to make her comfortable. She used to lie with her chest on the cool floor of the kennel trying to ease the pain. In the end, the combination of the Demodex and resulting infection, advanced heart worm and parasites, made her chance of a comfortable pain free life impossible. The decison was made to end her pain. Through it all, she was gentle and trusting. We dedicate this page to her...our first and hopefully last pet that has her life ended by ignorance and cruelty. Sugar deserved better..... June 2009 update: Sugar's owner has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty in a case unrelated to Sugar.:.

Clay
Poor Clay. We were alerted to dogs living in terrible conditions and found Clay was worst of all. After feeding him tranquilizer in treats,so that he was napping and not afraid, we took him to our vet. He was emaciated, had a fractured pelvis that had healed poorly, most certainly advanced heart worms and mange. But worst of all, he had an electrical cord so deeply embedded in his neck that even surgical removal would have been difficult. With our vet, we made the decision that it would be kindest to end his suffering quickly. But he died gently with a full tummy and loving hands holding him...something he never had in life.