Some of 46 dogs rescued from Rhode Island home die, animal organization says
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WJAR) — Several dogs the were recently rescued from a hoarding situation in a Rhode Island home have not survived.
The dogs captured the hearts of people across the state when they were rescued from a Pawtucket house last month. While the majority are now doing well, sadly, some couldn't be saved.
The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RISPCA) said about seven of the dogs have died across the various shelters helping them recover.
Our suspicion is that these dogs are just so horribly inbred that they're always going to be fragile," RISPCA President Wayne Kezirian said. "We were suspecting that these animals may have a blood clotting condition. We did test for that, test came back negative and we proceeded with other surgeries. When they came out of surgery, they were more stressed than usual, so there's something going on with these guys that's not normal."The dogs are being cared for at various rescues across the state including the RISPCA, Potter League, and the Providence Animal Rescue League.
It tugs at the heartstrings, but it's joyful when we see them go home," Todd Cramer at the Potter League said. "It's very rewarding to be able to see these dogs matted, without proper care uncomfortable unhappy and miserable, and to turn that around."Some of the dogs are already getting adopted.
They have exceeded all of our expectations," Scout Clode at the Providence Animal Rescue League said. "They are one of the nicest groups of dogs we've ever gotten. They'll be great additions to anyone's home."Others just finished their spay and neuter surgeries.
There's one over here just coming out of surgery wagging his or her tail," Kezirian said. "They're friendly, they're happy, but they're unsocialized and they need some work."But not all have been so lucky. A handful of the 46 dogs rescued have died.
At the Providence Animal Rescue League, one had advanced cancer.
Many of the others that have died have suffered from post-op complications during the spay and neuter process.
One of the younger animals we thought was in good shape and was in fine shape and didn't make it through the night," Kezirian said. "They were not doing nearly as well coming out of surgery even though we paid significant post-surgical attention to them and did some additional testing pre surgery they're just -- these guys are just fragile."Many of Rhode Island's animal rescues are operating at or near capacity, but all still are working together to get these dogs the care they need.
However, they said the costs of caring for rescues in such bad conditions adds up.
"We are so grateful for the community that supports us," Cramer said. "We're very lucky to have that. And we've had volunteers stepping up to help. We've had folks contributing to the cost of care, which gets very expensive and of course people adopting and coming in to try to get them home and they know they can really get that place that they deserve."
Each organization is looking to get the dogs in their care adopted. They said some of the dogs might need more patience and care, as they
"Many of them are unfamiliar with walking on leash, they're not familiar with loud sounds without getting public, maybe doing stairs, just a little extra patience, teaching them how to do these things."
They said donations also help them continue to help dogs like these.
"Donations are always welcome all of the agencies that we're dealing with, are funded substantially by private donations," Kezirian said. "The cost of caring for these animals is significant."
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