

"I work at the emergency hospital that she was brought to Sunday and in that time decided that I really liked the dog and I was going to help her, or help them, in any way I could so I offered to foster the dog" Rogers said.
"Up until Sunday, she needed constant IV fluids to re-hydrate her because she was severely emaciated. She was 38 pounds when she came in and she's supposed to weigh anywhere in between about 70 and 80 pounds, and then she also has to be fed about every 4 hours as well," she continued.
"Not able to pretty much even lift her own head up. After a couple days she was able to start walking, but she wouldn't be able to make it more than a few feet and she'd kind of fall over as far as that went, had a ravenous appetite the whole time," she continued.
Rogers said the Hope's blood work is a sign that the retired K9 hadn't had anything to eat or drink for a while, and the dog's case is being investigated by the Hoke County Sheriff's Office.
"She was pretty dehydrated, very anemic, meaning she didn't have much blood, meaning her body had stopped making blood because it was so malnourished and stuff," she said.
"Her platelets were pretty low to begin with. They were pretty low in the beginning but again that's because her body had basically stopped producing them. And then you have your chemistries, which are just checking all your organ functions, and she was kind of going into renal failure and kidney failure. Thankfully it was all reversible," she continued.
Hope was brought into the animal ER by a local non-profit rescue group called T.A.R.A., and now the group is in need of help to pay for Hope's emergency care bills.
They set up a Go Fund Me page and they're hoping to raise $5,000 for the cause.
DONATE TO HOPE'S GO FUND ME PAGE HERE.
While Hope couldn't stand, sit, or bark when she was first found, Rogers said all that has since changed.
"She pretty much knows when four hours is up on the dot, when it's time for food, and she'll start getting all excited and stuff too. Now she's able to walk on her own. I mean, I have not seen her falling or stumble in about three or four days, Rogers said.
The vet tech said she's grown just as attached to Hope and hopes to adopt her herself if everything goes well.
"I have two German Shepherds at home and one of them was a retired police dog as well . . . so I'm obviously very biased towards Shepherds in general. Basically seeing she was a Shepherd, I was just kind of like 'I want to foster her,' and then it's been this whole week that I've been taking care of her, and taking her back and forth from the ER to the day practice," she said.
"And I've realized 'Oh, she's a really nice dog.' She's really sweet. She really likes me. She has a great temper, so far at least, she has a great temper. She's friendly with other dogs and cats. So that's kind of why," she said.
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