Poor little Cleo has had a very hard time in her short life. For some reason she was in Animal Control (the pound) and adopted from there. A few months later we were called by an animal hospital about a Chihuahua with severe allergies requiring treatment that the owner could not afford. When Cleo came to us she was so swollen around the face and neck that she must have been in intense pain. She had patches of dead skin in several spots on her body. She was admitted to the hospital where she stayed for almost a month. She had septicemia not allergies. On admission she was treated with IVs and antibiotics, and had several procedures over the next weeks to remove the dead skin on the neck and ear. She did lose most of one ear but we are grateful that we did not lose our Cleo. Her wounds appear to have been bites that I would suspect were from a dog.

In the first week of December Cleo had the large wound on her neck closed. She has been with us since Aug 27, 2007 and is now on her last leg of recovery. It has been a long journey for Cleo but she has been so sweet and such a good little girl.

Cleo will need a special home with people who are gentle and kind. She has had so much trauma that her new home must offer her security and love for a lifetime.

NO DOGS, NO CATS, NO KIDS.