Abandoned Dog With Severe Case Mange Finds Love, Home

BOSTON, MA — A puppy that arrived at MSPCA-Angell Animal Hospital in mid-February had the worst case of mange the staff had ever seen. The pup, named Sheba, was rescued from the streets.

The MSPCA was determined to do everything possible to cure the four-month-old bulldog mix before finding her a loving home, and did.

The MSPCA received thousands of adoption inquiries from all over the world and reported this week that the little dog has been adopted, leaving MSPCA's Boston adoption center with her new family, Ira and Sandie, a couple from Boston. - and she just left the MSPCA's Boston adoption center with her new family.

"She looks amazing and her fur has started to grow back," said MSPCA spokesperson Rob Halpin.

Sheba was found outside in a Dorchester neighborhood on Feb. 22 and transferred to the MSPCA after a veterinarian at Boston's Animal Care and Control facility performed an initial assessment. Andrea Bessler, a veterinary technician in the clinic that abuts the adoption center, said she was shocked at her appearance.
"In my nearly 11 years of practice I've never seen a case of mange this severe-she literally had no fur and was covered in oozing, open wounds," she said in a statement.

Sheba benefited from a revolutionary treatment administered by Dr. Klaus Loft of the dermatology service at the MSPCA's Angell Animal Medical Center. According to the announcement, this treatment harnesses the power of her own immune system to heal her disease.

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