9/28/23 – In late January, 2023 Bear was rescued from a vacant home in Flint. Bear was tied up and abandoned. At about 7-8 years old, no one knew how long this poor boy had spent his life on a chain. His rescuer, Kim T., whom we’ve worked with quite a few times, took Bear into All About Animals where he was found to be positive for heart worm. We were asked to help with the heart worm treatment and we were ready but Kim was able to raise enough money from other sources to start and complete Bear’s treatment. The other day, Kim contacted me to see if we could help with Bear’s follow up heart worm test and to have a lump on the back of his knee checked. We were happy to do that. Thankfully, Bear tested negative for heart worm and the lump turned out to be a cyst which the doctor said didn’t have to be treated unless it caused a future problem. Bear is now set with 6 months of preventative and hopefully a happy future. Here are the photos when Bear was rescued and today — what a difference love can make. – diana

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