Joy was living on the streets when she was run over by a car and left to suffer. She was rescued by volunteers of SPAZZ, a rescue group in Athens, Greece. She was immediately taken to hospital where they treated her two shattered legs and pneumothorax cause by the impact of the crash. A sign outside her kennel’s door warned “caution, in severe pain”.
She went through three painful surgeries and a treatment with very heavy antibiotics, because her front leg was also infected by a very aggressive virus. Her recovery seemed to be never ending. Her foster mum took her swimming every day for weeks and drove her to the vet every other day. She promised her one day she would run again.
It took 5 long months but Joy finally did run. “She still limps a bit sometimes, but her legs are healing fine and she is not in pain anymore,” says The Orphan Pet GR. Not only that, but Joy is finally ready for a forever home. “She is an excellent dog, house trained, friendly, sweet and funny.”
SPAZZ shared the wonderful news that 7 months to the day she was rescued, Joy found a forever family!
“When Joy got better we reluctantly made her an adoption ad. She is the kind of dog you never want to give up, she has a heart of pure gold that matches her gold coat. One day a girl called asking about her and she turned out to be perfect,” SPAZZ wrote on Facebook.
SPAZZ Greece
They continued, “If you see something shining through the streets of Ilioupolis, it may possibly be her, she has become a resident there these last days.In other words it is with great pleasure and a few happy tears, that we announce that… our precious Joy is ADOPTED!”
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