Last week, I came home and a severely malnourished Boxer was laying on my porch asleep. She was extremely dirty and had a heavy steel chain padlocked around her neck. I took the chain off, took her in the house, made a vet appt, bathed her, and fed her. She's been here a week now, gained a couple of pounds, but I was wondering how I can get her to safely gain weight within a month. I really need her spayed, but the vet recommended she gain weight first though (her ribs and hip bones were showing from how bad she looked). She's extremely sweet, doesn't bite or even bark much, and is housetrained. How can I get her to gain weight, and in the case the owners ever show up to claim her, do I have to give her back? I already have vet papers showing that I paid for a visit, and she looked extremely bad when she showed up (she looked as though she'd been chained as a breeder for a very long time). Thanks.
2007-02-13
06:05:43
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