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Puppy Found Unable To Breathe After Dog Attack Gets a Second Chance at Life
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Weighing just over 8 pounds, Eggroll the puppy was found wandering alone in a park in Seattle, Washington State. With severe facial injuries, it was clear she had been attacked.
With fractured sinuses, a snout detached from her jaw and puncture marks throughout her face, it suggested she had been attacked by another dog.
"She had fractured sinuses and her nose wasn't attached to her jaw and she had puncture wounds on her snout. It is like a dog bit her on the snout and lifted her nose off her jaw," Ellen Marett, executive director of Forgotten Dogs Rescue, told Newsweek.
Shelter Animals Count says that there were 1,727,628 stray dogs taken in by rescues across the U.S. in 2023 and 1,686,545 in 2024.
While this represents a slight decrease from 2023, it still reflects a persistent challenge in managing stray-dog populations, especially compared to the notable drop seen during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Pictures of Eggroll after she was found with injuries that suggested she was attacked.
Pictures of Eggroll after she was found with injuries that suggested she was attacked.
Forgotten Dogs Rescue
Eggroll was found wandering the park in late June and taken to Tri-City Animal Services before being transferred to Forgotten Dogs Rescue.
There, Eggroll required surgery to reattach her snout. "They had to reattach her snout and, luckily, it has healed great," Marett said. "She had her surgery follow-up and got the all-clear."
The surgery was funded thanks to popular dog social-media page weratedogs, who support shelter dogs with its charitable arm, 15/10 Foundation. After Eggroll's story was shared on Instagram, her story captured hearts, and her surgery was fully funded by the public in just 34 minutes.
Pictures of Eggroll now, in a stroller, left, and being held outdoors, right.
Pictures of Eggroll now, in a stroller, left, and being held outdoors, right.
Forgotten Dogs Rescue
"This breaks my heart," said one commenter, while another wrote: "You're going to be ok now Eggroll."
While her breed remains a mystery, with guesses including Rottweiler or Doberman pinscher, Eggroll has now started to embrace puppyhood. "She is doing great, being a normal puppy. She can only play with soft, squishy toys for a while as things continue to heal, but we are happy to supply all the plushies she could possibly need," Marett said.
"Now that she has gotten the all-clear, we can consider what else needs to be done to get her ready to be adopted into a wonderful forever home," Marett added. "We can't wait to see who the lucky folks are that adopt this pup. She is not only adorable but also sweet as pie."
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