Nicky was surrendered by his owner to have the shelter staff put him to sleep. Nicky is 13 years old. His owner has let him get scarcoptic mange and it hasn't been treated in a year.
Here is a direct quote from a volunteer at the shelter we are pulling Nicky from: "There are no records on Nicky. This dog has probably never been to the vet. I know he has had and probably still does have some type of mange because I saw him earlier this fall. The owner’s neighbor told me the dog was almost hairless until a neighbor soaked him in old motor oil…which works to treat mange. When I saw him this fall he looked a lot better than now and the neighbor told me he looked 100% better.
When I saw him again this past Saturday he looked very bad. I told the owner to take him to the vet and he opted to sign him over for me to put him to sleep. The owner said he has been hit by a car in the past probably a couple of times. He walks really gingerly which appears to be from arthritis. This boy is pitiful."
