I am happy to report that through all of the adversity, this once poor baby is now a pup with a forever home!
When Robin Herman and her staff at the Lucky Dog Retreat Rescue in Indianapolis found Adam, a Black Lab, they had never seen a dog with a condition like his.
It's hard to believe anybody would hurt an animal, but thankfully rescuers persevere in their efforts to save them. When I saw a recent story about another dog who was shot and left for dead, I lost it, but then some good samaritans gave him a new lease on life.
“We’ve got dogs, heart-worm positive dogs, dogs with hips removed. I saw his picture on the rescue list and it was heartbreaking, so I said, ‘Sure, we will take him,'” Herman said.
However, they couldn’t figure out what was wrong with Adam. They tried everything.
“We feed him the best food possible, got him flea free, gave him baths twice a week, special baths from the vet,” she said. Then finally they ran blood tests on Adam but what they revealed? Unthinkable!
Adam was allergic to humans. We know humans are allergic to dogs but the other way around? It’s unheard of.
“Humans? I thought (the veterinarian) was kidding, she said just like we can be allergic to dogs, he’s allergic to human dander,” Herman said.
But this rare diagnosis was no obstacle for Herman. One year after she took him in, he is doing just fine, and is on his way to his forever home.
See the wonderful story below and SHARE if you’re glad Robin never gave up on Adam!
