On April 8th, IDA-India’s rescue center in the Panvel, Raigad district of Navi Mumbai, received an urgent phone call from Dr. Shishir Shetty. On his way home from work, he had happened upon a hound, standing on the side of the road alone. The dog was bewildered and malnourished, and seemed hopeless in the way he drooped his head.

After receiving the call, IDA-India rushed an ambulance to the site. The ambulance staff met the doctor, who had waited for the poor creature to be rescued despite being exhausted from his day’s work. When the ambulance arrived, our staff noticed the dog was very docile; a sure sign of depression, and so it was quite easy to get him into the ambulance and to the rescue center for treatment.

As of now, the hound is being treated for dermatitis, due to an infestation of fleas, by our veterinarian, Dr. Jadhay, and it will take another 10 days of monitoring for him to fully recover, perhaps even more. Luckily, he was found just in time and he is on the mend, no longer homeless or starving, and no longer hopeless.

A wonderful family, who have another rescued hound, read about this amazing dog on our IDA India webpage and have applied to adopt him. Hopefully, the adoption proceeds without fail. These cases can be so heartbreaking. No creature should feel such sadness or bewilderment. We are so happy that we were able to help him and offer him hope, and a wonderful future.