Furless Rescue Dog Finally Gets Adopted And Recovers To Become The Fluffiest Angel
Lightshine Canine took in a hairless stray pup in South Dakota, and at first, nobody could even tell what kind of dog she was. Her skin was raw, she was dangerously weak, and the rescue team quickly realized she needed far more than a bath and a meal.
The dog, first called Tiny Dancer and later renamed Mikita, was eventually fostered by Happy Tails Rescue, where treatment for mange helped her fur start growing back. That is when her husky looks, and her future, began to come into focus, just as Jessi Sova was looking for a companion for her own rescue dog, Kane.
What happened next turned a heartbreaking rescue into a much happier story, and Mikita still had one more major health battle ahead of her.
But Mikita's struggles were far from over. Her true pain goes deeper than her lack of fur.
Aside from her chronic mange
And skin infections
Things got even more complicated after Mikita found her forever home.
Once Mikita finally got adopted by Jessi, they found out that she has discospondylitis
Discospondylitis is an infection in the vertebrae.
At first, they thought Mikita needed surgery, but the vets assured them that Mikita would fully recover once she underwent a rigorous antibiotic treatment. Jessi raised money to cover Mikita's bills, and any money they had leftover was donated to several charities and causes.
They only found out that Mikita was in any kind of pain after she woke Jessi one night, crying.
Mikita usually wakes Jessi up at night when she needs anything, but her cries that night were excruciating. Mikita couldn't move her legs to stand up, and they rushed her to the hospital.
That was the moment Jessi realized something else was going on.
This mirrors the abandoned “stone-skinned” pup and the kind stranger who helped her pull off a miraculous comeback.
After the successful treatment, Mikita is now in her truest form...
... a loving, playful, high-energy, fluffy angel!
She's free to snooze and cuddle beside her brother, Kane.
They hold each other's paws to make sure the other is safe and well.
Once Mikita fully recovered from her discospondylitis, all of her fur grew back. Although she can't bend her back too much, that doesn't stop her from playing with Kane a whole lot more.
It took a while for Mikita to build her stamina and endurance, but once she did, she became unstoppable. It just goes to show that with enough patience and love, our canine friends can bounce back from any traumatic experience they might have had.
Mikita's glow-up was worth every hard step.
Want another rescue win, see how a firefighter who saved her later returned to adopt her.
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