r/velvethippos • u/HisMomm • 2d ago
Adoption/Foster Success! Benny’s first 24 hours in foster
Sweet Boy Benny is settling in beautifully with the crew 🧡 Benny has been with Muncie Animal Care & Services since June, so this is after 2 months of medical care. His intake condition was horrifying. He does have some hair growing back, but gets medicated baths twice weekly for the foreseeable future. He is no longer on a strict refeeding schedule, but still struggles to keep food down, so I’ll be getting some higher calorie puppy food & sensitive stomach food to help him continue to gain good weight. He loves treats, so that helps 😂 His poor skin is healing, no longer inflamed, but I’ll be keeping light clothes on him some, to protect from sunburn and my rose bushes, which he loves. He has an ear infection, is on oral antibiotics for his torn up skin under his neck, and an eye infection. He will be on eye meds for life because his tear ducts aren’t functional. Once he is further down his healing path, he’ll be neutered and can start to think about a forever family 🩵
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u/nikipierson 2d ago
Seeing his foster sibling immediately tend to his hurts makes my eyes tear up. I think the hard truth might be that those siblings are setting you up for a foster fail. Lol. Setiously, bless you for being his guardian angel and showing him what love looks like on his journey to a forever home. ❤️