Late Monday, Cocker Spaniel Rescue of East Texas-Houston learned about a male cocker at a shelter suffering from a serious bilateral ear infection. He was "unadoptable" and would be euthanized if CSR did not take him. A CSR volunteer, Deb, went by to pick him up Tuesday morning. Deb determined the young male was actually a five to six month old female and promptly named her "Chelsey." Deb, an experienced volunteer, was prepared for the odor from the ear infections but this was extraordinarily bad.

What Deb wasn't prepared for was the condition of the right ear flap. It was almost as though the ear flap had been sliced. The skin was literally rotten. Deb reports, "She is so beautiful, so good, so loving, so precious, never bit or tried to bite, never yelped, screamed, nothing thru all this!!.. She just gave me lots of kisses." The ear flap fell off on the way to the vet. Chelsey was immediately seen. The ear flap cannot be reattached. Right now the vet is working to clear up the infection by giving IV antibiotics. CSR has no idea how this injury occurred or when.

What CSR finds unfathomable is that Chelsea received no treatment for the five days she was in a shelter. Their hearts went out to this little girl. They pulled her knowing full well it was going to be an expensive proposition to heal her. They are asking for prayers for Chelsey. Additional information will be posted as her story develops.

Additional Chelsey photos. Please be advised these images are graphic and some people may find them disturbing.

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