PRESS RELEASE
October 17, 2013
THE DAWNING OF MIDNIGHT
The cruelly burned dog rescued by a local rescue group is ready for release from the hospital… and is preparing for a whole new life in her ‘forever home’.
Midnight won the hearts of hundreds of animal lovers who followed her painful journey from the streets of Miami, where she was picked up with severe burns from the top of her head to the base of her tail. Her skinless red flesh was so badly burned it had formed a protective shell trying to heal itself. She could barely move and was in extreme pain, in danger of deadly infection, and slated for shelter euthanasia.
Fortunately for her, a kind-hearted shelter worker saw the light in her eyes and the love in her heart and called Justin Bartlett Animal Rescue, who rushed to her aid.
Her journey — from Miami, to a temporary foster who lovingly cared for her, and finally into the healing hands of professionals at Dr. Andrew Turkell’s Calusa Veterinary Center in Boca Raton — has been a long and painful one… but Midnight’s sun is on the rise.
After spending two months healing from surgery to remove the hardened scabbing, undergoing constant tissue cleansing and bandage changing, and receiving up to three daily treatments in a special Hyperbaric Chamber that helped close the wounds and heal the tissue, she has come up shining and is ready for release into the loving shelter of her new ‘forever home’.
A celebration of her progress and ADOPTION is planned for:
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 – 6:00 PM
Calusa Veterinary Emergency and Hyperbaric Center
6900 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton, FL
For loyal followers of Midnight’s journey — from near death’s door, through painful surgery and rehabilitation — we cordially invite you to join us as she prepares for her journey into a new life with her adopted family.
Light refreshments will be served, and you’ll have a chance to meet Midnight and the team that helped this incredibly strong-willed dog through this extraordinary ordeal.
Also in attendance will be Edgar Otto, inventor of Hyperbaric Veterinary Medicine.