PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Bebe, the 8-week-old pit bull mix puppy that had severe burns on 30% of her body, has actually passed away, Philly Bully Team said Tuesday. Her injuries were so extreme that the veterinary staff made the ultimate choice that efforts would “not be gentle to continue.”
“Way frequently, life is simply to unjust. We needed to bid farewell to Bebe today,” Philly Bully Team published on Facebook. “I’m sorry you never ever got an opportunity to be a dog.”
Bebe was brought into Art City Vets in Spring Garden Friday with holes in her skin and burns that had actually ended up being contaminated, according to the not-for-profit that assists in saving mistreated and overlooked pit bulls in Philadelphia.
“The burns are actually bad,” said Jessica Graaf, with Philly Bully Team. “They are removing the majority of her fur in the back and it’s been referred to as her skin is falling off by the veterinarian.”
Graaf said Bebe’s owner surrendered her at the veterinarian, stating he could not offer the correct care. That’s when the young puppy was moved to Penn Veterinary Hospital to go through surgical treatment.
“The burns follow either a chemical or a thermal burn,” Graaf said. “It’s destructive, I do not understand how somebody might do this or enable this to occur to another living animal.”
Following her surgical treatment, veterinary staff said the small puppy had actually lost “almost all of her skin,” including that even if the discomfort of her injuries might be managed, it was extremely not likely that skin grafts would succeed and more infection might follow.
“We do not be sorry for attempting and we definitely do not be sorry for having the ability to use Bebe a tranquil and pain-free shift over to the opposite. Fly high sweet infant,” Philly Bully Team said.
Graaf says the veterinarian is still attempting to find out how the puppy was burned and if it was deliberate.
