Someone Threw Acid On Her Service Dog And Now He’s Blind
Baytown, Texas. Mandy Garner lives in Baytown, Texas, along with her 2-year-old service dog; a black Shih Tzu named Gizmo.
It was Saturday, March 20th, when Mandy let Gizmo outside to go to the bathroom, just like she does every day.
She went back into her house while Gizmo was out, put some things away to give him a chance to do his business, and then walked back outside to let him in.
Gizmo was in his kennel, shaking, and he had burns all over his body.
Facebook; pictured above is Gizmo
Mandy rushed Gizmo to a local emergency animal hospital and had him treated. He had x-rays done, and bloodwork.
The vet determined that Gizmo did not have any fractures or broken bones, but what had happened to this little dog?
The next day, Mandy was outside of her house on the way to pick up medications for Gizmo when she happened to see two of the girls who live in her neighborhood.
She asked them if they had seen what had happened to Gizmo, and one of the girls walked off laughing after Mandy showed her the gruesome pictures of Gizmo.
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Mandy then pointed out this girl always causing problems in the neighborhood, and her parents own a carpet cleaning company.
Mandy thinks this girl would have access to toxic, industrial-strength chemicals. When Mandy took Gizmo to the vet she normally uses, she said they kept Gizmo hospitalized for a week.
“They…told me that those were chemical burns on him and it looks like someone has caught him on fire,” Mandy explained in a Facebook post.
“Gizmo is a very sweet dog and loves children so the kids possibly called him over there and he rolled over on his belly and they poured borax acid on him.”
“A pest control officer said that it was a large amount intentionally put on him, not to mention he had internal bruising in his chest as well as mouth messed up where they possibly could have kicked him afterward.”
“So now my baby is blind and will have to have both of his eyes removed. His life will not be the same, he will not be able to play with his toys or even see again and he loves to do that.
Facebook; pictured above is another photo of Gizmo
Right now, Mandy is currently trying to get local law enforcement involved to help prosecute the people, or person, who did this to Gizmo.
If you are interested in donating to help cover Gizmo’s medical costs, information on how to do so can be found here.
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