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Niall Harbison@NiallHarbison · May 15, 2025

Chance was utterly broken when she came in 3 weeks ago. There has been a lot of patience and a huge amount of medical…

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Chance, a severely injured dog with stab wounds and maggot infestation, has made remarkable physical recovery over three weeks of intensive veterinary care and pain management. Though still emotionally wary, her wounds are now healed and closed, and she is beginning her mental rehabilitation journey.

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  1. #1

    Chance was utterly broken when she came in 3 weeks ago. There has been a lot of patience and a huge amount of medical care since. Today is a magical moment for Chance… (1/8) 🧵

  2. #2

    We know she had a hard time emotionally with humans. But her physical wounds were also horrific. 2 large stab wounds untreated for a week and full of maggots here… (2/8)

  3. #3

    It’s been incredibly hard for the vets and medical team to clean Chance daily. She had no idea we were trying to help her at first (3/8)

  4. #4

    Normally we would let dogs decompress more slowly but we had to push it on to help the vets and staff not get bitten (4/8)

  5. #5

    There were a couple of times Chance had to be put under sedation such was her pain. But that is all over today…(5/8)

  6. #6

    3 weeks of hard work. Patience. Dedication and pain management… Chance’s wounds are healed and closed. Physically she is better ❤️ (6/8)

  7. #7

    Chance has been living in our medical container but she enjoys small walks now. Her life is being rebuilt day by day. Her eyes are still wary but the physical pain is finally gone (7/8)

  8. #8

    What a difference 3 weeks makes. With her pain eased we can now very slowly prepare to let her recover slowly mentally and come and live with me. We love you Chance 🙏🥰 (8/8)

  9. #9

    Chance was getting some very good news over on my insta today… instagram.com/niall.harbison A follow there helps so much 🙏🥰