A puppy dubbed “Million Dollar Baby,” or Baby for short, is already living up to her name after being rescued weighing just a few pounds.
Barely two months old, Baby was rescued in the nick of time from Austin’s city municipal shelter. When she arrived at Austin Pets Alice (APA!) in pain, her tiny body was covered in fractures, her bones weakened by chronic malnutrition and critically low calcium levels.
“She’s such a fighter,” said Dr. Rachel Gordon, a veterinarian with APA!, who took Baby home as a foster to monitor her closely. “Despite her multiple fractures, she continues to be a happy little puppy and exudes gratefulness in everything that is done for her.”…