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Get your tissues ready.

This is Ryleigh's story, and it will change how you think about resilience.

Ryleigh arrived at her first rescue in January with severe open wounds covering her back. The most likely explanation? She'd been hit by a car or struck by another vehicle and dragged along the road, losing much of her fur and skin in the process.

She needed multiple surgeries just to close the wounds and minimize the risk of infection.

Ryleigh Ru's scars are a reminder of her past.

But that was just the beginning.

One morning, her caretakers discovered something devastating: Ryleigh had been pregnant during the accident. The trauma and stress caused her to miscarry her entire litter of stillborn puppies.

Just when it seemed like she might finally be healing, a vet ran a heartworm test. Positive.

Before her heartworm treatment could begin, of course, Ryleigh had to come down with the flu.

Her immune system, weakened from months of trauma and recovery, couldn't fight it off. The flu quickly turned into pneumonia. For a long time, it seemed like her body had simply given up.

But Ryleigh didn't give up, and neither did the rescue workers.

She fought through the pneumonia. She gained her strength back. She became strong enough to endure the rigorous heartworm treatment. And through it all, something remarkable happened: her spirit didn't break.

Today, Ryleigh is finally ready.

She's completed her heartworm treatment series, been spayed and received all her vaccines. Her scars are healing. Her heart is open. And after everything she's been through, she's ready to find the family she's been waiting for.

Ryleigh has been transferred to Arrow's Heart, and we believe the right family is out there for her, we will continue fighting for her future.

These are the stories that keep us going.

Will you help turn this into a happy ending for Ryleigh Ru?

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Ryleigh waited this long. She can wait a little longer for the right family. Your donation helps make that happen.

With hope,

Arrow's Heart Animal Rescue 🐾