A dog arrived at an Ohio shelter in such an alarming state of neglect that she was essentially paralyzed.

Pickle was brought to the Humane Society of Greater Dayton along with two other dogs who were thought to be her siblings. "The siblings were healthy and fine, but Pickle was unable to move, vocalize, or eat," Holly Renee, a technician at the shelter, told Newsweek . "We don’t know anything about her life before."

What was clear, however, was that Pickle was in a very bad way. The pup came in, unable to walk, chew or even bark. All she could do was lay there. "She had a severe case of tetanus, generalized muscle stiffness and rigidity, and difficulty swallowing," Renee said.

A condition characterized by spastic paralysis; a 2022 study published in the journal Frontiers in Vet

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