This puppy lost all of its fur after being chained and abused — but she made a dramatic and inspiring transformation after getting rescued

Courtesy of A Chance To Bloom

• The Houston Police Department discovered Ziva, an eight-month-old pit bull, padlocked in the city's Acres Home neighborhood.
• She was severely malnourished, covered in sores, had an eye and skin infection, as well as split paws. She had also lost most of her fur to mange, a type of skin mite.
• Dog rescue organization A Chance To Bloom took Ziva in and got her the veterinary care she needed.
• One of the vet techs fell in love with her and fostered her for a couple months.
• Ziva has since been adopted.

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Adopted animals often have remarkable tales.

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