It was a typical September day last year when the folks at The Animal Pad, a dog rescue in San Diego, California, received an urgent call from the emergency veterinarian they partnered with. The vet told them about a German shepherd puppy who’d arrived at the ER with a reported dog bite wound, but something else seemed to be happening.

On top of the puppy’s face being completely swollen, blood results showed he was battling chronic illnesses rarely found in 7-month-old dogs. Sadly, his family relinquished him to the clinic, and that’s when The Animal Pad learned about him.

As soon as Lauren, The Animal Pad’s director, saw the bloated pup, she dropped everything to help him.

The Animal Pad took the dog, later named Chance, in and got to work on stabilizing him while running every test they could. Despite the pain and fear, Chance’s sweet personality shone through.

“You can tell he is a very special dog behind it all,” The Animal Pad wrote on Facebook. “His first year on the planet should not have been this, and now he’s fighting for his life.”

One blood transfusion and many tests later, Chance was diagnosed with an abscess in his face, which would need to be surgically drained. It was a painstaking process, but the veterinarian team ultimately drained the abscess and restored Chance’s face to its typical size. He immediately felt so much better.

“He looks like a brand-new dog,” The Animal Pad wrote on Facebook.

You can watch Chance’s transformation here:

While they celebrated the removal of his abscess, the vet team was still wary of Chance’s prognosis. His bloodwork still showed signs of chronic illness, and he was painfully skinny. But still, Chance’s caregivers showered him with love and continued with a treatment plan to help him grow and thrive.

It’s been a few months since Chance’s rescue, and the resilient boy is now stronger than ever. He’s since gone to a foster home, where he’s been enjoying playing with other pups and cuddling with his humans.

Chance is currently on a medical hold while the veterinary team continues to treat his abscess and other ailments, but he will be available for adoption soon. The Animal Pad staff can’t wait to see Chance off to his forever home, but until then, they’re enjoying every update they get from his loving foster parents.

“Chance is the sweetest!” Erica Fiore, director of marketing for The Animal Pad, told The Dodo.

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“[It’s] like he knew what I needed, and his whole mission was to make me feel better.”

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Source: Tampa Bay Times