In the beginning....

the beginning of Milo's rescue that is...

I found these photos taken at Red Lake Rosie's upon Milo's intake back in early June.  I don't think I've posted them here before.  I met Milo after he was shaved, so I didn't get to see the full effect of his huge matted and crawling with ticks coat.

The enormous cyst on Milo's neck

Milo's neck, ear and eye are badly infected which is why they are cocked at a funny angle. 

You can see why it was necessary to shave this all off.  Milo was  matted down to the skin.  If the skin doesn't breathe it can become infected..  Plus he was crawling with ticks.  Ick.