A dog named Monk was rescued off the streets of Memphis, Tennessee by Streetdog Foundation in terrible shape. The Great Dane / Pit Bull mix had mange so severe it had infected his blood stream and made him look like a burn victim. In fact, that is how veterinarians treated Monk when the saw him.

Monk was very sick when he was rescued. Streetdog Foundation

Streetdog Foundation rallied help for Monk and thanks to their generous supporters they received donations to provide him the prolonged medical care he needed. It would take 6 weeks of Monk receiving daily scrub baths to treat his infected skin and a special feeding regime to help him gain back weight.

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Watch Monk’s beautiful recovery in the video below:

After the 6 weeks Monk went into foster care where he could heal some more.

After several months, Monk recovered his health and his fur. Streetdog Foundation

Throughout Monk’s healing process, Alli, a volunteer at the rescue, watched his progress. She said after 8 weeks of watching Monk’s progress “her heart could not let go.” That’s when she applied to adopt Monk and after a thorough evaluation and “trial run” in her home Monk got his happily ever after!