heartbreaking social media post<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\nThe duo isn\u2019t out of the woods yet and still has a long road to recovery. <\/p>\n
Images show the sad-looking pooches with mangy hair, and the group reports that the two have countless open sores, infections and are plagued with maggots and fleas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Images show the sad-looking pups with mangy hair and open sores. NYC Second Chance Rescue<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of them is suffering beyond words. He is so severely matted that maggots have burrowed beneath his hair and are eating away at his skin. He is being eaten alive,\u201d the rescue organization posted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of them is suffering beyond words. He is so severely matted that maggots have burrowed beneath his hair and are eating away at his skin. He is being eaten alive,\u201d the rescue organization posted.\u00a0 NYC Second Chance Rescue<\/p>\n
The building\u2019s superintendent told NYC Second Chance Rescue that he was \u201cdevastated\u201d when he found the two dogs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The building\u2019s superintendent told NYC Second Chance Rescue that he was \u201cdevastated\u201d when he found the two dogs.\u00a0 NYC Second Chance Rescue<\/p>\n
The super told rescuers that they were left behind by the building\u2019s old super, who abandoned them after he became terminally ill with cancer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rescuers rushed the two to an emergency hospital, where veterinarians worked hard to save the pups\u2019 lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The group said the two dogs continue to be at risk as of Saturday evening, and that Stimpy was in an incredibly vulnerable condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The group said the two dogs continue to be at risk as of Saturday evening. NYC Second Chance Rescue<\/p>\n
The poor pooch had to be sedated before vets could shave off all his matted hair, which had wrapped tightly around his leg and began to cut into it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow do you love an animal and then leave them to suffer like this? We will never understand,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n
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