But then came the founder of the animal rescue group LuvnPupz, Carri Shipaila. She discovered that Stinger had scabies and was significantly underweight.

Says Carri

After speaking with animal control and learning that the shelter would have to put the dog to sleep because they couldn’t treat him, an emergency vet clinic called me.

She took him to the shelter and that’s when they named him Stinger.

“I hurried to the car and traveled nearly an hour to the clinic as soon as I got the word about Stinger. When I saw him, I realized he needed us, no matter the expense.”

The dog suffered terribly for several days. It was discovered that he also had pemphigus, an autoimmune condition that results in blisters on the skin and mucous membranes including the eyes, mouth, nose, and throat. He will need to take medication every day for the rest of his life.

Carri said to Boredom Panda:

“Stinger is a wonderful puppy. Everyone he meets wins his love. He embodies the ideal traits of the breed: he is loving, playful, and full of life.

“The owners refused to claim him or hand him over to me and I refused to let him suffer.

“Stinger was treated for a sting, an allergic reaction to a medication given before we received it, a secondary skin infection and sarcoptic scabies.

“The trauma from that resulted in Pemphigus, an autoimmune disease, which is lifelong and expensive to treat.

“He’s the epitome of the breed, he’s an amazing loving sweet funny pitbull without a mean bone in his body.