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\u201cThey\u2019re such a great testament to how resilient dogs are.\u201d<\/h2>\n
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A maintenance worker was investigating a burst pipe inside a housing complex in Wichita, Kansas, and as soon as he entered he realized something was not right.<\/p>\n

When he opened an apartment door, he was hit with a horrible smell, and then he noticed a small plastic dog crate in the corner of the room. Inside were two 7-month-old puppies.<\/p>\n

Though it was clear the puppies were in distress, he found it odd that they weren\u2019t making any noise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThere was feces and urine just spilling out the front of the kennel,\u201d Sarah Coffman, executive director of Wichita Animal Action League, told The Dodo. \u201cThen he noticed that the puppies couldn\u2019t open their mouths \u2014 so he shined a flashlight in the crate and realized that they had something wrapped around their muzzles, and that their noses were really swollen and red.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unsure of what to do, and unwilling to leave the two terrified puppies alone, the maintenance worker called a friend who fosters dogs for the Wichita Animal Action League. \u201cShe called us and was like, \u2018I don\u2019t know what to tell him to do,\u2019\u201d Coffman said. \u201cI was like, \u2018Tell him to wait right there. I\u2019m on my way and I\u2019m bringing the calvary.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

With animal control officers by her side, Coffman entered the property, seized the puppies and rushed them to the vet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Coffman was shocked when she realized what was being used to silence the young dogs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe originally thought that it was wire wrapped around their noses because it was so tight,\u201d Coffman explained. \u201cWhen we finally got them in the vet\u2019s office and were able to hold them still and take a look, we realized that it was little tiny rubber bands that you\u2019d use in your hair, no bigger around than my thumb.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Both dogs had two rubber bands wrapped around their noses, which the veterinarian believed had been left on for between 12 and 24 hours. The vet grasped the bands with forceps and clipped them, while Coffman and the two animal control officers present fought back tears.<\/p>\n

\u201cHearing the sounds they made \u2014 we were helping them and doing the right thing \u2014 but the way that they screamed when those bands finally came off and the blood came rushing back to their nose was really quite heartbreaking,\u201d Coffman said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Had the bands been left on even a few hours longer, the puppies might have suffered major tissue damage, loss of smell or something far worse. \u201cWe really did catch them just in the nick of time,\u201d Coffman added.<\/p>\n

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After a long bath, the pit bull mix siblings, now named Westley and Debbie, look and smell much better. Though their noses are still a bit tender, both are expected to make a full recovery \u2014 and are healing happily in a foster home.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re such a great testament to how resilient dogs are because I certainly wouldn\u2019t be as happy if that happened to me,\u201d Coffman said. \u201cBut they\u2019re playing and cuddling with their foster and having a great time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While Westley has proven to be the more adventurous of the two, his laid-back sister is by no means a pushover. \u201cShe will tell him exactly what she thinks and put him in his place if she thinks he needs it,\u201d Coffman explained. \u201cSo it\u2019s really funny to see the little one beat up on the bigger one when he\u2019s being naughty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soon the puppies will be ready for their forever home, and applications have already started flooding in. But though Westley and Debbie seem happy to forget their past \u2014 their rescuers have not been able to move on quite so easily.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night I just kept thinking, \u2018What if that pipe hadn\u2019t burst? Would they have been found in time? Would they have lived?\u2019\u201d Coffman said. \u201cYou would never think that you would be thankful for a pipe bursting and flooding an apartment, but it literally saved two lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes you go home and hug your dogs a little tighter,\u201d Coffman added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

If you are interested in adopting Westley and Debbie, you can fill out an application on the Wichita Animal Action League website. To help other dogs in need, you can make a donation here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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