The Puppy Had a Note Tied to Her Paw-and Someone Promised to Call at Noon

He passed the scanner over her shoulders, neck, chest, and legs twice.

Nothing.

He photographed the raw line on her paw, the note, and the place where I had found her. Then he called city  animal welfare to file the required found-animal report while Lena started warmed fluids beneath Sophie’s skin and checked her blood sugar.

The number made her mouth continue reading …