At the hospital, her diagnosis was grim: starvation, dehydration, and severe anemia. Her body was shutting down. Doctors feared she wouldn't survive without a blood transfusion. Volunteers scrambled to find a match.

Miraculously, a stray dog rescued just days earlier proved to be the perfect donor. The transfusion was successful, and for the first time, a glimmer of hope returned to LuLu's eyes. That night, she stabilized — and even took her first steps.