His whole world is a small trash can, starving puppy digging through trash hoping of being full once
STRAY PAWS
[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '4.000', 'text': 'It was already evening when I saw him.'}, {'start': '4.000', 'end': '11.000', 'text': 'There was a small object moving next to a sunken trash can on the side of the road.'}, {'start': '11.000', 'end': '19.000', 'text': 'Then I saw this tiny body, hunched over, barely bigger than a loaf of bread.'}, {'start': '19.000', 'end': '23.000', 'text': "He didn't run away when I approached."}, {'start': '23.000', 'end': '27.000', 'text': "He didn't even look up."}, {'start': '27.000', 'end': '31.000', 'text': 'His whole body was shaking.'}, {'start': '31.000', 'end': '38.000', 'text': 'I could hear his heavy breathing as I knelt beside him.  It'}, {'start': '38.000', 'end': '45.000', 'text': "was like he had run for miles, even though he wasn't moving at all."}, {'start': '45.000', 'end': '49.000', 'text': 'He wanted to eat something...'}, {'start': '49.000', 'end': '54.000', 'text': 'an old chicken bone from the trash can, cracked and brittle.'}, {'start': '54.000', 'end': '58.000', 'text': 'But he no longer had the strength to chew.'}, {'start': '58.000', 'end': '65.000', 'text': 'His big watery eyes finally looked up at me'}, {'start': '65.233', 'end': '69.233', 'text': ', and it felt like someone was squeezing my chest.'}, {'start': '70.166', 'end': '76.166', 'text': 'His fur was infested with lice and lay thinly over his protruding ribs.'}, {'start': '76.433', 'end': '84.433', 'text': "He didn't resist, he just fell into my arms, as if he had been waiting for this moment."}, {'start': '85.200', 'end': '90.200', 'text': 'At the vet they told me what I was already afraid of.'}, {'start': '90.600', 'end': '94.600', 'text': 'He suffered from severe anemia and his body was full of parasites.'}, {'start': '95.266', 'end': '100.266', 'text': '…To make matters worse – he tested positive for parvovirus.'}, {'start': '100.733', 'end': '107.733', 'text': 'This is a death sentence for many stray animals, especially one as weak as him.'}, {'start': '122.666', 'end': '126.666', 'text': 'I named him Moana.'}, {'start': '127.366', 'end': '131.366', 'text': 'In some languages \u200b\u200bit means "ocean".'}, {'start': '131.600', 'end': '135.600', 'text': 'But I didn’t think of the sea.'}, {'start': '136.133', 'end': '140.133', 'text': "I'm thinking about his eyes."}, {'start': '140.566', 'end': '145.566', 'text': "Deep, dark, and full of things I can't explain."}, {'start': '146.133', 'end': '153.133', 'text': 'A soul that has seen too much but still has trust.'}, {'start': '154.533', 'end': '162.533', 'text': 'He huddled in the corner of a sterile metal cage, hooked up to fluids,'}, {'start': '163.200', 'end': '167.200', 'text': 'his tiny chest barely rising or falling.'}, {'start': '167.900', 'end': '174.900', 'text': 'I remember he didn’t flinch when I touched him.'}, {'start': '175.900', 'end': '179.900', 'text': 'He quietly let himself be held.'}, {'start': '180.600', 'end': '184.600', 'text': 'I wanted to save him more than ever.  The'}, {'start': '196.733', 'end': '200.733', 'text': 'first few days were the hardest.'}, {'start': '201.800', 'end': '211.800', 'text': 'Moana was isolated and put on an IV drip for fluids, electrolytes and medication.'}, {'start': '213.633', 'end': '217.633', 'text': "He didn't even have the strength to lift his head."}, {'start': '218.333', 'end': '230.333', 'text': 'He didn’t flinch as they gave him antibiotics, antivirals, anti-nausea medication.  It'}, {'start': '231.833', 'end': '239.833', 'text': "was as if his body had completely disappeared and he couldn't even feel the pain."}, {'start': '245.133', 'end': '249.133', 'text': 'I visit every day.'}, {'start': '250.566', 'end': '254.566', 'text': 'The vet gradually dewormed him.  Be'}, {'start': '255.266', 'end': '259.266', 'text': 'careful not to put stress on his already fragile body.'}, {'start': '259.666', 'end': '263.666', 'text': 'His blood work is constantly monitored.  The'}, {'start': '264.100', 'end': '268.100', 'text': 'anemia lasted for several weeks'}, {'start': '269.233', 'end': '275.233', 'text': '… requiring iron supplements and a carefully balanced diet.'}, {'start': '276.233', 'end': '280.233', 'text': 'Thankfully, he eats well.'}, {'start': '304.300', 'end': '308.300', 'text': 'But his spark is returning a little at a time.  The'}, {'start': '308.833', 'end': '315.833', 'text': 'first time he screamed—just once, in a soft, raspy voice—we were all stunned,'}, {'start': '316.666', 'end': '322.666', 'text': 'and then the nurse laughed.  "He\'s livid. That\'s good."'}, {'start': '323.266', 'end': '329.266', 'text': 'For the first time in two weeks, his bowel movements contained no blood.'}, {'start': '346.400', 'end': '350.400', 'text': 'He wagged his tail for the first time.'}, {'start': '366.166', 'end': '370.166', 'text': 'Moana never lost his gentleness.'}, {'start': '371.066', 'end': '376.066', 'text': "He doesn't bite even if it hurts.  Never roared."}, {'start': '385.066', 'end': '389.066', 'text': 'He was hospitalized last week.'}, {'start': '389.666', 'end': '395.666', 'text': 'The vet said we could be discharged soon if the fever went away.'}, {'start': '460.766', 'end': '466.766', 'text': 'When I finally brought him home, he was still fragile,'}, {'start': '467.433', 'end': '474.433', 'text': 'like a little piece of paper that would tear at the slightest touch.'}, {'start': '475.433', 'end': '479.433', 'text': 'But his eyes… were different now.'}, {'start': '480.233', 'end': '485.233', 'text': 'More stable.  Like he knew what he had just been through.'}, {'start': '505.466', 'end': '509.466', 'text': 'We established a routine together.'}, {'start': '510.600', 'end': '514.600', 'text': 'Small walk.  Soft food, five times a day.'}, {'start': '537.633', 'end': '543.633', 'text': 'I let him sleep on my chest when he needs it.'}, {'start': '571.100', 'end': '575.100', 'text': 'Take a warm bath with a medicated shampoo.'}, {'start': '678.966', 'end': '682.966', 'text': 'Slowly, Moana regained her strength.  It'}, {'start': '684.600', 'end': '689.600', 'text': 'took a long time for his blood volume to stabilize.'}, {'start': '690.966', 'end': '694.966', 'text': 'But every day, he gets a step closer to living.'}]