Oh, sweet thing. You've had no one looking after you for quite some time. Look at how matted your fur is.

[How anyone can leave a dog like this is beyond her. Though perhaps it's always been a stray. Still, somewhere along the line, someone tossed a dog out onto the street, and here was the result.

Assholes.

She looks up at Max, nodding as he speaks.]

You've done the right things so far. And you said you gave it some pain medication, yes?