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He was taken to Vermillion Parish's Rabies Animal Control, where his condition was so dire that Deanna Theis, assistant director of the Southern Animal Foundation, was stunned he was still alive.Theis immediately pulled Alex from the shelter, knowing he wouldn't survive without urgent medical attention. X-rays revealed that he had eaten rocks and twigs in a desperate attempt to fill his stomach, and his health was touch and go in the beginning.