FOX OUT - CONTRIBUTOR REQUEST<br /><br />A dog has a facial injury which makes her look just like - Mogwai from the movie "Gremlins".<br /><br />When she was a stray in Iran, Mugsy was the victim of an acid attack, which burnt half her face and exposed her teeth.<br /><br />Phoenix Novalee, 32, and her friend Sam Taylor, 33, were looking for a rescue pet to adopt when they spotted Mugsy on Persian Paws<br /><br />Persian Paws is a rescue service that relocates pets from the Middle East and helps them get veterinary care.<br /><br />The pair fell in love with Mugsy straight away and brought her home to Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, in 2018.<br /><br />Phoenix, a shop manager, said: "Sam showed me a website of people looking for help with dogs in the Middle East. <br /><br />"She had been burnt with acid so put we put video on GoFundMe to get her better care."<br /><br />The roommates' crowdfunding campaign raised $10,000 CAD, which they used to pay for Mugsy's medical bills.<br /><br />Phoenix said: "She already had surgery to fix her wounds and remove the damaged eye.<br /><br />"She had a follow up surgery for reconstruction of her nose area, basically to make sure there were no obstructions and that she would have no future issues breathing or eating.<br /><br />"She had quite a few vet visits and minor procedures and lots of home care.<br /><br />"That all happened while me and Sam were roommates but Sam took care of all of it because I was working very long hours at the time."<br /><br />Mugsy, who is now four and a half, lived with the pair for several months before Sam, a phlebotomist, moved to Vancouver, British Columbia. <br /><br />Mugsy initially lived with Sam, but she had such a bond with Martha, Phoenix's other dog, that she became depressed.<br /><br />Phoenix said: "Mugsy would get sad because she had a much stronger bond with Martha than Sam's dog, so she came with me eight months ago."<br /><br />"We're really close she's really attached to me. That's another reason she came back to live here.<br /><br />"I've had a lot of comments saying that she looks like the cute gremlin, there's also angry gremlins but she doesn't remind me of them because she doesn't get angry.<br /><br />"She's very bubbly and excited but not in an annoying hyper way. She does these little howls and stomps whenever she's happy."<br /><br />When Mugsy moved back in, Phoenix created a TikTok account, which has gone viral with 1.6 million likes and 43k adoring followers.<br /> <br />Phoenix added: "I'm not a big social media person. I was only on TikTok to edit videos, but as soon as I posted it went viral.<br /><br />"I get a lot of comments saying how nice it is to see a dog who looks different be adored like that. It helps people who might look different feel good.<br /><br />"I got one comment from a mother of a kid with special needs who said they adored her.<br /><br />"People just think she's adorable."
