SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A tiny teacup Chihuahua named Nellie has stolen hearts on Instagram and at the Sacramento SPCA that has been nursing her back to health ever since she was found abandoned on a sidewalk.
The photos posted by the animal rescue group include Nellie wearing a sweater fashioned from a woman's sock, in a bowl of lemons and next to a can of soda.
The tiny Chihuahua was brought into the Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in late September and was only 13 oz. at the time.
"She couldn't walk," Sacramento SPCA foster care coordinator Sarah Varanini told ABCNews.com. "She was only three weeks old and we don't know if she was dumped or how she came to be there."
Her young age and extremely small size didn't make it safe for her to stay in the shelter, so Varanini has taken her in until she is healthy enough to be adopted.
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