Story highlights The tape was so tight that her tongue was caught between her teeth

The dog could lose her life

(CNN) It's a heart breaking and painful condition for any animal to be in and it begs to ask the question: who would do this?

Caitlyn, a 15-month old Chocolate Staffie mix, was found with black electrical tape wound around her muzzle in North Charleston, South Carolina. The tape was so tight that her tongue was caught between her teeth.

When doctors removed the tape, her muzzle swelled to about double its normal size. Surgery may be needed and she could lose her life.

"This is the most malicious case of animal abuse I have seen in my entire career," Charleston Animal Society Director of Anti-Cruelty Aldwin Roman wrote on its Facebook page

The Animal Society is offering a $1,000 reward for information that will lead to an arrest and conviction in the case.

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