Yesterday Nev went to the county animal control and was told a dog had come in that had been hit by a car. They were giving it pain meds but it had been there 2 days and was in alot of pain. They said they were going to put her down. When Nev went into the kennel she was laying down and couln't get up. Even though she was in alot of pain her tail was just thumping away. So Nev scooped her up and off to Horseshoe she went. Dr. Ervin didn't have very good news. Her front left leg was not broken but severely nerve damaged. The back left leg had a bad femur fracture. The leg would need surgical repair and the front one may need to be amputated. Dr. E was not very encouraging but we reminded him of Max and Mr. Pickles and he relented. They named her Cadbury and gave her alot of pain meds. On Friday bad news. The surgery for the leg was $850.00 alone. The front amputation, if needed, would be another $4-500.00. further xrays, pin removal, medication and barring no complications we were looking at $1500.00 to 2000.00. And that darn dog just kept wagging her tail at everyone. Mary, who took care of Max when he was so injured, jumped into action. She called the news. Someone wrote to an emergency financial aid group. So we are hoping to raise the funds by Tuesday when Dr. E can do the surgery for the back leg. SHe is a very sweet dog and not once has she tried to bite anyone when she probably should due to the pain. She is on alot of pain meds now and comfortable. If everyone would give up one meal out we could get this girl fixed right up. See the news cast on the Fox 2 web site.
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