Watch his rescue here.
The next day, Sunday, our dedicated volunteers again went down to look for him, this time with towels, leashes and a carrier, to trap him.
He snapped at us a few times but who wouldn’t, if a total stranger caught you! Perhaps it was his age, the amount of pain he was in, or he was actually a sweet dog deep down inside, but he didn’t put up much of a struggle. Maybe he was happy to be caught, after having lived on the streets for a decade, he was tired; every day was a day of survival, trying to escape traffic and searching for food.
The vet’s initial examination revealed he was severely dehydrated, blood pressure was very low and white blood count was very high, possibly from infection and inflammation, but otherwise, his organs were all perfect and he was even tested negative for heartworm and tick fever.
He has abrasions on his right side and a broken left hind leg, fractured in many places. His right eye has a mass and his left eye is blind. The vet estimates him to be at least 10 years old. He is skinny but he is a huge dog. He weighs 28kg on his thin frame.
Was he beaten by someone? Or was he a victim of a hit and run, like most strays?
He is now warded while we try our best to raise fund and make decisions.
The vet has given us two options :
Amputation $2500
Try to repair his femur fracture $4800
And then we have to worry about the costs of being warded, medication, follow ups and reviews, looking for a foster etc Rescuing a dog isn’t easy; neither does it come cheap. It is a long process of worries.
We will provide more updates when we can. Meanwhile he is resting at the vet and they say he is a gentle giant.
We have named him Duke. Please help Duke.
