While at my brother's house charging his wife's phone in the truck, this little puppy came up to us from the trailer park across the street and played with us for a while. I fell in love with her then, but I never knew at that point that she would change my life.
While checking on the lizards in the truck, I heard her get hit by a car. My heart lept into my throat and I ran to her. She hunkered down under a car in the trailer park while the people who were outside grilling just stared.
Now most dogs when they are in pain will snap if someone comes near, especially if they touch them in a way that causes any pain. She never once snapped, niped or growled at me, just looking up at me with those golden eyes as though to say "Please help me."
I picked her up and went door to door trying to find the owner, the kids in the park had told me they knew who's dog it was and that the person had moved away and left her there. None of the people in the trailer park showed a single ounce of kindness towards her and all said "She ain't mine, if you want her, take her." So I did.
I brought her home, knowing that there was no way that I could afford the medical bills it would take to make her well again. I couldn't just leave her there to die! All I could offer this poor baby was some love, nourishment and shelter, and knew in my heart that it would be better for her to die having known love than to die under a car in a trailer park full of people who didn't care.
She has been unable to walk, meaning that I have had to carry her outside for her to use the restroom and carry her back in. Her back legs are damaged and after two days she is able to stand for short periods of time and hobble around, but she desperately needs medical attention!!!
I posted on facebook about my dilema and a dear friend of mine began taking donations to cover her medical expenses. She then posted a blog about her, and less than 24 hours later we had raised enough money to get her into the vets office. We have had donations from as far away as Wales! I had people offer to buy her flea medicine, and two people brought me food for her.
The initial X-Rays determined that she has a Pelvic Fracture and the ball of her Femur bone is broken requiring either a $2500 - $3000 surgery to rebuild the femur ball, which will end up being a surgery that will have to be repeated as she grows, A $500-$1000 surgery to remove the femur ball in essence turning her hip joint into a fused shoulder joint which will hinder her mobility, Aputation of her leg, or do nothing and hope for the best while she writhes in pain from bone grinding on bone.
While every little but helps and the donations we have received for her have helped us to possibly save her life, we still need more to cover her medical expenses.
As an unemployed student living with a father on disability, I cannot afford the bills for this dog. I have grown to love her and she has shown me that Angels don't always come equipped with wings, sometimes they are furry and have 4 paws. Every life deserves the chance to flourish.
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