Hubby found an injured dog yesterday....

**carole** · 10-01-2006, 03:19 PM

Hubby was coming back from returning something at the shop up the road when he spotted this poor dog in the pouring rain hardly able to walk, he stopped picked him up and took him home, his back legs were collasping under him, we dried him up , gave him some water and food and put him in our old caravan, along with a feather pillow and duvet cover, my son's old ones we were about to throw out, he was exhausted and slept for hours, he stayed there all night, on checking him this morning he manage to get up, and walk around the section, his back legs are still wobbly and he has been licking his paws which look a little worn, but not too bad, he did his toilet which was great as i was worried he might not beable to go.

We are taking him to the vet, they will look at him free of charge and we have to pay for any meds, which is fair enough, so then i have to find out where he came from, hopefully he is owned, he looks in pretty good condition otherwise, he is a white,black and tan middle sized boy, we named him Jed for now, and he has two big black spots on his rump, after his short walk around the section he has collasped back in the caravan and is snoozing snoring his head off, so cute , he seems very gentle and sweet .

No folks i cannot keep him, i simply cannot afford a dog along with my four cats, which used to be only two, so please pray there is a happy ending for Jed, finding his owners would be the best, i will try and rehome him if i can, but failing that, it might not be such a happy ending, a thought i don't even want to think right now, wish me luck, poor wee soul i think he would have died out there, not sure if he has been clipped by a car, no bleeding anywhere, or fallen off a truck or something, anyhow the vet will have an idea.

I have two nice pics of him, so will get my daughter to put them on the computer for me hopefully and then i will post them, he is very cute.,not sure what he is a bitzer i imagine, maybe some huntaway in him who knows, not up on dogs much, so maybe my pt friends will have some idea,

**elizabethann** · 10-01-2006, 03:28 PM

Your husband and you & your family are angels. Thank you so much for helping this poor fella. I wonder if he got hit by a car? Please keep us posted. I hope he'll be okay and I can't wait to see pictures.

**BC_MoM** · 10-01-2006, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by elizabethann

I wonder if he got hit by a car?

I was thinking that too...hopefully it's nothing too serious though! Keep us posted! I'm hoping you find his owners!

**Karen** · 10-01-2006, 03:44 PM

How nice that he not only saw Jed, but rescued him, and the whole family has gotten involved with caring for him. Hopefully there's nothing too badly wrong, and you'll be able to find out where his home is!

**carole** · 10-01-2006, 08:52 PM

Ok just got back from the vets, two vets checked him out, they are fantastic those girls there, so kind and caring and all done for free too, well Jed is about ten years old, they really are not 100 per cent sure what is wrong with him, one side is way more tender than the other, and his paws are pretty worn, so he has been walking quite a bit, they think he probably has arthritis and has walked for ages and that is why he has inflammation, do not seem to think he has been hit by a car, he was so good, although in obvious pain, he did however produce two lovely pees all over the floor, lol, i had not seen him go so was worried about that, well no longer everything functioning in that department, vet examined him internally, said a bit of inflammation but nothing to worry about.

So the plan is to have six days of Rimadyl and see how he goes and then take it from there, my girlfriend and i also went halfs in a bag of special food for mobility for him which the vet suggested would be excellent for him, he is pretty skinny only weighing 18kgs,he is now sleeping peacefully in the caravan, his executive kennel and without further adue here is Jed, isn't he sweet? any ideas what he is, vets were not sure on his breed., he should now be alot happier having some pain relief as well.

I have advertised in the paper and also left details at the SPCA, the cat shelter that helped me out last year with all the cat problems has a dog shelter too, rang her and she said if i have no luck finding his owners or rehoming him to give her a ring and she will see what she can do, so that is hopeful, he was not micro-chipped or had a collar, but we got him one and a lead, so when he is able i can give him a short walk, he is to be rested as much as possible for now.

**carole** · 10-01-2006, 08:59 PM

Heres another pic of Jed, he certainly has bonded with me already, at the vets i moved out of his sight and he started whining , so cute.

**buttercup132** · 10-01-2006, 09:01 PM

not sure what he is a bitzer i imagine, maybe some huntaway in him who knows

I dont know what you mean by them
But by looking at the pictures he looks like a German Shepard mix , I'm thinking but I dont know where he got that white from. Maybe lab ...I'm sure another PT will help

I'm glad you guys saved him
His dewclaws look like they could do with a trimming though.