Edwina,
I think you & your husband did exactly what
you were supposed to do. If fact went beyond
what most would do by getting the dog to an
emergency vet hospital,and EVEN paying out-
of-pocket for them to treat him & check out
the extent of his injuries.
The dog might have been better off not
having an owner for a group like ;
www.labmed.org to step in to pay the vet
bills & foster the dog for later adoption.
Don't think they can help unless it's a foster dog or a stray.Please check their
site for later reference.
My local vet also has the phone number &
address of a 24hr emergency hospital on his
office answering machine, just in case.
You & your husband did a very loving & caring thing in trying your very best to
help this poor dog.May God bless you for it.