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Today we recd a call from an ortho vet about a lab that some brought in 2 weeks ago after she was hit by a car. She's an 8 month old choc and only weighs 35 lbs. She walked in on a fractured pelvis and without her front teeth - they were knocked out to the bone when she hit the pavement.
The person that brought her in paid to have her teeth repaired and her pelvis repaired but will not pay for her needed surgery repair and has signed a euthanasia release. She is scheduled to be put down today but they may wait at least 24 more hours to let me think about it.
She’s probably not a candidate for total hip replacement due to the damage to her pelvis. Her hips are literally popping out of place and she needs to have surgery in the next week.
I’m just sick over this. The financially responsible decision for our rescue group is to say no but it just makes me sick to have to do it.
Her surgery will cost $1500.00 to $1800.00 and the recovery time for an FHO is much greater than the THR recovery time which means that she’d be in the program for quite some time. Of course I don’t really have a foster spot for her and I can’t spend any of our current funds on a new dog right now when we already have 11 Labs waiting for heartworm treatment and a few still left to be altered and vaccinated and let’s not forget our monthly boarding bills.
I’ve asked on of our volunteers to make some calls – get prepared to apply to Labmed and start working on an email and letter campaign for her but I’m still struggling with this….I mean – WHO is going to adopt this girl? We already get people that are picky, picky, picky about their rescue Labs. Everyone seems to think that you can custom order your rescue Lab and want a very specific dog, and no one wants to take on a dog that they know up front is “damaged” even if the vet expects the dog to make a full recovery.
I wish I had more faith in people but I think I’m losing my faith a lot faster than the happy endings can build it up these days.
Of course then there are at least 5 other really great candidates for our program that will also be put down in the next 24-48 hours – and I don’t have space for any of them. I’m one of those weirdo’s that looks at the dogs even when we’re full – mainly because I want to be able to tell people exactly how many dogs we have to turn away and how many are being killed each week. I want to put a face on each number and hope that thru me – someone else will gain a better awareness and be compelled to get involved in any way big or small that they can – of course the bigger, the better. But I don’t know if this is such a good idea any more.
So how can I take this girl knowing that a seemingly “healthy” lab will be put down in her place? I have a photo of one sitting on my desk right now that is just tearing at my heart. But if I say “yes” to her – it’s a “no” to him and vice versa.
OMG!!!!!!!!!! I think I need some medication today. Does someone else want to make these decisions today???????
:'(
Today we recd a call from an ortho vet about a lab that some brought in 2 weeks ago after she was hit by a car. She's an 8 month old choc and only weighs 35 lbs. She walked in on a fractured pelvis and without her front teeth - they were knocked out to the bone when she hit the pavement.
The person that brought her in paid to have her teeth repaired and her pelvis repaired but will not pay for her needed surgery repair and has signed a euthanasia release. She is scheduled to be put down today but they may wait at least 24 more hours to let me think about it.
She’s probably not a candidate for total hip replacement due to the damage to her pelvis. Her hips are literally popping out of place and she needs to have surgery in the next week.
I’m just sick over this. The financially responsible decision for our rescue group is to say no but it just makes me sick to have to do it.
Her surgery will cost $1500.00 to $1800.00 and the recovery time for an FHO is much greater than the THR recovery time which means that she’d be in the program for quite some time. Of course I don’t really have a foster spot for her and I can’t spend any of our current funds on a new dog right now when we already have 11 Labs waiting for heartworm treatment and a few still left to be altered and vaccinated and let’s not forget our monthly boarding bills.
I’ve asked on of our volunteers to make some calls – get prepared to apply to Labmed and start working on an email and letter campaign for her but I’m still struggling with this….I mean – WHO is going to adopt this girl? We already get people that are picky, picky, picky about their rescue Labs. Everyone seems to think that you can custom order your rescue Lab and want a very specific dog, and no one wants to take on a dog that they know up front is “damaged” even if the vet expects the dog to make a full recovery.
I wish I had more faith in people but I think I’m losing my faith a lot faster than the happy endings can build it up these days.
Of course then there are at least 5 other really great candidates for our program that will also be put down in the next 24-48 hours – and I don’t have space for any of them. I’m one of those weirdo’s that looks at the dogs even when we’re full – mainly because I want to be able to tell people exactly how many dogs we have to turn away and how many are being killed each week. I want to put a face on each number and hope that thru me – someone else will gain a better awareness and be compelled to get involved in any way big or small that they can – of course the bigger, the better. But I don’t know if this is such a good idea any more.
So how can I take this girl knowing that a seemingly “healthy” lab will be put down in her place? I have a photo of one sitting on my desk right now that is just tearing at my heart. But if I say “yes” to her – it’s a “no” to him and vice versa.
OMG!!!!!!!!!! I think I need some medication today. Does someone else want to make these decisions today???????
:'(
