Turtle Dove

Her name was given by Ms. Craciun on spot, and describes the dog features. On April 25th, a Saturday, I spotted her in a place where I knew a dog lover was watching over. One rear leg was broken, and swollen, and was hanging. The dog lover was glad to hear we could afford the surgery costs, thanks to the help from RAR. On the same day the woman managed to catch the dog, which she was not very familiar with. The dog was in pain and not very friendly. Though Ms. Craciun was very determined, and took her to vet and sheltered her. This is an insurmountable problem here, for cases that need long recovery period: A place for the dogs to stay. So the dog was lucky with Nancy and Ms Craciun. Ms. Craciun has a lot of cats in her apartment, she feeds dogs whenever finds them, at her work place, and she’s a vegetarian, too. The doc said the dog, a young female, was resistant at anesthetics, and she needed a stronger dose for surgery. He charged us a very moderate price for labor costs, though the anesthetic was an extra dose. The doc put together the ends of the broken femur through a plate, that will be removed after one month. It’s hard to say how that bone would have healed without surgery. Many dogs are victims of car accidents here. Nancy always reads our reports, spots the things that can be improved, and insists that the dogs we treat to receive painkillers, which we suppose all vet know, though sometimes they might forget. So, we insisted for the dog to receive painkillers. As regards the sponsor, it gives you confidence to know that you can approach such a case, without the fear you cannot afford the procedures and costs. Once the dog fully recovers, she will be spayed, and will remain under her protector’s eyes. This is a nice example of people helping animals in need, and reminded me of a rescue case I saw on Animal Planet, where somebody was concluding, "We, the dog lovers, must show the dogs that good people also exist."