They say that 13 is the unlucky number and this unlucky dog was stuck on a train track
for six hours in which he was ran over by 13 different trains.
When the incident occurred in February 2016, the dog had just escaped from home and his
owners searched frantically for him.
They couldn't find him anywhere until they spotted him roaming down a busy street in
Kuna, Idaho.
Like most families, the Rossi's doted on their beloved pets and described Loki as kind, gentle
and sweet dog.
A dad has spoken to a news channel about how family members of pets should be treated no
differently.
This when Rossi's took little Loki for his first walk and went missing!
The family had been left in the dark about the disappearance of Loki, until they found
him one evening, looking quite lost and scared.
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What followed was a desperate search to find their darling doggie.
Indeed, they drove around the neighbourhood, looking for Loki and posted pleas on social
media sites, asking friends and family in the area to help with the search.
Then at around 8:00 PM, the family got a phone call letting them know that Loki was alive,
barely.
It was at this moment that the Rossi's discovered that the dog had somehow been run over, not
once, but 13 times by and by 13 different train.
It turned out that Loki had somehow made his way onto the tracks, which are situated just
a hundred yards from the Rossi home.
It is believed that the first train hit the pooch at 10:30 AM, but it wasn't until 4:30
PM that he was finally rescued.
That's because every time Loki was hit, each conductor believed that he was already dead.
Therefore, they saw no point in stopping their train and disrupting service.
“They hate hitting animals, but they can't stop that train.
They just considered; he was dead after they hit him.”
Ryan Rossi explained.
But because Loki was just small enough to fit between the track and the bottom of the
train.
He somehow managed to cling to life during this horrific six-hour ordeal.
In the end one conductor luckily saw Loki move and knew that he was still alive.
“The final conductor at 4:30 PM said, he was going to pass over Loki and they just
thought it was a dead dog,” Ryan revealed.
“But thankfully Loki lifted his head up and then put his head back down.”
The conductor saw the movement and called for help.
Two railway workers were then able to retrieve Loki from the tracks and rush him for emergency
treatment to WestVet animal emergency center in garden city, Idaho.
That's when the Rossi family were notified about what had happened to their loving pet.
Upon hearing the terrifying news, the family rushed to be by Loki’s side and give him
what they thought would be their final few cuddles.
But amazingly Loki turned out to be a born survivor and was determined to pull through.
“We were petting him and he lifted his head and he smiled.
At that moment I just looked at my wife and said, we'll do whatever it takes.”
Ryan told KTVB.
Struck by Loki's unbelievable fighting spirit and ability to overcome adversity.
The family refused to give up on him.
“If he can get ran over and still fight and still smile, then we'll fight with him.”
Ryan said.
Unfortunately, vets were unable to save his left leg and his tail, and Loki also lost
his left eye.
In fact, he had suffered multiple lacerations and required daily visits to the vet for his
extensive trauma.
In order to pay for Loki's expensive treatment and surgeries, the family set up a GoFundMe
page.
Fortunately for them, hundreds of people contributed to Loki's vet bills and soon the dog began
to recover and adapt to life after his accident.
In fact, he quickly got used to having only three legs and learned to hobble around the
house like a champ.
“It's just a miracle,” Ryan said of his dog’s incredible recovery.
“He's eating on his own, going to the bathroom and is responding to his name and to touch.
It's amazing the improvement he's making,” the family wrote on their GoFundMe page.
The staff has been so great with him and we're also happy he is home.
In the week that followed Loki, continued to build his strength and soon began to resemble
his old self.
“Every day I look at him and he's moving more and more.
He's adapting so quickly.”
Ryan said.
Now known as lucky Loki the amazing canine can expect a long and happy life with his
loving and supportive family at his side.
That is so long as he remembers to stay closer to home.
Lucky Loki the amazing canine is lucky to be alive after Ryan found him just in time.
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