I received a phone call for the mum with five puppies.. someone hit her somewhere in the village,
and probably broke her spine because she is unable to stand.
She is screaming in pain and she can only move her head.
I do not know what happened but we are rushing her to the vet...
The cries of her babies that were waiting for their mom to return got to me so much..
What can i do.. i don't even know anymore... I feel so badly inside.. tears keep rolling down my face.
And i am begging you again and again to help me.
The injured mom with 5 babies has been rescued... she got a name MARLA...
We went to see 2 vets... but honestly I feel so lost!
An x-ray was done and there's no spinal fracture... but the vet says that possibly something moved,
because of the strike to her spine and it isn't seen in the x-ray...
She received everything... IV... vitamins... painkillers... everything she could get in her condition,
She's so good... she's in so much pain and she didn't fight anything... we're all simply broken for her,
I didn't want to leave her at the clinic alone because she has no one there during the night...
and she needed to be observed... I brought her and the babies home...
Sadly their mom can't be with them... I've taken all of this really hard..
I'm praying there are no problems with her spine and that she can live for her babies,
who love her very much... and she loves them...
I love them all more than I love myself!
I'll keep fighting with all I've got that their mom gets better too....
Day 2: The Vet did more tests and an x ray and sadly the reason why she can't stand is,
cause she was hit on the neck and one of the vertebra has dislocated..
luckily the spine wasn't broken but I just have no words. My heart is breaking into pieces because of this..
The man who called and asked me for help said that this probably happened,
because she was walking around the village searching for some food so that she could feed her babies..
He said that she was probably trying to catch a chicken cause there are a lot of them there,
and that monster just hit her and basically incapacitated her...
The vet gave me some hope cause he said that it's good that she can lift up her head,
and move it both sides and that with treatment she could recover...
The vet thinks that the babies are around 2 months old...
But being that she has a lot of milk he said that we need to let her be with her babies 2 times a day,
cause we don't want her to get an inflamed breasts too...
Day 3: I am hoping for a miracle... Since the day Marla was rescued she refused food,
but today she finally started eating a bit as well as having some water,
and that gave me hope that she will recover...
Her head movements are improving and she is not twitching the head any more...
I want her to live for her children... I need her to live for me too..and for all of us who love her!
Thank you all of you who are with us...
Lovely little family.....everything crossed mummy gets better!
Day 4: Our Marla started holding her head better today he can even lick her paws..
Great job my girl...
We are going to the vet tomorrow again, and we'll let you know what he said and how's she doing..
We are hoping for good news cause she does seem a little bit better...
All her babies are also good..
The only thing I can think about now is how much I want her to survive all this and fully recovers..
Thank you all who are with her and her babies..
Day 5: On the way to vet with our Marla.. wish us luck!
Marla our sweet girl who someone wanted to kill by kicking her in the neck, was at the vet check up today...
The vet examined her and said that she's definitely doing better...
The recovery will be long and she still can't stand but she can move her legs,
and can feel deep pain and that is a good sign...
Also, she can now hold her her properly she can control her head and neck,
she has reflexes when touched on the head..
Her eyes are fine and the vet is optimistic and so am I!
Maybe I am happy too soon but I want to believe that she'll be fine...
Day 7: Thank you all who are standing with us..
Tommorrow she'll go to the vet again and hopefully she'll be even better then,
she has broken many hearts and I can't wait for her to stand up,
on he legs so that I can say that we made it!
Day 8: Marla's babies! They definitely gave our Marla strength and will to live...
She will make it thanks to them! They are all adorable...
We have 4 girls and one boy!
We need tomake sure that Marla's babies are healthy while they're waiting for their mom to recover..
Thank you for all your help!
Day 11: Our dear Marla is going for a check up at the Vet.
I'm hoping for some good news cause she's really fighting to live...
She's holding her head up on her own... Fingers crossed.
The treatments she getting have helped her but mostly the 24h care!
Exercising 3 to 5 times a day so that her legs wouldn't atrophy cause she still can't walk...
She'll need a lot of time until she can walk again but thanks to all the care she's getting,
the treatments, the exercises she was able to stand for a few seconds on her own,
and in this short amount of time that is a huge step towards recovery...
I am very happy with her progress and she may not run or walk like other dogs,
but maybe someone will be happy to give her a home as she is....
Day 15: Here is our Marla today these exercises are done in her foster so that her legs would not atrophy,
cause she still can't walk but it is a lot of progress that she can stand by herself for a few seconds!
Her little body went through a lot of trauma but we are fighting and she is fighting for her 5 babies,
and she's fighting for all of us!
She really relaxes when she's exercising cause she knows that we are trying to help her,
and we are doing the best that we can....
Thank you all for loving her and supporting her and her babies..
Day 20: Miracles do happen! Our mom Marla has made her first steps today and jumped on the bed,
I am crying tears of joy.... Marla is a miracle...
We are all in shock, even the vet, she recovered so fast, she is a lioness!
A huge thanks to all who believed in her and me and who helped...
And a huge thank you to the people who were keeping her safe in foster,
and who made sure she exercised as the vet said.
she still needs to be observed cause the vet said that she got up to fast,
but I know that she'll be fine she is my/our miracle!
I wish that the monster who did this to a mum who weights 9 kilos can see that he did not succeed....
To see that our Marla is walking again.... That she'll be happy and run around with her babies,
and give them all the love that she couldn't.. Right now I am so happy!
Day 30: Marla and her dear babies! She is so happy that she can lick them and clean them.
Even though they're soon gonna be bigger than she is, she loves them as a mom does,
and she wants to make up for all the lost time!
While she wasn't able to move, she only spent half an hour a day with them,
because we were afraid that they might hurt her, but here they are today. A little mob!
I barely got a chance to take photos cause they were just running and playing!
Marla and her babies now are very healthy and happy from their forever homes in UK..
Today our MARLA and her puppies all are adopted in UK and they all are doing amazing!
Thank you all who helped me with her and her pupps when I rescued them!
I am so happy to see them all happy! Thank you my Debbie and Emma!
Thanks all for your alway support!