One of our followers messaged us imploring us to look at a dog who had been hit by a vehicle on the highway
She said it was urgent so we dropped everything we were doing and rushed to the site
We found the dog right away, on the highway. She is a member of a pack of strays. She has a tendency to cross the street
Neither of her hind legs works, so she drags herself around
We named her Astro due to her unique hairstyle
Astro has numerous abrasion wounds, caused by dragging herself around on asphalt
She has bloody discharge oozing from her vagina; you can see some of it on the towel she is sitting on
We are guessing that she was pregnant when she was hit by the vehicle
Resulting in the death of her foetuses and the fracture of her spine
Astro will need x-rays, ultrasound, and most probably an operation
We have been trying to befriend Astro so we can take her for tests without violent or sedation. It seems to be working
Astro went to a clinic. She rested her head on her carer's arm the entire trip. She's no longer a danger to humans
Her white blood cell count is off indicating a severe infection
So what happened is, Astro suffered a miscarriage as a result of the accident
This reinforces the theory that puppies died inside her womb and her womb got infected
Astro's white blood cell count is slightly lower than before, but still too high. She's now on a combo of antibiotics
Astro got fresh bandages for the abrasion wounds on her feet. Antibiotics worked and her infection has been coming down
Astro had her blood checked and it came back perfect
This is our 2nd case
This clip was sent to us by a former employee. The dog has no owner & in serious situation that needs our help immediately
The dog couldn't walk and was starving cause the owner kept she outside to prevent her own dog getting sick
She couldn't keep being wonky, we can clearly see that she has no strength now
Keeping her outside to prevent her own dog getting sick is a wise move, but bad for the wretched dog
We names her Trisha. She weighs of 3.3 kg. we took her in as she is starved, unable to stand, and has no-one to care for her
Her blood test showed a slight infection, consistent with what you see in trauma cases
There are generally three reasons why an animal can't walk or even stand
Those are 1) electrolytic imbalance, 2) impact trauma, and 3) bacterial or viral infection
To rule out electrolytic imbalance, we flooded Trisha with electrolytes and minerals
Trisha's distemper test was negative
Although her symptoms closely resemble distemper, we had a feeling that we're dealing with something else
Trisha went to a clinic for x-rays, a blood test, and a distemper test
Earlier, we pumped her full of electrolytes, but those didn't make any difference
Trisha can support her own weight as long as something stops her from toppling over
Trisha stopped eating and is noticeably weaker than when we rescued her
We syringe-fed her a bit of slurry but she threw it up. She will probably need an operation tomorrow to remove her gallstones
We repeated her blood test today and it showed the antibiotics we put her on haven't been working
Trisha is weak and her body temperature is low. She is twitching rhythmically
Although her distemper test was negative, and she doesn't display the classic symptoms of distemper, now we are not so sure
Emergency surgery is now the only hope to save her life. the surgery comes with a considerable risk
Unfortunately Trisha passed away on the operating table