6 week old puppy was found dodging traffic last night and was picked up by a Good Samaritan.
He’s SCREAMING ( listen to the video )in pain and we don’t know why!
His head IS swollen and his gums pale , we had him rushed to Blue Pearl Emergency Hospital,
for life saving Emergency Medical Care!
Please help baby Rambo Why is he screaming in pain ?! We will do everything possible to save his life!
He's almost blind and can not see everything!
Day 1: Rambo will need an MRI tomorrow X-rays show several fractures on his skull.
At this time we don’t know his prognosis and we can only pray he will survive!
He continues to scream , he cannot eat so he must be bottle fed even though he has baby teeth.
He is on proper pain meds and they do not seem to help! We are so worried for Rambo!
We have learned from his finder that he was given to a homeless man,
who realized he was sick and he gave Rambo away.
Thankfully Rambo fell into responsible hands.
We will continue to do everything medically possible to help Rambo!
He could also just be a singleton who was taken away from his mom too soon.
The plan is to get him in for a neurology consult tomorrow,
and of course we’ll take him back to the ER sooner if necessary.
Day 2: Another long day for Rambo as we spent the day at Critical Care.
He was seen by Neurology and had an MRI done but the results won’t be back until tomorrow.
Day 3: We’re still waiting on the MRI results.
Cuddles, contact and carrying to be helping to control most of Rambo’s crying.
Day 4: The results of the MRI are back and Rambo has multiple fractures,
which look like they were caused by previous trauma.
They are causing his brain to swell out of his skull.
Some of his issues are congenital (his fontanelle or soft spot isn’t closed),
but others are definitely traumatic (resulting from being either dropped, hit, or kicked).
We are working on getting other nutrients into him besides the puppy milk
Day 5: My buddy Rambo is finally resting comfortably; he’s been agitated since about 5 this morning.
You can tell the difference of him sleeping comfortably vs crying as he sleeps as it gets closer to medication time.
Day 8: People who suffer from TBI (traumatic brain injuries) state they have/had excruciating pain,
but the increase in pain meds has eased Rambo’s crying.
Day 12: Thankfully he did have a small weight gain but it took a LOT to get him there.
Rambo has been drinking from a bottle since we got him even though he has teeth.
I also give him a couple of dabs of nutrical for extra calories and he enjoys licking that.
He has a bit of a hard time finding the food and standing up to eat but he doesn’t mind laying down lol.
Day 14: I left a plate of food available in his crate and a very shallow bowl of water.
He would get up from his naps and help himself to the food.
He mostly walked through the water bowl but finally this afternoon he walked up to it and started drinking!
He mostly puts his feet in both bowls cause he does a lot of sliding around but he’s getting the job done.
Day 16: I cut out one dose of Rambo’s pain meds and he tolerated it well.
Once we increased his dose he didn’t seem to be in pain because he stopped crying and he’s been more alert.
We’re still hoping his vision will return now,
that the swelling in his brain has decreased but for now we puppy proofed his crate with a crib bumper.
He continues to make progress with his eating and drinking while we figure out what works best for him.
Day 20: He’s about 8 1/2 weeks now and continues to make positive progress.
Day 21: I never thought I’d say this but Rambo’s bed is too soft!
One of his medications causes imbalance or uncoordinated movements.
He has mostly overcome this; he used to fall down and couldn’t pick himself back up.
Day 22: He now weighs 4 lbs and loves to eat the treats along with his kibble.
He looks super cute in his little shirts!
Thank you all who take the time to encourage me and for all the support given to Rambo.
Day 33: He saw an ophthalmologist today who says his eyes are normal,
but unfortunately he’s not receiving the necessary signals from his brain so he can have sight.
This might be a residual effect from his head trauma and will hopefully correct in the future!
Day 48: It seriously makes my heart smile to see Rambo doing regular dog things,
and I melt when he wags his tail or gives kisses.
He especially loves playing with Chubbs and following his lead.
His vision and hearing still aren’t 100% but I’m pretty sure they’ve improved.
He reacts to loud noises, treat bags opening, and my voice.
In the morning when the dogs get ready to go out he jumps around and barks!
Day 60: Rambo is playing happy with other friend dog!
Day 120: Well, now Rambo’s 6 months old and about 30 pounds!
We will be forever grateful to everyone who prayed for him,
encouraged us to fight, and donated for his care.
We continue to share his story so many more dogs can be supported by his rescue, Rescue Dogs Rock NYC.
Rambo’s fight isn’t quite over yet but as you can see Rambo Rocks!