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Foolish, foolish me! I should have known better than to dash out into the street without looking both ways to make sure it was safe. But no, being the young pup I am, I couldn’t imagine anything happening to me. Yet it did. A car hit me as I ran out in front of it. The car tried to stop, but there just wasn’t time. You know how that is. Of course, if I wasn’t a stray, I’d have been on a leash and this explanation wouldn’t even be necessary.
Some good Samaritan got a blanket from his car and gently moved me over into the grass. I couldn’t figure out what had happened. All I know is that I had some trouble breathing and was hurting all over. More people stopped to see if they could help, but no one seemed to know what to do. Then another man stopped at the scene and said he volunteered for a rescue (Cocker Spaniels…you know, the ones with the funny hair cuts) and offered to take me to his vet. There was more discussion, then the next thing I knew, I was in a crate in the back of the volunteer’s car and on my way to the veterinary hospital.
Luckily for me, Mountainside Veterinary Hospital in Reisterstown was only about fifteen minutes from the accident site. By the time we got there, I was starting to bleed from the mouth, so they took me right back to an intensive care unit to determine the extent of my injuries. I don’t really remember a whole lot about that time, but I know I had x-rays and a needle or two. The vet, Dr. Koelemeyer, talked to me the whole time so I wouldn’t be afraid and after the medicine kicked-in, the pain was much better. Then he went to talk to the volunteer about me.
He told the volunteer I had a ruptured spleen, left shoulder fracture, dislocated left hip and a partially collapsed lung. I was being pumped with fluids to stabilize me, but I would need surgery to remove the spleen and to get my hip back in place. The volunteer said he and his wife would pay for my care, so the surgery was scheduled to the next day.
Dr. Koelemeyer brought his dog into the hospital the next morning so I could have a transfusion…ugh! More needles. The surgery was performed later that afternoon, and as hard as he tried, Dr. Koelemeyer couldn’t get my hip to stay in its socket, but the rest of the surgery went beautifully. All the vet techs and office staff would visit my cage to talk and pet me as I began to recover. Then the day came I could leave the hospital, and was I happy to see my rescuer had come to take me to his home. His daughter (who was going to be my foster mother) and he helped me into the car and after twenty or so minutes, I was in my new home.
What a wonderful new home I have! Always food in my dish and plenty of clean water to drink…and the dog treats are so yummy! After resting in the downstairs master bedroom for a week, I got to meet the volunteer’s other dogs. I think it went pretty well, if I do say so myself. I charmed the fur off them (except for the Cocker-Brittany mix, but you know what they say about a Brittany).
I know I will need another surgery to repair my hip, but I’m young, so it should all go well. I’m sorry the vet bill has cost my rescuer and his wife so much money, but it wasn’t on purpose, believe me. I am paying them back the only way I can, with lots and lots of love.
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The medical and custodial care of the many Cockers in our care is tremendous. More and more dogs are abandoned with urgent and serious medical issues. We are committed to providing the best possible care for these forgotten friends. Unfortunately, the mounting high costs are beginning to limit the number of dogs we are able to take into our program. Even if you cannot adopt or foster one of our current adoptable dogs, please consider making a donation. The Cocker Spaniel Adoption Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization and your donations are entirely tax deductible.
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