Lucky

His previous owners, who are back yard breeders, were in the process of mating the male and female - AGAIN! Might I remind you, Lucky is only 5 months old, and is one of the momma pups so the momma just had a litter 5 months ago. Lucky got a little too close to the male and female when they were mating and the female attacked Lucky. This happened several days ago, per the previous owner, HOWEVER, for Lucky to be as sick as he is, I would suspect it happened more than a week ago. The previous owner decided to use skin glue to put Lucky back together again, trapping the harmful infection inside of his body. By the time the #$@* owners decided to take him to the vet (to be euthanized) he could not walk or even lift his head.

Lucky is currently at the Animal Hospital and it is a miracle he has made it this far. The infection is raging thru his body and he has 8 drain tubes surgically implanted around the back and front of his neck. His face is swollen to twice the normal size and he can still barely stand or hold his head up. The Animal Hospital staff are the ones who named him Lucky, since his previous owners have neglected to even name him - for the last 5 months!

We are not even sure he is going to make it so please send your thoughts out to him. He did drink a little water today and ate some canned food from our hands.

UPDATE (11/15/2004):
Lucky has done miraculously well on his road to recovery! His wounds are healing up beautifully as is his spirit. He is doing great playing with his foster Rottie siblings and loves to be with people. He is not much of a chewer unless it is his toys...he LOVES his toys! He has gained weight and has a very hearty appetite. Lucky is a very sweet little boy who will be a wonderful companion for many years. Please take a look at this handsome youngster!

UPDATE (04/27/2005):
Updated biography and Lucky news coming soon...

To submit an application to adopt this wonderful boy, please click here.

UPDATED PICTURES!

This is how we received Lucky. We are lucky that he is here with us after this.

WARNING!!! The following pictures are quite graphic, so please prepare yourself.

HELP!!! Expensive procedures, long term care required!!!