Less than a week ago, a sweet Labrador retriever had been dumped at an overcrowded shelter in Kentucky with a gruesome injury to her left wrist, leaving the bone protruding out of her skin. The wound had been left untreated for so long it developed into an extremely painful bone infection – osteomyelitis.
Kentucky Humane Society stepped up to help as the dog had no more options. At first her prognosis looked grim:
Along with her damaged leg, this poor girl is very skinny and has old wounds and scars all over of her body. We have been treating her with strong antibiotics to help stabilize her and get the infection under control. She has also been receiving medication to help ease her pain and reduce the swelling in her broken limb.
Kentucky Humane Society
Rue, as the dog has been named, underwent surgery on Tuesday to amputate her painful leg. Fortunately, she survived and is being closely monitored by the veterinarian team and continues to receive pain medication and antibiotics. Rue mostly wants to sleep, and because of her intense pain, she has not wanted to interact much with anyone.
Over the last few days, however Rue has shown great interest in chicken, and because she is so underweight, the staff is delighted she continues to eat on her own. She is too weak to stand for more than a few minutes at a time, so she is hand fed her chicken in bed.
Hopefully, Rue is on her way to recovery, but baby steps at a time, and for now everyone is trying to make sure she is tucked in with soft blankets and as comfortable as possible.
Updates to follow.
If you’d like to help Rue and pets like her, please consider donating at www.kyhumane.org/donate.
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