Pepper was picked up by animal control, and due to his injuries, they initially thought he had been shot several times with a shotgun. We rushed him to the vet and after closer inspection, it appeared his wounds were from multiple animal bites. We aren’t sure, but he may have been used as a bait
Paxton was severely burned all the way down his back. We don’t know how he was burned, but our hearts hurt just thinking about the pain he had gone through. Despite his horrible condition, he gave lots of kisses to his rescuers. Paxton was sedated and his wounds cleaned, and he was placed on high
Boyd was hit by a car that crushed his back right leg and tore off all the skin. His leg was left untreated and was filled with maggots when his owners turned him in to the shelter to be euthanized. RCR rescued Boyd and took him immediately to the orthopedic surgeon, hoping to save his
Skyla suffered a severe injury to her right eye while she was trying to survive on the street. Unfortunately, it was beyond repair, and her eye had to be removed. It took a little while for Skyla to learn to navigate with one eye, but she is getting more comfortable every day! And wow is
Sawyer was an extreme cruelty case. He was severely abused at the hands of humans, and then discarded as trash on the brink of death. He had serious medical issues including being severely emaciated, a bullet in his abdomen, multiple pelvic fractures, dislocated hips, a calcified mass in his colon impeding ability to defecate, distended
Badger was apparently hit by a car and was found on the side of the road by animal control. RCR picked up Badger from the shelter and took him immediately to the orthopedic surgeon. He required 2 separate surgeries to his ankle and hip. Badger had several tough months of rehabilitation, but thanks to the
Adelaide was adopted from a local shelter as a puppy, but then found running loose as a stray with a torn cruciate in her leg a few months later. Her prior owners were contacted, but did not come to get her, thus Adelaide ended up on the kill list at the shelter due to her
Poindexter is just a little guy at 17 lbs. Not good odds for the car he encountered! Poindexter ended up at the shelter with a fractured left femur and fractured pelvis. These injuries are most certain death for dogs at a shelter. Rescue is their only hope. RCR saw Poindexter’s plea, and knew we had
Milton is just a big goofy puppy! He ended up at a local shelter with TWO broken back legs! Poor guy could not even walk, but still had a great attitude and was full of love! One of the shelter employees agreed to foster Milton, and RCR took him into our program. Off he went
Baylor had severe internal injuries. He suffered a massive diaphragmatic hernia from a blunt trauma. This caused his liver and intestines to migrate into his chest cavity which would have been fatal without immediate surgery. Baylor spent a week in the ER. After a long road to recovery, he was adopted into a wonderful home!
Cecil was only 5 months old and 8 pounds when he was hit by a car and suffered severe de-gloving injuries where skin and tissue were torn off down to the tendon. He also suffered a fractured pelvis, a fractured femur, and a crushed ankle joint. Cecil had orthopedic surgery to address the fractures and
Blair had a gunshot wound to her front right leg. She was severely anemic and running a high fever and needed an immediate blood transfusion. Blair had surgery to remove the bone fragments and then a hard cast on her leg to help heal the fracture. She has recovered like a champ with no permanent
Vincent had a very painful condition where both the upper and lower eyelids were turned in, so hair from the eyelids rubs the corneas causing partial blindness. Vincent had bilateral upper and lower eyelid entropion surgery which went very well. Today Vincent can happily see his new parents!
Cybill had a rare bone infection in her front left leg. Bone biopsies were done, specialists were consulted, and IV meds were given. Still the infection continued to spread at an alarming rate. In order to save Cybill’s life, her leg had to be amputated. She has learned to maneuver just fine on 3 legs,
Tipper’s badly injured leg was amputated at the shelter, but it got infected, the skin started to gangrene and Tipper almost died. It took several weeks of meds, daily hydro-therapy, and a skin graft, but now Tipper is as good as any pup on her 3 legs. She also has a new mom who spoils
Gengi had a severely broken pelvis which required orthopedic surgery. In addition, her eyelids required entropion surgery. After a long recovery, Gengi found her forever home with two doctors…how perfect!
Magnolia was severely malnourished and weak when rescued, in addition to having a broken tail from trauma. Her tail had to be amputated, and she recovered and now has a cute little powder puff tail. Being a Husky mix, Magnolia is in heaven in her new home near Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Dora Belle was found living under a house. She was a scared puppy with a miserable skin condition causing sores and missing hair on most of her body. After several medicated baths and antibiotics and steroids, Dora Belle began to feel better, and her hair grew back in. She is now a lovely lady with
Cute little Tejas had an old injury to his eye. A visit with the ophthalmologist revealed that Tejas was blind in that eye, and the best option was to remove it. But this minor handicap has not slowed him down. His new family says he has the love and character of a 100 lb dog!
Skittles came to us at only 11 months old and 11 lbs with a limp. It was found to be an old fracture on her left femur. The vet had to re-break the joint where it had tried to heal, then align the pieces in their proper position, and place pins to stabilize the joint.
