Earlier today I was at my vet’s office in Cypress for my dog’s monthly allergy antigen shot.  There was a woman sobbing in the lobby and I asked her why she was crying.  She regularly feeds her dogs chicken and steak bones, and one of her dog had gotten a steak bone lodged in her esophagus near the larynx (see the x-ray below).  She didn’t want to pay money for the dog’s surgery, and/or refused to take the dog to the emergency for this matter.  She propped the dog on the treatment table, and opted to put her down.  This dog, whose name is Angel, was wagging her tail and licking the owner’s hands waiting to be killed.  Her teeth were covered in tartar and she was unspayed. 

I could not see this dog die because of irresponsible owners, so I asked for this dog.  She is sweet and extremely mellow, 7 years young.  The owner signed a relinquishment form to give me this dog, and I rushed this dog to Advanced Critical Care and Internal Medicine (AAC&IM) in Tustin.  

Dr. Laura Najman @ AAC&IM offered to work with Fuzzy Rescue in terms of accepting pledges towards Angel’s treatment that amounts to $6000.  We have been able to raise $1500 thus far.  We have $4500 more to go.  Angel is still hospitalized as I am writing this e-mail.  While the steak bone was removed, she has a tracheotomy tube in her, and is being fed through a peg tube.  Angel was on oxygen for the past couple days.  Her prognosis indicates a positive outcome.