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On Wednesday, September 2, 2009 Animal Control
Officers from Animal Care and Control, Indianapolis responding to
complaints from neighbors seized 4 afghan hounds from a private address
in Camby, Indiana. Our thanks to the Animal Control Officers and to Mary
Lee Pappas, Community Programs Manager and to Laurie Bonebrake for their
assistance in getting these 4 to safety. Our
grateful thanks to each of you.
On Thursday afternoon, AHRCO volunteers borrowed
'the puppy truck' and set off for Indianapolis to retrieve our new
charges. It was a long drive during which they entertained
themselves
trying to name our new 4-legged friends. By the time they arrived,
they had settled on 4 names but didn’t know for sure who would be who.
However, the moment they met the cream girl it was obvious, she would be
Mercedes aka Mercy. Her condition was beyond
words... only tears.
The
poor girl weighed
35 lbs, yet she came out of the crate, alert, and tail up and so happy
to see us. She knew that help had
arrived. As we walked her around outside we noticed the bleeding from
her rectum, her obvious difficulty when attempting a bowl movement. It
appeared that part of her rectum is being expelled when she attempts a
bowl movement. She cried as her rectum retracted, but was soon
interested in what the next part of this adventure would bring for
her. Unfortunately, little is known regarding
the origination of these dogs. While the surrendering owner
gave some information to the Officers,
further investigation caste doubts on her story.
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Mercedes in outdoor enclosure at Animal Control
Mercedes in outdoor enclosure at Animal Control
Of the other 3:
Moira (2 year old domino) underweight and
infested
with parasites. The 2 boys Malcolm (approx 12mths and Miles
(approx 3 yrs) were also infested with parasites but
did not appear overly thin; Malcolm was matted and had a large
open wound on his back - probably from where the
mats had pulled at his skin (Laurie had
removed mats from his back.) Miles also
matted plus his coat was full of wood shavings.
Both boys are all energy and looking for mischief.
Malcolm waiting to enter the van Malcolm - matted and dirty Malcolm - from the other side Moira waiting to get onboard Moira ready to take the road to the future Miles - hair full of wood shavings Malcolm and Mercedes settle down on the big dog bed on the floor Moira napping on the ride back to Columbus Miles - he knew he wanted the back seat Malcolm and Moira snuggle
Malcolm waiting to enter the van
Back in Ohio, all
4 were taken to our local veterinarian for treatment where it was
recommended that Mercy be transported to
MedVet for urgent
care. After examination and testing, Mercy was diagnosed with a cecal
inversion and prepped for immediate surgery. We offer our grateful
thanks to Dr. Karl Maritato and the staff at
MedVet for saving her life.
Mercy came through the surgery well but stayed under the watchful eye of
the experts for 2 days before being released to our care.
It is Dr. Maritato's opinion that Mercy's condition was caused by a
prolonged infestation of parasites.
Mercy after matts removed and before medical treatment Mercy -at MedVet after surgery for Cecal inversion In the visiting room at MedVet Next day after being released from the hospital - she felt well enough to go counter surfing She loves to snuggle in blankets 10 days post surgery - 10lbs heavier and her energy level increasing.
Mercy after matts removed and before medical treatment
Mercy is
currently recovering at AHRCO headquarters where she is enjoying lots of
attention.
New Beginnings
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