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On Saturday afternoon 24/10/09, I received a call from a very distressed man who had come across a young Staffie cross Boxer dog lying on the train tracks, near "The Barn" in Heatonville.
The dog was emaciated, tick infested and nervous. She appeared to be in much pain.
John Cooper then saw that she had a cable wire around her neck that was deeply embedded. The young dog had obviously managed to bite through the cable that had been set by poachers in the area. Possibly tied to a tree stump or branch, and had fortunately managed to free herself, only to be left with this awful injury. She would surely have faced a slow death if John had not been there to assist her.
The dog was brough to the SPCA, where I sedated her and we cut and removed the wire from her neck. Her wounds were cleaned and disinfected, the millions of ticks were removed, she was given a long acting antibiotic, pain control and placed in a warm kennel to wake up.
Early on Sunday morning, she woke up a far happier dog - She devoured her meal with much satisfaction. She will be taken to the vet hospital for further treatment and possible stitching of her wounds.
Snare wounds are rarely stitched up immediately and often left until the infection is under control.
The dog will stay with us until she recovers and thereafter she will be placed for adoption.
We are always amazed at the resilience of animals who have been cruelly treated by humans and their ability to still trust......wag their tails and show appreciation and love to their rescuers....
Would you??
NB: We will bring you an update on her adoption.
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