Austin
It is with very heavy hearts that we must report that Austin has
gone to The Bridge. Austin was a nice blue boy who came to
Doberman Assistance,
Rescue & Education (DAR&E) from a Fairfax, VA shelter. He suffered a
severe laceration to his rear leg. The shelter had taken him to the ER and been
treating the wound, and held him for a month. They
actually described him as hairless on his card. DAR&E got him in, neutered him
and removed a growth from his eye. He also had some sort of mass on his anus
that they said usually resolves once they're neutered so
wait and see on that.
Saturday, April 24th, Austin bloated and emergency surgery was performed and
his stomach was tacked down. He spent the weekend at the ER. Austin went back
to the vets after the weekend (where he's being boarded
as well), and they called that Monday evening saying they thought he was bloating
again though it was inconclusive. After a night of observation at the ER, he
was still in discomfort but it wasn't clear what
it was. The vet thought he had a twisted spleen from the bloat so they went
back in and apparently found that the poor guy was just incredibly reactive and
had an abdomen full of fluid. This was drained and he
was cleaned up again. His troubles didn't end though, as his intestines started
hemorrhaging. The cause of this was not determined. Austin was released from
his misery May 22nd. We dearly appreciate all the work and love the people at
DAR&E gave Austin while trying to save his life.
The bloat surgery and follow up procedure hit hard -- well over $3000 even with
DAR&E's rescue discount.
Please consider making a donation in Austin's name to help bring this total down.
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