Cookie's story
This is very sweet but sad story. The team of Adopt a Dog in Sri
Lanka (Oshie, Jay, Muditha and Harindi) were checking on foster homes
for the rescues early morning around 7 am at Nugegoda junction when
suddenly a cream colour sweet little doggy comes limping and shows them
her leg and tells us her legs hurts. When they checked her left hind
leg, they were shocked to see a large wound with blood, pus coming out
with maggots.
When Oshie took the leg to inspect she didn't even make a single
sound. They knew instantly they had to help her because she came to them
having a sense that they would give a helping hand. For that reason and
the mission to heal her wounds they named her 'Cookie'.
Cookie at the Vets |
A gentleman across the street who was watching the team trying to
help Cookie approached them and asked what they are trying to do for
her. The team explained to him her situation and the fact that she needs
medical assistance. He asked who to take her to and Cookie was being a
doll, making no sound being a very obedient dog who was very
intelligent. The kind gentlemen Prasad helped them to take her to the
vet in his car and was there with us for a long time. "Good kind
strangers do exist".
At the Vet's Cookie was diagnosed with a tumor. It seems that at
first she had an accident and due to not getting treatment, the wound
had grown into a malignancy. Now they need to stop it from spreading,
and x-rays also confirm this - her best chance according to doctors is
to 'amputate' her leg. They assume she will recover fast and within two
weeks would be back to normal and hopefully with few Chemo shots, they
could stop the cancer spreading.
Amputation is to be done, today and the leg will be amputated from
the top part of the leg around tight so we minimize spreading. Her blood
work was given yesterday and if blood work is fine, she will go for
surgery today.
ADSL were told to take Cookie's x-ray and it confirms the diagnosis
and they took her for a second opinion from a another doctor who is
experienced as well and gave the same suggestion, but since they need to
keep her boarded for few days they decided to take her to a veterinary
surgeons in Nawala who have boarding facilities.
She was also in heat, which means if they don't sterilize her in few
weeks time she might have a litter. The Vets said that if this operation
goes well, she will also go for sterilization and it's the best thing
for her because she will be not in a state to have babies on the road
and take care of them in her condition.
Right now, the BIGGEST help that you can do for Cookie is to be a
foster home for her for a couple of weeks - maximum two weeks - till she
heals and recovers completely. The reason been needing a foster home, is
that boarding her at a vet is very expensive and as the team is taking
care of the operation and medical costs, the boarding costs are too much
to handle alone.
Hopefully once she recovers she might be able to find a home out of
the streets.
She really is an obedient dog and very smart and I'm sure she will
teach you'll a few things. So if YOU can give her that foster home or a
permanent home please call Oshie on 0771-695-816. For her update one can
log on to www.facebook.com/adoptadoginsrilanka |