| APPLE Apple is a female Pitbull Terrier. Her est. DOB is 11/08 No we are not branching out into pitbull rescue! However, Apple is a special case and is in our Rescue because she was found beside a busy interstate freeway by the Rescue President. She was pulling herself along by her front legs dragging the rear half of her body when she was found. At first it was though she had been hit by a car but after being examined and x-rayed by our vet we found that she has swelling and compression between two vertebrae in her back which is causing her paralysis. As there is no way she got out by that freeway by herself we can only conclude that she was dumped there to be hit and killed by a car. We will have to hope that karma takes care of the type of person who would do such a thing. We do not know if Apple will be able to walk again, only time will tell. She is currently being treated with steroids and we have seen some movement coming back in her tail. If she is not making progress in a couple of weeks it will be necessary to take her to a specialist to see if anything can be done surgically to help her walk again. Apple is the sweetest, gentlest dog and craves being around people so we want to give her every chance we can to recover. DECEMBER 10 UPDATE We took Apple to see a neurologist today and the bad news is he does not believe she will regain the use of her back legs. The good news is he says she is a perfect candidate for a doggy wheelchair and she can live very happily that way. He gave us a recommendation for the company he thinks builds the best carts and I contacted them today. They will give us a discount being a Rescue but it is going to cost about $500 to have it custom made for her. So, we are asking for some Angels for Apple to make this happen for her. I know she is not a Wheaten but we still want to help her and would appreciate any donation you can give. Apple is located in Kansas City, MO |
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| FEBRUARY 2014 - A FOREVER HOME! Apple has been adopted by the Cusick Family of Missouri |