When Lyla and her two farm dog buddies were surrendered to Animal Welfare they appeared healthy aside from the usual maladies we have to remedy (eliminating parasites, updating routine vet care). And after our routine vet care, her buddies were healthy- both of them found good homes.
But after admission to our adoption program it became obvious that something serious was wrong with Lyla. She wasn't using one of her back legs. The next step was X-rays. The problem is that we don't have the budget for X-rays, and we certainly don't have the budget to correct the problem the X-ray might show. She was in too much pain for us to wait very long on a decision. We couldn't stand the thought of losing this sweet old soul before she really got a chance at life.
And then Lyla got lucky. A veterinarian offered to do the X-rays for free (which is what we could afford!). The X-rays showed injuries so severe the vet wasn't sure how she Lyla could walk at all, the X-rays also showed that our sweet Lyla had been used for target practice- she was full of BBs. Her sad history made us even more determined to save her but the quote for the surgery was well over a thousand dollars. Once again, the same veterinarian was kind enough to work with us and Lyla got her surgery. She spent the next several weeks recovering in a foster home with a veterinary student. Now Lyla is back at the shelter and she is working on using her leg that had been painful and useless for so long that the muscles had atrophied. Lyla story is not typical of shelter dogs, especially not in Oklahoma. But thanks to some wonderful people Lyla got lucky.
Lyla is just one step away from winning the shelter dog lottery. All she needs now is a great home.
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