Toby at Mikey's Chance
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Dear Friends, on Friday, April 22 one of our beloved foster dogs Toby (a one year old German Shepherd) was shot in the chest sometime between the time the dog sitter left and his foster mom got home.
We do not know by whom or why, he was on his foster families property when it happened.. He was in a fenced-in yard for a maximum of 3 hours with the foster's personal dogs. The foster's personal dogs we uninjured. The sheriff's office is investigating. This was no accident - he was shot at close range with the intent to kill him. Luckily Toby had angels watching over him.
He was first taken to Vista Vet for preliminary x-rays and later moved to Mid Columbia Pet Emergency Services. He is still bleeding into his chest cavity, the bullet narrowly missed his heart. He has had a chest tap to relieve some pressure and ease his labored breathing. His blood count keeps dropping which tells us the bleeding has not stopped on its own as we had prayed. We are now left with the final option of transferring him to WSU Veterinary. His foster family is transporting him there right now. They will do a blood transfusion to stabilize him and then further diagnostic imaging to see the full extent of the damage. Once we know more from the senior surgeon we will decide next course of action and let you know.
If you would like to help we could use donations and no amount is too small to help cover the costs in our efforts to save Toby's life. You can also donate via mail PO Box 4535, West Richland, WA 99353. Thank you and we ask that you all keep Toby in your prayers!
We do not know by whom or why, he was on his foster families property when it happened.. He was in a fenced-in yard for a maximum of 3 hours with the foster's personal dogs. The foster's personal dogs we uninjured. The sheriff's office is investigating. This was no accident - he was shot at close range with the intent to kill him. Luckily Toby had angels watching over him.
He was first taken to Vista Vet for preliminary x-rays and later moved to Mid Columbia Pet Emergency Services. He is still bleeding into his chest cavity, the bullet narrowly missed his heart. He has had a chest tap to relieve some pressure and ease his labored breathing. His blood count keeps dropping which tells us the bleeding has not stopped on its own as we had prayed. We are now left with the final option of transferring him to WSU Veterinary. His foster family is transporting him there right now. They will do a blood transfusion to stabilize him and then further diagnostic imaging to see the full extent of the damage. Once we know more from the senior surgeon we will decide next course of action and let you know.
If you would like to help we could use donations and no amount is too small to help cover the costs in our efforts to save Toby's life. You can also donate via mail PO Box 4535, West Richland, WA 99353. Thank you and we ask that you all keep Toby in your prayers!
Organizer
Courtney Berna
Organizer
Kennewick, WA
