Pup Hit By Car Needs Surgery

Tulip is a 7-8 month old Great Pyrenees mix found as stray puppy earlier this year, hiding under a large piece of equipment, in a small Indiana town. She was very scared and had not been well socialized. She spent a few months at the kennel romping and playing with other dogs and gained some confidence. She went to a foster home about a month ago with another dog to help her learn how to become a house dog. One afternoon, with her dog buddy and foster mom out in the yard, she got spooked and jumped a weak spot in the fence and escaped. Tulip stayed within a small radius of her foster home, returning to eat occassionally, but was too scared to come into the back yard. Tulip’s escape was posted on many local social media sites, and many people kept track of her in the area. Kherri Clements, of On the Run Dog Recovery, donated her time to help catch her. She set up a large trap in the foster mom’s driveway. Tulip was too leary of it to even venture in for food. Kherri tracked her paw prints in the snow and walked countless hours through wooded areas looking for her. A gate closer with a closing trigger was installed on the foster mom’s gate and she was finally trapped. She was tired, hungry, and thin, but running back and forth across a busy road caught up with her and she was hit by a vehicle at some point two days before she was caught. She would not put weight on her back leg. A trip to the veterinarian resulted in getting some pain meds to see if those and rest could help. There was little improvement. A trip to Stauffer Veterinary Surgical Center yesterday with Dr. Kent Stauffer, confirmed the worst. The damage was to her hip socket and the ball of her hip was dislodged and the blood supply to the joint was cut off resulting in necrosis of the surrounding tissue. Two options were available to help her- a total hip replacement at a cost of $5000 to $6000, or removal of the femoral head of the hip joint for $2300 to relieve the pain and give her back her mobility. If you can donate any amount towards her medical expenses, we would be very appreciative. No amount is too small! We are funded by adoption fees and donations. IGPR,Inc. is a 501C3 organization run by all volunteers. Tulip will be available for adoption after her surgery and recovery. She is good with other dogs, fine with cats but will need a very secure 6’ fenced yard. Thank you for your consideration. Indy Great Pyrenees Rescue www.igpr.org