Hubert: FRACTURED SPINE

Hubert is in severe distress. He recently was brought to MHAA and believed to have been hit by a car. He has no mobility in his back legs and going to the bathroom is excruciating.  Over the past 24 hours he has been flopping around, showing no mobility or sensory response in his back legs. Xrays, a cat scan and an emergency trip to the Animal Specialty Center in Yonkers to see a neurologist revealed  the unimaginable.

Hubert’s  6th lumbar vertebrae is fractured and his spinal canal is deviated.  Basically, his spine is broken and the pain level is extraordinary. Emergency surgery will give this 11 month old sweetheart an 85 – 90 % chance of full recovery of his back legs and the ability to walk. As always, the financial cost is prohibitive, but Hubert’s determination even in the face of pain is inspirational.  We can’t turn our back on this poor boy and hope everyone will feel the same and donate what they can to Hubert.