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When we went to WAGS animal
rescue to adopt a dog, we had no idea that we would be bringing home
Harley instead of our original choice, but it was the best choice we
could have made. Harley was brought from a kill shelter in South
Carolina to Pennsylvania. As you can see, he was/is gorgeous, but we
had no idea at the time just how rough his previous life must have been.
Harley was with us for only a month when disaster struck.
Harley developed a cough that would not stop. We were not sure if he
had something caught in his throat, or if he was sick, so we took him
to Horsham Veterinary
Hospital. The diagnosis was far worse than we could have
imagined--Harley's lungs had collapsed and he was fighting for air.
We needed to act quickly or we would lose him.
Dr. Amie
Balandovich will forever in our estimation be one of the greatest
veterinarans who ever lived. Despite the fact that it was late at
night and the hospital was closing, she got in the back of her
personal SUV with Harley. She kept his lungs inflated by constantly
pumping out the air that was filling his chest, while one of her
assistants drove to CARES emergency
hospital in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
At CARES a CT scan was performed that revealed that not only
did Harley have a number of abnormalities in his lungs, which likely
were causing the air leakage, he also had what appeared to be lead
shot in his chest. Our options were to have surgery performed to
repair the damage, with no guarantee of success, or to have Harley
stabilized so that we could bring him home and pray for the best. As
the $10,000 cost was way beyond our means, we chose to take the second option.
His medical treatment at that juncture cost us over $5,000, and, in the words of Dr. Jessica Frankel at CARES, Harley "is at the risk of sudden death. . . and his signs could recur at any time in his life."
Now, a year and a half later after his initial crisis, Harley suddenly began vomiting his breakfast, with no indication of being sick. This time, we took him to Rau Animal Hospital where he was seen by Dr. Jill Rosenblatt who provided him with excellent card, but thought it best that he once again by taken back to CARES due to the acute nature of his problems.
CARES discovered that he has serious liver and gall bladder issues which will require long term treatment. The care for these new issues will be at least an additional $3,000, and likely more. Only time will tell if he will overcome the new issues, but we still believe that we must continue to try, as best as we are able, to keep him going.
We have rescued several dogs over the years, but Harley is the sweetest. He loves everyone, and once you start petting him you are in for at least a 10 minute workout. Please help us to keep him healthy and with our family for years to come, as he cannot be replaced. Thank you for viewing our site, and God bless!
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