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BRUNO
Our latest addition came to our lives 2 months ago, right around
Valentines Day. He traveled over an hour at the back of a pick-
up truck to get to M.A.S.H. where I worked. He possibly was hit
by car the night before and had a broken leg and was very
underweight. The owners that brought him there had him only for
1 week and allowed him to roam free at night. As this breed is
virtually invisible in the dark, he got hit by car. And now, they did
not have any money even to pay for the exam. Poor Bruno lay
on the blanket we provided, as they tried to decide what to do
with him. 18 months old, beautiful purebred Neapolitan Mastiff
without a place to turn. I called and left a message with a Neo
mastiff rescue volunteer but never got a call back. At this time, I
had nothing to do but take his responsibility and try to help this
poor boy.
Dr. Nwadike of Mid-Atlantic Animal Specialty hospital performed
the surgery. He had to place a pin and a plate to hold the leg
together. The outcome seemed miraculous even to me who has
seen many surgeries of this type. Bruno almost didn’t even have
a limp right after the surgery. M.A.S.H gave us a much
discounted price of $1500 and chance to make payments. Bruno
thanks all the staff of M.A.S.H for their generosity and efforts in
saving his leg. He will have many years to enjoy this gift he was
given.
Now started the grueling task of keeping this puppy calm and in
a crate for 2 months. This was no easy task; poor Bruno could
not understand why we would punish him and keep him in a
crate. After all, he was a great puppy. He got along with our 4
other dogs, was very respectful and also house broken. He
chewed a few things here and there but I believe this was
because of boredom. During this recuperation period he got
vaccines and got tested for heartworms. He was POSITIVE. It
would have been wrong to think that people who would shoot
him with buck shots, let him roam would keep him current on
heartworm prevention. Yes, you did not hear wrong, Bruno also
has many pellets from buck shots all around his body including
one in his eyelid. By recommendation of Dr.Gordon a close
friend of mine I used to work with, we put Bruno on Heartguard.
He possibly will still need to be treated when he is better and the
drug to treat the disease becomes available (possible cost of
another $1500)
Although not diagnosed, Bruno possibly also has hip Dysplasia
and will need to be on supplements for the rest of his life.
Although he went through a lot in his short life of 18 months and
was never treated right by people, Bruno never stopped wagging
his tail when he saw us. Amazingly he still had a lot of love and
trust for people and just wanted to be loved.
Bruno had his final X-Rays at M.A.S.H yesterday (4/6/05) and
Dr. Nwadike allowed him to gradually go back to normal activity.
So, Bruno will be ready for adoption as soon as the right family
is found to love and care for him for the rest of his life.
If you are interested in adopting Bruno or helping out with the
costs related to his surgery and future heartworm treatment
please e-mail us at vetmail@vettaxi.com. I can send you the
adoption application form via e-mail or direct you to where you
can send your donation. Home visit and reference check will be
required for prospective adopters. In the meanwhile, Bruno
sends his love to all the people that care.
UPDATE: BRUNO WAS ADOPTED BY A VERY NICE FAMILY
AND LIVED WITH THEM FOR 1 MONTH BEFORE WE
REALIZED THIS WAS NOT THE RIGHT HOME FOR HIM. HE
CAME BACK TO OUR FARM, AND HAS BEEN DOING
WONDERFULLY WITH OUR FAMILY. BECAUSE OF ALL HE
HAS BEEN THROUGH, AND SO MANY NEW HOMES HE
HAD BEEN THROUGH IN SUCH A SHORT TIME, WE
DECIDED HE WILL NEED TO STAY WHERE HE FEELS
VERY COMFY AND HAPPY. WITH THE BOYLE PACK AT
ZILLA'S DREAM FARM.
All Content Copyrighted to Vet Taxi © 2005-2006-2007
Our latest addition came to our lives 2 months ago, right around
Valentines Day. He traveled over an hour at the back of a pick-
up truck to get to M.A.S.H. where I worked. He possibly was hit
by car the night before and had a broken leg and was very
underweight. The owners that brought him there had him only for
1 week and allowed him to roam free at night. As this breed is
virtually invisible in the dark, he got hit by car. And now, they did
not have any money even to pay for the exam. Poor Bruno lay
on the blanket we provided, as they tried to decide what to do
with him. 18 months old, beautiful purebred Neapolitan Mastiff
without a place to turn. I called and left a message with a Neo
mastiff rescue volunteer but never got a call back. At this time, I
had nothing to do but take his responsibility and try to help this
poor boy.
Dr. Nwadike of Mid-Atlantic Animal Specialty hospital performed
the surgery. He had to place a pin and a plate to hold the leg
together. The outcome seemed miraculous even to me who has
seen many surgeries of this type. Bruno almost didn’t even have
a limp right after the surgery. M.A.S.H gave us a much
discounted price of $1500 and chance to make payments. Bruno
thanks all the staff of M.A.S.H for their generosity and efforts in
saving his leg. He will have many years to enjoy this gift he was
given.
Now started the grueling task of keeping this puppy calm and in
a crate for 2 months. This was no easy task; poor Bruno could
not understand why we would punish him and keep him in a
crate. After all, he was a great puppy. He got along with our 4
other dogs, was very respectful and also house broken. He
chewed a few things here and there but I believe this was
because of boredom. During this recuperation period he got
vaccines and got tested for heartworms. He was POSITIVE. It
would have been wrong to think that people who would shoot
him with buck shots, let him roam would keep him current on
heartworm prevention. Yes, you did not hear wrong, Bruno also
has many pellets from buck shots all around his body including
one in his eyelid. By recommendation of Dr.Gordon a close
friend of mine I used to work with, we put Bruno on Heartguard.
He possibly will still need to be treated when he is better and the
drug to treat the disease becomes available (possible cost of
another $1500)
Although not diagnosed, Bruno possibly also has hip Dysplasia
and will need to be on supplements for the rest of his life.
Although he went through a lot in his short life of 18 months and
was never treated right by people, Bruno never stopped wagging
his tail when he saw us. Amazingly he still had a lot of love and
trust for people and just wanted to be loved.
Bruno had his final X-Rays at M.A.S.H yesterday (4/6/05) and
Dr. Nwadike allowed him to gradually go back to normal activity.
So, Bruno will be ready for adoption as soon as the right family
is found to love and care for him for the rest of his life.
If you are interested in adopting Bruno or helping out with the
costs related to his surgery and future heartworm treatment
please e-mail us at vetmail@vettaxi.com. I can send you the
adoption application form via e-mail or direct you to where you
can send your donation. Home visit and reference check will be
required for prospective adopters. In the meanwhile, Bruno
sends his love to all the people that care.
UPDATE: BRUNO WAS ADOPTED BY A VERY NICE FAMILY
AND LIVED WITH THEM FOR 1 MONTH BEFORE WE
REALIZED THIS WAS NOT THE RIGHT HOME FOR HIM. HE
CAME BACK TO OUR FARM, AND HAS BEEN DOING
WONDERFULLY WITH OUR FAMILY. BECAUSE OF ALL HE
HAS BEEN THROUGH, AND SO MANY NEW HOMES HE
HAD BEEN THROUGH IN SUCH A SHORT TIME, WE
DECIDED HE WILL NEED TO STAY WHERE HE FEELS
VERY COMFY AND HAPPY. WITH THE BOYLE PACK AT
ZILLA'S DREAM FARM.
All Content Copyrighted to Vet Taxi © 2005-2006-2007
BRUNO