Pooch With Two Broken Legs Manages to Crawl and Stagger to Remote Park Ranger Station to Find Help
Ranger did not make it to help by luck alone, he crawled and staggered his way to a remote park ranger station with two broken front legs. The injured dog, an Australian Cattle Dog and Catahoula mix, showed up outside Lost Dutchman State Park in Arizona, far from the nearest gas station and barely able to stand.
April Loew and the other rangers were stunned by what they found, and they quickly stepped in to get him care. With no microchip or tattoo to identify him, the mystery of who left Ranger there only made the rescue feel more heartbreaking.
Now the dog is recovering, and the unanswered questions around his arrival still linger. Read on.
When April Loew and her fellow park rangers saw the small dog outside their station, they erupted into tears.
Loew believes the dog was dumped at the ranger station because of its remote location and the fact that it could hardly walk. She would like to know why the culprit didn't leave a message.
That's the part that still doesn't add up.
It’s the same kind of rescue mystery as the woman who traced a cry to an abandoned wounded puppy in the snow.
He was shivering and had two fractured front legs.
She took the dog to the vet, where his broken bones were treated.
He is now recovering.
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Loew is covering the expense of the dog's medical care and says she's pleased to take him in. The dog, which she named Ranger, had surgery on his shattered legs, and it will take several months for him to recover.
While she is thrilled to accept him, she is concerned about what might happen if the original owner returns.
Ranger was fortunate to run into a kindhearted person willing to help him. It's a good thing his lucky star didn't fail him, because his owners did. They've failed him big time.
Before that ranger station plea, see how a cemetery stray got a second chance after missing most of its fur.
Stray Dog Found Hiding In A Cemetery Gets A New Lease On Life
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