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03/14/11: No Longer
Accepting Applications
for Miley...
03/09/11: Miley Lost Her
Home And Almost Lost Her
life
Miley is a 15 week old
female boxer who weighs
17.4 pounds. She was
surrendered to Rescue
because her family could
not afford treatment for
a leg injury. She
started limping on her
left hind leg, which
would not bear any
weight, so her family
took her to an emergency
hospital. The doctor
took x-rays of the leg
and diagnosed her with
an injury that required
surgery. According to
the medical records she
had a tibial tuberosity
avulsion, which is
basically a tearing away
of the muscle/tendon
from the bone. The
family was quoted a
price of $3200-$3400 for
the surgery, but Miley’s
family could not afford
the operation. They
thought their only other
option was euthanasia
which they were
considering until they
were told about Rescue.
They were thrilled when
they heard the news that
NBR would take Miley
into our program.
Miley was picked up
by one of our great
volunteers and taken to
an animal hospital to be
re-examined by one of
the veterinarians we
trust. The doctor
reviewed the radiographs
from the ER hospital and
did not agree with their
diagnosis. They took
more radiographs of both
legs for comparison and
no difference was seen.
"Our" vet felt that
everything pointed to a
soft tissue injury that
required restricted
activity but did not
require surgery. They
kept Miley in the
hospital for observation
for 8 days to make sure
they would see
improvement, which they
did. She was also
treated with acupuncture
to help relax her leg
muscles.
While
under observation the
doctor ran a fecal and
blood-work. She tested
positive for tapeworm
and coccidia and she was
treated successfully for
both. That explains why
she is underweight. She
was also updated on her
vaccinations. We also
had her spayed.
Everyone in the hospital
as well as our
volunteers have fallen
in love with this little
girl. Miley has
beautiful brown eyes
that melt your heart.
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Can you donate to help Miley?
You can send a check directly
to: Northeastern Boxer Rescue
P.O. Box 95 Sunderland MA 01375. or use PayPal
makes it easy and secure to send
payments online via credit card.
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