~Banjo~ A Rotties Story

WE ARE THIS DOGS LAST HOPE

Hi my name is Banjo and I am lucky to have found my way to the local animal shelter. An animal control officer found me wandering down the highway, and in pretty bad shape. I arrived smelling of oil and grease with a rope tied around my neck. Not to mention my bones showing, an eye missing , and wounds to my body. I had my temperament test done and passed with flying colors. (This poor dog who had someone or something rip his eye out of the socket, maybe drag him down the street tied to a vehicle with terrible wounds on his back and starved to death passed with flying colors.) How could this poor loving dog receive such a wonderful evaluation with all that has happened to him? He is described as extremely friendly and even wags his nub and loves yes LOVES people. He is comfortable with his entire body being touched. He will sit with some assistance. He is well behaved on leash and shows no toy possession. He even plays a little fetch. When he met a cat he wagged his nub but did not jump up to get the cat on the counter. He shows little or no interest in other dogs, boys or girls, big or small. He rides well and is sweet and quiet. The shelter says he has an excellent personality to be a great companion despite his poor health condition. He would be gentle for children or older adults.

UPDATE-8/8/07 Jay(NCRR volunteer) picks up Banjo from his temp foster home in Raleigh. Banjo sees him and runs to him….YESRUNS to him. He remembers him from the first day he was brought into the NCRRfoster program and from his trip from Burlingtonto Raleigh this past weekend. We almost cried. Banjo was evaluated by Dr. Betts today and will have FHO surgery today for his broken hip. Dr. Betts is hopeful for a full recovery as Banjo has been trying to walk on the leg with the broken hip. Hispelvic fracture is healing. Dr. Betts will check out the surgery site where hiseye was removed to ensure it is healing well. Xrays will be taken of his faceif needed. His pelvic fracture is healing well so no worries there. Itis believed Banjo can be transported to his FUREVER home this weekend and doPhysical Therapy at home instead of going to a rehab facility. Estimated cost of Banjo’s FHO is $1400.00, a betterprice than the original estimate of $3500 It is thought that Banjo may be the product of a dogfighting ring considering the bite wounds on his back and that he may have beenbeat by a person with a blunt object. I guess we will never know whatreally happened to poor Banjo. NCRR is asking all the Rottie lovers out there to donatemoney to help pay for Banjo's medical treatment. All donations are taxdeductible and can be made thru pay pal or sent to NCRR 5613 Old Ridge RoadRaleigh, NC 27610. Please put Banjo in the memo OR you can make adonation by pay pal to ncrottierescue@gmail.com A receipt will be mailed to you. A HUGE thank you goesout to the people who have already sent in donations.

UPDATE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8/1 UPDATE: The vet who removed Banjo’s eye has informed us he will need to have his face wired together due to the cheek being broken. He is not growing any new bone in his face to close the bones that are broken. UPDATE: Banjo’s eye was removed Friday, July 27, 2007. When the vet found the eye she noted it was almost split in half. Xrays show his cheek is broken in 3 places. This confirms he was hit in the head with a blunt object. The vet also did “plastic” surgery on the gash below Banjo’s eye. Xrays of his hip were sent to an orthopedist and it was discovered he has a broken hip. He will be referred to have his hip repaired. NCRR is collecting donations for his hip surgery. His eye surgery was paid for by a very generous kind person who is adopting Cindy. Thank you Joan! We do not have a price on Banjo’s hip surgery but we expect it will be expensive. Banjo has no idea he just lost his eye and has a broken hip. He is the ideal companion and is very loving. Many people have expressed interest in adopting him and giving him a loving furever home. He has a family waiting for him in PA but we have to “fix” his hip before he can go home

Update 7/23/07: Banjo arrives at his NCRR foster home. What a wonderful boy! Just wonderful and beautiful! The wounds on his back are not burns-they are dog bites...healing well, hair is growing back. There is an eye where it was originally thought that there was no eye. He may have been beaten with a blunt object. Banjo will go to the vet to get xrays of his face to see what damage has been done to his face to make his eye sink into his head. He has started using his back leg....we are waiting to see what progress is made with him putting weight on it. It is obvious Banjo's medical expenses are going to be extra ordinary. He may require facial reconstruction or the eye may not be able to be saved. The best news is that Banjo has an adoptive home waiting for him. Now we have to get him all 'fixed" up and beautiful to go home.

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