Kelvin was bleeding, barely moving, and shaking from the winter storm all around him in a city cemetery when he was found. To make matters worse, his front leg was essentially broken in half and the bone was turned at a 90-degree angle. How? How does something like this happen? Later, when Kelvin was finally examined, it was determined that the injury was caused by deliberate beatings with a heavy object (such as a bat or an axe). Kelvin is a big boy, weighing in at almost 198lbs. He is no fragile, little dog. Do you know what kind of force is required to break the bones of an almost 200lb dog's legs? We are in chills.
Panicked from horrific pain, Kelvin didn't trust humans and tried to move his body in any which way to get away from them - including us. But when we saw him condition, when we heard his screams, we knew we couldn't stop and after a while, we were finally able to catch him. By that time though, much damage had been done, and necrotic tissue had formed around the bone and the wound.
The local clinic was unable to help him - they could amputate, but a dog of Kalvin’s size would have a hard time bearing his weight as a tri-pawed. Then there was a possibility of reconstructive surgery. But no surgeons were willing to operate and instead, proposed putting him down. We weren't about to do that though - not after everything he had suffered.
The only other option left for us though was to transport Kalvin to a clinic in Moscow, where they have a surgeon who has qualifications to perform this type of procedure. Kelvin is a sweet, sweet boy. He is young, strong, and he wants to live. It is clear that he was someone’s pet dog - he is friendly, and loving despite his horrible pain. And the pain is awful: even with high doses of pain meds, he keeps crying, asking for help… We cannot give up on Kelvin! We ask for your support to try and give him a chance to live. Transportation, examination, surgery, and rehabilitation will be very, very expensive for a dog his size but we are his only hope. Please help us save him!
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The first time Kelvin was actually noticed by someone, it wasn't because of the blood leaking from his body or the snow causing frostbite to his flesh. It wasn't even the dejected, depressed state he was in. It was his screams. His blood-curdling screams.
Kelvin was bleeding, barely moving, and shaking from the winter storm all around him in a city cemetery when he was found. To make matters worse, his front leg was essentially broken in half and the bone was turned at a 90-degree angle. How? How does something like this happen? Later, when Kelvin was finally examined, it was determined that the injury was caused by deliberate beatings with a heavy object (such as a bat or an axe). Kelvin is a big boy, weighing in at almost 198lbs. He is no fragile, little dog. Do you know what kind of force is required to break the bones of an almost 200lb dog's legs? We are in chills.
Panicked from horrific pain, Kelvin didn't trust humans and tried to move his body in any which way to get away from them - including us. But when we saw him condition, when we heard his screams, we knew we couldn't stop and after a while, we were finally able to catch him. By that time though, much damage had been done, and necrotic tissue had formed around the bone and the wound.
The local clinic was unable to help him - they could amputate, but a dog of Kalvin’s size would have a hard time bearing his weight as a tri-pawed. Then there was a possibility of reconstructive surgery. But no surgeons were willing to operate and instead, proposed putting him down. We weren't about to do that though - not after everything he had suffered.
The only other option left for us though was to transport Kalvin to a clinic in Moscow, where they have a surgeon who has qualifications to perform this type of procedure. Kelvin is a sweet, sweet boy. He is young, strong, and he wants to live. It is clear that he was someone’s pet dog - he is friendly, and loving despite his horrible pain. And the pain is awful: even with high doses of pain meds, he keeps crying, asking for help… We cannot give up on Kelvin! We ask for your support to try and give him a chance to live. Transportation, examination, surgery, and rehabilitation will be very, very expensive for a dog his size but we are his only hope. Please help us save him!