Feature:
Dudley’s Story
The
rancher gave Dudley antibiotics to heal the raging infection, but later did not
have the funds to give Dudley further care.
Over the last 10 months, Dudley has had a very
hard time…
In Tennessee, there was
a vegan woman who found out about Dudley & begged the man to let her get Dudley to someone who could help him. When she called us,
we immediately started calling veterinary hospitals & companies who
manufactured prosthetics. With one of the leading bovine surgeons in Tennessee waiting to examine Dudley, &, a prosthetics
company on alert to create his missing foot, Jay & I boarded a plane bound
for Nashville to save Dudley!
… we drove Dudley 3 hours to the University
Tennessee Knoxville
Large Animal
Hospital…After an exam, x-rays of his
foot, blood tests, & fecal exams, the surgeon told us that…Dudley would be an excellent candidate for a prosthetic
limb. Dudley was then prepared for surgery
where they would amputate the damaged bone & muscle from his injury &
fit him with a temporary prosthetic. While Dudley
recovers, a mold would be made of his leg to be sent to a prosthetics company
that will create a permanent prosthetic to be delivered in a month.
Once Dudley is
completely healed, we want to bring him to the safety of The Gentle Barn where
he will finally find a safe home & a loving family for the rest of his
life. When he is ready, Dudley will give hope
& inspiration to thousands of war vets & other people dealing with
physical differences.
…Dudley's surgery,
post-operative care, & prosthetic will cost thousands of dollars, but we
believe he is worth it! Dudley has suffered
enough, please help us save him, make him well, & enable him to pay it
forward to people who need him.”
Ellie Laks
www.gentlebarn.org
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