Pinky was a homeless dog that lived sufficiently on the streets until she ended up seriously injured. She was in agony, that’s for sure, but she endured all the discomfort just to make sure her puppies were fine. She nursed them, groomed them, and even found time to play with them despite her condition.
The momma dog didn’t simply have a limp on her leg or a wound on her body. Rather, her teeth were badly broken and her jaw was severely fractured. She bled profusely from her mouth and she had trouble breathing.
Considering the severity of her condition, it would have been too late to save her. She could have died within weeks or even days. But thankfully, rescuers found her at the right time.
Rescue workers of RRSA India, an animal sanctuary and a rescue and rehabilitation center, wasted no second and rushed Pinky to their hospital. Their vet team was appalled to see the dog, but they acted quickly to save her life. They gave her some pain relief meds and then examined and cleaned her wound.
The rescuers and the rest of the shelter staffers believed the dog was hit by a car. But after reading her X-ray result, they determined that she wasn’t. Her injuries started with her broken teeth that got infected and eventually progressed to become so bad that she almost lost her face and her life.
The dog’s jaw and teeth were in pretty bad shape and the only option available to her was surgery. She was put under general anesthetic and she was at the operating table for hours. It was a complex procedure but she made it out of the operating room just fine.
For a month, Pinky couldn’t eat by herself. She needed a feeding tube to receive nutrition. She required special care and she’s lucky because her foster family was more than willing to look after her no matter what she needed.
After several months, Pinky was finally free from all forms of pain and discomfort. She lost a bunch of her teeth and her lower jaw but she gained a better life in return. And for that, she had a whole new reason to smile again.
Source: RRSA India and Star Network Rescue
