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Saturday, April 27, 2024

Puppy recovering from severe bite wounds

Credit: WKBW Buffalo
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Puppy recovering from severe bite wounds
Puppy recovering from severe bite wounds

A 7-week-old puppy is recovering from severe injuries he suffered when he was bitten over the weekend.

WKBW DOT COMTHROUGHOUT THENIGHT -- AND BRINGYOU AN UPDATETOMORROWMORNING.A 7-WEEK-OLD PUPPYFACES A LONG ROADTO RECOVERY.WE WANT TO WARNYOU -- SOME OFTHESE PICTURESCOULD BE TOUGH TOLOOK AT.AS WE FIRST TOLDYOU LAST NIGHT --THIS LITTLE PUP WASBITTEN BY ANOTHERDOG HE LIVES WITH.NEW AT 11 -- NIKKIDEMENTRI SPEAKSWITH THE PUPPY'SSURGEON.15,893."WOOF, WOOF"A GROWING NUMBERTHAT SITS ON THEWALL OF NIAGARACOUNTY S-P-C-AHIGHLIGHTS HOWMANY ANIMALS HAVEBEEN SAVED.THE WALL BEHINDRECEPTION SHOWSDOZENS OF THOSELIVES.NATSTHE CENTER PICTUREFEATURES DR.CHRISTOPHER BROWNWITH HIS FURRYFRIENDS.THE ASSOCIATE VET ATNIAGARA S-P-C-AADDED ANOTHERPUPPY TO HIS FAMILYLAST WEEKEND."WE JUST STARTEDTREATING HIM, TRYINGTO HEAL HIS WOUNDSUP, GOT SOME X-RAYS,FIND OUT WHAT THEEXTENT WAS AND NOWHE MAINLY JUST NEEDSTIME."THIS IS THE 7-WEEK-OLD PITBULL MIX DR.BROWN IS TALKINGABOUT.COVERED INSTITCHES.HE ISRESTING ANDRECOVERING AFTERANOTHER DOGATTACKED HIM AT HISHOME.THE PUPPY WASORIGINALLY BROUGHTIN FOR TREATMENT ATNORTHTOWNSVETERINARYEMERGENCYSATURDAY NIGHT.THE FAMILY COULDN'TAFFORD THE NEEDEDCARE.SO THENIAGARA COUNTY S-P-C-A STEPPED IN."HAS SOME BROKENBONES, SOMELACERATIONS, BUTWE'RE TRYING TO GETHIM PAIN-FREE, GETTHE SWELLING DOWN.

"SOME S-P-C-A STAFFHAVE NICKNAMED HIM"LITTLE GUY".HE RETURNED TO THESHELTERAFTERGETTING A DRAIN ANDFEEDING TUBE TOHELP WITH NUTRITION.DR. BROWN WILLCONTINUE TO FOSTERTHE PUPPY UNTIL HEIS WELL ENOUGH TOBE PUT UP FORADOPTION."GET SOME TAIL WAGSOUT OF HIM ONCE IN AWHILE, SO HE SEEMSLIKE A SWEETHEART."THE SHELTER SET UP AFACEBOOKFUNDRAISER ANDGOFUNDME TO HELPCOVER THE COSTS OFTHE PUPPY'S CARE.THEY HAVE RAISEDMORE THAN 9-THOUSAND DOLLARSIN 24 HOURS.DOZENS OF ADOPTIONREQUESTS ARE ALSOPOURING IN."I HAVE FA

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