Cardew

Red Lake Rosie's Rescue received a call from Linda, a resident of Bagley, MN. She told me that a few days earlier she had stopped and picked up a little black chihuahua standing in the ditch on a rural road.

She soon discovered that this little boy not only shivering cold and hungry, but could only walk on this front legs, balancing his rear legs in the air :-(

Linda felt so sorry for the dog she took him home with her. For the next three days, she said, he ate and ate. He got along well with her dogs and also tried to make friends with her cat.

Linda found out about Red Lake Rosie's at the local vet and brought him to the shelter that evening.

I named this little guy Cardew; it is a Gaelic name meaning "from the black fortress". I set him up in a cage in the cathouse where he remained for three more days before leaving December 7th enroute to Dr. Vicki Schultz at Act V Rescue and Rehabilitation in Bloomington, MN.

We are thankful to Linda for stopping to help an animal in distress instead of simply passing by. With the turn to wintery weather Cardew would certainly have died by now.

Thank you to Dr. Vickie for helping so many animals, and to John for transporting them safely to their destination.

Karen

UPDATE FROM ACT V:
Cardew is a hit at work! Everyone is in love with him. One of the doctors might even adopt him. Keep your fingers crossed.

He has a broken right rear tibia with his fibula intact. However, his left rear tibia is fine but his fibula is broken! That is not common and now I understand why he was walking on his front legs-the rears are both broken! He's doing much better now that he is on pain medication. Hopefully he will have surgery on Monday.

Vicki