Cooper is a younger Shepherd/Rottie mix who was pulled from our local high kill shelter. It was not evident at first that Cooper had an injury to his hip that caused him to favor his left back leg. This was discovered when he was placed in a foster home and taken out to walk. Cooper was scheduled to go on transport to a rescue but was pulled from the transport when the problem with his hip was discovered.
The following is information that was relayed to us by his foster, who has taken it upon herself to see what is needed for Cooper to be able to lead a normal life: "The vet specialist in Hendersonville examined Cooper and said he needs an fho, a removal of the ball on the femer. He has been hit by a car in the past. His other hip is not right either but does not require surgery. The cost is $2000. (We are checking to see if there is a better price for this; however, this is a specialized surgery so we know that the cost will be very expensive.) Cooper will be in lots of pain without this operation. The recovery is about 8 weeks."
From Cooper: "I know that my foster is trying to help me and if Charlie's Angels Animal Rescue had not pulled me from the shelter, I would now be dead. I desperately need this surgery if I am going to lead a normal life! You can tell by looking at me that I am very, very handsome and I am also a younger dog. Won't you please help me get the surgery that I so desperately need? I know it is very expensive and the rescue has others that need to be helped as well. But, aren't I worth it too? I heard the volunteers and my foster say that they would do everything they could to help me and I believe them! They also said that they were going to start a Chipin to help me! I want to thank each and every one of you for any amount you can send; no amount is too small! Again, thank you so much!"
You can see that Cooper's left leg is noticeably smaller in the picture below. He is reluctant to put weight on it.
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