Oh, I could have never just left him to his fate. After all, I had met him and we were buddies by then.
I had NO idea things would move so fast yesterday. It left us scrambling to accommodate him, but we got things worked out.
He's had a little trouble figuring out how to pee, but he finally was able to manage a slight squat. He's been a good boy so far. No messes in the house. He's held it until I take him out. I have a mop on standby.
The sad thing is that I got up close and personal with the HS, though. When we went to see Buck on Wednesday, I took a bag of treats and went up and down the row of cages and handed treats out. This was not in the adoption area, but in the back. There were 3 other dogs in there with leg injuries and well, they have run out of time.
The need is so great and the resources just aren't there. I hope to be able to get more involved once I get my plate cleared a little.
About Buck's leg. The vet gives him an 80-90 % chance for a full recovery. He says it's likely we'll never know it was broken. The knee on the other leg is a torn ligament/tendon and we hope to get that fixed in the next couple of weeks. We honestly didn't know it was injured, but the vet found it while manipulating it after he was put under. Now that I look, it's obvious that his knee doesn't lock, but throws back at an unnatural angle (probably not saying that right). Anyway, we hope that a good repair can be made with that, too.
Oh, and it's so nice to 'see' you all again!!