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Puppy survives being euthanized! This is from Oklahoma's NewsOn6.com. A puppy survived euthanasia but the rest of his litter did not. Here's a link to the article if you want to see what a cute little guy he is. :) Oklahoma Puppy Survives Euthanization, Will Now Get A Home - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com | SULPHUR, Oklahoma -- He was euthanized, declared dead and left in a dumpster, but somehow a three-month-old puppy is alive and now has whole new future ahead of him. Wall-e, along with the rest of his litter, was left outside the Sulphur dog shelter. He and his littermates were put to sleep because they appeared to be very sick. The vet checked their pulse and declared every one dead. But the next morning, Animal Control Officer Scott Prall looked in the dumpster and saw Wall-e wandering around. "He was just as healthy as could be," Prall said, who added Wall-e was named after the Pixar robot who was the last of his kind. Local vet Amanda Kloski, from the Arbuckle Veterinary Clinic, took him in. After a Pennsylvania woman heard his story and put it on Facebook, the veterinary clinic was inundated with calls from all over the U.S. and even Canada of people wanting to adopt Wall-e. "He needs a really special home because he's really special," Kloski said. The vet clinic said they will go over all the offers on Wednesday and figure out who will be the best family for the little miracle puppy. Both the clinic and the animal control officer say Wall-e and the others may not have been put to sleep at all if Murray County had a better animal shelter. They say both the Sulphur and Davis clinics are small and inadequate. A local group is trying to raise enough money to build a new county shelter. The Davis Animal Shelter volunteers are holding a spaghetti dinner and charity auction fundraiser on March 18. |
What a survivor...I think that is what his name should be. How fortunate someone looked in the dumpster before they emptied it. |
I am glad the puppy survived but I am disturbed by the open dumpster that they put the dead bodies in. There must be a better way. What if a child got access to the dumpster? |
That's amazing he survived. How sad for the other puppies and all others that get euthanized daily. |
The article said they were all euthanized because they appeared very sick. How sick could they have been for one to have survived what he did? |
While I'm very happy for the pup :) , I'm also very confused about why this has happened twice recently (once here in MI a few months ago when a rott was euthanized - it was walking around the next morning). Maybe somebody needs to work on their auscultation skills or?? Very confused. If there is any doubt that the animal is gone, the euthanasia is supposed to be finished with an intracardial injection. And why were they put in a dumpster instead of cremated?? :confused: |
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Sulphur, OK -- There are thousands of Petfinder listings for dogs and puppies, but just one holds an unbelievable story -- the story of Wall-E, the puppy that survived the unsurvivable. The odds were against Wall-E from the start. On Feb. 18, he and his siblings were left by the gate in front of animal control in a wire cage. The facility was already overflowing with dogs, there was no space, and the head of the shelter was contacted to see what should be done. The directive given was heartbreaking ... all of the puppies were ordered to be put down. Wall-E and his siblings underwent the standard method for euthanasia at the small shelter, but the injection in Wall-E's leg somehow missed a vein, and he didn't die. Wall-E's first miracle dodge of death. But his miracle was not recognized at the time. Instead of stopping there, the animal control officer administered a second lethal dose to the puppy -- this time via heartstick. As expected, the small puppy slumped over and stopped moving -- he had been killed. His body was put into the facility's dumpster, along with those of his siblings. But on Saturday morning, miracles number two and three were about to be witnessed by the very person that held him as he was administered the lethal doses just the night before. When that officer arrived to work in the morning, two things were amiss. The dumpster that was unfailingly emptied by the garbage company was not emptied. Inside, one very alive puppy that was incredibly hungry. There was no denying Wall-E's will to survive at this point. This 3-month-old puppy that had been abandoned under cover of darkness and killed twice over, was still alive. Wall-E was taken to a local veterinarian to be examined -- to make sure that his heart was all right and that there was no lasting effect from the drugs that he had been given just the night before. Incredibly, other than an infestation of hookworms, the spunky puppy is fine. According to one of the volunteers at the shelter, Wall-E is a sweet puppy that adores being carried like a baby, and to have his ears rubbed. Wall-E is being boarded at the Arbuckle Veterinary Clinic through Monday. According to the shelter, his amazing story has garnered much attention, with offers from potential adopters coming in from hundreds of miles away. The shelter is going to do their best to select a loving new home for this puppy. They feel certain that there is a reason for Wall-E's incredible survival. A chip-in has been established for Wall-E's veterinary care, boarding, and for any transportation costs to get him to his new family, wherever that may end up being. The shelter volunteer that I spoke with is hoping that Wall-E's story will reach many people and that it might somehow help the small facility that Wall-E was dumped at to get much needed attention and help. Apparently, dogs are dumped at this rural location regularly, and the adoptions are few and far between. Sadly, many of the dogs that do get adopted wind up back in the shelter after several months have gone by -- their new owners finding some reason that they no longer want them. If ever there was a shelter that needed to get on a regular transport system where dogs could be moved to a more populated area, this is it. Perhaps this is Wall-E's mission -- to bring attention to this small town and to help save the other dogs that live here. Regardless of what his ultimate purpose is, there is no denying that his is an amazing story. |
When they can't get a vein, intracardial injection is used. They are usually Iso'ed done first though. Not done on an animal that is wide awake..:thumbdown Esp. in cats veins can be really hard to get. |
Wow- what a story. Someone was looking out for that little pup when the dumpster wasn't emptied that day. BTW, love the new avatar Ellie May! How come none of the docs I've ever worked with have looked like him? |
How sad for those other pups though... I cant believe they euthanized them because they were sick. Our shelter here takes in sick animals and helps get them better and then adopts them out. I just hope someday the euthanization of shelter animals will stop... If people would only spay and neuter like responsible pet owners, none of this would ever happen :( |
I was just going to see if someone else had posted this already...kind of a crazy story. That little pup just looks so full of life now! |
Yea, i've read this article on the internet too. That pup is one tough cookie!:eek: i really pray that Wall-E doesn't have to go through that again. But everytime i hear about this article, i think about something i read explaining how workers at the shelters put animals down. It was disturbing!:( i mean i already hate the fact that sooo many animals get put down a day. & for some breeds the moment they enter they're put on death row. It really breaks my heart. i'm not going to say too much because i don't want to give you nightmares like me...but basically (idk if this applies to other shelters) in the ASPCA in NY they have someone who isn't even a vet or vet tech inject the animal...its just some random person that works there i guess, so sometimes they "miss their mark". & the animals don't "pass peacefully" as we're lead to believe. They're actually in pain...well according to that person the animal SHOULD be sedated before injected...but since so many shelters are low on funds, they just give it to them straight. They said they've witnessed the animals screaming, gasping for air and other crazy stuff. i'm just going to stop now cause i feel myself getting emotional about it again. i mean i did read this on craigslist, so this could be false....but its pretty convincing and scary. it makes me want to run to the nearest ASPCA and flip out like a lunatic!!!:mad: |
Different vets have different methods of doing it. It's put in an IV catheter here. Sometimes sedating SQ before can cause a lot of irritation. Any needle with any drug can cause screaming. :( What people think they see is upsetting, but more than likely this "gasping for air" is a contraction-type movement of the diaphragm (the animal is already gone). Veterinary assistants are probably legally allowed to euthanize animals in most states if the vet is around. These places just can't afford for a vet to do everything. Right or wrong, it probably won't change anytime soon. |
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There was an update on the local news this morning. More than 3,000 requests have come in wanting to give this little guy a home (he is so CUTE in the video). He has not been placed yet - they're being very careful in finding him just the right home. He even got to fly to NYT to show is cute self on Good Morning America. :thumbup: The local shelter has received donations from all around the country since his story broke. It's a shame it takes stories like this to raise awareness in this country. |
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This is such a bittersweet thread. I'm so happy he survived, but all the others? :( |
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Recently a woman in my area surrendered over 100 dogs and puppies to our shelter. They were all small breed....some pure bred and some 'designer' dogs. Apparently, the husband was a breeder (BYB/miller) who has recently died and she couldn't keep up with the dogs. Of course, this made the local news. The day the shelter started allowing adoptions for these dogs, there was a line around the block before the shelter opened. All the dogs were adopted out as soon as the paperwork could be done. Meanwhile, the shelter was full of other dogs that didn't make the news and didn't get adopted. Don't get me wrong...I'm thrilled for the dogs that got adopted. It just seems that people have to be hit with a brick to wake them up. And, really, it wasn't an altruistic thing most were doing....they just wanted a cheap small dog. There was even a guy in line being interviewed that commented about the ones that were already at the shelter that wouldn't be adopted. That awareness didn't stop him from getting his little dog, though :(. Stories like this leave me so conflicted. They are happy and sad at the same time. |
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