Sparticus' bone surgery

Thanks to two donations made via check and not through chipin, our total is actually $2,040! Our sincerest thanks to all of you who have contributed. We're almost there!

***Help desperately needed!!***

Sparticus (formerly "Spot" from Brooklyn ACC) was just saved from the kill shelter, but he has a long rad ahead of him. This EXCEPTIONALLY TEMPERED American Bulldog - Pit mix is truly a gentle giant. His foster mom even renamed him because he was not a mere "Spot" on the carpet, but a glorious gladiator: SPARTICUS.

Sparticus had been adopted a year before, and returned to the shelter by uncaring adopters because they did not want to have to pay his "medical bills"-- we didn't really know what that meant at the time, and neither did the shelter.

Within 24 hours of arriving at his foster home, Sparticus was limping and dragging his left rear leg, for no apparent reason. He had been playing hard with his new friends and foster brothers, but nothing out of the ordinary had happened---

During an emergency visit to the vet, x-rays revealed a severe spiral fracture of the femur, repairable only by surgically inserting pins and re attaching the bone. The veterinarian's opinion was that he had probably been hit by a car in his old home, giving him a minor fracture, which was then forced into a severe fracture after playing with his friends.

Our hearts break for him. While we don't know what, exactly, happened to him in his last home, it was clearly not good--- and this sweet gentle soul has been suffering since with the pain of abandonment and now this. The estimate for his surgery is approximately $2,500. Please help us put Sparticus' leg back together, while we also rebuild his trust and confidence.

The alternative, the vet said, is to put him to sleep-- which we refuse to do.

THANK YOU to Friends of Animal Rescue which has already donated $500 toward his care! Can you help to make up the difference?

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