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Pastimes : Techride -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Blue Snowshoe who wrote (2625)	7/20/1999 5:04:00 PM
From: faqsnlojiks	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7442

True Story: Techriders Are Dog Lover's Too...of course. Early this year I was driving Dr. Lojiks car (at night) when a dog jumped out in front of me. I was travelling at about 30 mph when I struck the dog, and watched her shoot forward about 30 feet in front of the car. I stopped the car in the middle of the street and turned on my hazard lights. I ran to the Brittany Spaniel I had hit and she was still alive (thankfully) and trying to move. Now this is a tricky situation, because many dogs (and other animals) will sometimes be the most dangerous when hurt. However, I looked into Annie's eyes (I later found this to be her name) and we had a silent communication where I told her that I was there to help. Sounds crazy, but I think she knew I was going to help her. I carefully picked her up and told Dr. Lojiks to call the nearest vet. It was 9:00pm, so she was transferred to the vet's emergency number. She called the vet, and he said he would meet us at the vet hospital. We arrived there in about 15 minutes, the whole time Annie was on my lap as I gently stroked her to keep her calm. She looked at me the whole time with those soulful eyes, scared, but sensing it would be ok. I met the vet who immediately took over. I asked the vet to do whatever he could to help Annie. Amazingly enough, Annie was in the Vet's database, so the owners were contacted. At this point, I told the vet to call me for an update later, and Dr. Lojiks and I went home. About an hour later I received a call from the vet telling me that Annie had a broken femur and a bruised pelvis. She would require almost $2,000.00 worth of treatment, and the owners said they couldn't afford it. Because of the costs of this, Annie would have to be destroyed. Well, I asked to talk to the owners, and I inquired as to Annie's age (2 years old), general health (excellent), and general quality of life (good). I then talked with the vet more about the prognosis if the surgery would be done (good). I saw no reason for Annie to be destroyed, so agreed to pay the vet bill. Annie had to have 4 screws inserted in her femur, and had to be immobilized for 4 weeks for healing. I received a card in the mail about 2 months after this from an 8-year-old boy thanking me for saving his best friend. Dr. Lojiks and I shed more than one tear over that. I asked about Annie just last week and found out that she is fully recovered and shows no signs of any permanent damage or pain. She's the happy friend of an 8 year-old boy, and this is how it should be. Dogs are the best, -Joe