*ANOTHER UPDATE* DH found a little dog

[Kaytlin and Cooper]

DH found a little dog outside last night as he was leaving to go to a friends house. of course, he calls me to catch it. The dog had a collar but no tags, but I recognized him

 

His name is Buttons, perhaps a yorkie mix. Hes almost a year old, and belongs to a somewhat crazy woman on the 3rd floor. She always acts as if Cooper will eat her Buttons, although Buttons loves Cooper and Cooper is totally overwhelmed by him jumping up at her and is very submissive to him (imagine, 3lbs vs 60lbs)

 

We think poor little Buttons fell off the balcony and broke his leg. His front paw was crooked. Maybe internal injuries too as hes only a few lbs. A neighbour told us his owner is away for a few days (her adult son is ill with kidney issues and got transferred to a hospital further away) and he was being looked after by another somewhat crazy man in the building. The superintendents of the building confirmed this. The woman (Ivy) does not have a phone. The man (Robert) was not home.

 

We had a discussion about what to do. DH and I, the superintendants, and the neighbour all agreed the best thing was to call the humane society. Non of us could keep him for a few days til his owner came home, we all have pets of our own and the poor little guy was in shock and in pain.

 

So I called the humane society. It was after hours but they have an emergency number. They came and picked him up and took him to the vet to get him stabilized. Hopefully that means pain meds. They cannot authorize any medical assistance for him without the owners permission. I wish we could have said he was a stray but we need to cover our butts. The superintendents said that Ivy and her husband do have money, so if he makes it til they get back, hopefully they will pay to get his leg fixed.

 

UPDATE

DHs aunt was at her vet yesterday with her kitty and overheard a conversation between a dog owner and the receptionist. it was Buttons owner. he had broken several toes. his owner was asking why it cost so much (around $500). I actually think thats pretty cheap - i know broken bones can cost over $7000 if surgery is needed. Thankfully he got medical treatment and is home with his owner (the latter may not be so great). From what i heard the man looking after buttons had him on the balcony as buttons was pottying in the house. Im thinking maybe his big dog scared buttons. though buttons is always on the balcony when his owners are home.

At least he got treatment poor little thing, though he probably had to wait a good 36 hours til his owner came home.

thanks Jennifer for your generous offer. I think they gave him pain meds til his owner showed up

I havent seen him yet but will post when i do

2ND UPDATE

Just took Cooper out for a pee and the building superintendent is talking to Buttons mom. She tells her DH and I were the ones who found him. poor little guy has a green cast up to his armpit. Ivy (his mom) says that the vet says the break is consistent with him being stepped on or kicked, and not from a fall. She says she has pet insurance (I dont know who with) who want to know exactly what happened and arent wanting to pay out (i guess if the person looking after him did something then its not considered an accident). He has admitted he went out leaving Buttons on the balcony. I said DH and I would be happy to provide any information (phone call, letter) they need. Buttons little tail started wagging when he saw Cooper!

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

This breaks my heart. Thanks for taking care of him - keep us posted on the developments.

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

Oh dear. Poor guy! I hope he's ok! Good for you for helping him out! Keep us posted!

[Sharon & Monty]

Oh no how awful.  Did they keep him on the balcony?  Thanks goodness for you & DH!   

[Adriana + Copernicus]

Oh, that's so sad.  Glad you were there to find him.

[Camilla and Darwin]

Poor guy. :-( Glad you took him in and hopefully he gets some relief. 

[Barbara B., Sasha & Oliver]

Poor Buttons :(   I hope he at least gets pain meds.  The owner does not sould like a very responsible person !!!

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Oh how sad....thanks for helping this poor little guy.  Please keep us posted, Kaytlin.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

It seems that dogs are popping up in your life a lot recently Kaytlin! Maybe it's a sign that you are meant to have a 2 dog household!

In any case I'm so sorry to hear of this little guy's troubles and hope he is able to be treated soon. Thanks for helping him!

[Colleen, Jake & Baxter]

Thank you for helping out this poor dog....it just makes me so sad that this happened to him but I am glad he at least might be out of pain.

[Jennifer and Jack]

is there a number to the humane society where I can call, I can donate a little money to help with his care, I want to make sure he gets pain medication?