Ten-week-old Casper was during a bad situation during a “backwater area of Kentucky” when PetPromise Inc. arranged to select him up. The rescue was contacted about the good Pyrenees puppy and was told “there was something wrong together with his foot – he was missing some toes.”
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Pet Promise, Inc. They arranged a transportation and a foster care group, and soon Casper (and his sister Rowan) began to thank them for their help but they immediately had to be rushed to the vet. PetPromise wrote on their Facebook page: “One of our awesome volunteers drove right down to Cincinnati to satisfy the transport and devour Casper, and his sister Rowan. Upon arrival at her house she noticed they were completely infested with ticks – we’re talking from head to toe, in their ears, embedded under their skin, between their toes- everywhere! She sent the two of them directly to our friends at the Rascal Animal Hospital, and the veterinarians immediately visited their work. They were treated for the ticks, vaccinated, and given a full exam. Poor Rowan was so infested she had to be completely shaved down!” The rescue added: “While there, we had them do x-rays of Casper’s foot to ascertain what the difficulty was. What they found was quite shock. He was born with a deformed paw, his toes were completely deformed, and he had stress fractures in his leg from not having the ability to properly balance himself.”
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Casper’s options were to either have his leg amputated (which for a dog that will grow to around 120 pounds isn't ideal) or do surgery on his foot to get rid of the toes and fit him with a prosthetic foot. Although prosthetics is that the longer and more costly option, it gives him the simplest chances for an extended and happy life so that option was the one selected by the rescue. Rowan has since been adopted by one among the staff members at Rascal Animal Hospital. As for Casper?
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“Casper is now tick-free and enjoying time in his family, PetPromise writes: “He LOVES other dogs, his foster kitty siblings, and everyone the people he gets to satisfy. Because he and his sister were born and left outdoors where they came from they were very shy initially. Within the month he has been with us he has completely blossomed and are available out of his shell completely! he's loving, sweet, and just a stunning, giant happy boy!” During his hospital stay, Rascal Charities helped Casper obtain a prosthesis.
The prosthesis helped him walk and move around. Soon after foster care, Casper found his eternal home and became a spokesperson for rescue and appeared in many of their activities.
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To make a donation or learn more about the items Rascal Charities does for animals in Ohio, please visit their website. If anyone is curious about helping other dogs like Casper please contact PetPromise Inc..