Tickled pink rescue Weimaraner reacted immediately to a report about the Weimaraner on death row in a high murder shelter. However, when they arrived, they were horrified to see a dog with such a massive tumor in its abdomen that it could hardly stand up.
Gilbert Grape was his pseudonym. It is not known how he managed to survive as long as he did, or how he lasted so long without medical attention.
Gilbert Grape’s tale with the doggers was shared by Kerry pink, a media relations volunteer with Tickled Pink Weimaraner Rescue (Tabor) (Tabor). She tells how the wandering dog was rescued and how he is on the way to recovery.
Kerry wrote, ” on a typical summer day in Arizona when temperatures are above 95 degrees, a male Weimaraner was picked up as stray by local animal control officers and taken to the county’s high-kill shelter. He was carrying a huge tumor and a patient, a growth so enormous that he could not stand or move. The dog was placed on the concrete floor of the isolation Department of the shelter, where the FANGs are waiting for their death due to illness or aggression.”
“The shelter’s protocol for strays is to store the animal without examination for 72 hours to enable the owner to claim it, but the county has a program that allows pre-approved and nationally recognized rescues to accept animals under medical clearance.”
“Two committed shelter volunteers tickled pink informed the rescue Weimaraner, and we jumped to help.”
“After the giant grape-shaped tumor that hung from his chest, we called him Gilbert Grape. Gilbert Enab was taken to a specialized 24-hour veterinary facility, where it was decided that he would need blood transfusions and venous catheter fixation so that the surgeon could try a life-saving operation to remove the tumor.”
The cost of diagnosis, stabilization and surgery was expected to be about 7000 dollars.”For rescue volunteers and veterinary workers, saving a dog’s life was a no-brainer option. However, there is a narrow line in the rescue between what the private owner will be required to do in order to give life-saving treatment to his animal and what may have to be offered to the dog entering the rescue. Private pet owners make their own pet choices, while rescue operations rely on public assistance.
Gilbert’s health history and exact age were unclear, but his blood test was largely normal (except for an elevated white blood cell count from the affected tumor); his estimated age was about seven.
“We saw a spark in Gilbert’s eyes and wanted to give him a chance, but we realized that we would need public support.”
“As a result, we sought the advice of a variety of veterinarians and Surgeons in order to make the biggest choice for the dog’s future.”We set up a campaign and informed Facebook supporters of the problem, and the money started flowing in,”he said.”
Gilbert underwent direct surgery and a quick recovery in the intensive care unit.”He was released from the hospital two days later and has been thriving ever since.
A week after Gilbert’s surgery, a pathology report came in on his 12-pound tumor, announcing that the growth was nothing more than a benign lipoma. Gilbert was cancer-free for a long time.
Upon re-examination, the pins in his chest were removed from surgery, and he received a clean bill of Health. Gilbert, on the other hand, suffered from muscle loss and physiological stress as a compensatory result while carrying the tumor for a year or more, according to veterinarians.
He has very little muscle mass across his body and is ataxic in his hind legs. He walks clumsily because his center of gravity is wrong.
Gilbert will soon begin a physiotherapy regimen that will include manipulations, massage and water treatments.”While he is still physically fragile, his charming and funny nature explodes more and more to his adoptive father with each passing day.
“Gilbert’s tale reached a huge number of people, and some applications for adoption were most likely approved as a result.”Although he is not quite ready for adoption yet, he has a bright future ahead of him.”
Gilbert was adopted and was thriving in a “very loving and dedicated family” a year after his rescue. Despite the diagnosis of hip dysplasia, his family has a pool where he can swim for regular water treatment, and he “brilliantly gets along” with his new family.
Gilbert was rescued in 2013, according to the documents. Since then, tickled pink Weimaraner Rescue has continued to do a wonderful job of rescuing dogs with special needs, terminally ill people, and others who, like Gilbert, are in dire need of help. For more information and to view the canines they have available for adoption, visit their website and Facebook page…
