Facing Euthanasia, Local Shelter Offers Dog Dad Hope For His Injured Pup

Stephen Foster works as a part-time repairs guy at a fuel station in Dade City, Florida. Since the new dying of his spouse of 35 years, Stephen has come to depend at the love and companionship of his little canine, Ollie. The pooch even accompanies him to paintings, luckily staring at her dad from the tip of a tether.

A couple of weeks in the past, Ollie was once hit through a automobile using throughout the fuel station parking space and was once left with a damaged leg. The vet instructed Stephen euthanasia was once his handiest possibility, however he and Ollie have been about to satisfy a parent angel. Actually, a complete bunch of them!

An animal regulate officer with Pasco County Animal Services suggested Stephen to not surrender hope. The subsequent day, the officer returned with veterinarian Christine Glenn, who transferred Ollie to the PCAS safe haven for additional care. 

“Ollie is a special girl. He is this gentleman’s whole world. And without her he doesn’t sleep well at night. This is his companion since his wife passed away,” Dr. Glenn instructed ABC Action News.

Upon exam, Dr. Glenn came upon that Ollie had interior accidents along with her damaged leg and would want to go through surgical operation. The PCAS clinical group, in conjunction with volunteers from the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, went to paintings repairing Ollie’s ruptured diaphragm. Her diagnosis was once guarded, however she proved to be a fighter, heading into but any other surgical operation—this time for her fractured leg—simply days later.

With all that below her hairy belt, Ollie started the lengthy street to restoration. Stephen visited her within the clinical suite each and every probability he were given over the following couple of weeks. It was once transparent to all who witnessed their time in combination that Stephen and Ollie actually love one any other.

“Her eyes soften when she sees him, and her little body wags. The love between man and dog is clear, and we at PCAS want to preserve this bond,” the safe haven wrote in a Facebook replace.

Finally, the day the pair were looking forward to rolled round. On Thursday, July 29, Ollie was once launched from the hospital!

She isn’t totally healed but, however she is powerful sufficient to spend the rest of her restoration at house with Stephen—with a number of follow-u.s.a. PCAS alongside the best way. Once she will get clinical clearance, Ollie’s buddies on the safe haven will supply her with a crate so she will be able to safely accompany Stephen to paintings as soon as once more.

“Ollie means everything to me. Like I said, she’s my kid,” Stephen confided to ABC.

In addition to Dr. Glenn and the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, PCAS credit a grant from Maddie’s Fund and a partnership with Human Animal Support Services with their talent to avoid wasting Ollie’s existence.

Now Stephen can sleep soundly as soon as once more along with his cherished Ollie again through his facet!

See their stunning reunion within the video beneath.

H/T to ABC Action News
Featured Image by the use of Facebook/Pasco County Animal Services