Two weeks ago, I received a phone call from the traffic civil guard from a region that we don’t normally deal with, but because it was Sunday, we were the only ones available when they called for help.  The civil guard was calling us because there were two galgos in trouble.

When we arrived at the location, there were a couple of motorcyclists watching over a galga that had been run over by a car. The other galga was no where to be found.  Sadly, dead or injured galgos on the roadside are very common. They are hit and no ones seems to care and stop to see if the animal is dead or alive.  Thankfully these motorcyclists were kind enough to stay with the galga until we arrived.

This poor galga was in so much pain and so scared that she tried to bite me, a normal reaction when dogs are terrified and in shock.  Both of her front legs were fractured.  We rushed her to the clinic and she received emergency treatment from our vet Marina.  Both legs were cast in plaster in hopes of saving them.

We are pleased to say that 15 days later the results of her recovery are amazing. She is able to stand on her own and is completely able to walk all by herself. The galga has a microchip, and the owner doesn’t want to have anything to do with the dog. However, since this is a case of animal neglect, it is now in the hands of the civil guard who will take charge of the situation. 

The second case is the one of this puppy. He arrived at the shelter in terrible condition. A bag of bones, with mange that was eating him alive and a diarrhea, that at first we thought it was parvo. The vets put him on a drip and day by day he was getting better. Now he only needs to put on some weight and become a bit stronger so that he can be adopted soon.

Some of the volunteers that were with us those days have already shown their interest in adopting him. To be honest, when they told me he had diarrhea with blood and that it seemed to be parvo, I thought that he wouldn’t survive, but I was wrong, and here he is, beautiful and adorable just like all the dogs here at the shelter.

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