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Napoleon’s Story starts back in the end of April, 2010 when one of our wonderful
volunteer veterinarians named Veronika, who lives in Tijuana, was told about a dog
that had been hiding underneath the front porch of a friend’s house for 2 days and
would not come out.
It was thought that he had a broken leg but they could not get a good look at him
where he was hiding. Veronika decided to go over there and flush him out to see
what kind of medical care he needed.
It turned out that he was a very friendly dog and must have known that she was
there to help him because he let her do what she needed to, to assess the situation.
The conclusion was that he had a pretty severe spinal cord trauma from a car
accident or something that hit him pretty recently because his legs were not
atrophied yet.
She decided to consult another veterinarian to help her better diagnose his injury.
This Dr. told her that he thought Napoleon had a good chance of recovery as they
did the necessary tests to check on him further.
After some good food and some time to recover, she noticed that he was not
improving and decided to work with another colleague in order to see what else she
could do for this happy dog. They did another series of physical tests and realized
that he doesn’t have any deep pain sensitivity in his hind area and that it most likely
is a permanent injury and he would not recover his ability to walk.
To us, it was devastating, but in Napoleon’s mind, he had already recovered. He
gets around just fine and he still has the ability to go potty properly. He loves walks
and is super affectionate with people. His name fits him just perfectly because he is
not a fan of dogs that are larger than him.
Thank you to all of our wonderful supporters for helping us get wheels for our
great Napoleon. See his video here.....
volunteer veterinarians named Veronika, who lives in Tijuana, was told about a dog
that had been hiding underneath the front porch of a friend’s house for 2 days and
would not come out.
It was thought that he had a broken leg but they could not get a good look at him
where he was hiding. Veronika decided to go over there and flush him out to see
what kind of medical care he needed.
It turned out that he was a very friendly dog and must have known that she was
there to help him because he let her do what she needed to, to assess the situation.
The conclusion was that he had a pretty severe spinal cord trauma from a car
accident or something that hit him pretty recently because his legs were not
atrophied yet.
She decided to consult another veterinarian to help her better diagnose his injury.
This Dr. told her that he thought Napoleon had a good chance of recovery as they
did the necessary tests to check on him further.
After some good food and some time to recover, she noticed that he was not
improving and decided to work with another colleague in order to see what else she
could do for this happy dog. They did another series of physical tests and realized
that he doesn’t have any deep pain sensitivity in his hind area and that it most likely
is a permanent injury and he would not recover his ability to walk.
To us, it was devastating, but in Napoleon’s mind, he had already recovered. He
gets around just fine and he still has the ability to go potty properly. He loves walks
and is super affectionate with people. His name fits him just perfectly because he is
not a fan of dogs that are larger than him.
Thank you to all of our wonderful supporters for helping us get wheels for our
great Napoleon. See his video here.....
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