Chihuahua Surrendered to Cheyenne Animal Shelter After Dog Attack

by on December 29, 2012 in Announcements, News

On Monday December 24, 2012 a little Chihuahua named Tico was surrendered to the Cheyenne Animal Shelter after being attacked by a larger dog. Tico’s left eye was so severely injured that it was unable to be saved. Upon a phone call to the Cheyenne Animal Shelter’s Veterinarian, Dr. Gathings came in on her day off to see if she could help this injured dog. Tico’s family could not afford the vet care to have his injuries fixed on their own, so after making the tough decision to head to the Cheyenne ATiconimal Shelter to surrender him, the staff decided they had to help Tico. Dr. Gathings immediately prepared to perform an operation to remove Tico’s injured eye, knowing there was no other solution to his injury. While she had him under for the removal of his eye she also decided, to make it easier on him and to only have one surgery done, to neuter Tico as well. Tico’s procedure was successful and is already on the road to recovery, 5 days after the procedure he is up, running around and making friends with the staff at the Cheyenne Animal Shelter. Tico is not yet available for adoption but when he is available he needs a special home, because of tough time Tico is currently battling he gets scared easily and would be best suited in a quiet, loving home. If you are interested in adopting Tico please contact the Cheyenne Animal Shelter at (307)632-6655 and speak with one of our adoption specialists. The Cheyenne Animal Shelter does not treat the public, if your animal has a need for medical attention and you cannot afford to bring your pet to the vet, the Cheyenne Animal Shelter will do their best to treat the animal after it has been surrendered to us at no cost to you.

3 Responses to “Chihuahua Surrendered to Cheyenne Animal Shelter After Dog Attack”

  1. stacey January 3, 2013 at 10:44 am #

    This is horrible to have to surrender a dog to get help for him, why dont you come up with a better program sometimes loving families have tough times why not have a program where they come work off the bill

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    • Kate Miller January 3, 2013 at 3:03 pm #

      The Cheyenne Animal Shelter is a non-profit organization and relies 100% on the donations we receive to operate. It would be great if we had the means to create a program, like the Big Fix, that could help families in times of hardship to help them afford veterinarian bills. We just do not have the resources to care for owned pets in the community. We have numerous families on a weekly basis, ask us for help for their own pets, and unfortunately we barely have the funds to care for the 6,000 animals we receive on an annual basis. Sadly, the only option we can give to families in need is that they surrender their animal to us and we will do our best to help them. However, our own resources are very limited, even with a full time veterinarian on staff, and we on occasion have to ask local veterinarians for assistance for procedures such as radio graphs. This would be a great program for local veterinarians to offer but at this time the only thing they offer is Care Credit, which is a credit card used specifically for medical expenses.

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  2. Jen February 27, 2013 at 12:33 pm #

    The fact that this organization helps these animals is amazing in it’s self. Many places would end up putting a dog down if it’s owners were unable to afford it’s care. Kudos to the shelter.

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