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Mick's Story
Thanks to Karen Neely, High Sierra
Animal Rescue
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Mick
One such “special
need” is Mick, a blue tick hound, recently brought over
from the Plumas County Animal Services after he was rescued
in the Lakes Basin Recreation Area. Mick was found starving
and injured in a remote area of the Lakes Basin by Mike
Grossman and John Soracco while quad riding. “We came
around the corner and here was this dog hobbling along on
three legs,” said Grossman. “We thought he’d been up
there about a month, by the looks of him, but he didn’t
look like he had more than a few days left in him.” After
they coaxed the dog onto the back of one of the quads using
a granola bar, they slowly made their way down the hill.
According to Plumas County Animal Services supervisor
Melissa Bishop, Mick was “a skeleton with fur” when he
arrived at the county shelter in early December.
By the time Mick arrived at High Sierra Animal Rescue on
January 6, 2009, he weighed 60 pounds. Mick was taken to
Veterinary Specialists of Nevada in Reno on January 7th
where it was determined
that his leg had most likely been caught in some type of
animal trap.
Not only was there severe damage to the ligaments, but an
infection in
the bone as well In order to regain the use of his leg Mick
would need
surgery to fuse his ankle. The surgery to fuse his ankle,
however, could not take place until the infection was under
control so Mick was put on high-dose antibiotics and
scheduled for a recheck on January 26th. The recheck showed
that the infection was under control, Mick had gained
12 pounds (weighing in at a wonderful 72 lbs) and surgery
was performed on January 27th. Not only was Mick’s ankle
fused but also Dr. Schroeder of Veterinary Specialist of
Nevada had to clean up a lot of bone fragments in the ankle
first. Mick’s recovery will be a long process involving
weekly visits to the veterinary hospital in Reno for bandage
changes and check-ups.
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