Below is Floyd's story. This wonderful dog has an amazing spirit. With only
the ability to use one of his 4 legs, he struggled on and is now on the road
to a great recovery! His joy for life and will to live caused so many people
to ask that his life be spared. Because he was abandoned, and had so
many injuries, he could have easily been euthanised. But, a wonderful lady
named Linda worked very hard to save his life. Floyd can now walk, and is
learning to run again. He will lose his front leg, but his back legs grow
stronger every day.
Please read Floyd's story. Floyd needs a forever home. Maybe his story
will touch your heart. Maybe Floyd is that special dog you have been
waiting for. Or, maybe you can help Floyd by contributing to his veterinary
costs. The wonderful people at the vet hospital have helped pay for some
of his expenses, but now Floyd needs that one bad leg amputated. Please
help if you can. Please spread Floyd's story. He is an inspiration to all of
us who have met him.
Below is Linda's letter about Floyd
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Deb,
Here are some pictures of Floyd and his new friend. The pictures will
speak for themselves on what a gentle giant Floyd really is. Along with the
pictures I'll tell you Floyd's story.
Floyd is a 10 year old, male, neutered Labrador retriever. He was born in
September, 1997. On July 11 of this year, Floyd ran away from his owner
and was struck by a car. He was brought into Ocean State Veterinary
Specialists and was found to have sustained both maxillary and
mandibular fractures which were surgically repaired (Bilateral rostral
mandibulectomy) on 07/12/07. This surgery took almost half of Floyd's
lower jaw. Chest rads were taken and showed that he also had a
pneumomediastinum as well as a slight pneumothorax.
The following day Floyd was diagnosed with a brachial plexus injury to his
right, front leg which has a very poor prognosis for recovery. It was also
realized that Floyd could not get up. Each day that passed, Floyd
continued to heal from his surgery, but still remained 'down'. By the end of
the second week, it became evident that Floyd's owner had most-likely
abandoned him and I think Floyd knew it too. With continuing PT and TLC,
Floyd finally began to make headway and eventually was able to get from
laying on his side to getting in an upward position on his belly and a few
days after that, he sat up. Floyd began to pull himself across the floor to
get around and to be near whoever was close at hand in hope of receiving
a pat on the head or better still a hug or two. I brought my yellow lab
'Autum' in to meet Floyd and that is when I new that Floyd was one great
dog. He became so animated and happy; almost overjoyed to have
someone to play with. It was such a breath of fresh air to see him that way.
By this time almost 7 weeks had passed and the abandonment procedures
had begun, some of the techs came to me because they feared Floyd
would be euthanized or sent to the pound. I had already promised Floyd
that I would find him a new home full of the same unconditional love he has
shown all of us at OSVS, and that is a promise I will not break. Now that
the abandonment procedures are complete, I realize that finding him the
home he deserves, the second chance at life that he has certainly earned
will indeed be difficult due to his age, his past history of seizures and the
fact that he is still in need of a leg amputation.
Floyd has been through quite an ordeal. He has gone from being laterally
recumbent, to dragging himself around, to using a cart (which he totally
loved) to walking with the aid of a sling. He has become stronger and
stronger, and now is walking 100% on his own. I can not tell you how many
times through the course of a day, Floyd would receive cheers, hugs, and
kisses; not only for his accomplishments but just for being Floyd!!!
Well, Floyd has one more hill to climb. I have decided to go ahead and
have the surgery done to remove Floyd's leg in hopes that it will better his
chances of finding that special home. Some of my co-workers at OSVS are
also making donations to Floyd's surgery as well as a group of wonderful,
caring people from Pfizer. Just A Touch Rescue has also made a donation
towards the surgery and will be assisting Floyd in finding his "forever"
home once his has recovered from surgery.
If you wish to donate, you can send your donation to: Ocean State
Veterinary Specialists, 1480 South County Trail, East Greenwich, RI
02818 RE: FLOYD. I will take responsibility for any balance due after
Floyd's surgery. If, by chance, there is a credit balance when his medical
needs are complete, it will be sent to Just A Touch Rescue to help them
continue to help others. I do need to let everyone know that any donations
sent for Floyd to OSVS cannot be used as a tax deduction because the
hospital is not a non-profit organization.
With a Sincere Thank you to all who donate to Floyd, Linda and Floyd"
Please note that Floyd is missing about 1/2 of his lower jaw. This is not a
problem - he can eat just fine. He will also have his front leg amputated.
Those of us who know and love Floyd also know that he will do just fine
with only 3 legs and half a lower jaw! Floyd's spirit is what makes him a
special and beautiful dog.
the ability to use one of his 4 legs, he struggled on and is now on the road
to a great recovery! His joy for life and will to live caused so many people
to ask that his life be spared. Because he was abandoned, and had so
many injuries, he could have easily been euthanised. But, a wonderful lady
named Linda worked very hard to save his life. Floyd can now walk, and is
learning to run again. He will lose his front leg, but his back legs grow
stronger every day.
Please read Floyd's story. Floyd needs a forever home. Maybe his story
will touch your heart. Maybe Floyd is that special dog you have been
waiting for. Or, maybe you can help Floyd by contributing to his veterinary
costs. The wonderful people at the vet hospital have helped pay for some
of his expenses, but now Floyd needs that one bad leg amputated. Please
help if you can. Please spread Floyd's story. He is an inspiration to all of
us who have met him.
Below is Linda's letter about Floyd
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Deb,
Here are some pictures of Floyd and his new friend. The pictures will
speak for themselves on what a gentle giant Floyd really is. Along with the
pictures I'll tell you Floyd's story.
Floyd is a 10 year old, male, neutered Labrador retriever. He was born in
September, 1997. On July 11 of this year, Floyd ran away from his owner
and was struck by a car. He was brought into Ocean State Veterinary
Specialists and was found to have sustained both maxillary and
mandibular fractures which were surgically repaired (Bilateral rostral
mandibulectomy) on 07/12/07. This surgery took almost half of Floyd's
lower jaw. Chest rads were taken and showed that he also had a
pneumomediastinum as well as a slight pneumothorax.
The following day Floyd was diagnosed with a brachial plexus injury to his
right, front leg which has a very poor prognosis for recovery. It was also
realized that Floyd could not get up. Each day that passed, Floyd
continued to heal from his surgery, but still remained 'down'. By the end of
the second week, it became evident that Floyd's owner had most-likely
abandoned him and I think Floyd knew it too. With continuing PT and TLC,
Floyd finally began to make headway and eventually was able to get from
laying on his side to getting in an upward position on his belly and a few
days after that, he sat up. Floyd began to pull himself across the floor to
get around and to be near whoever was close at hand in hope of receiving
a pat on the head or better still a hug or two. I brought my yellow lab
'Autum' in to meet Floyd and that is when I new that Floyd was one great
dog. He became so animated and happy; almost overjoyed to have
someone to play with. It was such a breath of fresh air to see him that way.
By this time almost 7 weeks had passed and the abandonment procedures
had begun, some of the techs came to me because they feared Floyd
would be euthanized or sent to the pound. I had already promised Floyd
that I would find him a new home full of the same unconditional love he has
shown all of us at OSVS, and that is a promise I will not break. Now that
the abandonment procedures are complete, I realize that finding him the
home he deserves, the second chance at life that he has certainly earned
will indeed be difficult due to his age, his past history of seizures and the
fact that he is still in need of a leg amputation.
Floyd has been through quite an ordeal. He has gone from being laterally
recumbent, to dragging himself around, to using a cart (which he totally
loved) to walking with the aid of a sling. He has become stronger and
stronger, and now is walking 100% on his own. I can not tell you how many
times through the course of a day, Floyd would receive cheers, hugs, and
kisses; not only for his accomplishments but just for being Floyd!!!
Well, Floyd has one more hill to climb. I have decided to go ahead and
have the surgery done to remove Floyd's leg in hopes that it will better his
chances of finding that special home. Some of my co-workers at OSVS are
also making donations to Floyd's surgery as well as a group of wonderful,
caring people from Pfizer. Just A Touch Rescue has also made a donation
towards the surgery and will be assisting Floyd in finding his "forever"
home once his has recovered from surgery.
If you wish to donate, you can send your donation to: Ocean State
Veterinary Specialists, 1480 South County Trail, East Greenwich, RI
02818 RE: FLOYD. I will take responsibility for any balance due after
Floyd's surgery. If, by chance, there is a credit balance when his medical
needs are complete, it will be sent to Just A Touch Rescue to help them
continue to help others. I do need to let everyone know that any donations
sent for Floyd to OSVS cannot be used as a tax deduction because the
hospital is not a non-profit organization.
With a Sincere Thank you to all who donate to Floyd, Linda and Floyd"
Please note that Floyd is missing about 1/2 of his lower jaw. This is not a
problem - he can eat just fine. He will also have his front leg amputated.
Those of us who know and love Floyd also know that he will do just fine
with only 3 legs and half a lower jaw! Floyd's spirit is what makes him a
special and beautiful dog.
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