DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – A canine is recovering at an animal hospital in Deerfield Beach after it was discovered badly injured after being stabbed after which thrown on the aspect of the highway on Interstate 595 in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday night time.
Animal rescue crews instructed Local 10 News they consider the canine was stabbed and slashed earlier than finally being dumped out and later discovered off the aspect of the highway on the 595-exit ramp onto Federal Highway.
A veterinarian at Deer Run Animal Hospital in Deerfield Beach mentioned the canine, who was recognized as a 1 to 2-year-old male Pitbull combine named Zeus, arrived on the hospital bleeding profusely from a deep minimize to his chest cavity from an obvious stab wound.
Kay Khaleel, Samaritan, instructed Local 10 News that she discovered Zeus on the aspect of the highway and took him to the hospital the place medical doctors at Deer Run Animal Hospital carried out in depth surgical procedure.
Khaleel mentioned she was sure that after discovering the canine, he wasn’t hit by a automobile and was abused by one other individual.
“It looked like someone threw him out and just sliced him. First, I thought he got hit by a car, but I think he got sliced by somebody,” she mentioned.
Dr. Lance Weidenbaum instructed Local 10 News that he was proud of the result of the surgical procedure and believes Zeus is on his solution to restoration.
“I’m happy with the surgery, how he’s gonna respond to the surgery. I would say his prognosis is fair to good,” he mentioned.
Weidenbaum believes the canine might have obtained the damage from a knife as a result of it was a really clear minimize, though he wasn’t capable of verify that the incident got here from an act of animal abuse.
IHeart Animal Rescue will foster Zeus as quickly as he’s launched from the hospital and is elevating money to assist pay for his restoration/ surgical procedure bills. If you want to donate, click here.
You also can click here for extra data on IHeart Animal Rescue and their organization that may assist foster Zeus and different animals in want of properties.
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