Angelo
On 26 June 2022, we rescued a hit-and-run dog that had crawled off into a sewer. Super hero vet assistant Angel crawled in and bought him out, so we called the dog Angelo.
Nugget
One of the hardest decisions we have to make is the decision to put a dog to sleep.
We rescue the most tragic cases, many who at the time, seem like there is no hope. But we always hope. If an outcome is uncertain, we always try and do our best to help a dog, not just survive, but thrive.
But sometimes there is no hope. Poor Angelo had a severed spine, had severe nerve damage, a dislocated femur, and more. He was in quite severe pain but his last couple of days he was on morphine so he spent his last hours pain free.
He was around 12 to 13 years old.
We only euthanize a dog or cat when there is no hope of regaining a quality of life and this was the case with Angelo.
We sat with him, me, Rudylyn, Rachelle and Pierre, and told him he was a brave boy and that we hoped he had had some love in his life. We stroked him and talked to him as he passed.
We gave him the same service that we give all our dogs and cats that pass and wished him a speedy journey to the other side.
We are so sorry Angelo that you had to suffer as you did.
Angelo when rescued