Thank you

The vet saw Riley today, and was really pleased with his progress! She said we don’t have to come back every three days anymore. I can change his bandages, and she will check on him in two weeks. At that time, we’ll also do another x-ray of his leg and see how its doing.

We would like to thank everyone for their continued support and help. Some of you have been generous and donated to ARF to help pay Riley’s medical bills. As continued foster parents of ARF dogs, we can assure you that all those donations are much needed and well used. A big thank you to those of you who have sent messages to us expressing your concern – it’s been wonderful to have so many people following Riley’s story.

We know that many people have expressed an interest in adopting Riley. He will need medical care for a while, and isn’t yet available for adoption. There are plenty of other dogs in need of a caring home immediately, and we encourage you to consider one of those special animals. All of ARF’s dogs available for adoption can be viewed online here. ARF can only take in as many dogs as there are foster homes, and with the cold weather upon us there are many that need homes.

The vet has now said that Riley is now out of the woods, and it’s very unlikely that we’ll have to amputate. This is fantastic news, now only time will tell how much Riley will be able to use his leg. He still favours it a lot, especially right after the bandage has been changed or he’s had a lot of activity.

And finally, since Riley gets all the attention on this blog, we decided to put up a photo of his foster siblings. Murphy (the wonder puppy) our nine year-old labrador. And Symba, our own four year-old ARF rescue dog.

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