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Sick man reunites with beloved Chihuahua, sparking remarkable turnaround for both
From his hospital bed, frail James Wathen, 73, told a health care worker that he missed his dog, Bubba. Wathen hadn’t seen Bubba, his faithful one-eyed Chihuahua, since he arrived at Baptist Health Corbin, a medical centre in Kentucky, almost six weeks prior. Wathen’s health was quickly deteriorating. He had stopped eating and his voice was barely audible to the centre’s staff.
So the hospital decided to break its no-pets rule and allow a visit from Bubba. “One of our social workers realized it was mourning the loss of the dog that was making our patient even worse and emotionally unhealthy, we pulled out all the stops and found the dog,” Kimberly Probus, the Chief Nursing Officer at Baptist Health Corbin, told WKYT.
Mary-Ann Smyth, president of the non-profit Knox-Whitley Animal Shelter, where Bubba was taken and placed with a foster family, told TODAY that Bubba had also fallen ill since being separated from his owner. He quit eating around the same time Wathen did.
On Saturday, Smyth brought Bubba to visit Wathen at the hospital. "There wasn’t a dry eye in the room," Probus said. "He was so sad at first," Smyth said of Bubba’s first visit to the hospital. “We had him wrapped in a baby blanket and he was shivering. The minute we got about 20 steps from this guy’s room — I kid you not — his little head went up. His eyes got real bright and he was like a different dog.”
“When Bubba was handed to James he started to cry and then Bubba started to snuggle James and it makes you realize that animals are not just pets they are loved ones,” the shelter wrote.
On Tuesday, Bubba’s second visit, staff noticed a remarkable change in Wathen’s health. "He’s done a complete turnaround. He’s speaking, he’s sitting up, he’s eating. He doesn’t look like the same guy," said Smyth. “And the dog is eating and doing better now, too.” "He doesn’t even look like the same man. I didn’t expect the improvement to be this good," Probus said of Wathen’s turnaround. While Wathen’s health is still considered unstable, death is “no longer immediately imminent.”
"He had given up all hope of ever getting better without his friend, but once they got back together, I think they both now have a reason to live. It’s amazing," she said. According to WKYT, Wathen and Bubba will continue to see each other regularly. The hospital is currently looking into implementing a pet-visitation policy for similar situations.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/goo...reunion-with-beloved-chihuahua-172906648.html
From his hospital bed, frail James Wathen, 73, told a health care worker that he missed his dog, Bubba. Wathen hadn’t seen Bubba, his faithful one-eyed Chihuahua, since he arrived at Baptist Health Corbin, a medical centre in Kentucky, almost six weeks prior. Wathen’s health was quickly deteriorating. He had stopped eating and his voice was barely audible to the centre’s staff.
So the hospital decided to break its no-pets rule and allow a visit from Bubba. “One of our social workers realized it was mourning the loss of the dog that was making our patient even worse and emotionally unhealthy, we pulled out all the stops and found the dog,” Kimberly Probus, the Chief Nursing Officer at Baptist Health Corbin, told WKYT.
Mary-Ann Smyth, president of the non-profit Knox-Whitley Animal Shelter, where Bubba was taken and placed with a foster family, told TODAY that Bubba had also fallen ill since being separated from his owner. He quit eating around the same time Wathen did.
On Saturday, Smyth brought Bubba to visit Wathen at the hospital. "There wasn’t a dry eye in the room," Probus said. "He was so sad at first," Smyth said of Bubba’s first visit to the hospital. “We had him wrapped in a baby blanket and he was shivering. The minute we got about 20 steps from this guy’s room — I kid you not — his little head went up. His eyes got real bright and he was like a different dog.”
“When Bubba was handed to James he started to cry and then Bubba started to snuggle James and it makes you realize that animals are not just pets they are loved ones,” the shelter wrote.
On Tuesday, Bubba’s second visit, staff noticed a remarkable change in Wathen’s health. "He’s done a complete turnaround. He’s speaking, he’s sitting up, he’s eating. He doesn’t look like the same guy," said Smyth. “And the dog is eating and doing better now, too.” "He doesn’t even look like the same man. I didn’t expect the improvement to be this good," Probus said of Wathen’s turnaround. While Wathen’s health is still considered unstable, death is “no longer immediately imminent.”
"He had given up all hope of ever getting better without his friend, but once they got back together, I think they both now have a reason to live. It’s amazing," she said. According to WKYT, Wathen and Bubba will continue to see each other regularly. The hospital is currently looking into implementing a pet-visitation policy for similar situations.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/goo...reunion-with-beloved-chihuahua-172906648.html
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[h=1]Paralysed man Darek Fidyka walks again after pioneering surgery[/h]Medical team regrow cells of patient’s severed spine in breakthrough that offers hope to millions with disability
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An animal-loving truck driver with a heart of gold has made an Arizona family’s dream come true: when the Windhams’ dog Koda was found, Jimmy Dimmitt drove from Nebraska to Arizona to reunite the family with their beloved bull mastiff.
On August 4th, Dani and Jason Windham were preparing to be wed at Holmes Lake in Nebraska. Their three dogs – Koda, Finn, and Hooch – knocked down the fence to their yard and took off. Friends and families searched for them before the ceremony, but they were gone.
Twelve hours later, Finn and Hooch were located by animal control, but Koda was still missing. She still hadn’t turned up by August 11th, when the family was due to move to Camp Verde, Arizona for Jason’s job in the sheriff’s department.
But two months later, a farmer in Wahoo, Nebraska called police to report that a loose dog was chasing his cattle. The dog was taken to Green Acre Veterinary Clinic and scanned for a microchip. The Windhams were ecstatic to be informed that Koda had finally been found, and that despite being 20 pounds lighter, was in good health.
But how to get her home? The newlyweds did not have the money to fly her to Arizona or to drive up to get her. But thanks to Lost Pets of Lancaster County and the Journal Star, Jimmy Dimmitt was on the phone with Dani.
Facebook friend Mindy Mahoney had tipped him off about Koda, and the self-proclaimed dog lover jumped to help.
“There was no hesitation on my part,” he explained.
He was due to be on the road to California by 6 pm on Sunday, and needed to have Koda with him by 5 pm, so someone at the vet clinic would have to be able to release the dog into his care.
“It took an army of volunteers and caring angels to pull this off,” Dani said.
A volunteer from Lost Pets of Saunders County arrived at the clinic just as the vet was leaving. Koda was then taken to Porter Ridge Veterinary Clinic in Ashland, where Jimmy was. She was given a bath and flea and tick treatment. Lost Pets of Lancaster County was working on a travel bag in the meantime, stocking food, treats, a leash and harness for Koda.
While they were on the road, Jimmy and his girlfriend Lori Wischmann texted the Windhams with updates and photos of Koda taking the ride. They met at a truck stop just outside of Flagstaff.
“I jumped out of the truck before he (Jason) put it in park,” Dani said.
The joyful reunion was caught on video; Dani gave Jimmy a big hug while Koda leaped around in excitement.
“Dani and Jason were so very thankful,” Jimmy said. “I was glad I could do my part.”
The couple has invited the trucker and his girlfriend to have dinner with them the next time they pass through the area. In an effort to pay the good deed forward, the Windhams are donating all the money raised on the their gofundme page to Lost Pets of Lancaster County. They are also encouraging people to help the Porter Ridge Veterinary Clinic, whose veterinarian recently rescued 12 adult mastiffs from Colorado. Extra-large crates and donations are needed.
https://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2014/10/trucker-drives-missing-dog-over-1300-miles-home/
On August 4th, Dani and Jason Windham were preparing to be wed at Holmes Lake in Nebraska. Their three dogs – Koda, Finn, and Hooch – knocked down the fence to their yard and took off. Friends and families searched for them before the ceremony, but they were gone.
Twelve hours later, Finn and Hooch were located by animal control, but Koda was still missing. She still hadn’t turned up by August 11th, when the family was due to move to Camp Verde, Arizona for Jason’s job in the sheriff’s department.
But two months later, a farmer in Wahoo, Nebraska called police to report that a loose dog was chasing his cattle. The dog was taken to Green Acre Veterinary Clinic and scanned for a microchip. The Windhams were ecstatic to be informed that Koda had finally been found, and that despite being 20 pounds lighter, was in good health.
But how to get her home? The newlyweds did not have the money to fly her to Arizona or to drive up to get her. But thanks to Lost Pets of Lancaster County and the Journal Star, Jimmy Dimmitt was on the phone with Dani.
Facebook friend Mindy Mahoney had tipped him off about Koda, and the self-proclaimed dog lover jumped to help.
“There was no hesitation on my part,” he explained.
He was due to be on the road to California by 6 pm on Sunday, and needed to have Koda with him by 5 pm, so someone at the vet clinic would have to be able to release the dog into his care.
“It took an army of volunteers and caring angels to pull this off,” Dani said.
A volunteer from Lost Pets of Saunders County arrived at the clinic just as the vet was leaving. Koda was then taken to Porter Ridge Veterinary Clinic in Ashland, where Jimmy was. She was given a bath and flea and tick treatment. Lost Pets of Lancaster County was working on a travel bag in the meantime, stocking food, treats, a leash and harness for Koda.
While they were on the road, Jimmy and his girlfriend Lori Wischmann texted the Windhams with updates and photos of Koda taking the ride. They met at a truck stop just outside of Flagstaff.
“I jumped out of the truck before he (Jason) put it in park,” Dani said.
The joyful reunion was caught on video; Dani gave Jimmy a big hug while Koda leaped around in excitement.
“Dani and Jason were so very thankful,” Jimmy said. “I was glad I could do my part.”
The couple has invited the trucker and his girlfriend to have dinner with them the next time they pass through the area. In an effort to pay the good deed forward, the Windhams are donating all the money raised on the their gofundme page to Lost Pets of Lancaster County. They are also encouraging people to help the Porter Ridge Veterinary Clinic, whose veterinarian recently rescued 12 adult mastiffs from Colorado. Extra-large crates and donations are needed.
https://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2014/10/trucker-drives-missing-dog-over-1300-miles-home/
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A great use for a chihuahuahuahua
A great use for a chihuahuahuahua
A man in Houston, Texas is accused of in response to the fact that he had been banned from the store three months prior. Witnesses say the man was intoxicated.
Larry McHale, 46, was seen outside of the coffee shop in Houston yelling and smashing a bottle before picking up the four-pound dog and hurling her at the window. Police say they are unsure if the dog belonged to McHale or if she was a stray.
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A great use for a chihuahuahuahua
A man in Houston, Texas is accused of in response to the fact that he had been banned from the store three months prior. Witnesses say the man was intoxicated.
Larry McHale, 46, was seen outside of the coffee shop in Houston yelling and smashing a bottle before picking up the four-pound dog and hurling her at the window. Police say they are unsure if the dog belonged to McHale or if she was a stray.
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The dog was picked up by the city of Houston's Animal Shelter and Adoption Facility.
Technicians and volunteers took an instant liking to the Chihuahua and named her "Starbucks".
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The dog now suffers from a broken back leg and needs pins and plates to fix it. The surgery is estimated to cost about $1,000.
McHale was arrested on animal cruelty charges.Technicians and volunteers took an instant liking to the Chihuahua and named her "Starbucks".
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The dog now suffers from a broken back leg and needs pins and plates to fix it. The surgery is estimated to cost about $1,000.
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