FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com – An 8-year-old pit bull named Lilly is being hailed a hero after frantically pulling her unconscious owner from train tracks moments before a freight train barreled through.
The engineer who stopped the train and called first responders saw the dog named Lilly pulling her owner, Christine Spain, away from the tracks around midnight on May 4 in Shirley. The engineer attempted to stop, but couldn't avoid hitting Lilly.
Spain was not injured, but Lilly suffered a complete "de-gloving" of her right foot: all of the muscle and skin were gone. Her pelvis was fractured in multiple locations and she suffered other internal injuries. But even as first police and firefighters arrived at the scene, Lilly stayed by her owner's side.
Lilly was taken to an emergency animal hospital in Acton, where Boston Police Officer David Lanteigne, who'd rescued Lilly three years prior as a therapy dog for his mother who has suffered from alcoholism for nearly her entire life, picked her up and then brought her to Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, where emergency veterinarians examined Lilly.
Lilly's right front leg could not be saved and had to be amputated, and because of her age, doctors decided not to operate on her pelvis until she had time to recover from the amputation.
She had the second surgery Sunday and is now recovering in Angell's Emergency and Critical Care unit in a kennel adorned with pictures, notes and get-well cards brought by her family, friends and neighbors.
Lilly's medical care will likely run into the thousands of dollars. A fund has been set up to help offset her care. You can donate to the fund by visiting www.mspca.org/helplilly .
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Update on Sophie
I received this email from Sophie's Foster parents and thought I'd share it with you all. A very heartwarming story of human kindness and one beautiful dog's courage and determination to someday run and play...
Enjoy!
A couple of weeks ago you posted the video of Sophie taking her first steps.My wife and I are Sophie’s fosters and we wanted to share her new video with you about her progress.We were hoping that you can post the new video also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKYi-H0GFx4&feature=youtu.be
Thank you for supporting Sophie!
More on Sophie...
5-month-old Sophie, our miracle girl, after 3 weeks of physical therapy, is supporting her own weight, and beginning to walk on her own!
http://sheprescue.org/
http://facebook.com/WGSRescue
Donate to Sophie's rehab fund here:
http://tinyurl.com/7urq5nk
Watch Sophie's other videos:
Sophie's First Steps:
http://youtu.be/u2gm_HlvktQ
Sophie and her Big Brothers:
http://youtu.be/0QCaZI1kJhY
Bob Delava
Enjoy!
A couple of weeks ago you posted the video of Sophie taking her first steps.My wife and I are Sophie’s fosters and we wanted to share her new video with you about her progress.We were hoping that you can post the new video also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKYi-H0GFx4&feature=youtu.be
Thank you for supporting Sophie!
More on Sophie...
5-month-old Sophie, our miracle girl, after 3 weeks of physical therapy, is supporting her own weight, and beginning to walk on her own!
http://sheprescue.org/
http://facebook.com/WGSRescue
Donate to Sophie's rehab fund here:
http://tinyurl.com/7urq5nk
Watch Sophie's other videos:
Sophie's First Steps:
http://youtu.be/u2gm_HlvktQ
Sophie and her Big Brothers:
http://youtu.be/0QCaZI1kJhY
Bob Delava
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