The Pup Was On The Brink Of Death
Bear, a Labrador mix, was found tied to an old bridge and almost dead on April 20. He had been shot, his mouth was taped and his leash was so tightly tied to the bridge, his paws barely touched the ground.
Transferred To The University Of Illinois
Mark Gillespie made the horrible find while walkiing his own dog. He called 911 for help and they were just as horrified as he was when they arrived. The pup was immediately taken to a local facility for urgent care, and once donations to a GoFundMe campaign started rolling in, they were able to transfer him to the veterinary clinic at University of Illinois for special treatment.
Go Fund Me Update
"We talked to the specialists today and they decided that Bear's jaw is broken in so many places that a surgery will not be able to fix it, but the good news is that if we give him time it may heal on its own. His jaw will never be back to how it was before and he might never be able to eat hard dog food again but he should be able to heal and enjoy wet dog food. Bear will need a feeding tube in the mean time to allow his mouth to heal and he will also be having work done to a hole in his leg most likely due to a previous injury. His thyroid levels were so low this afternoon he was not able to have surgery but he has started medication to get those levels back to normal so they can get the procedure done as soon as they can. Bear does liven up a little when he gets to go outside so he is showing small improvements everyday. Again thank you to everyone for all of your support Bear and I really appreciate it."Fortunately for Bear, many people have offered to adopt him as soon as he leaves the clinic.
