Late Fall 2003
Lucky came in just to say hi! He looks great, See for yourself!
April 21, 2003
Lucky has not been in to see us for about a month and a half. Last time he
was in he was looking like a real Scottie
and other than being there for a bit of diarrhea, he was normal, healthy and
happy. His hair has grown in so the scarring is hardly visible. I unfortunately
wasn't in town when he was in so I did not get any pictures of him. Next time I
see him I will get some and post them here. I would say he has fully
recovered at this point. As far as his tormentors, we have not heard anything
from the district attorney's office and until we do we cannot get any updates.
Again, thanks for all the caring and contributions!!! SBVS
February 14,
2003
Lucky came in today and he is doing fantastic. He is basically a normal dog
now with a short right ear and a few scars like the one on his head just in
front of his right ear. Who knows
what the emotional scars are, but he seems to be acting like a happy healthy
puppy again. Thanks to all that contributed to his well being. SBVS
2-14-2003
2-14-2003
February 5, 2003
Lucky is doing great. He is basically back to being a healthy puppy! Many thanks
to all those that contributed to his care. Donations were such that Lucky's
owners did not have to contribute anything to the costs of care. Thanks again to
everyone. I will try to get some updated photos the next time he is in to SBVS,
but we don't seem to be crossing paths too much these days. MBP
1-07-2003
1-07-2003
Thursday,
January 9, 2003
Lucky is doing great now! Due to me being sick and the fact that Lucky is only
coming in for rechecks about every 5-7 days, we have not gotten any new pics
until yesterday. Now they just have to get sent to me. Anyway, he is doing very
well. Most of his burned areas were surgically removed and are now just healing
incisions. He did lose about 25% of his right ear and 15% of the left ear (just
the tips). His face is pretty much healed. Only time will tell if he regrows the
hair on it but we think he has a good chance. Other than that he looks like he
will recover and be a healthy pup. Thanks so much for all the generous
contributions. We received more than the bill is so we have placed the balance
in a fund called the "Lucky Fund" and it will be used for abused
animals and injured/sick animals that have owners that have difficulty coming up
with funds to pay for care. I will post the new pics in a day or so. Thanks
again for all the support!!!
Monday
December 30, 2002
Thanks for your support! Lucky got to go home this past weekend. He is doing much better.
Wounds are healing. Don't know yet about the final outcome for his ear, but
should have a better idea later this week. Our digital camera died so don't have updates
of pics. But will post new ones when he comes in for a recheck later this week.
We found out today that Animal Planet may want to do a story on Lucky's case, so
look for him to be on television in the future. We will let you know if it
becomes a reality!
Happy New Year! MBP
Christmas
Eve 2002 - LUCKY GOES HOME FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!!
Lucky is home to spend Christmas with his family. He is due back in the hospital
the day after Christmas but he is continuing to improve. Wound care and wound
healing can take quite awhile even though Mother Nature can be pretty kind. The
surgery sites are holding up and even though his ear and face looks kind of bad
in the pictures, it really is improving. I always tell clients that with wounds,
especially burns or traumas, the wounds will quite often look worse before they
look better. Patience is the word. Below are a couple of todays' pics. The
lovely lady is Dr. Amy Clare, the internist that is overseeing the critical care
and medical aspects of Lucky's care, and the handsome gent next to her is Dr.
Greg Herndon, one of the surgeons that is handling the wound debridements and
wound closures on Lucky. They are both doing a fabulous job, along with Dr.
Brigid Nicholson and the SBVS technical staff, and Lucky is lucky (yes a pun) to
have such talented individuals taking care of him. (None of the aforementioned
fabulous staff have anything to do with the content of this website - MBP does
this part). MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!!!!
Dr. Herndon and Dr.
Clare
Lucky Christmas Eve 2002
Friday,
12-20-02
Lucky had another surgery today. Most of the necrotic skin was removed and
several of the wounds were sutured closed. His face burns Luckily (not a pun)
are mostly second degree and we are hoping they will just heal with some
intensive wound care. His ears were debrided (surgically cleaned up) and he may
still lose some portions of the them. Because of the damage to the area between
his legs, he had to be neutered and and the skin in that spot removed (PG rated
description). All is all he is making good progress, although as you might
imagine he has been enduring quite a bit of continuous discomfort. He has been a
trooper throughout. I will post updated pictures after the normal post-operative
swelling has resolved.
Wednesday,
12-18-02
Lucky is making progress. He looks like he may get to keep his right eye, but
we don't know about the ears yet. He had a surgery to remove necrotic (dead) tissue and assess his skin graft
potential yesterday (Tuesday). He is stable today. He is scheduled for another surgery on Friday to remove more
necrotic tissue and possibly to have some of his wounds closed. I will make updates to
this website every couple of days.
Thanks again, SBVS
Lucky 12-18-02
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Lucky Before The
Attack
Friday, 12-13-2002
Friday,
December 13, 2002
Yesterday, a male 10-month-old Scottish Terrier named Lucky that had
been set on fire was rushed into his veterinarian for treatment. This case is
under Investigation
by the Sunnyvale Public Safety Department. This little guy has 3rd degree burns
over several areas of his body and face. He will likely lose an ear and an eye,
but with proper treatment and possibly skin graft surgery, he has a good chance of survival and leading a normal life.
Lucky was
transferred to South Bay Veterinary Specialists in San Jose, CA where he is
receiving care from several of the specialists.
South Bay
Veterinary Specialists
5440 Thornwood Drive #H
San Jose, CA 95123
408-363-8066
Methods to donate to Lucky:
1 - Call 408-363-8066 and tell the reception staff that you would like to use a credit card to make your gift. They can take it over the
phone.
2 - Send a check made out to South Bay Veterinary Specialists, and put the name
Lucky in the Memo
box.
3 - Send cash contributions
to the above address.