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The dog, who was found last week in Abington after he had been hit by a car, returns to his temporary home.
Bruno, the 3-year-old English setter who recently received emergency surgery following a run-in with a car in Abington, returned to his temporary home in Bucks County Sunday morning.
The dog suffered a large laceration on his right leg, two fractures of his pelvis, and a severely fractured right leg. On Thursday, he had surgery at Veterinary Referral Center in Malvern.
He is expected to make a full recovery.
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Russ Diamond, Director of administration at Bucks County Vets, picked him up.
“I called VRC [Sunday] morning, and they said Bruno was doing great,” Diamond said in an email. “He walked out to the van [and] Myra, the VRC nurse loaded him into the transporter and back we came. We have him in the kennel so he has a lot of room to walk around.”
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Bruno will be put up for adoption after his rehab and therapy, which should last several weeks, according to Diamond.
For anyone interested in contributing to Bruno’s surgery and therapy, which will cost a total of about $4,000, visit the PayPal link here. You may also send a check to Bucks County Vets or call the agency at 215-918-2200.
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Bruno was discovered last Saturday, July 6 in Abington.
He was taken to Rau Animal Hospital where one of its veterinarians, Dr. Mark Fox, then drove the dog to Bucks County Emergency Vets.
Someone claimed the dog, but Diamond said the owner had just recently adopted the dog, and was unable to pay for the surgery. The owner then signed the dog over to Bucks County Vets — the alternative would have been euthanizing the dog, Diamond said.
According to Diamond, Bucks County Vets then reached out to VRC in Malvern, where a board-certified surgeon agreed to take care of the dog at a discount.
The dog will spend about four to six weeks in recovery, and then will likely be put up for adoption.
"We’re going to help him get better through therapy,” Diamond said. “He’s a great looking dog. It’s hard to tell his personality right now, because he’s in so much pain, but he just looks like a wonderful dog that’s been through a lot.”
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