UPDATE 29 APRIL
It’s been 5 months since the day we heard of Otto’s plea for the first time.
During these months Otto remained with his foster in Lima, healing from his injuries and learning to trust again. Otto is happy, very happy, and so is the family … a match made in heaven..
UPDATE NOVEMBER 27
Two weeks ago we made a promise… we would fly to the jungle outpost where Otto had spent so many months languishing in agonizing pain, we would rescue him, fly him to Lima, fix his DESTROYED leg and fly him to a wonderful home in the USA.
What follows here speaks by itself… and it could only happen because of YOU.
Otto, leaving Madre de Dios…
A quick hop in a car and the drive to the airport…
With Kari… ready to fly!!
Arrival at his new clinic in Lima
Everyone he has met tells us OTTO is the most amazingly sweet dog… ALL LOVE
HE LOVES to have his belly rubbed!!!
Now.. have a look at this.. this is the picture of Otto’s leg AFTER his accident.. the bone was broken…
What happened afterwards was a tragedy.. Otto was not operated by a veterinarian but by some local healer.. this is the state of Otto’s leg after that first operation in the jungle… check this out!
He has been in this condition for MANY months.. can you imagine the pain?
Luckily for him… his bad luck is OVER!!!
He has now been operated and his leg has been fixed!!!!! A new external fixation has been applied..
Everything is looking MUCH BETTER .. and Otto is now happy again!!!
Meet the team!!!!!
Amazing right? Well… Otto has been moved to Kari’s home in Lima. He will be there until he is in a condition to travel… and the good news is that we know where he will fly to from Peru!!!!… He will go visit our friends at K.9 CARE INC to continue with his rehabilitation with the best team in America. What? You don’t know who they are? Well.. check them out HERE… Amazing people..
THANK YOU all of you that are making this rescue possible… if you are reading this and you can please spare the price of a coffee (or two) and contribute to Otto’s rescue Fund)… he still has quite a way to go…
Best
Viktor
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Update, November 21.
Our volunteer, Kari Ureta flew this weekend to Puerto Maldonado and rushed to see Otto and evaluate his condition.
This is the state in which he has been found. 5 months after his horrific accident and a series of blotched procedures by the local veterinarians Otto is in a pitiful condition.
When Kari entered the room where he has been confined for months Otto lifted his eyes and his tail started wagging. He was inside the cage in terrible state, malnourished, dehydrated and in obvious pain from his infected leg. The injuries created by the external fixations are infected and are oozing pus. His entire leg is inflamed and swollen. He has lost most of the muscle tone due to the lack of activity and the pain he feels xanax online pharmacy mexico when he stands on his leg.
It’s a disaster.. horrible and infuriating.. but at the same time we are happy because finally Otto’s ordeal is about to finish.
We are working on booking Otto on his flight to Lima where he will be rushed to the best vet in the City for an evaluation and the beginning of treatment to diminish the infection on his leg. From there, he will fly to the USA for his necessary therapy.
We will keep you posted… right now, we can only wish him strength for the coming days..
Don’t worry Otto, this nightmare is about to end.
Please, if you can, contribute to Otto’s Rescue Fund.. the logistics of this rescue are extremely complicated and costly. Please Chipin whatever you can… even if is only the price of a coffee… this baby needs to start a new life, and he will only do so with your help…
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This is how Otto, a once mighty and proud German Shepherd looks today….
Otto is trapped in one of the most isolated places in the world, deep inside the amazonian jungle, in the Peruvian region of Madre de Dios, bordering Brazil and Bolivia. If you are lost already, don’t worry, so did I, I had to use Google Earth to find the place.
His condition right now is as dramatic as you can see.
A few months ago Otto, was playing with some of the kids in the village when one of his legs got stuck into a wire trap of sorts. A painful muted “crack”, and the leg was badly broken.
Otto was taken to a village vet, who, operating in conditions I will leave to your imagination, fixed the dog as best as he could.
Sadly, he couldn’t do much…
I have been informed the external fixation used to repair his broken leg is infected and needs immediate removal. We hope infection has not spread through the bone, in which case, an amputation would be necessary. The veterinarian that has cared for him doesn’t have the right antibiotics or equipment and has recommended for him to be killed. Otto’s condition is critical.
We are coordinating Otto’s urgent rescue and his transfer from the jungle where he is right now, to Peru’s capital, Lima, where he will receive emergency care in the city’s best clinic. Once his leg is fixed, and regardless of the outcome, Otto will fly to the United States or Canada, where he will be adopted by one of the amazing families within our network.
This is going to be an extremely complicated and costly rescue, completely out of reach for a normal rescue or a private individual.
We are Otto’s last chance. Crazy as it may seem, there really is noone else willing or able to help this beautiful dog that is suffering so much.
Once again, we need the Let’s Adopt! community to come together as one, and to help an animal that in a cruel twist of life has found himself at the end of the road.
Please contribute to Otto’s Chipin… let’s get him out of there.
Many thanks for your help…
Viktor