Ora the Pit Bull

Some of you may remember Haley from earlier posts, she is one of the dogs that was recovered during the nations largest dog fighting busts in the summer of 2009. After 3 months in a shelter while she awaited her fate we finally got the green light to evaluate some of the dogs seized. Haley was one of the lucky ones who got a second chance at life. Not knowing life as a companion animal she had some quirks and was quite shy so we just let her hang out an learn what its like to be a companion animal and that life wasnt all bad.

As the weeks went by and she romped and played with our other dogs she began to favor her left rear leg. In typical pittie fashion she plays rough so our initial assumption was she just had a muscle pull or the like. We gave her a bit more crate time and would crate and rotate so she wouldnt be enticed to play and rough house with the other dogs. A week later with no progress we took her to the vet for xrays and as luck would have it this little girl had a horribly Luxated Patella. Her knee cap wouldnt even stay on the front of her leg and with her new active lifestyle the aggravation of her knee cap constantly moving around over her leg caused a lot of pain. The prognosis for a surgical repair was good but expensive and for a rescue that is totally nonprofit and operates on the kindness of others this was a bitter pill to swallow.

Friday Feb 5th I dropped Haley off at our awesome veterinary partner Blackberry Vet where they performed the surgery. She was a bit out of it Friday evening when we picked her up but Saturday, in typical pit bull fashion, she wasnt going to let a little thing like knee surgery slow her down. If you would like to be a part of Haleys rescue & recovery and help ARLP pay for Haleys surgery, please think about making a donation on her behalf. You can make donations via the paypal donate button below the video which will take you directly to A Rotta Love Paypal page.