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Lexi was the to say the least, the pride and joy Lake County Animal Control. Loved by us all.
She was pulled from a highly publicized fighting dog ring located in Gary Indiana in June of 2003. Although she was a prize fighter, she was severly underweight and horribly scarred. Her living conditions-a hollowed out barrel and a 3' tow chain. From the unknown horrors that she suffered, she was never totally healthy. Later in life, she developed arthritis and internal infections. She was one of fifteen dogs rescued from the fighting ring. Thirteen were adopted to loving homes with the help of the staff that worked to rehabilitate them. Although she spent the last three years of her hard life at our facility, she was loved. She was frequently brought to the office for treats and sandwiches from some of our local resturant's that the staff gets for lunch on a daily basis. She was given massages and carried back to her room at night, this was due to her not wanting to return to her kennel.
In June of 2009, she was sent to be spayed at South Suburban Humane Society. It was then that it was noticed that she was anemic, when she was found in a pool of blood. She was rushed to one of our local animal Hospitals where they said her condition was critical. They said she needed to be hospitalized immediately and she was. She was hooked up to IV's for fluid and antibiotics. she was suffering from Pyometra, a uterine infection when the uterus is filled with puss. A generous patient at the local animal hospital, a dog named Picacho, gave the first blood for a transfusion so she could undergo surgery. Lexi made it through surgery and needed another transfusion....Picacho had done his part and our only options were to rely on blood from Chicago or Purdue University. Then it dawned on us......We have 40+ dogs at our shelter that could help. Within the hour, four of our adoptable dogs were sent to the vet's office to see if they could be blood donors. Three of our four dogs were matches, Boone ( one of our shelter dogs) was the most cooperative candidate and without thinking twice, he said "WOOF", which means " of course, I will give her my blood." And he did. Unfortunatly time was against her and she did not make it. It really shook the staff at the Lake County Animal Control Shelter. Since then two personel from the animal shelter have made it thier mission to make sure that all dogs that need a secound chance get one!!
"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole".... Roger Caras
