Two-year-old Fynn, a beloved Bichon, is in critical condition after being attacked in Armstrong Monday.
“He had been missing for approximately four hours,” owner Liesa Herdman Smith wrote.
But after searching tirelessly and posting to Facebook groups for lost pets, a neighbour brought the dog to the home just before dark, soaked in blood.
“He was blood soaked, hypothermic and barely alive,” Smith wrote. “We rushed him to Armstrong Vet clinic where he was seen briefly.”
Due to the severity of Fynn’s injuries, an IV was inserted and he was rushed to Fairfield Animal Hospital in Kelowna where he currently remains in critical condition.
“He has two fractured vertebrae in his neck, deep bite marks, lacerations to his neck… and displaced bones in his throat,” she wrote.
The small white dog requires surgery to repair his fractured vertebrae — injuries sustained from being “viciously shook.”
An update, provided yesterday, said Fynn’s trachea sustained a small tear and should be able to heal on its own.
“The big challenge now is supporting his neck.”
The family is expecting Fynn to be hospitalized for a minimum four-to-eight nights.
“We are hanging on,” Smith said. “But it’s extremely stressful trying to get him the care he needs and being able to pay for it.”
A GoFundMe campaign has been established for Fynn and in one day $1,520 has been raised of the $4,000 goal.
Smith said she is blown away and amazed by the outpouring of support she’s receieved from the community.
“We just want our little guy home.”
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