Sunday, July 18th,
GALT received Braden,
who was found abandoned a few miles
from the same home where 28 dogs were seized the
previous
week. Although Braden was picked up by FWAC on
Wednesday, he was not released to GALT until
Sunday because of
Ft. Worth Code of Law. While Ella, and the initial
group
of 8 dogs GALT received, are all making slight
progress
regarding their health conditions, Braden was not as
fortunate.
Braden was taken on
Sunday directly from FWAC to the Emergency
Animal Hospital of Collin County. He was
in very
fragile condition with elevated liver and kidney
values, as
well as massively infested with ticks. During the
next
36 hours Braden received blood plasma as well as one unit of
whole blood, along with fluids infused with broad
spectrum
antibiotics. Tuesday he was evaluated by Dr. Doug
Bronstad of the Animal
Diagnostic Clinic in Plano. He was in kidney failure
exacerbated by his dire medical condition due to acute
malnourishment and exposure plus epic external and
internal
parasite infestation. Braden was released from his
pain
and suffering last evening with loving friends
surrounding
him, the only family he ever knew. GALT stands
committed to
assist with changes that must be made in the Ft. Worth
Code of
Law regarding the 72 hour release policy - and this
will be
done in memory of Braden---his death will not be in
vain.