12:17pm
Timothy's Story
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One of the reasons I am so passionate about supporting the Cecil County SPCA is Timothy, my blind black Lab that I adopted from this shelter when he was a puppy. He was born about 90 percent blind, with retinal displasia and thick cataracts and the handicapped legs that go with dwarfism genetic defects in Labs. Luckily, this is a pretty rare defect if breeders check the parents with a CFA test for retina eyefolds.
Some backyard breeder didn't know these things and sold Timothy. When he was about 6 months old, the "person" who bought him dumped him out on a road when he couldn't see where he was going and his legs were so handicapped he could barely walk or stand.
The Cecil County SPCA rescued him and, unlike most other shelters when confronted with a dog with such multiple handicaps, they did NOT euthanize him. They gave him care, love and the time he needed to find my family.
Timothy is now over 7 YEARS OLD! He is so smart, full of life and loving. He is now totally blind (we had to have one of his eyes removed due to glaucoma, but he couldn't see out of the eye anyway.) He has the house and yard totally mapped in his head. He knows where the water bowl is, and can always find the toy basket and pull out just the right "baby"-- stuffed animal-- that he wants.
Any shelter that would save a dog like Timothy deserves all the carpal tunnel injuries I am getting writing reviews and emailing everyone I know to get them to participate in zootoo to help our shelter.
6 months ago