Success Stories

Success stories

MAK - 2001 - 2007

When Mak was 14 weeks old he was run over by a car. His injuries were quite severe, from bruising to his body and both his back legs were broken. He was taken to the vet by the driver of the car and made stable for 48 hrs before he could be operated on. After X-rays the breaks in both his legs could be seen, the left rear leg was shattered and the only option was to put him in plaster and hope for the best. The right back leg had a bad fracture that needed to be pinned through the bone and held in place by a frame going through his leg. The lower leg, was not too bad, but even this had a nasty green stick fracture.

No owners ever came to claim him and the veterinary surgery asked RWA if we could help to firstly find him a loving home and secondly if we could help a little with his veterinary bill. We agreed we could. When Mak was first seen it looked almost impossible for this little chap to ever lead any kind of life. As he got stronger and able to stand up and drag his legs behind him it was decided to find him a foster home. Before he could go to a foster home the frame had to be taken off his right back leg and then we had to hope that the left would support his growing weight. The pin, which was about 9" long, was still to be in place for another 4 weeks.

Brains were stretched to find him a home. He would need lots of stimulation socially, need to be house trained, needed a home that had flat access to a garden and if possible someone who had a very laid-back dog (to assist him to become a little de-humanised). BINGO – Jane, Chris and Annette’s daughter came to the rescue, having a lovely Pointer, three children who were weaned on Rottweilers, 2 Guinea Pigs, a very suitable utility room and a huge cage for rest.

So Mak moved in, it was very hard at first, even visitors cried when they saw the sight of this poor boy. His pin was removed after the 4 weeks and the swelling slowly disappeared. As the weeks went by he became very quickly socialised and with a lot of effort house trained, he took over trying to boss the Pointer and at last found all four of his feet. At 9 months old he could be let off lead for runs for short periods, though his back legs look like disjointed Queen Ann Chairs. This was a talking point with other dog owners and helped him to be a most social dog. Alas, Mak has developed a few other problems amongst them ‘wet eczema’ and a slight ‘non-retentive’ problem – maybe due to the accident, but who knows maybe he is just a very clever ‘Rottie’!!

Once fully recovered, he went to stay with Annie and Chris whilst every effort was made to find him a very special home. This took some time, as any new owner had to be told his full story and appreciate that he probably will need veterinary treatment as he gets older. Many people would not wish to take on a dog with legs that still look disjointed, but a wonderful couple were very interested in his story and came and met him several times. Having seen him they could not resist and decided to offer him a home with them and their rottie bitch.

Our thanks goes to a great many people, some who met Mak, many who didn’t and without people sponsoring Welfare his outcome would have been very different.

We are sorry to have to add to this story that in April 2007 Mak developed a brain tumour and unfortunately is owner had to make the terrible decision to send him on his way to Rainbow Bridge. He will be remembered by all who came into contact with him as a lovely dog and a good ambassador for the breed.