09 Sep 2011
A dog who survived serious injuries after being hit by a car has been reunited with her distraught owner thanks to a microchip.
Staffordshire bull terrier Zena was found wandering around a London park with extensive wounds to her body.
She had been in a road accident and her injuries suggested that she may have been dragged along the tar.
Zena was in severe shock and pain when the police brought her to The Blue Cross Hammersmith animal hospital.
We placed her on a drip, gave her IV antibiotics and pain relief. Later that day she was transferred to our Victoria hospital where staff gave her an X-ray to check for internal injuries and flushed and dressed her wounds.
Luckily for Zena she was microchipped and we were able to contact her owner Zoe Kealy immediately, who was beside herself with worry.
She says: “Zena had run off which was most unlike her. She was only missing for six hours but it was horrific. I’d rung everyone I could think of to report her missing and had already put up posters. We were beside ourselves.”
When Zoe got the call from The Blue Cross to say we had Zena she was overjoyed to be reunited with her dog.
She says: “It was touch and go for a while because her wounds were still open but The Blue Cross has worked miracles on her.
“We know that if she hadn’t been microchipped we might never have seen her again. It’s absolutely vital to make sure that your pet is microchipped.”
Zena needed to stay at The Blue Cross for more than a week while she recovered but is now back at home and visiting the hospital for check ups.
Zoe says: “It’s so lovely to have her home – we absolutely adore her.”
Source: http://www.bluecross.org.uk/478-90806/the-blue-cross-reunites-injured-dog-with-owner-thanks-to-a-microchip-.html
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