A Dog Chewed This Pet Pig’s Leg Off Then His Owners Dumped Him Outside In The Cold On A Wet Blanket
Othello, Washington. Buttons is an adorable pig who recently wound up at the Adams County Pet Rescue located in Othello, Washington, after suffering from abuse at the hands of his previous owners.
He was recently rescued from a backyard, where he had been dumped outside in the cold after having his lower right leg chewed off by a dog.
“He was in a wire crate in a yard with a wet towel covering it and he was laying on a wet blanket,” Erin E Zamzow wrote about Buttons on a GoFundMe page.
“A woman was dropping off a friend and heard Buttons squealing so she went to the crate to investigate.”
“She found Buttons with a stump of a leg that hadn’t been treated. She was told that the people’s dog had chewed Buttons leg off, leaving him with part of a leg.”
“Buttons was never taken to a vet or treated for his pain and infection. The woman called ACPR and they took him in to get initial veterinary care done.”
This sweet pig was diagnosed with a bone infection on the part of his leg that had been lost to the dog, and Erin took him home with her to help him heal.
Erin has been providing Buttons with the medical care he desperately needs, and she makes sure to put a baby or dog shirt on him every day before he goes outside to help to protect his bad leg.
GoFundMe; pictured above is Buttons
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Erin was afraid that Buttons would need to have the rest of his bad leg amputated, but thankfully, that’s not the case.
“The hope is that the severely damaged bone will remodel and the fragments resorb over time and that the skin will eventually heal over the stump,” Erin explained in an update.
“This could take several more weeks or even months and it’s possible that he may need a skin graft at some point.”
“The current need at this time is to set him up with a safe and warm area in my yard where he can spend some outdoor time during the day but not have access to the pasture or creek.”
GoFundMe; pictured above Buttons enjoys time in Erin’s backyard
“It’s getting cold here in Ellensburg and he is far too young to be out in cold weather plus his injured leg needs to stay clean and dry.”
“It will be a challenge but it’s what he needs and deserves! This morning he decided he was a lap pig and really, how could I say no?”
Erin continued to say that due to the donations she has received for Buttons and his care so far, she was able to get him an insulated shelter for her backyard so that he can stay warm in the snow, which he definitely does not like.
Erin is doing everything she can to get Buttons all healed up so that he can then be taken to the Pigs Peace Sanctuary in Stanwood, Washington.
If you would like to help donate to Buttons and his medical bills, you can do that here.
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