our pets: PET FOSTER
What A Difference a
Day Makes
By ETHAN EVANS
He was Homeless,
Hurt and
Abandoned. Now
His Life Is Like a
Dream
Without hesitation, Day and her
family took Pogo into their home to
foster him.
Being a Parker County Pets Alive
member, Day’s heart simply couldn’t
allow a poor animal to die simply
because he needed medical atten-
tion. She immediately took Pogo to
Grote Vet Clinic to get a better idea
of how bad the leg was. Dr. Ryan
Cate did confirm that the leg did
have to go, or the dog would have to
be euthanized.
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hen you arrive at the home of Jenni Day at Day Dreams Ranch, the first
“person” to come greet you is Pogo.
This enthusiastic and well-loved member of the Day family is their newest
foster animal from the Weatherford/Parker County Animal Shelter.
Pogo, a mild-mannered mix-breed (what breeds are included is anybody’s
guess), arrived at the shelter with a badly mangled front right leg.
“His leg was broken, and nobody really knows how it happened, as far as
I know. They don’t have an X-ray machine at the shelter to verify what was
wrong, but the leg was demolished,” Day said.
When Day got the call to rescue and rehabilitate him, Pogo was depressed
and in a great deal of pain. “The volunteer told me he was just lying in the
cage, unavailable for adoption because his leg was broken,” Day added.