Burnaby SPCA are raising funds to help get a two-year-old border collie-kelpie mix the surgery he desperately needs.
Beau arrived at the local animal shelter about one month ago. He was surrendered after SPCA officers in the Cariboo found him limping outside, but there wasn’t a visible injury. Officers finally found the cause of the limp – three buckshot pellets lodged in his leg, according to the Burnaby SPCA.
To alleviate Beau’s pain, the pup will have to have surgery to remove the buckshot.
“He’s going to get surgery soon now that the veterinarians are pretty confident about the best course of action. It’s taken several different visits with several different veterinarians,” said Ryan Voutilainen, Burnaby SPCA branch manager.
The shelter hopes to raise $6,000 to cover the cost of the surgery, he added.
Beau is currently living in foster care, and once he has the surgery, and if all goes well, Voutilainen thinks he should be ready for adoption about six to eight weeks after.
But that’s if his foster parent doesn’t adopt him, he added.
“We know the foster parent, at this point, hasn’t necessarily made a decision, but may be very interested as well in the possibility of taking him on afterwards. That tends to happen with our foster parents quite often,” he laughed.
Donations for Beau’s surgery fund can be online at spca.bc.ca/medicalemergency or in person at the Burnaby SPCA branch, 3202 Norland Ave.
