Dog Shot & Left For Dead On South Hollywood Road
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HOLLYWOOD (CBSMiami) – Every dog has its day, and on Friday it was Lexie's.
The canine was found shot and left for dead on the side of a road in south Hollywood.
She was rushed to VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital where they began to stabilize her.
"She was lucky enough that she got picked up by a great organization called Grateful Paws that are picking up the bill for all this," said Dr. Angela Suarez.
The vet's office shared photos of Lexie's shattered front leg prepped for a special fiberglass cast made special just for her. They also shared a graphic picture of the gunshot wound.
"She could not walk, she was in shock. We started treating her and we found a through and through bullet wound in the right leg and it was broken the bone showed on X-rays," Suarez said.
Suarez thinks Lexie is "a lab boxer mix."
Lexie faces a two-month recovery. She's looking pretty good right now and the doc gives her a good prognosis.
"Any words for the people who shot this dog?" CBS4's Hank Tester asked Suarez.
"I hope they find you and you go to jail. It is a messed up thing that someone would do this to an animal," she replied.
If you are interested in adopting Lexie, please log on to the gratefulpaws.org website.