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Meet Leon
When Leon arrived in rescue, they honestly didn't think he would make it. All of their efforts went into taking care of him and cleaning up after him. As he became slightly more stable, he underwent surgery. The photo shows stitches around his eyes, he had double entropian done, 13 teeth extracted and 3/4 of an inch of his soft palate removed. The rollover picture is of that recovery time, getting used to walking around again. Initially he couldn't walk. His back legs would not support him. If he tried to get up to walk he would run into things and fall down again.
Now, Leon would like to tell you his story:
''On April 25, 2008 I came in da rescue. I wus unable to walk, unable to contrwol my bladder or bowels an i wuz highly overmedicated on seizure medications. I wuz surrwender'd cuz my owner wuz goin to prison and da people takin' care of me had no ideas wut dey wuz doin'. I came in on 15, 15mg pills of phenobarbitol and 6cc of potassium bromide every day. I wuz on 225 mg of phenobarbitol. No wonders I cuddn't walk! I den came to my new mommy Michelle n my new daddy Stoney (from Illinois English Bulldog Rescue), dey worked wif a bully specialist, and dey took me off all meds, while I had to endure seizure afta seizure. Now I am only on 45mg of phenobarbitol in da mornin' an 45mg in da evenin' an 2cc of potassium bromide one time a day. I am now 8, an I has been seizure free fur 20 months! I has normal liver n kidney function an am now momma n daddas big baby.'' ---wub, Leon
Further proof that rescue organizations need to exist not just to take in dogs, but to also educate. Michelle Adams is thrilled with all of the bullys she's been able to help with IEBR.
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This is Leon with his stitches in his eyes after entropion surgery.
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