About Bishop

11/20/24 Update: And what a HAPPY update it is!!! Bishop was cleared to have his splint removed and oh boy is he loving life! He's had such an incredible journey to get to this point. He has been cleared by the vet and is more than ready find his forever home. Please give this good boy a second chance at life, and let him know that all people aren't awful like that despicable person that shot him. As you can see from the new pictures posted, he is happily moving around and using all 4 legs. His injured one may be slightly shorter than the others and he might always have a limp, but that certainly isn't stopping him from living life to the fullest now! You can just tell from his recent pictures that it almost looks like he's smiling. He loves everyone - including other dogs and cats. Please give him his happy ever after! 10/22/24 Update: We would like to thank the Petfinder Foundation for choosing Bishop to receive a $600 emergency health grant. This grant is greatly appreciated as Bishop has been back and forth to the vet multiple times. He currently remains 'on hold' until the vet determines that his leg has sufficiently healed. For further information on Bishop's journey, please read his background below. And if you are able to help us out further with his veterinary expenses please email [email protected]. We are so grateful for any and all help. His Background: Bishop was shot in the leg. Why? Because he was starving and looking for food in someone's yard. He was roaming the area in Texas for a few weeks, looking for food, and no one had helped him. The wonderful lady who witnessed the person shoot him brought him back to her home. She tried her best to take care of his wound on her own. It appeared to have healed from the outside, but unfortunately, it didn't heal on the inside, so he couldn't use his leg. It was left dangling and useless. At this point his finder asked for our help, and we took him in. The vet said his bone was shattered, and he was in a great deal of pain. But the good news was that the vet thought he would have a good chance of healing the injury and walking again, so she splinted his leg. Without waiting long, he stood up and asked to go outside to do his business. On his last vet visit, he got X-rays again, and we were so happy to see that the shattered bones connected on one side of the leg and are looking good. However, on the other side of the leg the bones have not fused yet, so the vet said he needs to rest and limit his activity. That's not been so easy for young Bishop. But we are all doing everything possible to save his leg and give our boy the best life possible. He is such a sweet boy-he loves everyone, is playful, and is an overall good boy. After his leg heals, he will be ready to go home to his new family, where he won't have to worry about anyone hurting him again. He is estimated to be around 18 months old. Bishop is currently in Texas but, if adopted, will be transported to NJ. To view more videos of Bishop, please check out his YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmB5-2QLmiJM340TrYmxCctblMrm6EG8O To apply to adopt, please copy and paste the link below into your browser: https://form.jotform.com/210286667669167 We always need fosters, please join us! Foster application: https://form.jotform.com/210257395409155 #fflpetrescue #availableforadoption #fosteringsaveslives

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Friends For Life Animal Rescue
Bergen County
New Jersey

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