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A dying dog rescued by strangers.
In Conway, Arkansas, Dylan McCay read a UPS driver's urgent Facebook plea for help, stating that a dog on Acklin Gap Road was severely injured after being hit by a car.
Dylan grabbed towels and blankets, jumped in his car and raced to the scene.
"There she was, off the side of a road in a driveway," Dylan told The Washington Post. "It had been raining all day, and she was wet and shivering."
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She was a Goldendoodle puppy, gravely injured and bleeding heavily.
"She was trying to crawl toward me, and when I got close, she put her head in my lap," Dylan told The Post. "I knew she must be in pain, but she didn't even whimper."
He rushed her to Greenbrier Animal Hospital, where a medical team treated her. They told him her hind legs were badly broken and one may need amputation.
A heartbroken Dylan called his fiancé, Emily Roberts who rushed to the clinic to support him.
The puppy's surgeries would cost about $12,000, with additional costs to follow. The owner couldn't pay and surrendered her to them.
Dylan and Emily drained their savings, and charged their credit card.
The puppy, they named Acklin, for where she was found, needed a surgical specialist and she was transferred to Mississippi State University's Animal Health Center, 5 hours away.
To pay all the medical costs, the couple started a GoFundMe page, which as of this date has raised about $46,000.
Recovery will be long, but Acklin is responding well to physical therapy.
"She's been taking some steps with assistance, and she still has that same sweet personality," said Dylan.
"We're going to help her get through whatever comes no matter how long it takes."
Editor's Note:
To learn more washingtonpost.com, hkatv.com and https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-acklin-urgent-surgery-needed.
Acklin has since been renamed Maple.
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