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Ramona
Ramona was rescued by the Director of our rescue Maureen Cattieu. Cattieu had no plan of rescuing Ramona, the night that it all occurred, but she is sure happy she did; because that night changed not only her and Ramona's life; but many more animals lives in Cartagena also. As Cattieu was walking home from dinner with her husband Luis Carlos, they came across a poor little doggie limping around the road begging for help. Bystanders did nothing and were throwing bread at her. Yes a dog who has just been brutally run over by a bus, and is bleeding wants bread to eat! Cattieu couldn't stand for it! She picked her right up and stood in the middle of the street until a cab stopped and demanded it take her to a vet as fast as possible.
Ramona was put in critical care and the vets did everything possible to stabilize her. The impact had been so forceful that her eye and head were damaged and there was too much trauma to do any surgery. She spent weeks there becoming stabilized before even thinking about surgery. Later, after x-rays it was discovered that Ramona's femur was fractured into 7 pieces. Some of the bone fragments were in her nerves and could not be removed because it could cause her to be paralyzed. Dr. Santamaria and his team at Mascotas 24 hours were determined to save her leg and not amputate! Together after a series of surgeries and 72 days at the clinic, Ramona was released to Cattieu. There was no way she was giving her up. Ramona went straight home to their house and was adopted. From then on, it became impossible for Cattieu to pass other animals in need. She began helping as many as she could. However on her pocket got smaller and smaller on her teaching salary, and soon she learned she had to start fundraising. As Cattieu began sharing the animals stories with people back home in the States, she began getting support. Soon, before she knew it, she had formed a small rescue.... which today is a fully operating 501 (c) (3) named Cartagena Paws, Inc.
*The Reason Cartagena Paws EVER Started*
Ramona was put in critical care and the vets did everything possible to stabilize her. The impact had been so forceful that her eye and head were damaged and there was too much trauma to do any surgery. She spent weeks there becoming stabilized before even thinking about surgery. Later, after x-rays it was discovered that Ramona's femur was fractured into 7 pieces. Some of the bone fragments were in her nerves and could not be removed because it could cause her to be paralyzed. Dr. Santamaria and his team at Mascotas 24 hours were determined to save her leg and not amputate! Together after a series of surgeries and 72 days at the clinic, Ramona was released to Cattieu. There was no way she was giving her up. Ramona went straight home to their house and was adopted. From then on, it became impossible for Cattieu to pass other animals in need. She began helping as many as she could. However on her pocket got smaller and smaller on her teaching salary, and soon she learned she had to start fundraising. As Cattieu began sharing the animals stories with people back home in the States, she began getting support. Soon, before she knew it, she had formed a small rescue.... which today is a fully operating 501 (c) (3) named Cartagena Paws, Inc.
*The Reason Cartagena Paws EVER Started*
