Reece's Story Has a Happy Ending

Reece’s story is ready to have the happiest of endings. As those of you who have followed his progress on our website know, Reece came to us in September with a severely deformed front leg. He wandered up to a vet clinic in Tennessee, walking on a huge callous that had formed over his ankle. After months of physical therapy and wearing an orthotic brace, Reece has a functional leg for the first time in his life and is ready to join his new family. He has been adopted by a wonderful couple, Chris and Maureen, and will be welcomed by their 9 month old hound/lab mix and 12 year old lab mix. Reece and all of us here at ABTCR would like to thank the following people who made this happy ending possible: Teresa and all the folks at Sweetwater Vet Clinic in Tennessee who did his initial vet work and made it possible for Reece to take his first step toward a new life. Teresa was determined that he should get more of a chance than he would get at a local animal shelter, called us, and drove him to Atlanta to his foster home. Dr. David Filer, the orthopedic vet who rejected traditional wisdom that would have resulted in an amputation and instead came up with the therapy that saved Reece’s leg. Steve Samiec and all the dog lovers at C.H. Martin Co., a pediatric orthotics company, who donated their time, expertise and materials to create the brace for Reece’s leg. Marna Stein, the canine swim therapist who worked with Reece in her swimming pool every Saturday and Sunday. She had Reece swimming in circles to stretch out the tendon and teach his affected shoulder to function normally again. All of those kind people who donated money to cover his expenses and continually provided encouragement in letters and emails. THANK YOU!!! Back to the rescue page Back to Petfinder's web page page last updated on 02 February 2005