Carl

On December 15th 2009 I received an e-mail from a friend about a paralyzed black labrador in need of a new home. My house was full, so initially I did nothing ... but somehow I couldn't get Carl out of my mind. I finally e-mailed his owner, hinting that if there was no one else that I would be happy to help him.

There was no one else ....

Fast forward to January 24th. Through the efforts of some amazing people, Carl arrived at Raleigh Durham airport, three days after leaving Utah, courtesy of PilotsnPaws. So what is so special about Carl? Here is his story:

Carl is a two year old Lab who lived in the mountains of Utah. He loved to go hiking or snowshoeing and play fetch. About a year ago things started to change, Carl favoring a leg. What was initially thought to be something like hip dysplasia turned out to be a spinal tumor. Carl had a surgical biopsy which found he didn't have cancer. Unfortunately after the surgery Carl was paralyzed.

Initially Carl had no control of his bladder or bowels, couldn't feel his legs nor wag his tail. As he healed Carl regained control of his bladder and bowels, started to wag his tail and could feel his feet.

Carl was treated by a pranic healer and went to rehabilitation, working out in an underwater treadmill. The costs of rehabilitation eventually became too much and Carl's family had to travel out of town often. It was with much sadness that they decided to try to find a new home for Carl. Carl has come to North Carolina to be evaluated again by a neurologist and get further rehabilitation. We don't know if Carl will ever walk again. My hope is that he will walk and that he will then be reunited with his family.