NathanJoining Efforts
As Phil Doster was inspecting Mason’s condition he ended up calling upon the Vulcan Park Animal Care Clinic to find out whether there was a surgeon who could operate on Mason to save his life. So when they took him there and the people working there were informed of Mason’s incredible story, they were so inspired by the remarkable tale of effort Mason showed.
Medical Attention
When the clinic realized how tough and determined Mason was to get back home, one of the people working there took several X-rays of Mason immediately. This was not the only thing that took place in the clinic at that time. Mason and his amazing strive to live on had reached the ear of someone else who became inspired and deeply touched.
A Miraculous Event
Dr. William D. Lamb who is the owner and veterinarian working at the Vulcan Park Animal Care facility in Birmingham saw that state that Mason was in and heard about his incredible story, he was so touched that he wanted to operate on Mason free of charge.
“He was dehydrated, malnourished, about 50 percent of his normal body weight,” stated Lamb. As soon as Dr. Lamb could stabilize Mason, he took in two other orthopedic surgeons to assist him in fixing Mason’s broken legs.
Tedious Work
Mason ended up going through a straining and invasive three-and-a-half-hour surgery so that he could get his legs working again. 2 metal plates and a total of 17 pins were placed on the insides of his legs. It would have cost a lot of money if were like any other case but this time Mason’s surgery was done for free.
That was not all. Mason was kept at the clinic as he needed to be fed, medicated and his bandages needed to be changed for him to fully recover. He needed around 5 weeks, but amazingly, Dr. Lamb again decided to do all of this for free. Mason’s experience was luckily enough for him to get free treatment at the clinic.
New Friendship
Mason after the surgery looked and ate healthier. “He looks so much better. If all goes well, and he heals normally, we all expect him to be at 100 percent in three or four months down the road, and no one will ever know the difference,” Dr. Lamb spoke about the dog, telling interviews about his weight gain too.
Even though Mason had gone through so much and had suffered a lot, he did not become saddened nor did he ever lose his spirit. Then, Chuck Eagar, the manager and veterinarian technician of the clinic who took care of him became closer to the well-behaved dog.
Family Time
Since his family needed to get a proper residence to have him back, Mason had to wait about 4 months before he was fully recovered. Chuck Eager was already deeply attached to Mason. “I’ve seen dogs who have endured unbelievable hardships but I’ve never seen one who was that injured yet remained so happy and sweet,” he confessed.
Chuck would often send progress reports about Mason to the family, calling them to visit often. “They have a little girl, and Mason is kind of her dog,” Eager stated, “When they see each other, they both go crazy. His whole body wiggles when he sees her. She is so happy to see him, and so sad when they have to leave.”