Update: 3/12/12

Nakita has come a long way since we have had her. The broken leg is healed and although she gets sore on it, we see a little improvement every day. Her puppies have been adopted and she is spayed. She is now wearing her summer coat. Nakita is not a big dog, less than 40 lbs, and on the slender side. Niki does bear emotional scars of the trauma she has been through. She is very leery of strangers, may only approach them after many minutes or even an hour. We have discovered she does not like small children and may be afraid of them. Nakita adopters will have to be warm and very patient people. A fenced yard is a must.

 Nakita joined LDDR in October 2011! 

Update 1/1/2012: A caring woman was driving home from work, in 6 lanes of expressway traffic, when she noticed a dog against the concrete median divider up ahead. She slowed down to check and “low and behold” the dog had survived crossing all this traffic and was still alive! She immediately stopped, noticed the dog was injured, and with the aid of a policeman passing by, placed the dog in her car. She immediately headed for the nearest after hours emergency vet clinic. 

A thorough evaluation was performed which resulted in surprisingly good findings considering the circumstances. Nakita had a broken leg, many bumps and bruises, but her prognosis was good. The vet clinic was kind enough to give her filthy matted coat a good washing, picked the burrs out, and removed the mats before splinting the leg. This good Samaritan paid the bill, took Nakita home, and started working on finding a place for her to go. As it turned out, her vet is one of our rescue vets, who in turn contacted one of our foster volunteers. Of course we took her! How could we say no? Nakita’s leg was initially in a splint.

On a subsequent x-ray, 2 weeks later, it was discovered the fracture had shifted. This required a lengthy surgery to place several pins in her leg to align the bone correctly. Nakita is healing nicely with those pins in place.

Mid-December 2011, Nakita’s foster “mom” noticed Nakita was getting plump. (Foster mom accused foster dad of feeding her too many treats!) A few days later she “dropped” then had the “belly”. Long story short, on December 27, Nakita gave birth to 4 puppies, 3 girls and 1 boy. All are doing well. The pins will stay in her leg until after she weans the puppies and we anticipate a full recovery.

UPDATE: No children under 12 she seems to be  afraid of them .

Here is a link to Nakita's fundraising page. Please help us continue to help Nakita and dogs like her, through your sponsorship:

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/nakita/lastdaydogrescue