Hero Rescue Dog Is In Critical Care After Saving 7-Year-Old From A Rattlesnake

While the majority of humans wouldn’t dare put up a fight against an animal like a snake, one heroic dog has proven once again why man’s best friend is so deserving of that title.

Much like this rescue dog who refused to leave the side of his lost 3-year-old pal, a German shepherd named Haus came to his best friend’s rescue after a venomous Eastern diamondback rattlesnake appeared in his family’s backyard.

Adam DeLuca of Tampa, Florida told the Miami Herald “It shows you that a rescue dog, for us, paid it forward by protecting my family,” after the dog he adopted saved his 7-year-old daughter, Molly, from the rattlesnake.

Haus was bitten three times and had to be treated with anti-venom and painkillers at the Intensive Care Unit of Tampa’s Blue Pearl Emergency Veterinary and Specialty Hospital.

Luckily, after hearing the canine hero’s story, good Samaritans have come to the family’s rescue, donating close to $50,000, which was more than $22,000 more than their goal, to help pay for the dog’s intensive care.

According to Miami Herald, every day the dog spends in the ICU costs up to $1,500, plus $618 per vial of anti-venom, which he needs about 5 vials of every day until the poison leaves his system.

Even though the family rescued Haus from  local organization Heidi’s Legacy Dog Rescue  just two months before the terrifying accident, they say they will do anything to keep their daughter’s hero alive.

“He just exceeded our expectations all the way around,” said AdamDeLuca. “Right away, the kids were hugging and loving on him, he always took it, he never did anything. Whenever anyone came to the door, he would start barking and try to be protective. He has just been an amazing dog.”

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Hero Rescue Dog Is In Critical Care After Saving 7-Year-Old From A Rattlesnake is an article from: LifeDaily