Montague County Animal Rescue

Bambi

Bambi Survived a Hit and Run—Help Him Get the Care He Needs

Montague, TX • Montague County Animal Rescue

WE COULDN’T LOSE ANOTHER ONE. 💔 Meet Bambi. Bambi is only 5 months old. He should be spending his days running, playing, getting into puppy mischief and learning what it means to be somebody’s best friend. Instead, we received a call that a puppy was lying in the middle of the road on blazing hot asphalt, unable to get up. At the time, we didn't know what had happened to him. We just knew there was a baby in the road who needed help. Bambi was picked up and rushed to the veterinary clinic, where we learned the heartbreaking truth: he had been hit by a car. His injuries were extensive. Bambi's femur was broken, and his hip was so badly damaged that it had to be removed. His other leg was also severely bruised and infected, leaving this little puppy with significant injuries to both sides of his body. There wasn't time to wait. Bambi needed two major surgeries—and he has now undergone both of them. During his second surgery, the damage to his hip was so severe that the veterinary team had to remove it. He remained hospitalized for several days afterward so his medical team could closely monitor him and keep his pain under control. He will then continue his recovery in a foster home with a dedicated medical foster who has successfully rehabilitated dogs with serious injuries in the past. Although the surgeries are behind him, Bambi still has a very long road ahead. He will need continued medical care and months of ongoing therapy and rehabilitation to regain his strength and mobility and, hopefully, get back to doing all the things a 5-month-old puppy should be doing. And we said yes to all of it. The truth is, some rescues faced with injuries this extensive, a recovery this long and treatment this costly may have made a different decision. But there was something about this baby. And there was something else weighing incredibly heavily on our hearts that day. We had already been forced to say goodbye to two dogs that very same day because of devastating injuries they suffered after being hit by vehicles. Their injuries were too severe, and the only kindness we had left to give them was a peaceful goodbye. Then came Bambi. Another dog hit by a car. Another broken little body. Another life hanging in the balance. But this time, there was hope. Bambi could be saved. After so much heartbreak in a single day, we desperately needed something good to come from it. We needed to be able to say yes to this one. So we did. We named him Bambi because with those big, beautiful ears and sweet face, he looks a little like a baby deer. He's a 5-month-old Black Mouth Cur who has somehow remained incredibly sweet despite everything that has happened to him. Now we're asking for your help. We didn't wait until the money was raised to save Bambi. We couldn't. He needed us right then. We made the commitment to give this baby his chance, knowing we would have to find a way to cover the cost afterward. Bambi's first surgery alone cost $1,600, and we are still waiting to receive the bill for his second surgery. On top of those surgical costs are his hospitalization, medications, follow-up veterinary care and the months of therapy and rehabilitation he will need as he heals. For a small rescue, expenses like these are significant. But when a life can be saved, we want to be able to say yes. Now we desperately need our community to help us carry the financial part of that yes. No donation is too small. $5, $10, $20 — when enough people come together, those gifts become surgery. They become another night of hospital care. They become medication and rehabilitation. They become a second chance. We couldn't save the other two that day. But we could save Bambi. And we did. Now we need your help to get him the rest of the way. Please help us make sure that on one of the hardest days our rescue has experienced, heartbreak wasn't the only thing that won. Let Bambi be the good that came out of that terrible day. ❤️‍🩹🐾 Please donate if you can — and if you can't, please share his story. Every donation and every share helps this little boy continue fighting his way toward the life he was supposed to have.