Help Darla

Darla has been living with a painful injury to her hip for a while, likely from being struck by a car. She was later surrendered by her owner, after allowing the injury to go untreated. While she’s managed to re-learn to walk with the non-functioning leg, it’s painful and prevents normal movement. But her tail never stops wagging. She needs an advanced procedure called a Femoral Head Ostectomy to remove the damaged bone, restore her mobility, and greatly reduce her chronic pain. FHO procedures are expensive and require up to 8 weeks of recovery. We’ve got the will to help her, and we’re hoping you’ll help find the way. You might expect that a dog like Darla wouldn’t get a second thought when it came time to make the difficult decision about how to use shelter resources. But Columbia Animal Services is committed to finding a way to help her. We are too, and we hope you’ll join us.

You may have also noticed her beautiful, crooked smile. It’s not from the accident, and doctors are still assessing whether it will require correction. We kinda like it, and it’s not painful to her at all. If it’s just a cosmetic thing, we think it’s just another reason she’s special.