We received a call on Sunday afternoon from Bill Proctor, our Hopkinton Animal Control officer. He received word that a little 30 lb black dog had been found on the side of the road in Hopkinton. He said he thought he might have been hit by a car. He was alert, but had some wounds on him. We told him to bring the little guy by so we could scan him for a chip and check out his wounds. We opened the door of Bill’s truck and found the poor thing, whose only identification was a Superman collar, curled up in the passenger seat. It was late Sunday afternoon and the vets’ offices were closed so we decided to bring him into our medical room. Holly Miller, a Hopkinton resident, friend of the shelter and surgical vet tech, came down to help us clean his wounds and bandage him up. He had several spots of road rash on his under side, a few gashes up his legs and a front left paw that was pretty torn up. Although he was obviously in a great deal of pain, the sweetheart tried to show his appreciation by nuzzling us and giving us little licks. He was also not opposed to accepting pieces of rotisserie chicken from us! Feeling right at home, he was eager to take a load off in the comfy bed we made up for him. Over the past few days, we have had members of our local animal care community in to monitor his progress. He continues to heal and bond with the staff and volunteers here. He loves to interact with the people and his ears perk up as soon as he knows he’s headed out on a walk! Superman is a reminder of the good that can come when our community works together to help a dog in need. Please spread the word about our own little survivor that is now looking for a family of his own! For more information please visit our website www.baypathhumane.org.
