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Yes, you were right, Catherine! Tears of joy were difficult to suppress. How wonderful to see him enjoying himself, even pulling on the lead in the snow! A joy to watch. But the kindness of all the people also is so impressive....
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I thought it was amazing that Hector learned to walk on his two front feet. I didn't think that was possible. Now that he has legs he can run. I notice he can only do an hour at a time with his legs. I am sure he will build up endurance and some day will be good for the whole day.
Tobi, you wouldn't be used to the effects of -40C. That temperature is so cold that frost bite can occur in five minutes. The puppy was wet from birth and literally froze to the ground. I understand that the mother picked the puppy up and pieces of his feet and tail stayed stuck to the ground. They were already frozen and more would have needed to be amputated. If Hector had not been rescued right away he would have died of hypothermia. He is lucky that he only lost his back feet and tail.
You should do a post about the Bionic Vet. He is doing good work with the animals.
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12-18-2014, 03:15 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-18-2014, 03:17 AM by Tobi.)
You are right Catherine, I have no idea what -40 is like. The only insight I get into that is from watching films about Everest, K2 and Denali expeditions.
The worst we ever get here is about -15 and that is not so frequent where I live now. The mountains in N.Wales were colder in winter, but the worst that ever got was -18-20
It was indeed fortunate that he was found so quickly or he would definitely have died. I still think about his mother though, bless her.
Humans definitely came to the rescue here. Thank goodness for people, sometimes eh? There are very many caring people, I think.
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When I lived in Edmonton we had a full week of -40 and it is like nothing you ever imagined. They advised people to stay home. When I had to go out, I had a mesh wool scarf that covered my face completely and I looked out through the holes. It was so cold that ice crystals hung in the air. If you breath deeply at that temperature you will frost your lungs.
The air is so cold it burns.
I had a big Hudson's Bay Parka and heavy boots etc. They mean it when they say that exposed skin freezes in 5 min.
The puppy only survived because he was found right away. They don't say, but I assume the mother ended up at the same shelter and was adopted. I hope so.
Catherine