{"id":1623,"date":"2023-10-24T03:59:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/dog-owners-refused-euthanasia-and-fought-for-its-life\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T14:05:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T06:05:30","slug":"dog-owners-refused-euthanasia-and-fought-for-its-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/dog-owners-refused-euthanasia-and-fought-for-its-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Owners Refused Euthanasia and Fought for Its Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s a couple in America called Rachel<\/a> and Cassity who likes dogs just as much as the next person. After their golden retriever gave birth to a pool of tiny golden retrievers, the family was overjoyed. But one of the dogs was unusually quiet, lying alo<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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There’s a couple in America called Rachel and Cassity who likes dogs just as much as the next person.
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After their golden retriever gave birth to a pool of tiny golden retrievers, the family was overjoyed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But one of the dogs was unusually quiet, lying alone in a corner.<\/span><\/p>\n

The dog remained motionless while all its brothers and sisters were fighting for food.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Naturally, Rachel and Cassity were concerned about this little puppy, so when they gave away all the other puppies, they decided to keep this one.
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One day, while playing a game of picking up a ball, the dog suddenly laid flat on his stomach.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As they looked closer, they realized that the dog’s front legs had suddenly flipped over its back.<\/span><\/p>\n

It wailed. Rachel picked it up and drove to the hospital immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It took doctors a long time to realize that there might be something wrong with the dog\u2019s nervous system, which they announced was untreatable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since then, the dog’s name became Rexi, close to T-Rex.<\/span><\/p>\n

The reason: one is that it walks like a T-Rex, and the other is that they want it to be as strong as a T-Rex.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cassity went to a number of vets to try to find a solution.<\/span><\/p>\n

The most common answer was euthanasia to end the dog\u2019s life so she would no longer suffer from her condition.<\/span><\/p>\n

But every time she came home, she saw Rexi was desperately trying to get to her and felt genuinely moved by its relentless efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rexi’s front leg is getting worse; it continues to use its hind legs to push its body forward, but its chest is bare to the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As Rachel and Cassity have no children, they see Rexi as their very own.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was their duty to look after it, no matter what.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And the thought of seeing her child die was unbearable to Rachel.<\/span><\/p>\n

She told the vets that euthanasia wasn\u2019t an option.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rexi is so optimistic and strong to live that no one had the right to take its life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Instead of the melancholy of a sick dog, Rexi was always cheerful.<\/span><\/p>\n

She gets very excited when it\u2019s time to go for a walk.<\/span><\/p>\n

But as Rachel became more and more worried about her injury, the couple decided to buy Rexi a special vest that wraps around her front leg.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rexi rarely looks sad and lonely but full of life.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the stronger Rexi appeared, the more tears Cassity shed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rachel massages Rexi when he’s free, hoping it will recover soon.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cassity even bought a dog wheelchair for Rexi.<\/span><\/p>\n

But several times, Rexi ran so fast that the stone tripped on the wheel and flipped it directly over.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rexi has also resisted wheelchairs. Then it was thrown into the corner, and they worried that\u00a0Rexi\u00a0would suffer even more damages.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Desperate, Cassity posted about Rexi\u2019s situation online.<\/span><\/p>\n

When a vet saw his post, she advised to have an amputation arranged and use a prosthetic leg instead, but Rachel refused.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cassity often massages Rexi and knows that her legs are sentient.<\/span><\/p>\n

X-rays of her bones also turned out perfectly fine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although Rexi can’t control her leg on her own, she can move it to its normal position with the help of an external force.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What they want to do is cure Rexi not temporarily but for good.<\/span><\/p>\n

As news<\/a> of Rexi broke out, more and more people wanted to help.<\/span><\/p>\n

A highly-skilled veterinarian was eventually found to have the means to treat Rexi’s leg.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the cost of the operation was far beyond what the young couple could afford.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They eventually started an online donation campaign to raise more than $20,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rexi\u2019s \u201cparents\u201d couldn\u2019t believe it and praised every single person who donated to their cause.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rachel said:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to do more for her. It’s not her fault that she was born disabled.<\/span><\/p>\n

But I could never forgive myself if I\u2019d given up on her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Every time Cassity wants to give up, he knew this was a cause worth fighting for whenever he would see Rexi\u00a0trying to get up on her hind legs and move slowly forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One donor said:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t donate money because I’m rich. I do it because if I have the means to help someone not give up on their dream and efforts towards reaching that dream, then I\u2019ll do it without thinking twice about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rexi has let many people know that the world is still kind and warm.<\/span><\/p>\n

So when you are strong enough to live like it is, no one will give up on you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Because that smile is surely worth fighting for.<\/span><\/p>\n

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