Blue Lacy Dog Survives Gunshot Wound to Stomach

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Lately a Reno pet parent came home to find her beloved canine, Bella, shot and bleeding

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Suspected to be a case of a stranger dog passing through someone's property, the canine was immediately taken to a vet

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Initially taken to Thompson Veterinary Services on East State Highway 199, the dog was then referred to The Parc Animal Hospital in Fort Worth for a blood transfusion

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At The Parc's an x-ray was carried out where it was found that the bullet had missed hitting bone by a short distance

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The bullet had traveled all the way through Bella's stomach, passing onto her leg, stopping inches away from the bone

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Fortunately enough, with the initial first aid and blood transfusion, Bella was soon sitting much to the relief of her super worried parents

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However this ordeal did not come cheap for her parents, as they had to spend over $5000 for Bella to be her jolly self again

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But no matter what the owners, Becky Rodriguez and her husband had no regrets about the cost and even commented, "I'd do it all over again"

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To help the couple a GoFundMe campaign was rasied, from where more than $1300 was collected and used for the canine's recovery

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Moreover, Ray Banfield Jr., a friend of Rodriguez's husband also chipped in $500 after carving a chainsaw-carved sculpture and auctioning it off

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The sculpture was of a dog with wings as depicted in this picture

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And even though Bella is now recovering well, their owners have pleaded others to be a little merciful to stranger dogs approaching their property

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