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Yazmine, a one-year-old Husky Shepherd, broke her front right leg and received no medical attention. The fracture incorrectly healed and now she’s been left with a significant limp and visibly deformed leg. Yazmine is now at The Winnipeg Humane Society and will receive treatment.

WHS Director of Animal Health Dr. Erika Anseeuw will amputate the leg giving Yazmine the best opportunity to live a fulfilling life, uninhibited by her leg. Yazmine received her behavioural assessment and will have her amputation, along with a spay surgery, on Thursday, March 3.Yazmine Close-upweb2

“There’s a possibility Yazmine’s leg could have been mended had she received care shortly after the injury. Unfortunately that was not the case, but Yazmine will be better off as a three-legged dog than one with a leg that caused such an obstruction,” says Dr. Anseeuw.

Dogs with three legs do not experience any detriment in their quality of life and adjust quickly to having three legs. Yazmine will find her balance while in foster care and recover from the surgery. Afterwards she’ll be available for adoption and capable of living an active and full life, just like any other four-legged canine.

Yazmine arrived at The WHS through the Save a Dog Network.

Her care and treatment is only made possible with the support of generous donors. Yazmine, along with thousands of other abused, neglected, and abandoned animals at The WHS this year will benefit from the annual Liberty Tax Service 1001 Donations telethon/radiothon on March 20 at The WHS.