A 2-year-old St. Bernard is recovering after falling 20 feet from an overpass on I-65 in Old Louisville. The dog received emergency surgery last week thanks to an outpouring of donations.Abigail McGreevy, who owns Bae’s Baekery, said she saw the dog running on the interstate while on her way to work. “My husband and I were going to open the bakery up for the day. We were coming down the expressway. We looked up and somehow just see a dog running into the fast lane of the expressway,” McGreevy said.As they tried to corral the dog, scared and panicked, it leaped over the interstate wall.”We were terrified he was dead because it was on the concrete and it was on the sidewalk,” McGreevy said.To their relief, they found the dog badly injured, but alive.”He was slowly starting to come to so we were petting him,” McGreevy said.The couple called Louisville Metro Animal Services and waited with him until they arrived. “I was not leaving until the dog was all the way taken care of,” McGreevy said.LMAS held onto him while the owner was sought. When no one came to claim the big guy, KHS took him in to give him care.They said the dog, who KHS named Ludwig van Beethoven, Ludwig for short, suffered a broken femur and three broken metacarpal bones.According to KHS Media Manager Megan Decker, the surgery to repair the broken bones was extensive and expensive. “Our minimum cost was going to be around $7,000, which is more than we have monthly for off-site veterinary care,” Decker said.They posted Ludwig’s story to Facebook and in less than a day raised more than $11,000.”I wanted to cry. I absolutely wanted to cry just seeing that. I checked it before bed and my husband and I could absolutely not believe it that it had already surpassed the goal of the initial $7,000 for his surgery,” McGreevy said.Ludwig underwent successful surgery and is now being fostered by one of the vet techs who helped perform his surgery.”He’s doing great! She says he’s smiley. He is getting along well with everyone and she says it’s actually remarkable how well he is able to get around after such a major surgery,” Decker said.McGreevy has been following along with Ludwig’s recovery and says she’s happy to have played a small role in getting him back on the road to recovery.”I think that I was literally just in the right place at the right time and what’s important is that all these incredible people came together at one moment to ensure the safety of this dog as well as the community with this outpouring of financial support,” McGreevy said.Ludwig will remain in his foster home for the next several weeks and will go up for adoption once he is fully recovered.
A 2-year-old St. Bernard is recovering after falling 20 feet from an overpass on I-65 in Old Louisville. The dog received emergency surgery last week thanks to an outpouring of donations.
Abigail McGreevy, who owns Bae’s Baekery, said she saw the dog running on the interstate while on her way to work.
“My husband and I were going to open the bakery up for the day. We were coming down the expressway. We looked up and somehow just see a dog running into the fast lane of the expressway,” McGreevy said.
As they tried to corral the dog, scared and panicked, it leaped over the interstate wall.
“We were terrified he was dead because it was on the concrete and it was on the sidewalk,” McGreevy said.
To their relief, they found the dog badly injured, but alive.
“He was slowly starting to come to so we were petting him,” McGreevy said.
The couple called Louisville Metro Animal Services and waited with him until they arrived.
“I was not leaving until the dog was all the way taken care of,” McGreevy said.
LMAS held onto him while the owner was sought. When no one came to claim the big guy, KHS took him in to give him care.
They said the dog, who KHS named Ludwig van Beethoven, Ludwig for short, suffered a broken femur and three broken metacarpal bones.
According to KHS Media Manager Megan Decker, the surgery to repair the broken bones was extensive and expensive.
“Our minimum cost was going to be around $7,000, which is more than we have monthly for off-site veterinary care,” Decker said.
They posted Ludwig’s story to Facebook and in less than a day raised more than $11,000.
“I wanted to cry. I absolutely wanted to cry just seeing that. I checked it before bed and my husband and I could absolutely not believe it that it had already surpassed the goal of the initial $7,000 for his surgery,” McGreevy said.
Ludwig underwent successful surgery and is now being fostered by one of the vet techs who helped perform his surgery.
“He’s doing great! She says he’s smiley. He is getting along well with everyone and she says it’s actually remarkable how well he is able to get around after such a major surgery,” Decker said.
McGreevy has been following along with Ludwig’s recovery and says she’s happy to have played a small role in getting him back on the road to recovery.
“I think that I was literally just in the right place at the right time and what’s important is that all these incredible people came together at one moment to ensure the safety of this dog as well as the community with this outpouring of financial support,” McGreevy said.
Ludwig will remain in his foster home for the next several weeks and will go up for adoption once he is fully recovered.
