Dog Glued To Ground Recovering At Boca Raton Animal Rescue

BOCA RATON, FL — A dog found cemented to the ground in Boca Raton and left alone, likely for days, is now recovering at a local animal rescue.

“You read that right. Completely stuck to the sidewalk off Yamato Road for what seemed like days. He was left to die,” the Tri-County Animal Rescue shared in a Jan. 23 social media post.

The pup, named Trooper by Tri-County’s staff, has a long road ahead of him. After being cleaned up and undergoing numerous tests, he was diagnosed with 22 medical conditions, most caused by severe neglect.

Among his most critical ailments are paralysis, a heart murmur, corneal ulcers, an enlarged prostate, worms, severe periodontal disease, ear infections and a urinary tract infection, the organization said.

As rescuers approached Trooper as he was glued to the ground, “the smell was unbearable,” the animal rescue wrote on social media. “There was no way a dog could have ended up like this overnight.”

When staff members shaved him down, they found maggots crawling through his fur, overgrown nails and dental decay.

Tri-County has raised nearly $18,000 for Trooper’s medical care. While his immediate medical needs and tests have been handled — costing about $2,500 — ongoing treatment and rehab costs will be substantial as “our real need is to get him to a specialist to see if we can get him to walk,” the organization said.

Surgery is also required “to help correct his back and ease his pain,” the group wrote on Instagram. At least two discs need to be fixed surgically.

But there is some good news, as Trooper is “getting stronger every day” with all of the support he’s received, the organization said.

Donations for Trooper’s ongoing care can be made through Tri-County’s Facebook page or the rescue’s website.