Hero Dogs
The horrific accident occurred in December 2011 when the daughter of Kabang’s owner, nine-year-old Dina Bunggal, and her cousin three-year old Princess Diansing, were playing with the dog in Zamboanga City, Philippines.
Rudy Bunggal(doctor), who told reporters he was struggling with drinking and financial problems, asked the veterinarian who had accompanied Kabang to the U.S., Anton Lim, to temporarily care for the dog.
The husband, who worked as a mechanic, now lives alone in a shanty and found a new job as a construction worker, earning less than $5 a day.
Sadly, doctors couldn't reconstruct Kabang's missing snout but they were able to heal the dog's wounds and treat other ailments, before she was released on Monday from the University of California, Davis veterinary hospital.
UC Davis veterinary professor Frank Verstraete said Kabang was in hospital for seven months. Doctors discovered Kabang was also suffering life-threatening cancer, and got to work treating her with a dose of chemotherapy. After completing six weekly intravenous chemotherapy infusions, the hospital announced in December that Kabang appeared to have beaten the cancer she was suffering from.
Davis(vetinary doctor) said in December that despite Kabang's many conditions, the dog appeared to be in good spirits. he has come through everything very well,' Davis said.
Kabang's face became tangled in the spokes of the bike's wheel, and her entire upper jaw was torn off. Kabang, who became a mother to six little puppies in April 2012, had a rough start in life when Dina's father Rudy found her abandoned in a rice paddy. He brought the dog home to fatten her up and feed her to the family, but his daughter and niece convinced him to spare Kabang and keep her as a pet - a lucky move for both dog and
Rudy Bunggal(doctor), who told reporters he was struggling with drinking and financial problems, asked the veterinarian who had accompanied Kabang to the U.S., Anton Lim, to temporarily care for the dog.
The husband, who worked as a mechanic, now lives alone in a shanty and found a new job as a construction worker, earning less than $5 a day.
Sadly, doctors couldn't reconstruct Kabang's missing snout but they were able to heal the dog's wounds and treat other ailments, before she was released on Monday from the University of California, Davis veterinary hospital.
UC Davis veterinary professor Frank Verstraete said Kabang was in hospital for seven months. Doctors discovered Kabang was also suffering life-threatening cancer, and got to work treating her with a dose of chemotherapy. After completing six weekly intravenous chemotherapy infusions, the hospital announced in December that Kabang appeared to have beaten the cancer she was suffering from.
Davis(vetinary doctor) said in December that despite Kabang's many conditions, the dog appeared to be in good spirits. he has come through everything very well,' Davis said.
Kabang's face became tangled in the spokes of the bike's wheel, and her entire upper jaw was torn off. Kabang, who became a mother to six little puppies in April 2012, had a rough start in life when Dina's father Rudy found her abandoned in a rice paddy. He brought the dog home to fatten her up and feed her to the family, but his daughter and niece convinced him to spare Kabang and keep her as a pet - a lucky move for both dog and