Content warning: This story contains a photo of an injured animal that some may find disturbing.
A two-year-old dog has “miraculously” recovered from severe injuries following a scary incident.
On July 31, the Arizona Humane Society received a call from the Phoenix Police that a stray dog – a shepherd mix later named Junum – had been “impaled and disemboweled” after the canine “reportedly attempted to climb a wire fence,” according to a press release from the organization.
Arizona Humane Society responded to the police call and sent emergency animal medical technicians to the scene. Responding rescuers discovered that Junum had suffered an intense injury, described as “a large laceration to the abdomen,” which allowed the dog’s intestines to come “out of his body.”
Emergency technicians rushed the dog to the Arizona Humane Society’s Lazin Animal Foundation Trauma Hospital. The injured pooch “underwent emergency surgery,” which included the removal of over five feet of intestine.
The sweet pup endured over a month of recovery in the animal hospital’s ICU, where he received daily care and eventual dental surgery. In retrospect, the Arizona Humane Society says Junum’s recovery was “miraculous.”
In a video shared on Instagram on Wednesday, Sept. 18, the Arizona Humane Society shared photos from the canine’s journey, including several graphic shots of the dog’s injuries, and wrote that the rescue canine is “feeling much better” after his month-long stay at the hospital.
Since his harrowing health journey, Junum has been adopted by a family in Buckeye, Arizona. The animal lovers took home the dog after he spent “a little over a week on the adoption floor.”
An enthusiastic commenter on the Instagram post claims to have adopted the dog, writing, “Hey, that’s my dog now! His name is now Cooper, and he is in fact a very good floof.” The alleged owner replied to a supportive message, adding, “We love him. He is so gentle and sweet. He gets LOTS of scratches and treats.”
Arizona Humane Society was founded in 1957 and has since “grown to become the state’s largest animal welfare and protection agency, as well as the state’s designated responder for animals in distress during natural disasters,” per the organization’s website. According to the nonprofit, Junum is just “one of almost 22,000 sick, injured, and abused pets that AHS cares for each year.”
