Baron and his supporters have turned to
Like his human counterparts, the years of hard work and pounding have taken their toll on Baron’s health. His owner said the dog suffers from a ruptured spinal disc and will require surgery in order to regain the full use of his hind legs.
Baron’s case attracted the attention of Coeur d’ Alene resident Cheryl Colligan, who founded the North Idaho K-9 Foundation to help find the money needed for Baron’s care.
“Baron has served his community well, and with a complete disregard for his own personal safety, but as with most police dogs there are no funds to take care of him in his retirement years,” wrote Colligan in an e-mail to the college. “We need to find a way to give back to this fine animal who has given us so much.”
The Good Samaritan Fund at WSU’s
“If the Good Samaritan Fund in WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital could attract one major donor,” said Dean Warwick Bayly, “not only could we provide for Baron’s complete care, but also for the care of many other animals that come to us with equally urgent needs.”
Baron has an appointment at WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital on Jan. 23, where he’ll undergo a full evaluation that will include a magnetic resonance imaging scan. Area media are invited to follow Baron through his examination and will have the chance to speak with Hutcheson, Colligan and WSU’s medical imaging and neurosurgery teams.
