"We are happy that Golu is now safe and out of danger, though he still seems to be in a lot of trauma. Right now, it is kept in a foster home run by Gargi Gogoi," informed Shah.
A stray dog that was left disfigured due to crackers, probably during Ganesh visarjan procession in Nalasopara on September 21, underwent a second surgery on Thursday, after being rescued by an NGO. The dog had suffered second-degree burns on its face.
Harsh Shah of Bird Helpline, which has been rescuing injured animals and birds as well as spreading awareness, said, "We received a call almost three days after the incident. The dog had lost almost half of its face. Eyewitnesses said it happened due to crackers. Our team members were shocked when they saw the dog."
Shah further said the dog, named Golu, was immediately taken to Dr Vikram Dave's clinic in Borivali, where it underwent two surgeries. "Keeping Diwali in mind, we will start spreading awareness among people. We will urge them to not burst crackers with loud noise, as it severely affects animals, and to take care of stray dogs and cats around," he said, adding that they have even also come across cases where people threw crackers on stray dogs, just for fun, and injured them horribly.
"We are happy that Golu is now safe and out of danger, though he still seems to be in a lot of trauma. Right now, it is kept in a foster home run by Gargi Gogoi," informed Shah.
Dr Dave, who operated upon the dog, said, "The reason behind the dog's injury was certainly a cracker. It suffered second-degree burns. Not only did Golu lose most of its skin on the face, but suffered huge gashes on its tongue, and nothing remained of its nose, though it still has the sense of smell. First we grafted skin on its face, and in the second surgery, we fitted it with an artificial food pipe, so that it can be fed."
Dave also shared that the dog will need two more surgeries. Since it is around 12 years old, the doctors will have to consider its age, and its response to the existing treatment, before taking any more steps.
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