Mediclinic doctors and ER24 paramedics saved a puppy following a bizarre incident where a man tried to sell it on the streets of Cape Town on Saturday afternoon, The Citizen reported.
Dr Jan Killop and her colleague Geoff Bettison we conducting a route inspection for an event being held in the city, ER24 spokesman Werner Vermaak said.
While they were patrolling the route they came across a man who tried to sell the puppy to them. He offered the puppy to Killop for R10.
“She immediately noticed that the puppy appeared to be extremely weak and dehydrated. She decided to intervene and help the puppy. The police were also called to the scene,” he said.
Killop and Bettison returned to the clinic station at the event where paramedics from ER24 helped her rehydrate the puppy.
“Event organisers soon heard about the ordeal and offered to sponsor him for a full vet check-up as well as food, toys, and a bed. Once they returned to the clinic station from the vet, the puppy was bathed and cared for until he started showing positive signs of rehydration.”
According to Maxine Hall-Dickson, an advanced life support paramedic from ER24 that assisted with the care, the puppy is bound to make a full recovery and is currently in “foster care”. It was believed the puppy was four weeks old, Vermaak said.
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