Copper, a tan-and-brown mixed-breed, spent October fighting for his life. The Missouri dog first got sick on October 7, a light cough quickly progressing into a wet hacking one, loss of appetite, and lowered blood oxygen levels. When antibiotics didn’t help, he was admitted to the ICU at his local veterinary hospital.
Copper spent a week in isolation, receiving oxygen support, IV fluids, and antibiotics. Even after returning home, with more antibiotics and an oxygen concentrator to use when he struggled to breath, Copper wasn’t out of the woods. He had to be rushed back to the hospital at one point for another night on oxygen support, and only now
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