"He was sitting at my side, looking up at me like a dog that's been with a handler for a year or two, and that was in 30 minutes. Right then and there, I looked at my supervisor and said, 'Dux, is going home with me. This is the one.'"
"At some point, he inhaled a foxtail through his nose, which went through his lung system, pierced his lung and went into his spinal area, causing two abscesses, one is in his lung, and also another in a portion of his spine which led to all these further issues."
"They can range anywhere in severity from a quick vet visit, I removed one from an ear canal, all the way up to where animals need to get lungs removed, or even worse, euthanized or die from the consequences of where this foxtail has traveled."
Officer Gomes secured a grant through UC Davis to pay for some of the vet bills, and the police department exhausted all of the available funding to help.
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