Dr. Lisa Gote

The tan female Chihuahua mix suffered a broken front right leg and major wounds around its body, the skin of some of the paws peeled away, said veterinarian Lisa Gote.

"She's got multiple road burns where her skin is peeled off," Gote told the Fort Myers News-Press.

"Nobody has contacted me," said Dr. Lisa Gote, a veterinarian at Viscaya-Prado Veterinary Hospital.
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"Right now we are just going to close the wound," Gote said.
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"She's eating, barking and walking around in the cage," Gote said.

"She's doing fine," said Dr. Lisa Gote, the Cape Coral veterinarian who is treating Shawney."She's very happy, seems to be getting along well and is eating well."

Although her leg remains in a splint, the tiny dog has started walking and enjoys resting at the feet of the front desk receptionists at Viscaya-Prado Veterinary Hospital in Cape Coral, where she is being treated for a broken leg, and cuts and bruises.
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Gote said Shawney may need additional surgery on her leg and a plate in her wrist.

"She's basically back to her normal self," said veterinarian Lisa Gote."She's actually a happy, healthy dog."

More surgery might be needed to permanently repair the dog's leg, Gote said.

"We were getting 50 calls a day," Lisa Gote, a veterinarian who is caring for the dog.
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"It is really amazing the response the community has shown, but unfortunately an animal is abused in this country every day," Gote said.

The decision on whether Shawney will be put up for adoption has not been completed because the dog is part of a criminal investigation, and legalities of taking possession of the dog have not been worked out, Gote said.
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"It's just easier to keep her here because we're changing dressings every day," Gote said.

The animal is receiving intravenous antibiotics and fluids and pain medicine today, said Dr. Lisa Gote, a veterinarian who has been caring for the animal.

"She's got multiple road burns where her skin is peeled off," Gote said."She had gravel stuck in the wounds that we had to pull out.

Gote said she plans to run more tests and X-rays on the dog today.

She said she's concerned the dog may have suffered a broken jaw because there's a wound on her chin.The animal is expected to recover with the proper care, but it will be a long, painful road back to health, Gote said.

The animal received intravenous antibiotics and fluids and pain medicine Thursday, said Dr. Lisa Gote, a veterinarian who has been caring for the animal.

"She's got multiple road burns where her skin is peeled off," said Gote."She had gravel stuck in the wounds that we had to pull out."

Vets planned to take more tests and X-rays on Thursday.Gote said she was concerned the dog may have suffered a broken jaw because there is a wound on her chin, but officials at the clinic later said there were no other broken bones.

Shawney is expected to recover with the proper care, but it will be a long, painful road back to health, Gote said.

"He, obviously, doesn't care what's going on with the dog," says Dr. Lisa Gote, of the Viscaya-Prado Veterinary Hospital in Cape Coral.
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While Hay and Gote tend to Shawney's mending, others worry the owner will regain custody of the dog.
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Gote says a dozen years of life with Candler is enough.