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Kadie

(15,369 posts) Thu Feb 9, 2012, 12:32 PM Feb 2012

Two Sick Puppies Walk To Human Hospital, Wait In Lobby [View all]

Two Sick Puppies Walk To Human Hospital, Wait In Lobby

The Huffington Post Laura Hibbard
First Posted: 02/ 8/2012 4:33 pm Updated: 02/ 8/2012 5:31 pm

In what may be one of the most 'aww'-inducing stories of the day, two sick dogs from Corpus Christi, Texas, made their way to a human hospital and waited patiently in the lobby, KIII TV reports.

According to the station, hospital staff treated the "emaciated" pups, and a doctor carried them to the station's van, which then transported them to the Gulf Coast Humane Society.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/08/sick-puppies-walk-to-hospital_n_1263498.html

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Two Sick Puppies Walk To Human Hospital, Wait In Lobby [View all] Kadie Feb 2012 OP

Maybe they're on to something. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #1

ah-ha! Who needs health insurance when you can just get one of these... KurtNYC Feb 2012 #28

And they will receive a bill for $4,500 in about ten days (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2012 #2

And by God they'll shred the thing! get the red out Feb 2012 #8

The dog ate my hospital bill! meow2u3 Feb 2012 #10

Hope their TV coverage gets them adopted soon! sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #3

nice story Botany Feb 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author renie408 Feb 2012 #7

Sounds like the opening line of a joke. VWolf Feb 2012 #5

Aww... NewImproved Deal Feb 2012 #6

Smart pups. Glad they're in good hands. AtomicKitten Feb 2012 #9

Hope they don't cross Ron Paul's path gratuitous Feb 2012 #11

thank the FSM that their doctor zbdent Feb 2012 #18

awe Liberal_in_LA Feb 2012 #12

Soon the Tea Party will object to treating uninsured canines nt. NoGOPZone Feb 2012 #13

The hospital's medical staff meant well, but physicians are not veterinarians, and kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #14

Gotta respect veternarians, they are doctors for a wide variety of species... Humanist_Activist Feb 2012 #16

The doctor fed them sausage and bacon KurtNYC Feb 2012 #29

That reminds me of a story from a couple of years ago when an injured deer Arkansas Granny Feb 2012 #15

awww.... Kadie Feb 2012 #24

K & R Scurrilous Feb 2012 #17

Smart kids. Rex Feb 2012 #19

Awwwwwwwwww..................... OhioChick Feb 2012 #20

Awwwwwwwwwwwwww malaise Feb 2012 #21

AWWW! May they be blessed with forever homes! Nt xchrom Feb 2012 #22

They're obviously proponents of Single Paw-er Health Insurance. n/t Sabriel Feb 2012 #23

I am not even going to ask what would have happened Generic Other Feb 2012 #25

Exactly. Also in South Texas, intheflow Feb 2012 #26

Lets see, two sick puppies madokie Feb 2012 #27