NEEDS RESCUE! Injured Malinois in Shelter, Berkeley CA

This was sent to me by a friend who works at this shelter. Please Crosspost!

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His name is Raccoon, his shelter ID is A018999 and he is,
unfortunately, a frequent flyer in the shelter system here. He was
first impounded as a young puppy when he got loose. He was neutered
and microchipped, and returned to the owners (who told me that he was
a GSD mix). He has been impounded and returned three times total from
getting out of his backyard and away from his owners. On Friday, his
owners surrendered him to our municipal shelter system because Raccoon
got loose again and this time he was hit by a car while he was loose,
and they had no money to pay for his veterinary care. Raccoon is
currently about 15 months old and has current Rabies, DHPP and
Bordatella vaccinations from the previous impounds.

   Raccoon has been seen by the emergency vet and has had x-rays. He
has a closed oblique mid-diaphyseal fracture of his left humerus. He
is currently in a splint. The emergency vet said that the fracture is
not complicated and would heal best in a splint. He is currently on
Cephalexin and Tramadol. He obviously needs more care than our
municipal shelter can provide—he needs to be kept rested, and the
splint clean and dry. He will need splint/bandage changes and
veterinary rechecks that are beyond our city's capabilities as well.
Our vet (different than the emergency vet) is hoping that amputation
will not be necessary but says it would be best for him if he went to
a rescue for assessment with an orthopedic specialist to determine if
the leg can be kept appropriately stable in a splint, or if a plate
will be required. Our vet is coming to the shelter today to look at
him again but thinks that a plate, rather than just the splint, will
be the best chance of him keeping this limb.

     I can tell you that when I first met him as a very young pup, he
was mildly suspicious of strangers but recovered quickly; after
multiple stints at the shelter, none of us are strangers and he is
very lovely and solicitous with all of us. He was good for veterinary
and medical handling and continues to be completely handleable despite
his splint and being in the chaotic shelter environment.

    If you are able to take this dog into your rescue, please let us
know as soon as possible. This is a lovely dog and as always, it's so
disappointing to see the results of consistent mismanagement/ignorance
on his owners' part resulting in this injury. I included 3 photos of
him.

Thank you!

Berkeley Animal Care Services
Berkeley, CA
510-981-6600