Valley dog who was impaled on fence now looking for ‘furever’ home

PHOENIX — A Valley dog who suffered a traumatic injury after being impaled on a fence earlier this summer has now recovered and is searching for a new home, officials announced.

To celebrate the recovery of Kit, a 3-year-old American Pit Bull Terrier, and to help him find a new home quickly, the Arizona Humane Society has waived his adoption fee.

How did dog get impaled on fence?

Kit was injured in July when he tried to jump over a fence, but failed to make it completely over, according to the humane society.

He got caught on a metal spike on a gate and was impaled through the groin.

In order to get the dog off the fence, an emergency animal medical technician had to cut off the piece of the fence that was inside Kit.

He was taken to the Lazin Animal Foundation Trauma Hospital at the humane society’s Papago Park campus near 56th and Van Buren streets in Phoenix for imaging and surgery to remove the spike.

The surgery was a success and Kit has spent the past month and a half being cared for by veterinarians to make sure he healed correctly.

 

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What to know about Kit before trying to adopt him

The terrier has now recovered and been medically cleared for adoption.

The Arizona Humane Society said anyone interested in adopting Kit needs to know that he is not small, as he weighs 57 pounds, and that he can be shy, but will warm up after being fed a meal, especially if it includes chicken, cheese or meatballs.

The society added that Kit is a “puppy at heart” and that the members of his future home will need to be patient with him.

All future family members must meet Kit before adopting him and all children in the family must be over the age of 10.

For more information and to see other animals currently up for adoption, head to the Arizona Humane Society’s website.

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