A South African family offered a shelter dog a home and their affection one day. Years later, Kei returned the favor by saving her owner from a deadly bullet. Robbers broke into the homes of residents in the African city of Benoni in early October.
One of them went straight to the owner of the house’s bedroom and shot him, while the other was about to deal with the eldest daughter when the household pet, a dog called Kei, got in the way. She charged at the stranger with a ferocity that none of her owners had ever seen before, and the bleeding criminal was chased away. After making his way down the stairs, the thief came across the second dog, Holly, a Biewer-Yorkshire terrier, and shot her.
In the kitchen, the guy approached Kei again and aimed the pistol at her snout. The dog’s jaw was crushed by the gunshot. She couldn’t bark because of the agony and injuries, so she tried to get aid by rushing to her neighbors.
When the gates were shut, Kei proceeded to the lake, where she frequently wandered with the owners to seek for people. After driving around the region for nearly an hour, the surviving family members saw Kei sleeping on the grass at the water’s side. The animal was brought to the emergency room. The dog miraculously lived, according to vets. Her tongue was seriously wounded, two teeth were knocked out, and the bones in her lower jaw were crushed by the bullet. Kei was unable to feed on her own for several weeks and was fed through a tube. The surgeons replaced the crushed pieces of the bone with a metal prosthetic once the dog was strong enough for surgery. Later, the family thanked the city’s citizens for their support and financial help in a post on the SPCA shelter’s Facebook page. The townspeople covered the majority of the dog’s treatment bills.
“We are grateful and touched by your thoughtfulness, which came at a time when we needed it the most. Thank you, and thank you to everyone who has helped Kei and our family,” the note concludes. In commemoration of their second, deceased dog, Holly, the family chose to donate any remaining monies from the procedure to the Boksburg SPCA shelter.
The shelter’s administration, for their part, conveyed their support and appreciation to the impacted family, as well as admiration for their former ward’s bravery.
