The diagnosis was shattering; the chances for survival were little: the life of the Schnauzer Mundo was hanging on a tight rope. But destiny was showing mercy as he met with people who took care of his little, wounded life. An example of unconditional love. Thank you.

Karin, a sweet worker at OKAPI found me, heavily wounded, on the road from Lajares to Majanicho and took me to the vet. From what I understood from the conversation with the OKAPI vet, I was having almost no chances for survival. His diagnosis was double skull fracture on the left side, severe damages on the spine, exposed eyeball, deformation of the skull, fracture of the internal ear system, dysfunction of mobility, etc. If transported to the OKAPI dog pound, chances for survival would drop to zero, he said. The only way to save me was to organise a 24/7 intensive care in a private place.
With some fear, but also with new energy, I met with my rescue family. A man, a wife, a sweet little girl and four big dogs whose heads were bigger than my little, damaged body. Each of them took charge of a particular task to assist me in my difficult and lengthy recovery. The little girl Amelie played with me and gave me the needed joy for life. The woman of the house, Suzanne, was my private nurse and cleaning lady. She cleaned my open wounds and took care of my hygiene on a daily basis. Jörg, her husband, was responsible for my sleep comfort. We both went to bed together and snored like hell. He stroked me till my first doggy dreams. And there also was OKAPI, the Fuerteventura Animal Protection Organisation, who took charge for all expenses for medication, medical assistance and food, and who supplied us with good advice.
One day, my foster parents invited a couple Eva and Markus and I made a nice volcano walk with them. I understood that the time came to prepare myself to leave my caring family. But if that had to happen, then I would choose for Eva and Markus. Both were on a holiday here and visited me frequently. I understood that they wanted to take me back to Germany and that they would create a place for me in their family – forever.
With tears in my eyes I overheard a conversation between my present foster parents and Eva and Markus that, although I was reasonably fit, a surgery on my ear and eyeball still was necessary. I still had a void behind my eyeball, my eye still was making tears and my equilibrium was not as it should be. Would the “project Mundo” still fall apart? Wouldn’t I be able to find a new home? The first fear proved to be unnecessary! Eva and Markus still wanted to accept me. I couldn’t believe it that there still are people who want to take care of a little “crippled “dog, despite the financial burden of surgery and the possibility of limited recovery.
Today, my home is in Germany. The surgery went very well and I am now a fully functional dog. I live in the best family you can find in the dog universe. People who did not turn their heads to a problem and who gave me a chance to enjoy life. I sincerely wish that there could be more of these “OKAPI’s” in this world so that more animals with a comparable fate could be saved. I thank you for ever.
Your Mundo