BLACKSBURG, Va., April 14 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Amy Winemiller looked at the X-ray anddidn'tneed a medical degree to know something was wrong.
"I'm not a doctor, but it was immediately clear that his organs weren't where they were supposed to be," she said.
Nothing about Copper that evening had suggested an emergency. TheWinemillers' year-old mixed breed - normallygoofyand carefree - had escaped from the backyard and come back quiet. Hewasn'tlimping, but he had a few scrapes andwouldn'tleave their side, so they looked closer. His gumsweren'tthe lively pink they should have been.
So late that night, Amy and her wife, Caitlyn Winemiller, drove Copper to the Veterinary Tea...