Teddy survived a drone attack, a seven-hour surgery, and four months of treatment and rehabilitation — and is now heading to his family in Finland.
Four months ago, we didn’t know if he would survive the trip to the vet clinic. Now Teddy has been discharged from the clinic and is getting ready to go to his new family in Finland — where his sister Freya already lives.
During the evacuation of animals from Donetsk Oblast in December 2025, a russian drone struck our evacuation bus. The vehicle was completely burned out, but fortunately, everyone survived; however, Teddy suffered severe injuries and lost a lot of blood. The team waited several hours for the attack to end. In the first few hours, we didn’t know if the dog would make it alive to the clinic in Dnipro, and in the days that followed, we could only hope that the veterinarians would be able to save his paw.
The doctors at the “Komanda” veterinary clinic in Dnipro did everything they could.
Teddy underwent a seven-hour surgery, the installation of a bone fixation device, flap plasty, surgical wound treatment, catheterization, X-rays, IV drips, prolonged rehabilitation, and another surgery — to remove the fixation device. The doctors offered no guarantees, but in the end, they managed to save his paw. Today, the dog was finally discharged. Teddy’s treatment cost 426,446 hryvnias — and not all bills have been paid yet.
After discharge, Teddy was transferred to the “Home for Rescued Animals” shelter.
The shelter’s director, Anastasia, found a family for him in Finland — the same one where his sister Freya has been living for the past four months. We evacuated Freya along with him on the same day, and fortunately, she was not injured in the drone attack.
Teddy is going home soon. This is exactly what we work for.
Dozens of animals remain under UAnimals’ care, currently undergoing complex treatment for injuries, illnesses, and shelling. Every donation is a chance for another “hopeless” patient to survive, recover, and, like Teddy, find a home. Support the fundraiser for evacuation and medical care of injured and sick animals, and help save those who are still waiting for their chance.
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