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Dog Lucky To Be Alive After Being Shot In Chicago

(CBS) -- A dog is lucky to be alive after being shot last week, but he has a long road to recovery ahead of him, and his medical bills are mounting.

Gunner still has a bullet fragment lodged in his head. A few inches made the difference between life and death.

Gunner was found near the intersection of 63rd and Western in Chicago on Thursday night by two people who noticed he was hurt and bleeding, CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports.

Thinking he was attacked by another dog, they took Gunner to Chicago Animal Care and Control, but a vet couldn't see him, so they rushed Gunner to PAWS Tinley Park.

An X-Ray showed bullet fragments in his head and side. Gunner was rushed into surgery and then transferred to Midwest Animal Hospital, where he is being treated.

His medical bills are already in the thousands and climbing.

His prognosis appears good right now.

"We still need to get that infection under control, but right now it's day-by-day," said Dr. Matthew Szalay, of Midwest Animal Hospital in Orland Park.

Szalay says if all goes well, Gunner could be back at PAWS Tinley Park in a couple of weeks and up for adoption sometime after that.

If you'd like more information on how you can help Gunner or possibly adopt him, contact PAWS Tinley Park.

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