Hero dog moved to ventilator

GOSHEN TWP., Ohio - A heroic dog named Carmen that risked her life trying to save her owner during a fatal house fire still isn’t strong enough to breathe on her own.

But the veterinarians and nurses looking after the 9-year-old boxer believe she’s showing signs of improvement.

“She's doing OK,” said Dr. Daniel Carey, emergency veterinarian at Cincinnati Care Center. “Considering what Carmen has been through we think she's doing as well as can be expected.”

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Carey is part of the medical team that’s been looking after Carmen since she suffered severe lung damage when smoke and flames filled the basement of her Goshen Township home on Thursday. A neighbor said she was found covering the face of her owner, Ben Ledford, in an effort to save him.

Sadly, Ledford died a short time after he was taken to an area hospital. But they managed to rush the 33-year-old's beloved pup to a veterinary hospital for emergency treatment.

By Friday evening vets had sedated the dog and placed her on a ventilator. They wanted Carmen to put less stress on her lungs and give them a chance to heal.
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