A dog that was tied to railroad tracks and repeatedly shot is expected to make a full recovery after having her injured leg amputated . Police in Florida stopped an oncoming train to rescue a dog that had been shot three times and lashed to the railway tracks with a belt . Officers received three calls around 523pm Wednesday from people reporting hearing gunshots . Then they heard a dog whimpering while canvassing the neighborhood , and followed the sound to nearby train tracks . Horrific : Police arrived at the scene to discover the dog ( pictured ) had been shot three times and tied to the railway tracks with a belt . Survivor : The young pit bull mix , dubbed Cabela , suffered injuries were so severe her front-right leg ( right ) will have to be amputated . On the mend : Cabela , pictured here resting at Tampa Bay Veterinary Emergency Center , is said to be stable and in good spirits . They discovered the blood-spattered pup , nicknamed Cabela , had been shot twice in the neck and once in the shoulder . Her injuries were so severe that the dog 's front right leg needs to be amputated in the next few days . Authorities are now asking for the public 's help to find the thug who mercilessly left the animal for dead in the Sulphur Springs area . Officers freed the one to two-year-old female from the tracks and immediately took it to they Tampa Bay Veterinary Emergency Center , where it remains in a stable condition . 'It 's very calm and relaxed and just in recovery mode at this point , ' said Officer Derek Lang , a police spokesman . A staffer who answered the phone at the clinic Thursday evening told Daily Mail Cabela is in stable condition and 'in good spirits . ' New life : Once Cabela fully recovers , she will be spayed , vaccinated and put up for adoption . She is currently under the care of Dr Jamie Davidson , who says Cabela is sweet with a good temperament , despite what she 's gone through . Police have said they do not know who tied Cabela to the track and asked the public for any information to track down the culprit or the dog 's owner . Once Cabela fully recovers , she will be spayed , vaccinated and put up for adoption . People who wish to donate money to help with Cabela 's medical care , which is expected to cost thousands of dollars , can click here .
The dog called Cabela was shot twice in the neck and once in the shoulder . Injuries were so severe its front-right leg will be amputated in coming days . Police arrived in Sulphur Springs area after three calls of shots being fired . A man who lives near a home where two people were killed by an apparent stray bullet on Saturday said he heard gunshots, but didn't see anything until police arrived.