My Story- as told by my foster mom

Bosco is an owner surrender after an “accident” left him in desperate need of surgery. No one is quite sure what happened, but his owners took him to the vet with a broken leg. They did not have the money to have the leg set, so the Veterinarian agreed to wrap the leg and explained how to care for him. Three weeks after the initial vet visit, he was taken back to the vet because the leg now “smelled funny”. The owners did not do as the Veterinarian had instructed them to do; the wrap was left on for the entire three weeks! When the Veterinarian removed the bandage he discovered it was severely infected. Gangrene had spread through the entire leg. The only option to save his life was amputation. That’s where ABR came in! After the mention of a call to the police about animal abuse, the owners surrendered him into ABR’s care. We approved the life saving surgery and a specialty surgeon was called in to remove the leg. But since the leg was so badly infected the specialty surgeon would not do the operation because he did not believe Bosco would make it. (HA! Was he wrong...) Since Bosco was already under anesthesia another Veterinarian agreed to do the amputation. Because he was not a specialty surgeon, he was only able to remove the leg, not the leg and shoulder. This means that Bosco will need to undergo another surgery to remove the rest of the leg and the shoulder. (He currently still tries to "use" the leg which results in the occasional tumble.)

I'm Home!! August 16, 2008

Hi All! I am home and doing just fine... I did a great job relaxing in the car on the way home.




The first think I did when I got home was try to get my sister to play. Needless to say mom was not happy. I was supposed to be resting comfortably. I was just so happy to be home.
That's us sharing the water bowl. It does happen often (crabby sister) but I think she was just as happy to see me as I was to see her.



Here are a few pictures from the surgery. Right now it is very swollen, and looks as if not much was done, but all of the bone was removed and muscle is now covering the empty joint. I am not in much pain at all, as I lay on it to sleep. I will post again in about week to show you my healing progress.







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Surgery August 15, 2008

Hi all. Just checking in to let those who are following his story know that he had surgery yesterday around 10:00 am, and when I called to check in at 2:00 pm they said he was doing well. Hopefully we will be able to get him tomorrow night, but Saturday at the latest.

Thank you to all of his well wishers. It means a lot to us knowing that so many people are thinking about him and care for him!

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A Few New Pictures! July 15, 2008

I had so much fun on the Fourth of July! We watched the parade, and went to a little carnival afterwards. Everyone there loved petting me, and I was so patient!











This is me and my foster sister playing in the front yard. I love playing with her, and am always trying to get her to play, but she only likes to play on her terms. Oh well it is still fun!



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I'm Neutered! July 9, 2008

Hi everyone! I was neutered on the 9th of July and did great! I also got my teeth cleaned and all shined up. My incision has healed nicely and it is now almost invisible.

I have been working on a few things since we last talked. I have learned to sit, and do it perfectly every morning when it is time to come out of my crate. I know that I need to sit still (except I get the brittany wiggles) until the door is open. My foster mom said that she now knows that I need to have the rest of my leg amputated. I seem so confused about what to do with what is left when I am sitting. It's hard to decide if I should hold it up, or try to put it down. I've also gotten confused a couple times and it has caused me to crash into the floor. When I get moving too fast (on the stairs, or jumping from the couch) I forget it is gone and expect it to catch me. Hopefully with the rest of it gone, muscles, tendons, ligaments, I won't have this problem.

Anyway my final surgery is scheduled for the 14th of August. Wish me luck!
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