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.)

Good News! June 27, 2008

I have great news to share! I got my stitches and staples removed today! The vet was very impressed with how well I healed. I was a real trooper too. It hurt a little (some of the stitches were buried a little), but I did great! I had blood work done too. MomPam and MomLaura noticed that I drank a lot of water and were a little concerned about that. All of my blood tests came back great! I have fantastic kidneys and an amazing liver. I just love to drink water. They discovered that I have loved water since I was born. It was on my vet records from when I was a baby. Now we just have to limit my water intake, and that doesn't seem to affect me at all.

I also got a heart worm test and of course it was negative.

Next is my neuter surgery. I will let you know as soon as that is scheduled.

Here is a new picture of me enjoying life!


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