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.







1 comment:

LK Levine/Brian Shapiro said...

I am so very happy to see how well Bosco is doing! And kudos to you, the foster mom, for being right there for him every step of the way. He's a truly great little guy, and his forever family will be blessed. Thanks again so much, LK (foster mom in NY)

August 20, 2008 at 1:22 PM

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