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| It all started innocently enough. I was playing with my pals at the puppy farm... | ...when, one day, hurrying to be the first at lunch, I made a 20 mph turn at 45 mph, smack into a large metal pole. | |||
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| My poor little leg was broken in 3 places. If that wasn't bad enough, no one realized it for a month, which was going to cause serious problems later.
And how! |
Marci and Kyle heard about me and brought me into the Steel City Greyhound adoption program. They would take care of my medical needs and find me a Forever Home with a special person. | |||
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| When Kyle and Marci took me to the vet, she saw that the bones had calcified, because the injuries had not been treated when it first happened.
That's not good. |
I had an operation to fix my little leg. The vet said I would have early-onset arthritis, and that I could never walk easily again
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A lady with a big heart named Terry adopted me. She gave me daily Intensive Spoiling Therapy and regular applications of warm healing hugs. |
But my leg was not getting better. I had to go to an orthopedic vet and find out what was going on.
Yikes! |
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Bad news. My poor little leg had been so badly fractured that it was not healing properly.
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The pins had come loose because I was not taking it easy and using my crutches. | After the operation, I also felt very sick and listless. | The vet found out that I had a serious infection at the site of the surgery, which had to be treated immediately with intensive antibiotics. |
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| It gets even worse.
The infection was a result of the trauma of the surgery when the pins were put it. Worse still, there is a possibility that one of the pins is stuck in one of my joints, which is bad, bad news. |
We won't know until the infection clears up, but I may be facing yet another surgery.
I stopped asking "What else could possibly go wrong?" a long time ago. Sigh. |
The veterinary bill...so far, mind you... was enough to make even Bill and Melinda Gates gasp.
And wait...the vet said there must be physical therapy too!! What's a puppy to do? |
Marci, Kyle and Terry agreed to the physical therapy I need and so we were off to yet another vet! It makes me tired, and I don't even do all the driving!
But the vet and my physical therapist bend my leg and give me nice massages. Aaaaaaahhhhh.... |
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| My leg muscles have atrophied and I have to build them up again. Hydrotherapy will help. It works the muscles, but the weightlessness is less stressful.
(I'm embarrassed that I don't have a Speedo to wear in the tank.) I've tasted the water and it tastes like swimming pool. Hey -- have you seen my towel? Where's my towel? |
I also get physical therapy on a treadmill.
Kyle holds a cookie in front of my nose and I go and go and go. |
All the hounds who come through the adoption program have a story to tell, but mine is one of the most challenging and expensive ever.
Steel City Greyhounds needs your help to help me pull through. |
This holiday season, I am Steel City Greyhounds' little "Tiny Tim."
God bless us, every one. I'm in high hopes of improving! Love, |
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You can make a donation right here, via PayPal. Every single donation, no matter the size, is deeply appreciated.
READ CHAPTER 1: Alaska's Recovery READ CHAPTER 2: Alaska's Surgery (again) |
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I come to you, hat in hand, begging: Can you help me by making a donation? |
Thank you for caring. |
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