he's got hip and knee problems, so he's being referred to an orthopedic surgeon. i think it may be why he was dropped off at the shelter in the first place (the former family may have realized how expensive it would be to get him healthy again). fingers crossed we can get a treatment plan started next week. ❤️🩹
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One of our dogs required three surgeries. First one knee, then the other. She was like a new dog, able to run full speed again. Then one of the implants got infected, so it had to be removed. We decided to do both at the same time (figuring if one got infected, the other one would, too). Fortunately, it's OK to remove the implants once the joints have had enough time to heal up.
It was all super expensive and highly inconvenient, but she's still doing great and running around like a happy goofball. So it was all worth it.
If there are any stairs your dog needs to go up and/down think about installing some kind of ramp until the dog is doing better. It helps a lot.
i hadn't thought of a temporary ramp! we could definitely put one out front for him during recovery.
thankfully i'm not responsible for his vet bills (the rescue pays for all of that), but i'm not sure i'd be able to afford it on my own if i were. sounds like he's gonna have a lengthy stay with me.