Sad Update on Raffi (toy poodle w/ broken leg)

[Guest guest]

Today we took Raffi in to see his vet to have his leg x-rayed and

hopefully loose his hot pink cast. He broke his leg on Father's Day

(just over 5 weeks ago) and today we were all looking forward to

having a 4 legged doggie again. First they wanted his weight...

Still 4.7 lbs with the cast weighing .2lbs LoL ;-)

We had to drop him off as they were really busy with doing teeth

cleanings so the tech couldn't do the x-ray just then. Raffi went

off in the vets arms and we drove home with the plan of going back at

2.

12.30--The Vet called. They just did the x-rays and they showed that

despite 3 weeks of immobilization, the x-rays showed absolutely no

healing--at all! He says he has no choice but to strongly reccomend

Raffi have a pin put in. You can imagine how upset we were to hear

that in 5 weeks no healing took place. So, tomorow morning we bring

him in to the vets and that afternoon he's booked to have his tiny

leg cut open and the bones realigned with a pin. God help this

special little dog. We've already racked up $500 with the

cast/emerg. visit/x-rays/follow up and the pin surgery will be $600

more including x-rays. This is extremely reasonable for this major

surgery as the specialist hospital we wanted to take him to would be

$1116 on top of the $500. Our vet is confident he can fix Raffi up.

He is a great, kind, vet in it for all the right reasons and I sure

hope he can fix our precious dog up. We don't want to have to

amputate this beautiful dog's leg or have to put him down.

Please keep the little fellow in your thoughts tomorow when he

undergoes his operation. These procedures are extra hard on these

tiny animals and they have a much harder time bouncing back post

operatively. Raffi is a fighter and a treasured pet and hopefully

luck will be on our side tomorow. I just clipped his face and feet

and will do the rest of his shave after supper as it will be a while

before he will be up to grooming again.

:'-S <--very nervous, anxious, scared

-Rhea

:-D <---always happy, can we snuggle? want to play fetch?

-Raffi

[Guest guest]

Rhea,

I am so sorry to hear this. Please though, consider getting a second

opinion about this. You've put a good deal of money into this situation

already to just go forward with more without a second opinion.

Jill

[Guest guest]

Rhea

My thoughts and prayers are with your little Raffi. Hope you can be all

fixed up. Pets are so very special.

Betty

Sad Update on Raffi (toy poodle w/ broken leg)

> Today we took Raffi in to see his vet to have his leg x-rayed and

> hopefully loose his hot pink cast. He broke his leg on Father's Day

> (just over 5 weeks ago) and today we were all looking forward to

> having a 4 legged doggie again. First they wanted his weight...

> Still 4.7 lbs with the cast weighing .2lbs LoL ;-)

>

> We had to drop him off as they were really busy with doing teeth

> cleanings so the tech couldn't do the x-ray just then. Raffi went

> off in the vets arms and we drove home with the plan of going back at

> 2.

>

> 12.30--The Vet called. They just did the x-rays and they showed that

> despite 3 weeks of immobilization, the x-rays showed absolutely no

> healing--at all! He says he has no choice but to strongly reccomend

> Raffi have a pin put in. You can imagine how upset we were to hear

> that in 5 weeks no healing took place. So, tomorow morning we bring

> him in to the vets and that afternoon he's booked to have his tiny

> leg cut open and the bones realigned with a pin. God help this

> special little dog. We've already racked up $500 with the

> cast/emerg. visit/x-rays/follow up and the pin surgery will be $600

> more including x-rays. This is extremely reasonable for this major

> surgery as the specialist hospital we wanted to take him to would be

> $1116 on top of the $500. Our vet is confident he can fix Raffi up.

> He is a great, kind, vet in it for all the right reasons and I sure

> hope he can fix our precious dog up. We don't want to have to

> amputate this beautiful dog's leg or have to put him down.

>

> Please keep the little fellow in your thoughts tomorow when he

> undergoes his operation. These procedures are extra hard on these

> tiny animals and they have a much harder time bouncing back post

> operatively. Raffi is a fighter and a treasured pet and hopefully

> luck will be on our side tomorow. I just clipped his face and feet

> and will do the rest of his shave after supper as it will be a while

> before he will be up to grooming again.

>

> :'-S <--very nervous, anxious, scared

>

> -Rhea

>

> :-D <---always happy, can we snuggle? want to play fetch?

>

> -Raffi

>

>

>

>

> To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca

>

[Guest guest]

Rhea: You and Raffi are in our thoughts. Sorry you and he have to go

through this. Bernie & Marit

Sad Update on Raffi (toy poodle w/ broken leg)

Today we took Raffi in to see his vet to have his leg x-rayed and

hopefully loose his hot pink cast. He broke his leg on Father's Day

(just over 5 weeks ago) and today we were all looking forward to

having a 4 legged doggie again. First they wanted his weight...

Still 4.7 lbs with the cast weighing .2lbs LoL ;-)