TOBY (Was Parker)

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TOBY (Was Parker)

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When lovely Toby arrived with us we quickly noticed that he had an 'odd' gait!.

He was examined by our vet and the feeling was he had a bit of arthritis but nothing too bad.

Then a few days ago he got up and was quite lame on one back leg and, thinking it was a cruciate damaged, he went off for examination.

Nothing was conclusive and so x-rays were done to reveal a very unusual break/joint.

Yesterday (28th Mar) after much debate and consultation between our vets and an orthopaedic specialist it was decided that the x rays and presentation were not (hopefully) in keeping with Osteosarcoma .... and so the VERY hard decision was taken to amputate the leg as the bone density would not allow a repair ...

This is something that we had to wrestle and soul-search considerably before making the decision on his behalf.

We had mixed feelings about it and we can only pray that we made the right call - and hope that he can now go on to have/live a long and happy life as a tri-paw.

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After collecting him yesterday from our vet we were initially a little unsure as to how he would cope & recover - BUT today is a new day AND this ABSOLUTE TROJAN is already up and making good progress!!!

He has eaten well, and is not needing the level of pain relief we expected.

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He is a really fabulous little dog and we will update this page on his progress as he makes recovery.

In the meantime the affected area has been sent for analysis.

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This absolutely brave little warrior SO deserves to find his happy-ever-after....so, ​​​If you think you could offer him his furever home, please apply on this website - thank you!