[bettyeanne]

First, I would like to apologize for the delay. This has been one of the worse days I can remember in a while! Please bear with me ... this may be long. Here goes, there was no more news last night. This AM when FM called about Reese, she was told that he was doing fine but still in surgery. She was quite taken aback and said what do you mean still in surgery, what's happened??? It seems that when they saw the wrap on his leg [from Thanksgiving] they assumed he had already had his surgery! Realizing their mistake, they did the surgery today! By this time she was hysterical and evidently a tad out of control [understandable!] ... they were very rude and told her not to take that tone with them, they were doing her a favor by doing the surgery!!! I am totally stunned! The surgery is not free, just less than all the others charge and they came highly recommened!

I can't remember if they told her or if it was Trish but one of them called and demanded to speak with the doctor who did the surgery. He said it was more complicated because of the age of the break and he had to cut and scrape the bone & the marrow? [I hope I got all this straight]. He used a "wire" to attach the bones and he has 4 pins. On the outside he has what sounds like a "halo" thing and his recovery will be 10 weeks!! He is to stay off it and can't use the doggy door, etc. There were sorta "heated" exchanges with the girls she spoke with before she spoke with the dr. and she said he sounded like an a-hole too! OMG! I just want to hold that poor little guy and tell him how terribly sorry we are. If we could just go back, we would take him where we would be certain that he would be treated well and loved through this ordeal. They can't pick him up until between 2-3 tomorrow afternoon. So I hope we will have better news then. I'm sure he's probably OK, but they just sound like such grouches!

I haven't heard any more but will update you all the minute we hear.

On top of everything else, Trish & her hubby went out of town yesterday and bad weather has them stranded ... last night and they couldn't get home today! I hope she can get home tomorrow!

I want to thank Kellie [kalina82] for her kindness and for all the information she shared regarding things that FM can do to help this little man when she brings him home. We don't feel that this will be supplied from this vet and she desperately needs advice. We appreciate you all so much!! Geeezzzz ... this sounds like an idiot wrote it ... I will try to make more sense tomorrow.